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11/10
Today was my birthday... and we woke up to another glorious morning at the Yacht Club, where we just couldn’t get enough of this view...
It just never gets old. This morning, we did a bit of lazing around and then wandered through the Yacht and Beach Club lobby shops, where I bought some adorable holiday PJ’s as a birthday gift to myself. We then headed to our first destination of the day, which of course was Epcot! This time we headed left when we hit the World Showcase and came across these adorable teapots in the UK pavilion...
So cute! We didn’t linger long though, because niece had a hankering for something she saw in the F&W booklet...
A Barbecue Bloody Mary with Smoked Garlic Sausage and House-made Pickle Skewer served with a Mustard and Barbecue Rub Rim From Refreshment Port! Holy cow, that sausage was awesome, and the sweet rub on the rim was a perfect offset to the spicy drink. I’m not a huge Bloody Mary fan, but this was really good.
Next up, we headed toward Future World and stopped for some dessert to start our foodie journey... after all, it was my birthday! We split not one, but two of my favorites...
Ah, yes... a new favorite, the Maple Bourbon Cheesecake with Maple Bourbon Cream, Caramel and Pecan Crunch from the Cheese Studio, and an old favorite, the Liquid Nitro Chocolate-Almond Truffle with Warm Whiskey-Caramel from the Chocolate Studio.
That cheesecake has surpassed the chocolate dish as my new favorite, although I still do love the chocolate one. This time, the chocolate one was more melted than usual so the texture was different; normally it’s almost like an ice cream and this time it was more like mousse... but still delicious!
After all that sweet, we needed to go with some savory, so we headed to...
Flavors from Fire! This is a great booth... a little out of the way down in Future World, but well worth the walk to get these babies...
The Smoked Corned Beef with Crispy Potatoes, Cheese Curds, Pickled Onions and Beer-Cheese Fondue and the Steakhouse Blended Burger: Blended Beef and Mushroom Slider with Brie Cheese Fondue, Arugula, and a Truffle and Blue Cheese Potato Chip on a Brioche Bun.
That corned beef dish might just be my favorite savory dish of the festival... salty, crunchy, and creamy all at once... a perfectly balanced dish. It’s also huge and great to split. We were pleasantly surprised by the slider, too! It was savory and had a little bite from the arugula. Overall, we really love this booth!
Next, we wandered to the most crowded food booths that we had hit so far... the three “Eats” booths. It was packed (and hot!) in this area, but we managed to snag a table in partial shade.
From Active Eats, we got the Spice-crusted Verlasso® Salmon with UNCLE BEN’S® Quinoa & Ancient Grains Medley, Crushed Avocado and Sherry Vinegar, and an Evolution by Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir. From Earth Eats, we got the IMPOSSIBLE Burger Slider with Wasabi Cream and spicy Asian Slaw on a Sesame Seed Bun.
We loved the salmon... it was cooked perfectly and the avocado really added a special something. The ancient grains underneath were fine - nothing special. I’m not a big fan of Pinot noir, but the others liked it a lot. We were surprised by the yumminess of the burger - you’d never know it wasn’t meat! It had a great texture and the wasabi cream was delicious.
While we still had our table, we figured we’d round out the trip of “Eats” booths, so I hopped over to Coastal Eats and got...
The Lump Crab Cake with Napa Cabbage Slaw and Avocado-Lemongrass Cream, the Baked Shrimp and Scallop Scampi Dip with Sourdough Baguette, and the Short’s Brewing Co. Mule Beer.
Now we have had some good crab cakes at previous festivals, but this one unfortunately was not that great. It had a lot of filler in it and just wasn’t very tasty. The dip, on the other hand, was fantastic... warm and gooey with lots of seafood in it... yum! We also really liked the mule beer - it tasted like a good ginger-lime Moscow mule.
Man, that was a lot of food! After all of that, we wandered through World Traders for a bit and then headed back towards the IG. On the way, we stopped and hung out in the Canada pavilion for a while to relax. We found a seat and just enjoyed the sunshine, the atmosphere, and people watching... oh, and these...
One of our favorites - Moosehead Beer! I know it’s nothing fancy, but we always enjoy it... nice and cold and light. We also finally tried the maple popcorn, which was awesome! I can believe we’ve never had it before, but from now on, it will be a must do. I love the combo of salty and sweet.
After we all gained some energy back we headed to check out something none of us had done before... can you guess what it was?
Continued in next post...
Today was my birthday... and we woke up to another glorious morning at the Yacht Club, where we just couldn’t get enough of this view...
It just never gets old. This morning, we did a bit of lazing around and then wandered through the Yacht and Beach Club lobby shops, where I bought some adorable holiday PJ’s as a birthday gift to myself. We then headed to our first destination of the day, which of course was Epcot! This time we headed left when we hit the World Showcase and came across these adorable teapots in the UK pavilion...
So cute! We didn’t linger long though, because niece had a hankering for something she saw in the F&W booklet...
A Barbecue Bloody Mary with Smoked Garlic Sausage and House-made Pickle Skewer served with a Mustard and Barbecue Rub Rim From Refreshment Port! Holy cow, that sausage was awesome, and the sweet rub on the rim was a perfect offset to the spicy drink. I’m not a huge Bloody Mary fan, but this was really good.
Next up, we headed toward Future World and stopped for some dessert to start our foodie journey... after all, it was my birthday! We split not one, but two of my favorites...
Ah, yes... a new favorite, the Maple Bourbon Cheesecake with Maple Bourbon Cream, Caramel and Pecan Crunch from the Cheese Studio, and an old favorite, the Liquid Nitro Chocolate-Almond Truffle with Warm Whiskey-Caramel from the Chocolate Studio.
That cheesecake has surpassed the chocolate dish as my new favorite, although I still do love the chocolate one. This time, the chocolate one was more melted than usual so the texture was different; normally it’s almost like an ice cream and this time it was more like mousse... but still delicious!
After all that sweet, we needed to go with some savory, so we headed to...
Flavors from Fire! This is a great booth... a little out of the way down in Future World, but well worth the walk to get these babies...
The Smoked Corned Beef with Crispy Potatoes, Cheese Curds, Pickled Onions and Beer-Cheese Fondue and the Steakhouse Blended Burger: Blended Beef and Mushroom Slider with Brie Cheese Fondue, Arugula, and a Truffle and Blue Cheese Potato Chip on a Brioche Bun.
That corned beef dish might just be my favorite savory dish of the festival... salty, crunchy, and creamy all at once... a perfectly balanced dish. It’s also huge and great to split. We were pleasantly surprised by the slider, too! It was savory and had a little bite from the arugula. Overall, we really love this booth!
Next, we wandered to the most crowded food booths that we had hit so far... the three “Eats” booths. It was packed (and hot!) in this area, but we managed to snag a table in partial shade.
From Active Eats, we got the Spice-crusted Verlasso® Salmon with UNCLE BEN’S® Quinoa & Ancient Grains Medley, Crushed Avocado and Sherry Vinegar, and an Evolution by Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir. From Earth Eats, we got the IMPOSSIBLE Burger Slider with Wasabi Cream and spicy Asian Slaw on a Sesame Seed Bun.
We loved the salmon... it was cooked perfectly and the avocado really added a special something. The ancient grains underneath were fine - nothing special. I’m not a big fan of Pinot noir, but the others liked it a lot. We were surprised by the yumminess of the burger - you’d never know it wasn’t meat! It had a great texture and the wasabi cream was delicious.
While we still had our table, we figured we’d round out the trip of “Eats” booths, so I hopped over to Coastal Eats and got...
The Lump Crab Cake with Napa Cabbage Slaw and Avocado-Lemongrass Cream, the Baked Shrimp and Scallop Scampi Dip with Sourdough Baguette, and the Short’s Brewing Co. Mule Beer.
Now we have had some good crab cakes at previous festivals, but this one unfortunately was not that great. It had a lot of filler in it and just wasn’t very tasty. The dip, on the other hand, was fantastic... warm and gooey with lots of seafood in it... yum! We also really liked the mule beer - it tasted like a good ginger-lime Moscow mule.
Man, that was a lot of food! After all of that, we wandered through World Traders for a bit and then headed back towards the IG. On the way, we stopped and hung out in the Canada pavilion for a while to relax. We found a seat and just enjoyed the sunshine, the atmosphere, and people watching... oh, and these...
One of our favorites - Moosehead Beer! I know it’s nothing fancy, but we always enjoy it... nice and cold and light. We also finally tried the maple popcorn, which was awesome! I can believe we’ve never had it before, but from now on, it will be a must do. I love the combo of salty and sweet.
After we all gained some energy back we headed to check out something none of us had done before... can you guess what it was?
Continued in next post...