Brocktoon
21st Century Schizoid Man
- Joined
- May 5, 2006
It is not unusual for some of the beers to run out before the last weekend.
I noticed the craft kiosk was out of Dogfish Namaste on 10/30, and the CM said that was it for the rest of F&W.
It is not unusual for some of the beers to run out before the last weekend.
Odd ... I was there both Friday and Saturday and they were serving the Chocolate Stout. I had it on Friday night and a friend that was with us tried it on Saturday night.
To be honest though, you didn't miss much as I found it VERY bitter and not pleasant at all.
I noticed the craft kiosk was out of Dogfish Namaste on 10/30, and the CM said that was it for the rest of F&W.
Heading home today.
We had a fabulous time, as always. The (champagne) French Regional lunch we did was wonderful! The Italian Regional lunch, unfortunately, was disappointing.
What made the Italian Regional lunch disappointing?
The food was "OK".
The service was "OK, bordering on rude. Certainly not on a level you would expect from a paid event".
The pours were "extremely stingy".
The one positive thing I can say is that the wines and food paired very well. Problem was, you had to determine that in 1 or 2 sips since that's all that was poured for you.
We (my party of 3) wanted to like it - we were excited to try it! - but it just wasn't worth $75 in our opinion....... hence, "disappointing".
YMMV
My thoughts exactly. And I echo your observations about the French Regional Champagne lunch. It was our favorite event. We loved the food, service and most of all the Champagne!
The food was "OK".
The service was "OK, bordering on rude. Certainly not on a level you would expect from a paid event".
The pours were "extremely stingy".
The one positive thing I can say is that the wines and food paired very well. Problem was, you had to determine that in 1 or 2 sips since that's all that was poured for you.
We (my party of 3) wanted to like it - we were excited to try it! - but it just wasn't worth $75 in our opinion....... hence, "disappointing".
YMMV
My thoughts exactly. And I echo your observations about the French Regional Champagne lunch. It was our favorite event. We loved the food, service and most of all the Champagne!
Us too! That was one of our favorite events. Champagne Wayne was entertaining too.
Sorry to hear that. I've been to two and loved both.
Have they posted the 2014 dates yet?
No, but based on this year, I would guess Sept. 26 through Nov. 10.
The Italian Food & Wine Pairing from several years back is still one of my favorite paid events of all time! I was hoping to love the Italian Regional even more. We still enjoyed the event, but it was the table mates who made it enjoyable!
No, but based on this year, I would guess Sept. 26 through Nov. 10.
I hope so. I booked the first week, not my favorite due to the heat issue, but it's the week prior to my AP expiration so....
Next year may be the first year in FOREVER I don't renew an AP. Just not pleased with the rest of the changes at Disney, but I still love the Food & Wine Festival