Yum! What great blissful bites!
I haven't had dinner yet so I'm sitting here wiping my screen after I've licked it. I always like the look of the South American food; but somehow, we didn't really make it round to some of those stands this time.
That's too bad. In fact, you really didn't tell me much at all of what you did.
I guess I'll have to wait until you get there in your TR!
oh everything looked good... Which is part of the problem... Everything looks good but does not taste good.
The last time I was there.... ummm 2 years ago. I was very disappointed with the lobster and said i would not go back. Very over cooked.
Sorry to hear the tacos were overcooked, I agree, you want to fat marble in a rib eye.
Yeah, some things look REALLY good and then they just taste "meh". My problem with a lot of foods is that they are overcooked. I don't think I've ever said, "Yeah that steak was too rare for my liking!"
I think Ellen and I totally sympathize!
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As can others here too!
Nothing wrong with that! Part of the fun of vacation is not having to cook for yourself.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't just eat burgers and PB&J. The PB&J is less of a culinary choice and more of an economic necessity.
I just don't have gourmet/expensive tastes, that's all. I do really want to check out the F&W festival someday though.
I completely understand. We do it kind of in the reverse. While we don't eat PB&J (actually I have never included the J on my sandwiches, it's that I rarely eat sweet things combined with savory things, only exceptions, Chicken and Waffles and Sweet and Sour pork), I make almost all our meals at home. Dining out is a rare treat for us, and we usually save it up for on vacations where we blow the budget that we have been saving for at home.
Unfortunately my parents raised me to have gourmet tastes and it was later in life I learned about things like Chicken Fried Steak, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Corn dogs and deep fried candy bars!
Everything IS better with bacon. Especially when you can sweep the black beans off to the side and just eat the bacon.
Sorry you didn't care for the lobster items. Did you like the chocolate stout? Yards Brewery out of Philly is a local brewer that makes a chocolate stout here, and it's my favorite beer ever.
The Chocolate Stout was GREAT! I could have ordered a larger glass, but we weren't sure how we would like it. I love Guiness and love chocolate, so I guess I should have known the two together would have been great.
I had told you I hadn't gone to F & W Well as much as I hate the fact of going on a weekend and the LAST weekend at that, I hate even more missing it so I am going on Sunday Nov 10 My plan is get in and out super early so as not to encounter " Food & Drunk " and then get over to DTD as they are having an Art Festival of some sort, I think its the sidewalk chalk thing and I really want to get over to see
It helps that you put the signs/prices and I am taking notes on your venture
I'll try to get some more pics up before the 10th to help you out. We didn't get to nearly as many booths as we wanted, but the special events we did were so great I didn't feel deprived.
Lots of delicious treats! I would definitely try the shrimp taco, that looked scrumptious.
Too cute Fran felt the need to buy more caramel goodies. I loved the rice crispy treat but I'd much rather have it with only caramel, no chocolate.
I sometimes wish I had a bigger stomach so that I could eat more. I get filled up so quickly that I always have to stop eating before I want to. The Shrimp taco was definitely good!
VGF sure do sound nice! Can't wait to try when we darken your State!
you mean VGC right? When you two come out, we'll book over there too and we can have fun hanging out together!
The Cranberry bog was interesting I thought. Not having Cranberries native to the UK I had no idea they grew like that! I like cranberry anything! Cute they were giving away little ocean spray packets . I was eating these merrily for snacks for days!
I grew up my early years in Massachusetts and we had TONS of Cranberry Bogs on the Cape so I remember driving past them and thinking
Kind of like the Hummingbirds!
Brazil's scallops sound nice. They are so easy to get wrong. They are one of my favourite dishes but it takes a good chef doesn't it as like shrimp seconds count between perfect and ohhhh over cooked it's now seafood flavoured gum! Too chewy!
Like I said earlier, I will never complain about something being undercooked, scallops are fine any way by me but overdone, I like them raw (sushi handrolls) and perfectly cooked. I was amazed that they were cooking them so nicely when they were making so many.
That's a good point re Mexico and rib-eye. It seemed out of place as you say. Another steak would have meet the grade just as easily. Omg I love Blue Curacao. Isn't it just to die for. Back in the day when I could drink alcohol I would often be seen with a blue cocktail in my hand!
I'm totally a sucker for a Blue Drink! Anything with Blue Curacao and I'm all over it!
Oh shrimp tacos! Nice to hear again the shrimp was not overcooked! It must be hard catering to such crowds. My hat goes off to them in respect!
We were disappointed by America also. I expected at least something to equal the liberty slushy in alcohol form for Jo and a nice fruit pie!
Looking forward to hearing about Beach Club!
I think it was Lesahface's TR a ways back we were talking about a real American Restaurant for that pavillion and what would be on the menu. Fried Chicken, Meatloaf, Chicken Fried Steak, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob, Apple Pie...The American Pavillion needs a better PR agent!
Yay you started on F&W! We pretty much got everything you guys got up till now. Great minds think alike. Also, I can't believe how warm it was while we were there
I had heard conflicting things about October weather. I heard even right now it's still hot and humid! I would so go again during this time though!
I've always heard that it is warm well into November, more so than it is here. I'd like to go later in the month, but it seems we are always planning something for the end of October.
All those goodies look amazing. I did not know that there was a frozen version of Caipirinha and I have had a few over the years. Indeed, I plan on toasting my birthday with a few Caipirinhas. What a shame that they did not have any L.A. Cetto wines at the Mexican kiosk this time round. I was able to tour one of their vineries last year and some of the wines were so smooth they wanted to make me weep.
Corinna
I love Caipirinhas and it was so nice that Brazil had that frozen one, it was very refreshing on such a hot day. I think I toured L.A. Cetto when we did a 3 day cruise to Ensenada. I liked their wines very much too. I guess the Tequila companies were willing to pay more to get their drinks in than the winery.
Wow, some seriously yummy looking food
Sounds like you had a few winners in your choices
We sure did!
Everything looks yummy! I didn't love the lobster roll either. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't like the lovely roll I enjoyed in Nantucket last September.
Yeah, I'm spoiled by having been raised in Boston and my grandparents had a house on Cape Cod, so we had some of the best lobster rolls (once I finally decided that it was OK to eat seafood other than fried clams).
I can't say no to a margarita, or almost anything at Disney, either but I don't know how you sip tequila.
Tequila is for getting hammered not to be sipped leisurely.
When it costs $15 - $20 a shot, you sip it! I guess I started drinking tequila later in life. We did Mezcal in College and I ate my fair share of worms. I had some Mezcal later in the trip and I think I know now why I like to sip and savor my tequila.
Looks like a hot day but better Epcot than almost anywhere to enjoy the day.
I agree, I love the GCV too. It's the best!
Yeah, I'd rather be in Epcot on a hot day, much better choice of beverages than the MK!
I just added the other four friends to our GV at the VGC for next weekend (not a couple days from now, but a week and a few days). There will be nine of us in there!
Only one night, but I bet it will be quite the party! We can't party too hard, the band has to perform at DCA, but the cool thing is we don't have to play until almost 2:00 so we can sort of sleep in. We report at around 11:30AM so it will be fun. I might tack that TR on the end of this when I finish.
You definitely need to try a lettuce wrap, my favorites are the Chinese minced chicken in lettuce cups! 
