No Longer coming to you Live from Disney World! Take 3 DDW'S TAMBU LOUNGE 8/6
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Our next three updates received yesterday were all from Kim (Kimmy2Disney), the first of which is an adult beverage update from the pool bar at CSR.
She said, "While waiting for my mom to arrive on the Magical Express yesterday morning we just hung around the hotel (Coronado Springs) and went to the pool! We got a glimpse of the pool bar menu when they opened at 11:00 and just couldn't resist because there were so many things that looked so yummy!"
"I got a Coronado crush, and Joe got a mango blueberry basil margarita. DD enjoyed some lemonade!"
Coronado Crush - Tequilla, Chambord, Raspberries, Mint, Club Soda & Lime
& Mango Blueberry Basil Margarita -Tequila, Coconut Rum, Orange Juice, Mango, Lime Juice & Agave Nectar
"DD enjoyed some lemonade!"
"We will be back for more - they were awesome!"
She said, "While waiting for my mom to arrive on the Magical Express yesterday morning we just hung around the hotel (Coronado Springs) and went to the pool! We got a glimpse of the pool bar menu when they opened at 11:00 and just couldn't resist because there were so many things that looked so yummy!"
"I got a Coronado crush, and Joe got a mango blueberry basil margarita. DD enjoyed some lemonade!"
Coronado Crush - Tequilla, Chambord, Raspberries, Mint, Club Soda & Lime
& Mango Blueberry Basil Margarita -Tequila, Coconut Rum, Orange Juice, Mango, Lime Juice & Agave Nectar
"DD enjoyed some lemonade!"
"We will be back for more - they were awesome!"
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Then Kim continued, "After mom arrived we freshened up and went to Downtown Disney for lunch at...
"I must have been excited since I forgot to take pics until our entrees were 1/2 gone - sorry!"
"Joe and I shared the Turkey Cobb salad...
... and a BBQ chicken pizza."
"Mom and Ali shared spaghetti and meatballs."
"Creme brûlées all around for dessert!"
"I'm usually a huge fan of their pizza here but I was disappointed. It looked like it was cooked enough but it was very limp and lacked a lot of flavor too. Everything else was delicious though!"
"I must have been excited since I forgot to take pics until our entrees were 1/2 gone - sorry!"
"Joe and I shared the Turkey Cobb salad...
... and a BBQ chicken pizza."
"Mom and Ali shared spaghetti and meatballs."
"Creme brûlées all around for dessert!"
"I'm usually a huge fan of their pizza here but I was disappointed. It looked like it was cooked enough but it was very limp and lacked a lot of flavor too. Everything else was delicious though!"
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Kim's last update sent yesterday was a four part snack update from Magic Kingdom, with part 1 being a beverage snack from...
Kim said, "Last night we went to the last Halloween party. We needed a caffeine fix before the party so headed to the bakery for frappes all around!"
"Then we grabbed this little guy from a popcorn cart!"
"Let the party begin!!"
"DD as Princess Belle and DH and I as bacon and eggs."
"After some trick or treating and the Villains show we grabbed some snacks!"
"First candy corn soft serve from...
"The ice cream was orange and white swirl with a candy corn surprise on the bottom! But they should let you know they are hiding because you could break a tooth on those frozen suckers!"
Then from...
Sleepy Hollow
"The spiced pumpkin waffle sundae was soooooo good!! I'm not a pumpkin fan, but it was so balanced with the perfect amount of spice! I wish they served it all the time!"
"We all had a great time and would do the party again in a heartbeat!"
Kim said, "Last night we went to the last Halloween party. We needed a caffeine fix before the party so headed to the bakery for frappes all around!"
"Then we grabbed this little guy from a popcorn cart!"
"Let the party begin!!"
"DD as Princess Belle and DH and I as bacon and eggs."
"After some trick or treating and the Villains show we grabbed some snacks!"
"First candy corn soft serve from...
"The ice cream was orange and white swirl with a candy corn surprise on the bottom! But they should let you know they are hiding because you could break a tooth on those frozen suckers!"
Then from...
Sleepy Hollow
"The spiced pumpkin waffle sundae was soooooo good!! I'm not a pumpkin fan, but it was so balanced with the perfect amount of spice! I wish they served it all the time!"
"We all had a great time and would do the party again in a heartbeat!"
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Our next update was sent to us by Bridgette and sadly it was the final one from their trip which ended yesterday. 
She said, "Last night before Illuminations I made a stop at the Norway bakery for some dessert."
Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
School bread
Troll Horn
Chocolate Mousse
She said, "Last night before Illuminations I made a stop at the Norway bakery for some dessert."
Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
School bread
Troll Horn
Chocolate Mousse
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Next in yesterday was this update from Peter (peteykirch).
He said, "After spending some time in Magic Kingdom, I left after the parade and stopped at...
Menu Board
"Volcano Roll - Spicy Tuna Seafood with Tempura Crunch"
"I thought this was pretty good, I never really had much sushi before, so I'm not a good gauge on quality, but I found it quite enjoyable."
"Not food related, but prior to leaving the Magic Kingdom, I had a handblown glass Christmas ornament commissioned."
"I'm a sucker for hand-crafted things, and always find it interesting to see how things are made. For $19 it makes for an interesting and unique keepsake to bring home from vacation."
"In the pipeline is an on the run breakfast at EPCOT, a couple F&W Booths, lunch at Via Napoli, and a last minute dinner change."
He said, "After spending some time in Magic Kingdom, I left after the parade and stopped at...
Menu Board
"Volcano Roll - Spicy Tuna Seafood with Tempura Crunch"
"I thought this was pretty good, I never really had much sushi before, so I'm not a good gauge on quality, but I found it quite enjoyable."
"Not food related, but prior to leaving the Magic Kingdom, I had a handblown glass Christmas ornament commissioned."
"I'm a sucker for hand-crafted things, and always find it interesting to see how things are made. For $19 it makes for an interesting and unique keepsake to bring home from vacation."
"In the pipeline is an on the run breakfast at EPCOT, a couple F&W Booths, lunch at Via Napoli, and a last minute dinner change."
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Next I had a nice surprise yesterday when I received a Disneyland update from Anne (scanne). I was not expecting her to arrive there until 11/6 but they moved up their trip dates and are now there from 11/2 - 11/8.
She said, "Good morning from Disneyland!!!! We were lucky enough to get into LAX last night - WHEW! We are staying at Paradise Pier...very nice! Today we are at Disneyland park and our first food was at...
Market House
Starbucks
"We got a cotton candy frappe...
White chocolate mocha...
Croissant...
and a Blueberry Scone."
"We needed the caffeine!"
She said, "Good morning from Disneyland!!!! We were lucky enough to get into LAX last night - WHEW! We are staying at Paradise Pier...very nice! Today we are at Disneyland park and our first food was at...
Market House
Starbucks
"We got a cotton candy frappe...
White chocolate mocha...
Croissant...
and a Blueberry Scone."
"We needed the caffeine!"
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Next in was another DHS update from Paula (smile4stamps).
She said, "After riding RnRC using FP+ we walked towards Star Tours for our next FP+ and stopped to pay respects to Walt."
"It wasn't quite time for our FP+ so we decided to check out some Muppets first."
"Unfortunately I missed half the show as my alarm to check in for our flights went off as were sitting there (oops!). From Muppets we went to Star Tours where the FP wasn't even necessary! The standby line was pretty short. We both left the ride with the opinion we didn't need to do that again!"
"Then Hunter said he needed a drink and I knew right where to go for that! But first...
"He got it to work and I couldn't. I guess I didn't pull hard enough!"
"On to getting a drink! Only one place came mind, the bar inside...
Tune-In Lounge
First the cocktail menu...
Then the food...
"Hunter had a rum and diet and I ordered a Long Island but the bartender thought that was a bit much for me so encouraged me to try the Bahama Mama."
Bahama Mama - Parrot Bay Coconut rum, Myers's Original Dark rum, creme de banana and tropical juices
"We decided on a little snack...
Fried Herb and Garlic Cheese served warm with Raspberry Sauce and Toasted French Bread
"I loved this in May and I was glad we stopped as Hunter loved it too!"
She said, "After riding RnRC using FP+ we walked towards Star Tours for our next FP+ and stopped to pay respects to Walt."
"It wasn't quite time for our FP+ so we decided to check out some Muppets first."
"Unfortunately I missed half the show as my alarm to check in for our flights went off as were sitting there (oops!). From Muppets we went to Star Tours where the FP wasn't even necessary! The standby line was pretty short. We both left the ride with the opinion we didn't need to do that again!"
"Then Hunter said he needed a drink and I knew right where to go for that! But first...
"He got it to work and I couldn't.
I guess I didn't pull hard enough!""On to getting a drink! Only one place came mind, the bar inside...
Tune-In Lounge
First the cocktail menu...
Then the food...
"Hunter had a rum and diet and I ordered a Long Island but the bartender thought that was a bit much for me so encouraged me to try the Bahama Mama."
Bahama Mama - Parrot Bay Coconut rum, Myers's Original Dark rum, creme de banana and tropical juices
"We decided on a little snack...
Fried Herb and Garlic Cheese served warm with Raspberry Sauce and Toasted French Bread
"I loved this in May and I was glad we stopped as Hunter loved it too!"
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Our next update in yesterday was the first from a new reporter who arrived at Disney World on Friday, Ken (Gastons Truffle Hog).
He said, "Day 1 of live reporting was an epic failure from a photo standpoint. Shooting food pics with a 3 and 4 year old in tow is proving much more difficult than expected for me because I really want to enjoy every moment of this trip and not be to preoccupied with anything else. However, I am the Food & Beverage director of a premium catering company at a very special venue so I have an extreme passion for creative, high quality food and exceptional hospitality. I was 7 the last time I was at Disney, now 32, so I really am not sure what to expect exactly with their food service. The Dis is a great tool but there are definitely a number of reviews that leave me wondering what these people are thinking."
"Here's a Day 1 (Friday, 11/1) recap: Lunch at Be our Guest was very good. No issues at all with our FP+ preorder whatsoever. Felt bad for about 2 seconds for all the folks roasting in that long line but they could've found the link online to the FP+ trial just like we did. Our food found us within 5 minutes of seating ourselves via our Magic Bands. Incredibly efficient, yet mildly creepy as we never experienced such unique service before. Jackie and I shared the Croque Monsieur and Tuna Nicoise Salad and both were good We were pleased with flavors, textures, temp and presentations especially for this style of service." (3/5)
"The princesses (as they have grown accustomed to being called) both had the turkey sandwiches with peach applesauce maybe? and fries. I thought these were great kids meals (4/5) but the girls weren't crazy about them (2/5). They ate only what I required in order for them to have our Grey stuff cupcakes. They loved these. I thought they were good also." (3/5)
"In the park (MK), Brooke and I later had Mickey ice cream sandwiches during the 3pm parade. These hit the spot as it was in the upper 80s." (3/5)
"Later, we took the ferry over to Narcoossee's for dinner."
"I read such contradictory, mixed reviews and came in with no real expectations for this place at all. We had an outstanding meal. For apps we shared the heirloom tomato salad (2/5), mussels (4/5), calamari (3/5) and crab cakes (4/5). We were very pleased with all 4."
"I couldn't resist ordering a Glow-tini just to piss off my wife and see the girls' reactions. It was a hit with them."
"Jackie had the house Chardonnay which she said was good, DMIL had the Red Stag Lemonade which she loved and DFIL had the red sangria which he said was good."
"For entrees, my DMIL and I both had ribeye with lobster, Jax had a filet with lobster, and DFIL had a strip with lobster. Again, we were all very pleased. Temps were spot on. Seasoning was excellent. Accompaniments were busier than you find at restaurants with similar cuisine but it was nice to have something different and tasty. (4/5) on all entrees. Sienna & Brooke each had salad and Mickey Mac and Cheese (2/5). They were very happy with it. It was fine, we're on vacation."
"For dessert, DFIL and I both had the Almond Crusted Cheesecake. Flavors and textures were excellent. It could've been a bit warmer/softer but neither of us was complaining or offering more than a small taste to others. Jackie had Lemon Blueberry Trifle (1/5) which was too big and just average (maybe my standard is too high for this flavor combo because I love it). DMIL had the Creme Brûlée which was just average as well (2/5)."
"Service was excellent (4/5) as was HalloWishes from the porch."
"Breakfast this morning (day 2, 11/2) at Hollywood & Vine was very average from a food standpoint but the girls had a blast. We all really enjoyed ourselves watching them."
"Completely regular buffet with the occasional cold item as we expect and accept at a place like this. Service was friendly and kept up with refills 2/5 overall. It served its purpose of filling our tanks for a day in the rain."
"I read such contradictory, mixed reviews and came in with no real expectations for this place at all. We had an outstanding meal. For apps we shared the heirloom tomato salad (2/5), mussels (4/5), calamari (3/5) and crab cakes (4/5). We were very pleased with all 4."
"I couldn't resist ordering a Glow-tini just to piss off my wife and see the girls' reactions. It was a hit with them."
"Jackie had the house Chardonnay which she said was good, DMIL had the Red Stag Lemonade which she loved and DFIL had the red sangria which he said was good."
"For entrees, my DMIL and I both had ribeye with lobster, Jax had a filet with lobster, and DFIL had a strip with lobster. Again, we were all very pleased. Temps were spot on. Seasoning was excellent. Accompaniments were busier than you find at restaurants with similar cuisine but it was nice to have something different and tasty. (4/5) on all entrees. Sienna & Brooke each had salad and Mickey Mac and Cheese (2/5). They were very happy with it. It was fine, we're on vacation."
"For dessert, DFIL and I both had the Almond Crusted Cheesecake. Flavors and textures were excellent. It could've been a bit warmer/softer but neither of us was complaining or offering more than a small taste to others. Jackie had Lemon Blueberry Trifle (1/5) which was too big and just average (maybe my standard is too high for this flavor combo because I love it). DMIL had the Creme Brûlée which was just average as well (2/5)."
"Service was excellent (4/5) as was HalloWishes from the porch."
"Breakfast this morning (day 2, 11/2) at Hollywood & Vine was very average from a food standpoint but the girls had a blast. We all really enjoyed ourselves watching them."
"Completely regular buffet with the occasional cold item as we expect and accept at a place like this. Service was friendly and kept up with refills 2/5 overall. It served its purpose of filling our tanks for a day in the rain."
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Coming in next yesterday were three updates from another reporter who arrived at Disney World on Friday, Sarah (Tinkerbell1013).
She said, "Last night we ventured to Downtown Disney and had dinner on the patio at...
Raglan Road
"To start, Mom had the Kiss Before Shrimp...
Kiss Before Shrimp Pan seared shrimp in a garlic & chili lemon butter sauce with sliced baguette.
"She loved the bread for dipping in the sauce!"
"I started with the Heritage Tomato Salad...
Heritage Tomato Salad - Heirloom tomato & rocket salad with shallots, parmesan crisps & balsamic reduction
"It was good but needed a little something. I was glad for the Parmesan crisp it came with, it needed the salt."
"For entrees, Mom had the Banger and Booz...
Banger & Booz - Guinness & onion bangers on mash, topped with caramelized onions & beef stew
"She loved it but couldn't finish it all!"
"I had the Sod the Stew...
Sod the Stew - It's beef stew infused with a hint of Guinness
"It was good - the beef was so incredibly tender! And there were green beans on the side. I HATE crunchy green beans - I'm from the South, what can I say? But anyway, these were delicious! I'd eat just a plate of these! They were just the right amount of salt and butter - yum!"
"No dessert for us, we were so full!! Overall, a good meal and kickoff to our girls' weekend trip!"
She said, "Last night we ventured to Downtown Disney and had dinner on the patio at...
Raglan Road
"To start, Mom had the Kiss Before Shrimp...
Kiss Before Shrimp Pan seared shrimp in a garlic & chili lemon butter sauce with sliced baguette.
"She loved the bread for dipping in the sauce!"
"I started with the Heritage Tomato Salad...
Heritage Tomato Salad - Heirloom tomato & rocket salad with shallots, parmesan crisps & balsamic reduction
"It was good but needed a little something. I was glad for the Parmesan crisp it came with, it needed the salt."
"For entrees, Mom had the Banger and Booz...
Banger & Booz - Guinness & onion bangers on mash, topped with caramelized onions & beef stew
"She loved it but couldn't finish it all!"
"I had the Sod the Stew...
Sod the Stew - It's beef stew infused with a hint of Guinness
"It was good - the beef was so incredibly tender! And there were green beans on the side. I HATE crunchy green beans - I'm from the South, what can I say?
But anyway, these were delicious! I'd eat just a plate of these! They were just the right amount of salt and butter - yum!""No dessert for us, we were so full!! Overall, a good meal and kickoff to our girls' weekend trip!"
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Then Sarah said, "This morning we started our adventures at Animal Kingdom. It was raining and we were late arriving! Oops! We went straight to check in at...
Tusker House
"Even though we were 50 minutes late, they took us right in. We made two trips to the buffet."
"My first plate...
"I liked everything except the beef bobotie. Not my thing. The potato and leek frittata though at the top of my plate? Oh my gosh, delicious!"
"Mom's first plate...
"She enjoyed everything, especially the ham."
"When we ventured back the second time, we both got the same thing (minus bacon for her)."
"The pineapple was so fresh! Loved it!"
"Overall, a good breakfast, a nice reprieve from the rain and a good start to our day."
Tusker House
"Even though we were 50 minutes late, they took us right in. We made two trips to the buffet."
"My first plate...
"I liked everything except the beef bobotie. Not my thing. The potato and leek frittata though at the top of my plate? Oh my gosh, delicious!"
"Mom's first plate...
"She enjoyed everything, especially the ham."
"When we ventured back the second time, we both got the same thing (minus bacon for her)."
"The pineapple was so fresh! Loved it!"
"Overall, a good breakfast, a nice reprieve from the rain and a good start to our day."
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Sarah then continued, "After Animal Kingdom, we headed back to Downtown Disney to finish some shopping. We stopped in for lunch at...
Wolfgang Puck Express
"This is always a favorite of ours and this did not disappoint!"
"I decided on the spaghetti and meatballs...
"So yummy and those meatballs are giant! I wasn't expecting them to be so substantial. When I make them at home, they're smaller."
"Mom had a pepperoni and mushroom pizza...
"She loved it but couldn't finish it. The cheese was still bubbling when it hit the table. Yum."
"We finished the meal with the same thing we have every time we eat at WPE ...
Creme brulee!"
"They have delicious creme brulee and we can't pass it by!"
"We are heading to Epcot tonight and are planning on dinner at La Hacienda. For now, the rain has stopped. We're a little afraid the crowd is going to roll in, since things are drying out. We'll see!"
Wolfgang Puck Express
"This is always a favorite of ours and this did not disappoint!"
"I decided on the spaghetti and meatballs...
"So yummy and those meatballs are giant! I wasn't expecting them to be so substantial. When I make them at home, they're smaller."
"Mom had a pepperoni and mushroom pizza...
"She loved it but couldn't finish it. The cheese was still bubbling when it hit the table. Yum."
"We finished the meal with the same thing we have every time we eat at WPE ...
Creme brulee!"
"They have delicious creme brulee and we can't pass it by!"
"We are heading to Epcot tonight and are planning on dinner at La Hacienda. For now, the rain has stopped. We're a little afraid the crowd is going to roll in, since things are drying out. We'll see!"
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I was happy to hear from Gisèle (Arielle71) again yesterday but sad that she was sending in the final 3 updates from her trip which ended on Tuesday.
She said, "Monday we lunched at the F&W Festival booths, first stop...
"Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with Caramelized Onions and Sour Cream - 4.5/5"
Spinach and Paneer Cheese Pocket - 4/5
& Berbere Style Beef with Onions, Jalapenos, Tomato, Okra and Pap - 4.5/5, lots of spices and tender beef in our portion."
"Kimchi Dog with Spicy Mustard Sauce - 3.5/5, after the African beef it seemed really bland.
& Soju Fruit Slushy featuring Jinro Chaisul Soju - 4.8/5, really good, not too strong and not too sweet."
"Next we stopped at...
"Seared Mahi Mahi with Jasmine Rice and "Singa" Sauce - 4.5/5. We both loved the sauce and we will try to reproduce it at home (it is in the 2013 cookbook)."
"Garlic Shrimp with Roasted Tomatoes, Lemon Myrtle and Rapini - 4/5, without the rapini it would have been a 5/5.
& Grilled Lamp Chop with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies - 4/5."
"Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce and Boniato Puree - 4.5/5, this really surprised me. I thought it was going to be dry, but not at all."
"Seared Scallop with Ragout of Tomatoes, Peppers, Hearts of Palm and Steamed Rice - 4.5/5, nice size scallop and the sauce did not overpower it, the sauce was almost a little sweet."
"Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spicy Mayonnaise - 3/5, sadly the pork was cold and almost congealed."
"Griddled Greek Cheese with Pistachios and Honey - 2/5, this was also cold and hard to cut it with a knife.
& Chicken Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce - 4/5"
"And last we stopped at...
"Vegan Chocolate Cake with Coconut Mousse and Passion Fruit Sauce - 4/5, the fruit sauce was really good.
& Fresh Watermelon Juice - 4/5, this one was not cold enough."
"Then after a few rides we stopped at Mexico's...
La Cava de Tequila
...for two of these."
Avocado Margarita
"Plus we had chips and salsa too."
She said, "Monday we lunched at the F&W Festival booths, first stop...
"Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with Caramelized Onions and Sour Cream - 4.5/5"
Spinach and Paneer Cheese Pocket - 4/5
& Berbere Style Beef with Onions, Jalapenos, Tomato, Okra and Pap - 4.5/5, lots of spices and tender beef in our portion."
"Kimchi Dog with Spicy Mustard Sauce - 3.5/5, after the African beef it seemed really bland.
& Soju Fruit Slushy featuring Jinro Chaisul Soju - 4.8/5, really good, not too strong and not too sweet."
"Next we stopped at...
"Seared Mahi Mahi with Jasmine Rice and "Singa" Sauce - 4.5/5. We both loved the sauce and we will try to reproduce it at home (it is in the 2013 cookbook)."
"Garlic Shrimp with Roasted Tomatoes, Lemon Myrtle and Rapini - 4/5, without the rapini it would have been a 5/5.
& Grilled Lamp Chop with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies - 4/5."
"Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce and Boniato Puree - 4.5/5, this really surprised me. I thought it was going to be dry, but not at all."
"Seared Scallop with Ragout of Tomatoes, Peppers, Hearts of Palm and Steamed Rice - 4.5/5, nice size scallop and the sauce did not overpower it, the sauce was almost a little sweet."
"Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spicy Mayonnaise - 3/5, sadly the pork was cold and almost congealed."
"Griddled Greek Cheese with Pistachios and Honey - 2/5, this was also cold and hard to cut it with a knife.
& Chicken Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce - 4/5"
"And last we stopped at...
"Vegan Chocolate Cake with Coconut Mousse and Passion Fruit Sauce - 4/5, the fruit sauce was really good.
& Fresh Watermelon Juice - 4/5, this one was not cold enough."
"Then after a few rides we stopped at Mexico's...
La Cava de Tequila
...for two of these."
Avocado Margarita
"Plus we had chips and salsa too."
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Next Gisèle said, "After watching Survivor (Eat to the Beat concert)...
...we went to Downtown Disney to finish our shopping."
"We then had dinner at...
"I had spaghetti and meatballs...
"I love their moist and tender meatballs."
"DH had the cavatappi chicken alfredo...
...and loved it too."
...we went to Downtown Disney to finish our shopping."
"We then had dinner at...
"I had spaghetti and meatballs...
"I love their moist and tender meatballs."
"DH had the cavatappi chicken alfredo...
...and loved it too."
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And then the last report received from Gisèle was her dining summary from their 3 week trip.
She said, "Our favorite F&W event was by far the Hibachi Experience at Teppan Edo. When I did the reservations I was not sure about this one because we are not sake fans usually but this dinner changed our mind!! The food was great, the pairings were great, the service and the "show" were really great too. When I did the review I forgot to mention that the CEO of Mitsukoshi Japan was there and many Disnet executives too, I think the servers and chefs were pretty impressed too!"
"In second place we both choose the dinner at Jiko, best wines of the festival for us and all the courses were well prepared."
"In third place I would put the Sweet Sunday brunch with Buddy Valastro and DH chose the Bordeaux Regional lunch at Monsieur Paul."
"Our biggest disappointment was the dinner at Wolfgang Puck 's Dining Room. We love WP Express so we were even more disappointed by the sub par food and the cheap wines they served."
"Our favorite F&W booths items were the sausage and peppers from Italy, the mahi mahi from Singapore and the chocolate cake with Baileys from Ireland!"
"Our least favorite was the lobster roll. We are used to really fresh lobster caught just a few miles from home so we expected a lot more from this!"
"Just another remark on the booths, even if they serve masses of people at certain times, they should be careful of the temperature of their items...some of them were only lukewarm making them "meh" and we didn't try the tuna poke and shrimp ceviche because they were sitting at room temperature."
"Our favorite TS was our first dinner at California Grill. The pork pate flatbread , the tuna four ways, the sushi and both desserts were perfectly executed and we had a great server."
"Our biggest disappointment was that all the steaks we had (Le Cellier, Yachtsman Steakhouse and second dinner at California Grill) were overly salted.... Next time I will ask the chefs to hold the salt!"
"Our favorite CS restaurants were WP Express (we ate there 3 times!) and a new discovery for us, Landscape of Flavors."
"Overall we loved our first F&W trip. October is not a great time to travel for us because of our work but hopefully we will be able to go again during that time! It was also our first MNSSHP and we loved it!"
"Bye for now, snif snif."
5 October Bonus Points Awarded
She said, "Our favorite F&W event was by far the Hibachi Experience at Teppan Edo. When I did the reservations I was not sure about this one because we are not sake fans usually but this dinner changed our mind!! The food was great, the pairings were great, the service and the "show" were really great too. When I did the review I forgot to mention that the CEO of Mitsukoshi Japan was there and many Disnet executives too, I think the servers and chefs were pretty impressed too!"
"In second place we both choose the dinner at Jiko, best wines of the festival for us and all the courses were well prepared."
"In third place I would put the Sweet Sunday brunch with Buddy Valastro and DH chose the Bordeaux Regional lunch at Monsieur Paul."
"Our biggest disappointment was the dinner at Wolfgang Puck 's Dining Room. We love WP Express so we were even more disappointed by the sub par food and the cheap wines they served."
"Our favorite F&W booths items were the sausage and peppers from Italy, the mahi mahi from Singapore and the chocolate cake with Baileys from Ireland!"
"Our least favorite was the lobster roll.
We are used to really fresh lobster caught just a few miles from home so we expected a lot more from this!""Just another remark on the booths, even if they serve masses of people at certain times, they should be careful of the temperature of their items...some of them were only lukewarm making them "meh" and we didn't try the tuna poke and shrimp ceviche because they were sitting at room temperature."
"Our favorite TS was our first dinner at California Grill. The pork pate flatbread , the tuna four ways, the sushi and both desserts were perfectly executed and we had a great server."
"Our biggest disappointment was that all the steaks we had (Le Cellier, Yachtsman Steakhouse and second dinner at California Grill) were overly salted.... Next time I will ask the chefs to hold the salt!"
"Our favorite CS restaurants were WP Express (we ate there 3 times!) and a new discovery for us, Landscape of Flavors."
"Overall we loved our first F&W trip. October is not a great time to travel for us because of our work but hopefully we will be able to go again during that time! It was also our first MNSSHP and we loved it!"
"Bye for now, snif snif."
5 October Bonus Points Awarded
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Next we going back to Disneyland for a lunch update from Anne (scanne).
Tomorrowland Terrace
She said, "We had kids chicken nugget meals and cheeseburgers."
"The food was ok. The burgers were overly salty and had thousand island dressing all over it, which was not advertised that way."
"For a snack we had a water and pineapple spear and watermelon slice."
"Delicious and refreshing!"
Tomorrowland Terrace
She said, "We had kids chicken nugget meals and cheeseburgers."
"The food was ok. The burgers were overly salty and had thousand island dressing all over it, which was not advertised that way."
"For a snack we had a water and pineapple spear and watermelon slice."
"Delicious and refreshing!"
4 October Game Points Earned
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