~We seldom report of having eaten too little~ w/ PICS! ~ UPDATE: New Thread Started!

[milmore104]

Welcome! My *next* trip (Sept/Oct 09) is 133 days away! Looks like we'll be there at the same time Where are you staying? We're at Polynesian Garden view Club Level from Sept 24th - 29th and then Coronado Springs Waterview from Sept 29th - Oct 3rd!

We're staying at AKL 9/30-10/4 and then moving to POP 10/4-10/12 because we're having a Grand Gathering and this is where everyone else is staying. However I keep going over it all in my mind and I'm thinking I want to just stay at AKL for the whole trip. But then we'd miss out on the late night swims w/ the family.

 

[let'sgo]

Loving the pictures, can't wait for the trip report. Have a great trip!

 

[KatMark]

I know, I wish I could go earlier but we had to jump on the bounceback dates.

So far these are our plans but you know how DH is!

Arrival day - dinner at DTD, either T-Rex or WPE

Thurs - breakfast at CBR
lunch at HS (ick)
dinner at Cali Grill

Friday - breakfast at CBR or Main Street Bakery
lunch at MK
dinner at Tonys

Saturday - breakfast at CBR
lunch at Tangierine Cafe
dinner at San Angel Inn

Sunday - breakfast at Boma - although I am trying to get into TH instead
lunch at Flame Tree BBQ

I cannot wait to read your reviews and drool all over the pictures!

You have me confused!!!! I thought you were staying at POFQ? When did you decide on CBR?

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

I'll be on an airplane on my way to MCO two weeks from today!

I promise that I will update with pictures this weekend

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

FAVORITE FOOD PICS: Oct 2008 Part 2​

Wolfgang Puck Express

My artistic shot!

Our drinks - 2 corona and 1 cherry coke

Awesome herbed fries!

Chinois Chicken Salad - Most crave-able salad in the world!

Side of Mac & Cheese

MORE Wolfgang Puck Express

Interior

BBQ Chicken Quesadilla

Margharita Pizza

Panko breaded crispy chicken

Creme Brulee

JIKO

Wine list

Place setting

Cheese plate
I can't remember the cheeses exactly but here goes.
BOTTOM to TOP
- creamy cow's milk cheese, like a firmer fruitier brie from France
- firm sheep milk cheese from Italy
- manchego from Spain
- crumby salty cheese (like parmesan only stronger) from Italy
- sweet and soft goat cheese from Canada (Quebec)
These change nightly/weekly from my understanding

Ostrich filet - sorry the flash makes it look very rare. Was actually medium to medium rare. Served atop creamed sweet potatoes. So yummy!

Kenyan Coffee BBQ Chicken Flatbread served with apples and onions

Filet with red wine reduction and mac & cheese

Lamb tenderloin (also appears more rare from flash) with berbere spiced lentils and carrots

Two breads, I think honey wheat and flax something, with tandoori butter

Meyer lemon curd with blueberry pomegranate compote, sour cream ice cream and biscotti

The Cooking place

The Sunset Wall

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

FAVORITE FOOD PICS: Oct 2008 Part 3​

Food Booths

Athens, Greece

Spanakopita (savory spinach and cheese pastry) $3.50

Greek Salad $2.75

Krakow, Poland

Kielbasa with Potato Pierogies with caramelized onions and sour crem $4.50

Montreal, Canada

Cheddar Cheese Soup $3.25
Maple Glazed Salmon with Roasted Corn and Arugula $4.25
Moosehead Beer $5.50

Istanbul, Turkey

Meze (eggplant puree, cucumber, tomato salad, pita bread) $3.00
Manti with Yogurt Sauce $3.50
Kavaklidere Selection Kirmizi Red $3.50

San Francisco, USA

California Strawberry Shortcake $2.75

New Orleans, Louisiana

Praline Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce $2.75

Cork, Ireland

Potato Leek Soup with a Dubliner Cheese Crisp $2.75
Boxty with bacon chips and Kerrygold garlic and fresh herb butter $2.75
Irish Cheese Selection (Reserve Irish Cheddar, Dubliner and Ivernia Cheese) with Apple Chutney and Brown Bread $3.25

Bologna, Italy

Baked Ziti $4.50
Cream Puff with Mascarpone and Gianduja Chocolate $3.50

The Mouse Catch

Trio of Cheese $4.50
Asiago Pressato, Italy
Manchego, Spain
Dorothea, Holland

Santiago, Chile

Mexico City, Mexico

Capirotada (Mexican bread pudding with white chocolate) $3.50

Quesadilla con Chorizo (spicy sausage and cheese tortilla) $3.75

Cape Town, South Africa

Spice Cake with a chocolate sauce $2.25
Goats du Roam The Godfather Red Blend $3.00

Barcelona, Spain

Churro with Chocolate Sauce $2.75

Tokyo, Japan

California Sushi Roll $3.00
Spicy Tuna Roll $3.50

Wellington, New Zealand

Lamb Slider in a brioche roll $5.00
Kiwi Meringue Tartlet $2.50

Lyon, France

Escargot Persillade en Brioche (snails with garlic butter in brioche) $4.50
Quiche au Fromage de Chevre et poireaux (goat cheese and leek quiche) $4.00

 

[Cinderelly5507]

We check in on Sept. 23 and I am so excited about F&W! I think DH is even more excited than me! I can't wait for him to get home so I can show him your pictures! Thanks for posting them! I'll be here to read your DR live!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Thanks for a little "taste" of Food & Wine. I can't wait to be back there! Looking forward to your report!!

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

More F&W pics on the way

 

[H20DogsNDisney]

can't wait

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

FAVORITE FOOD PICS: Oct 2008 Part 4

Melbourne, Australia

Pepperberry Prawns on the barbie with sweet potato hash $4.75

Grilled Lamb Chop with caramelized onion jam and pea shoots $5.00

Marrakesh, Morocco

Walnut and Honey Baklava $2.50

Brewat Spicy Chicken Pastry $2.95

Kefta (grilled beef and hummus in a pita pocket) $3.95

California Grill

Sushi - Top to Bottom:
California Roll
Spicy Kazan Roll
Shrimp Tempura Roll

Lobster and Shrimp Cakes

Sourdough Bread

Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli

Pork Tenderloin with Goat Cheese Polenta

Salmon

Valhrona Chocolate & Raspberry

Banana Creme Brulee

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

I love live reports ... in for this one! Love the pictures from the Food & Wine Festival ... we are hoping to go next year!

 

[jacksonsmom]

 

[TXMomof3boys]

I am a dining review addict - so I am along for the ride!! Looking forward to your reviews.

My DH and I have to take a trip (without the boys) for the F&W festival sometime. Your pictures of the food look incredibly delicious!!

Thanks for sharing all the food pics. Looks like you have eaten at some amazing places!!

Enjoy your trip.

 

[H20DogsNDisney]

ooooooooo the Pepperberry Prawns look good!

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

Thanks for reading everyone!

I'm a dining report addict too and I especially love the live ones! I think I am also going to take a page out of Lurkyloo's book and do a live blog from my iphone. Typically 3G roaming (as I am from Canada) is VERY pricey. But for such a short trip I might just splurge!

I'll post the blog link here and on my TR (which is in the links in my signature) for anyone who wants to follow along. I love when Lou Mongello does "Where in the World?" so I might do a few of those as well.

The Food & Wine Festival is so amazing! Sept 2009 will be my 3rd F&W Festival and there will be many more to come.

My favorite booths and items from 2008 were:
Canada - cheddar cheese soup
France - escargot en brioche & pomegranate kir
Japan - Spicy Tuna Roll
New Orleans - Praline bread pudding
Italy - Baked ziti and chocolate cream puff
Australia - lamb and pepperberry prawns
South Africa - chocolate spice cake

We won't be doing the Party for the Senses this year, but we do intend to do Sweet Sundays. We will also be eating at Victoria & Alberts for the very first time. But all those reviews are 128 days away!

In 11 days you will see
- Cracker Barrel (B) (not Disney, but YUMMY!)
- Pepper Market (B)
- Rix Cafe
- Siesta's Pool Bar
- Laguna Lounge
- Tambu Lounge
- Kona Cafe (D)
- Kona Island Coffee Bar (B)
- Liberty Tree Tavern (L)
- Ohana (D)
- Aloha Isle
- Main Street Confectionary
- Flame Tree BBQ (L)
- Harambe (where ever they sell the fruit, frozen lemonades etc)
- California Grill (D)
- Sunshine Seasons (B)
- Le Cellier (L)
- Chefs de France (D)
- Goofy's Cando Co.

Oh goodness....roll us home now

 

[MickeyNicki]

Hon, your F&W pictures are making it really difficult to wait 5 more months for me to pig out at Epcot! Thankfully I have 15 days until I can eat regular WDW food!

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

Hon, your F&W pictures are making it really difficult to wait 5 more months for me to pig out at Epcot! Thankfully I have 15 days until I can eat regular WDW food!

I know! They are making the wait till F&W so much harder! Don't you wish they had the booths out all year??

The only thing making the wait bearable is knowing I get yummy normal Disney food in less than 2 weeks.

 

[tink1957]

Thanks so much for posting those F & W pics, it brought back wonderful, yummy memories from our Sept 08 trip, I can almost taste those Pepperberry Prawns now..... yum.

 

[amandelba]

Great work on the past pics - can't wait for your live report.