TheMaxRebo
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Hello everyone. This will eventually be part of my full dining review, but I wanted to get this out there while the Food & Wine Festival was still going on
On Friday October 14th we hit the F&WF kiosks - below is our take on what we tried:
Grilled Lamb Chop with Potato-Goat Cheese Salad and Shiraz Reduction (Australia) - the lamb was very good but the potato salad was served cold and tasted more of feta cheese than goat chees
Frozen Caipirinha (Brazil) - This was tasty, tart, cold, and strong
Kona Pipeline (Hawaii) - Described to me as Guiness with coffee flavor, but turned out not so much. Some coffee flavor there but not nearly the richness you get with a Guiness
Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spice Mayonnaise (Hawaii) - This was very tasty. Good bun, decent portion of pork. Pineapple added a bit without overwhelming
Lobster and Scallop Fisherman's Pie (Ireland) - very good with a decent amount of seafood in it. You can see in the picture some inconsistencies with the cheese levels though.
Warm Chocolate Lava Cake with Baileys Ganache (Ireland) - Excellent ... my wife almost licked the plate. Wouldn't have minded if it was a little bigger though
Coq au Vin sur gratin de macaroni (France) - My wife really, really liked this. I also thought it was tasty. Pretty big portion too, though we did find some fatty bits of meat
Sparkling Pomegranate Kir (France) - My mother-in-law thought this was tasty. Bit sweet and pink for my taste though
Steamed Mussels with Roasted Garlic Cream & Baguette (Belgium) - My wife loved this and loved soaking up the sauce with the baguette
Godiva Chocolate Iced Coffee (Belgium) - I liked this, but it just kinda tasted like a thin Baileys drink. Didn't really get a sense of Iced Coffee
Pumpkin Mousse with Ocean Spray Craisins and Orange Sauce (Hops & Barley) - We all though this was great and one of the best items we got. It's obviously a little on the small side but for only $1.50 we still felt it was a great value
Frozen Red Stag Lemonade by Jim Bean (Fife and Drum) - I loved this drink. It was very refreshing and you could definitely taste the liquor in it
Nurnberger Sausage in a Pretzel Roll (Germany) - This is one of the items I've had on previous trips and knew I wanted to go back for. I wasn't disappointed and it is a great portion size. Just enough kick to the sausage to keep it interesting.
Altenmunster Octoberfest (Brewer's Collection) - I wasn't crazy about this beer. It went pretty well when drunk along with the sasuage/bread, but on it's own it was too hoppy for my taste and not typical for an Octoberfest.
Rauchweizen Roog Smoked Wheat Bier (Brewer's Collection) - Now this was a really good beer. Nice and smooth and can taste the toasted notes
Favorite items:
- Coq au Vin
- Kalua Pork Slider
- Rauchweizen Roog Smoked Wheat Bier
- Frozen Red Stag Lemonade
- Pumpkin Mousse
Least Favorite (though still enjoyed):
- Altenmunster Octoberfest
- Godiva Chocolate Iced Coffee
- Kona Pipeline
On Friday October 14th we hit the F&WF kiosks - below is our take on what we tried:
Grilled Lamb Chop with Potato-Goat Cheese Salad and Shiraz Reduction (Australia) - the lamb was very good but the potato salad was served cold and tasted more of feta cheese than goat chees
Frozen Caipirinha (Brazil) - This was tasty, tart, cold, and strong
Kona Pipeline (Hawaii) - Described to me as Guiness with coffee flavor, but turned out not so much. Some coffee flavor there but not nearly the richness you get with a Guiness
Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spice Mayonnaise (Hawaii) - This was very tasty. Good bun, decent portion of pork. Pineapple added a bit without overwhelming
Lobster and Scallop Fisherman's Pie (Ireland) - very good with a decent amount of seafood in it. You can see in the picture some inconsistencies with the cheese levels though.
Warm Chocolate Lava Cake with Baileys Ganache (Ireland) - Excellent ... my wife almost licked the plate. Wouldn't have minded if it was a little bigger though
Coq au Vin sur gratin de macaroni (France) - My wife really, really liked this. I also thought it was tasty. Pretty big portion too, though we did find some fatty bits of meat
Sparkling Pomegranate Kir (France) - My mother-in-law thought this was tasty. Bit sweet and pink for my taste though
Steamed Mussels with Roasted Garlic Cream & Baguette (Belgium) - My wife loved this and loved soaking up the sauce with the baguette
Godiva Chocolate Iced Coffee (Belgium) - I liked this, but it just kinda tasted like a thin Baileys drink. Didn't really get a sense of Iced Coffee
Pumpkin Mousse with Ocean Spray Craisins and Orange Sauce (Hops & Barley) - We all though this was great and one of the best items we got. It's obviously a little on the small side but for only $1.50 we still felt it was a great value
Frozen Red Stag Lemonade by Jim Bean (Fife and Drum) - I loved this drink. It was very refreshing and you could definitely taste the liquor in it
Nurnberger Sausage in a Pretzel Roll (Germany) - This is one of the items I've had on previous trips and knew I wanted to go back for. I wasn't disappointed and it is a great portion size. Just enough kick to the sausage to keep it interesting.
Altenmunster Octoberfest (Brewer's Collection) - I wasn't crazy about this beer. It went pretty well when drunk along with the sasuage/bread, but on it's own it was too hoppy for my taste and not typical for an Octoberfest.
Rauchweizen Roog Smoked Wheat Bier (Brewer's Collection) - Now this was a really good beer. Nice and smooth and can taste the toasted notes
Favorite items:
- Coq au Vin
- Kalua Pork Slider
- Rauchweizen Roog Smoked Wheat Bier
- Frozen Red Stag Lemonade
- Pumpkin Mousse
Least Favorite (though still enjoyed):
- Altenmunster Octoberfest
- Godiva Chocolate Iced Coffee
- Kona Pipeline
