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IT’S BACK at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, y’all… it’s PICKLE MILK SHAKE time! Brew Wing Lab The famous Pickle Milk Shake’s home once again at the Festival is the Brew-Wing Lab. And things here at Brew-Wing run a little differently than the rest of the Festival Marketplace Food Booths. For one, it’s located inside The Odyssey Pavilion. For another, it’s graced with a unique MUPPETS theme! And we haven’t even talked about all of the other items (Wings! Beer! Cider!) in addition to the Pickle Milk Shake… Wait, you know what? I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s just step inside so we can bring your our full review of the Brew-Wing Lab! Atmosphere Okay, before we start sipping on Pickle Milk Shakes, I want to remind you that there’s an added bit of FUN here inside the Brew-Wing Lab. This Food Booth comes complete with friends in the form of MUPPETS! Welcome to Muppet Labs! “This Way for Scientific Snacks!” Bunsen (that would be Dr. Bunsen Honeydew) and Beaker are your hosts, and you’ll enjoy their company by way of videos that play from time to time in the Lab. Labs In addition to all the unique theming, the spot boasts PLENTY of tables so you can take in some likely much-needed air conditioning while you partake of your eats and drinks. Menu So, what are Bunsen and Beaker concocting at the Brew-Wing Lab? The food focus remains on an assortment of Wings: the returning Garlic-Parmesan Wings and Unnecessarily Spicy Yet Extremely Tasty Carolina Reaper Pepper-Curry Wings are joined by the new Korean BBQ Wings. The Fried Pickle Spears and IMPOSSIBLE Chicken Tenders have returned as well. Menu Joining the aforementioned Pickle Milk Shake is the Frozen Pomegranate & Raspberry Tea. The Beer Flight is all-new this year (Boulevard Brewing Co. Space Camper Juice Nova Superstellar IPA, BrewDog 95 Tropical Session IPA, and Crooked Can Brewing Company Raspberry Blanc Wheat Beer), as is the Hard Cider Flight (BRLO Wild Berries Hard Cider, Ciderboys Pumpkin Spice Hard Cider, and Collective Arts Brewing Local Press Apple & Cherry Hard Cider). And with that, “it’s time to get things started…” at the Brew-Wing Lab! (See what I did there?) Eats We’re kicking things off with WINGS… and lot’s of ’em! The Garlic-Parmesan Wings are $7.75. (Spoiler alert: These were our favorite of the bunch last year!) Garlic-Parmesan Wings This batch of wings isn’t just unique, it’s also quite tasty. This is a savory flavor combo that simply works well with the juiciness of the wings. New this year are the Korean BBQ Wings, which are also $7.75. They’re coated with with gochujang barbecue sauce and toasted sesame. Korean BBQ Wings These wings are a new addition this year, and they’re a good one. The wings are approachable, flavorful, and a good option for guests who want something a little adventurous without going too far outside their comfort zone. Portion-wise, they’re surprisingly hefty — you can feel the weight of them – and generously coated in a thick, glossy sauce that leans more sweet than spicy. If you’re up for the challenge, the Unnecessarily Spicy Yet Extremely Tasty Carolina Reaper Pepper-Curry Wings have also made their way back. This batch is served with a creamy cucumber raita and costs $7.75. Spiiiiiiiicy These wings are a returning favorite, and they truly define Muppet-style chaos. Last year’s version was almost comically spicy, but this time around the balance felt better — they were still hot enough to make us sweat, but more flavorful and exciting than punishing. The cucumber raita cools things down just enough to keep you going back for another bite. Next up, the Fried Pickle Spears are also back. These come with with dill ranch for $5.75. Fried Pickle Spears with dill ranch A simple but always crowd-pleasing start. The fried coating is salty and crisp, the briny pickle inside delivers that tangy punch, and the dill ranch adds a cool, herby balance. It’s safe, tasty, and especially great for pickle lovers. Finally, the IMPOSSIBLE Chicken Tenders ($7.75) are tossed in buffalo sauce. Both the ranch dressing and the blue cheese crumbles they are served with are plant-based. IMPOSSIBLE Chicken Tenders with plant-based blue cheese, plant-based ranch, and celery The blue cheese is bright and earthy, just what you’d expect from a tangy blue cheese. The tenders are honestly a bit similar what you might find in the frozen meat-replacement aisle, but the terrific buffalo flavor makes up for that. This is a great option for plant-based eaters (and even carnivores, to be honest)! Drinks Grab your straw, because it’s time to sip the Pickle Milk Shake! Look, as wild as it sounds, the Pickle Milk Shake must be doing something right, because it’s back to the Festival for its third year running. This non-alcoholic drink costs $6.00. Pickle Milk Shake The booth’s infamous wild card. Flavor-wise, it lands somewhere between vanilla ice cream and dill toothpaste, and it’s not something we’d personally pay for again. However, this milkshake has become a festival rite of passage — people buy it for the novelty, to dare their friends, and to watch reactions. It’s become an experience, not a flavor win. The non-alcoholic Frozen Pomegranate & Raspberry Tea features Twinings Pomegranate & Raspberry Herbal Tea. It’s garnished with orange ice cream molecules, and costs $5.00. Frozen Pomegranate & Raspberry Tea Though renamed this year, this drink is back with a refreshing, sweet profile. It doesn’t have the earthy depth you’d expect from a tea, but the tart pomegranate note makes it feel crisp and surprisingly thirst-quenching. A nice complement to the wings, especially the spicier ones. The Brew-Wing Beer Flight is $12.75 and includes three new-to-the-Festival brews: Boulevard Brewing Co. Space Camper Juice Nova Superstellar IPA, BrewDog 95 Tropical Session IPA, and Crooked Can Brewing Company Raspberry Blanc Wheat Beer. Each beer is also available individually, for a $5.75 6 ounce pour or a $9.75 12 ounce pour. The Hard Cider Flight ($12.75) is all new, too! BRLO Wild Berries Hard Cider, Ciderboys Pumpkin Spice Hard Cider, and Collective Arts Brewing Local Press Apple & Cherry Hard Cider are the featured ciders this year. Like the beer selections, each cider is available individually as well, at $5.75 for 6 ounce pour or $9.75 for 12 ounce pour. OVERALL The Brew Wing booth is less about culinary perfection and more about playful food theater. Between safe bites like fried pickles, adventurous flavors like the Carolina Reaper wings, and gimmicks like the pickle milkshake, it’s designed to entertain. You’ll find something tasty, something surprising, and something to laugh about — which feels perfectly on brand for the Muppets. 2025 Spread Thanks so much for joining us at the Brew-Wing Lab! And remember, there’s a LOT more where this came from… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Are you stopping by the Brew-Wing Lab? Tell us in the comments! 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It’s just not the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival without a visit to the Belgium Marketplace Booth! 2025 Food and Wine Festival Belgium Booth For a lot of folks (us included!), Belgium is absolutely considered a must-visit among all of the Festival Marketplaces for EPCOT’s fall foodie event. Why? Well, let’s just say if you have a hankering for waffles, beef, or boozy coffee (or maybe even all three), then there’s no other place at the Festival you can find ALL OF IT other than the Belgium Booth! As we bring you our reviews of every single Food Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, let’s see if the eats (and sips!) here continue to impress. Menu The theme for the Belgium Booth this year is: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” The menu is entirely comprised of returning favorites for both the food and the beverages! Beer-braised Beef is the savory item, and guests can choose a Belgian Waffle with either berry compote or warm chocolate ganache. 2025 Belgium Menu Chilled Belgian Coffee is available in an alcoholic and non-alcoholic version. Beer drinkers have three options to choose from: Brouwerij St. Bernardus Dragòn Wit Wheat Beer, Brouwerij Van Steenberge Gulden Draak Tripel Ale, and Brouwerij Verhaeghe Duchesse Cherry Red Ale. Can’t decide? Try the Beer Flight! Okay, my friends… It’s WAFFLE (and Braised Beef! And Coffee! And Beer!) time… Eats It’s comfort food all over the place here at the Belgium Booth, starting with the Beer-braised Beef for $6.75. It’s plated with smoked Gouda mashed potatoes. Beer-braised Beef served with smoked Gouda mashed potatoes This was delicious! The smoked Gouda potatoes were amazing and melted in your mouth. The vegetables were very nice and tender. The gravy was wonderful and tied everything together. All in all, this was an amazing dish. We can’t say it was like a “best” for us, because the beef was a little tender. However, that could’ve just been our dish. Beer-braised Beef served with smoked Gouda mashed potatoes The Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote and whipped cream is $5.50. This sweet waffle has earned our Best of the Fest for Kids designation in the past, and that’s still true! Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote This one had fresh berries that worked very well together. There were little seeds in the berries that made the waffle a little crunchy at times. It threw us off a little bit, but the waffle was still great! This was so good in flavor! The Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache is $5.50. Oh man, this was so good! The waffle was light and airy, with a great crispy crust to it. The waffle was just so good! The whipped cream was real and dissolved into the waffle. Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache The chocolate was drizzled on top — it wasn’t too much, rather just enough. We prefer this one over the berries. Drinks No matter what time of day you hit up the Belgium Booth, odds are good that you’ll be up for a little caffeine fix during your Food and Wine Festival touring adventures. The Chilled Belgian Coffee, which is $5.25 for the non-alcoholic version, could be just the thing! Chilled Belgian Coffee (non-alcoholic) This was so delicious, we could have had these all day. It was like an iced mocha, so it won’t stand out as something you’ve never had before. However, that didn’t matter to us! It was sweet, chocolatey, and overall just a great drink. Don’t forget: of-age guests may opt for the Chilled Belgian Coffee with ChocoLat Deluxe Salted Caramel Chocolate Liqueur, which costs $12.50. It was like an iced mocha! The Beer Flight is priced at $12.75 and features three brews: Brouwerij St. Bernardus Dragòn Wit Wheat Beer, Brouwerij Van Steenberge Gulden Draak Tripel Ale, and Brouwerij Verhaeghe Duchesse Cherry Red Ale. The first beer you see on the left is the Brouwerij St Bernardus Dragòn Wit, which is a very clean European pure-tasting beer, boasting a flavor that you don’t typically experience with beers here in the U.S. It is the lightest beer in the flight. Beer Flight The second beer, the Brewery Van Steenberge Gulden Draak Tripel Ale, is practically the polar opposite! It’s almost like a fresh espresso shot. It’s very strong and full-bodied, but it will not fit everyone’s preferred flavor profile. The third and final beer is the Brouwerij Verhaeghe Duchesse Cherry Red Ale, which is by far our favorite of the three. It’s not overly sweet but still has a pronounced and delicious tart cherry flavor without the bitterness you might expect. It’s a great beer flight! Overall, the flight is a winner thanks to its great variety of light, heavy, and sweeter beer options. Individual pours are also up for grabs for $5.75 for a 6-ounce and $9.75 for a 12-ounce. OVERALL Belgium offers tasty eats, delicious caffeinated drinks, and comfort food — this has to be a must-visit spot when doing the Food and Wine Festival. You can’t pass up on the waffles, and that’s a fact. We really like this spot! It’s probably one of the more “picky eater” friendly spots as well. Belgium booth spread We’re signing off from Belgium for now, but remember, there’s a LOT more where this came from… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from Belgium would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! 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Aaaah… It’s time for some Shimmering Sips at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! 2025 booth The Shimmering Sips Festival Marketplace is a personal favorite of mine amongst all of the Festival Marketplaces. Why, you ask? Because it’s home to the Festival’s Mimosa Flight! On top of that, Shimmering Sips is serving up a new dessert this year, too. So as we bring you our reviews of every Food Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, we hope you’ll join us for some bubbly and something sweet here at Shimmering Sips! Menu You’ll find Shimmering Sips along the World Showcase promenade. Since the focus here is on the sips, there is just one food item on the menu: the new plant-based Strawberry Champagne Trifle. 2025 Shimmering Sips Menu As you’ve already surmised, we’re pretty big fans of the Mimosa Flight around here, which features a Berry Mimosa, a Blood Orange Mimosa, and a Tropical Mimosa. You may also choose just one if you prefer not to partake in the full Flight. Oh, one more thing… if you plan to participate in the Festival’s Cheese Crawl, Emile’s Fromage Montage, Shimmering Sips is the spot where you’ll pick up your completer prize! And with that, we say, “Cheers!” Now let’s get to sippin’! Eats Dessert first? This is my kind of Food Booth! We’re digging into the new Strawberry Champagne Trifle. This plant-based sweet treat costs $5.75. Strawberry Champagne Trifle (Plant-based) This dessert is VERY sugary and almost overly sweet. It has the texture of yogurt, but it’s not because it’s plant-based. The strawberry puree at the bottom was very sweet with the syrup of the berries. The top had an almond crumble that tasted like cereal to us. It does add a crunch, though, to the dish. Dig in This dish is NOT alcoholic, and for that reason, we think kids would love it. But parents beware, it is very sugary. Drinks Did we mention the Mimosa Flight one or three times already? Well, you’re about to see why it typically earns a spot on our Best of the Fest list… The trio of sparkling drinks boasts a Berry Mimosa, a Blood Orange Mimosa, and a Tropical Mimosa. The Flight costs $14.50, or you can choose any individual Mimosa for $7.50. This flight is a consistent option for us. We know exactly what we’re getting, juice and champagne, and for that, we love it. Mimosa Flight The Berry Mimosa presents La Gioiosa Berry Fizz and white cranberry juice. Berry Mimosa The Blood Orange Mimosa is made with sparkling wine and blood orange juice. Blood Orange Mimosa And finally, the Tropical Mimosa features sparkling wine and Minute Maid Passion Fruit Orange Guava Juice. That’s right… It’s POG JUICE and WINE, my friends! POG Tropical Mimosa This one is our reporter’s favorite. OVERALL This is the booth to go to if you are looking for a fun twist on a classic mimosa. The flight is a great option for those looking for a familiar type of alcoholic drink at the festival, and if you love mimosas, this will be a home run for you. The Strawberry Champagne Trifle is most likely a skip unless you really have a sweet tooth. The sugar overpowered any flavors for us in this dessert. We like you’ll find better options elsewhere at the festival. Strawberry Champagne Trifle (Plant-based) See you again soon, Shimmering Sips! And, hey, if you’re gearing up for your own 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival adventures, we’ve got more info for you right here… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Will you be hitting up the Shimmering Sips Booth? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: You Better Be THIRSTY When You Come to This EPCOT Food & Wine Booth first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

It’s time to travel to India with us as we check out the 2025 booth at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! India booth The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to the India booth to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu India’s menu is a collection of returning festival items. This year, you’ll find the plant-based Potato and Pea Samosas with plant-based coriander-lime cream and Chicken Tikka Masala with fennel-spiced yogurt and naan bread. The drinks for 2025 include the non-boozy Mango Lassi and a boozy version of the Mango Lassi with Camikara 8-Year-Old Cask Aged Rum. Additional beverages include Sula Tropicale Brut Sparkling Wine and United Breweries Taj Mahal Premium Lager. 2025 India Booth Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats First up, we grabbed the plant-based Potato and Pea Samosas with plant-based coriander-lime cream for $5.50. This was a best of the fest item for us last year! Potato and Pea Samosas Unfortunately, these were a downgrade for us this year. They are packed full of potatoes, which makes for a hearty snack. However, due to this, it was very bland for us. The coriander-lime cream did not pack the flavor like we had hoped it would. It has more of an herb profile than the typical zesty lime taste. Potato and Pea Samosas Next up is the popular Chicken Tikka Masala with fennel-spiced yogurt and naan bread for $6.50. In 2024, we found this dish to be a hearty plate with thick pieces of chicken, and honestly, you could probably make a meal out of it. Then there’s the Naan, which isn’t anything special, but it goes well with the chicken tikka masala. Chicken Tikka Masala This was a Best of the Fest for us this year! The portion is generous, making it one of the best values because you really get a lot for your money. The dish is packed with flavor, and it feels like a complete meal at a budget-friendly price. The Naan complements it very well. Chicken Tikka Masala While naan itself doesn’t have a lot of flavor, it complements the dish, and we would be missing something if it weren’t part of this meal. Drinks No trip to the India booth is complete without ordering the Mango Lassi! This drink is $5.25 and is also a snack if you use your Dining Plan. This drink is one of our absolute favorites of the festival. It’s thick in texture, like a mango yogurt smoothie would be. We had fresh chunks of cut mango in our drink towards the bottom, which we loved. This was another Best of the Fest for us! Mango Lassi If you prefer a boozy Mango Lassi, you can order it with Camikara 8-Year-Old Cask Aged Rum for $12.50. This seems like a hidden gem, as we noticed most guests didn’t know you could get an alcoholic drink. Mango Lassi Other drinks include the returning Sula Tropicale Brut Sparkling Wine for $7.50. Sula Brut Tropicale Sparkling Wine In the past, we’ve found this wine to be really fun and refreshing! It was sweet but not sugary, and it had a very subtle fruitiness to it. It’s perfect for eating spicy food on a hot day! And finally, the United Breweries Taj Mahal Premium Lager returns and is priced at 6 oz $5.75 / 12 oz $9.75. OVERALL We love this booth for its quality items and for the portion sizes. We think it’s a great stop at the festival for guests who want to try Indian food. The Chicken Tikka Masala and the Mango Lassi were the stars of this show, and we love that together, you could grab a full meal here. While the Potato and Pea Samosas were disappointing this year, we still think that this booth is worth the stop! India 2025 Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Check out the FULL list of items on this year’s cheese crawl! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: This Booth Gave Us TWO Best of the Fest Items This Year first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

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Magic Kingdom is making a historical change that could forever alter lounges at Disney World. The Beak and Barrel The Beak and Barrel is a NEW Pirates of the Caribbean-themed OPENING TODAY, August 29th, 2025, in Magic Kingdom’s Adventureland. The lounge’s opening is not only significant thanks to its theming, but, more so, the ramifications of becoming the FIRST lounge that sells alcohol at Magic Kingdom. We’ve already visited The Beak and Barrel and can’t wait for you to do the same! The Cursed Bar inside The Beak and Barrel This lounge works a lot like Oga’s Cantina in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, limiting parties to 45 minutes to combat the limited capacity while also capping off diners at 2 alcoholic beverages per person. Oga’s Cantina As for The Beak and Barrel’s offerings, you’ll find plenty of “tasty options for pirates of all ages — as well as refreshing cocktails for Guests ages 21 and up.” You can sip on some creative cocktails and munch on scrumptious buccanneer bites amid themed rooms, all “run by Captain Meridian ‘Merry’ Goldwyn, and her talkative first mate, Rummy.” Rummy is the tavern’s quartermaster bird, and he might even host a toast or two! The Mess ©Disney The Beak and Barrel is notable for more than just being a cool addition to Magic Kingdom. Up to this point, the park has ONLY served alcohol at table-service restaurants (Be Our Guest, Cinderella’s Royal Table, The Crystal Palace, The Diamond Horseshoe, Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen, Liberty Tree Tavern, The Plaza Restaurant, and Tony’s Town Square Restaurant). When Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, it held an alcohol-free policy. That policy remained until 2012, when Be Our Guest started offering wine and beer with dinner service. In 2014, more Magic Kingdom restaurants joined in and started selling beer and wine. By 2019, Magic Kingdom officially became the second Disney Park globally to offer alcohol at all table-service restaurants. The Grand Ballroom in Be Our Guest Restaurant Still, Magic Kingdom has NOT offered any bars or lounges…until now. Breaking this barrier could be significant for Disney. The other parks offer some full bars and themed lounges such as Oga’s and Nomad Lounge. This is also a trend we’ve started to see on the Disney Cruise Line, such as the Haunted Mansion Parlor aboard the Disney Treasure (and soon aboard the Disney Destiny). With Magic Kingdom finally catching up, could this signal EVEN MORE themed lounges coming to Disney locations? Magic Kingdom seemed like the last untouched frontier, but with The Beak and Barrel pioneering lounges at the park, endless possibilities have opened up. The Beak and Barrel We’re inclined to believe that more themed lounges are coming to Disney Parks and ships in the future. They’re incredibly popular, and already advanced dining reservations are recommended and hard to come by at The Beak and Barrel. This trend is clearly working for Disney, and the company has shown no signs of moving away from it. Click HERE to learn MORE about The Beak and Barrel! How do you feel about this massive Magic Kingdom change? Let us know in the comments, and continue to follow us here at the Disney Food Blog for all the latest Disney World updates! The Surprising Turn of Events That Forced Magic Kingdom To Open a Pirates of the Caribbean-Themed Lounge Do you plan on visiting The Beak and Barrel? Let us know what you’re most excited to try in the comments below! The post A Big Change Hits Magic Kingdom Today, and It Matters More Than You Think first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

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In case you missed it, our team has had a pretty big month in August! Disney Adults Margarita at La Cava del Tequila Our boss, AJ, released her very own book dedicated to Disney Adults just like us, and we seriously couldn’t be more excited or proud! To celebrate, we teamed up with several Disney World restaurants to offer some special drinks in Disney Springs and EPCOT. The Disney Adults Crawl is now happening in Disney World, but it’s ending SOON! If you haven’t heard, the Disney Adults Crawl is happening now around Disney World until August 31st, and we are seriously obsessed! There are 7 drinks available right now, and we even have our very own Disney Adults Crawl Map for you to check out. Disney Adults Crawl Right now, there are 7 drinks you can try around EPCOT and Disney Springs! The Tipsy Teacup at Vivoli il Gelato in Disney Springs Disney Adults Wild Rosy at Raglan Road in Disney Springs Disney Adults Blue Hooch at Homecomin’ in Disney Springs Disney Adults Refresher at Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew in Disney Springs Disney Adults Big Wave Dave at Splitsville Luxury Lanes in Disney Springs Frozen Duck Duck Razz Razz at The BOATHOUSE in Disney Springs Disney Adults Margarita at La Cava del Tequila in EPCOT Disney Adults Frozen Duck Duck Razz Slush At Vivoli il Gelato, you can sip on The Tipsy Teacup for $10.75. This treat is a strawberry “affogato” with peach bellini prosecco in the center. It’s nice and bubbly, but also very light. You can taste both the peach and strawberry flavors beautifully, too. Although ours was made with strawberry, you can actually choose whatever gelato flavor you’d like. But we’re recommending the strawberry because it was amazing with the peach. Tipsy Teacup Raglan Road is where you’ll be able to order the Wild Rosy! It’s made with Glendalough Wild Rose Gin, Rockeys Botanical Liqueur, homemade rosemary syrup, lemon Pellegrino, and Fever Tree premium tonic with a Disney Adults garnish for $16. This is another beautiful cocktail with subtle floral tones and a hint of lemon that’s nice and smooth. It’s even a bit bubbly. Disney Adults Wild Rosy At Homecomin’, you can get the Disney Adults Blue Hooch, which is a special version of the Blue Hooch drink made with Blue Flame moonshine, lemon-infused moonshine, blue curacao, house-made simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, and a splash of Sprite for $16. It’s very tropical, and if you like a mixed drink that’s on the light and fruity side, this is for you. Note that you can get this in the jumbo squeeze bottle for $22, and then a 22-oz. refill costs $16. Disney Adults Blue Hooch These are just a few examples of the amazing drinks that you can try while they’re here. If you want to grab these drinks, you need to hurry before they’re gone! They’re only around until August 31st, 2025, and then after that — POOF! Luckily for us, the Disney Adults book is here to stay, and we will be reading it while we take our last few sips of these exclusive Disney World drinks. As always, be sure to keep following DFB for more Disney news and updates. Drinking Around the World Is OUT for August Which drink do YOU want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post ALERT! This Weekend Is Your Last Chance to Try These 7 EXCLUSIVE Disney World Menu Items first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

There are SO MANY dishes to eat at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival that it might be hard to decide what you really need to eat, and that’s why we’re here! We put in the work. We spent the money (a LOT of it, too). We did it for YOU! Hawaii Spread We’re here to help you decide what’s really worth your time and money at the 35+ EPCOT Marketplaces. Now that we’ve gone through the WHOLE festival, here are the booths and booth items we feel are 100% the best at the fest! Without further ado, let’s dive into our picks for the BEST eats and drinks at the 2025 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival! NEW BESTS! Kirschwasser Torte at The Alps This new dessert is at the top of our best of the fest picks. It’s made with cherry-brandy buttercream, fondant, sugared almonds, and cherry compote. Yes, this dessert is for those folks who love icing as much as the cake underneath it. The cherries are beautifully fresh and tart, and the almonds add a nice crunch. Kirschwasser Torte We also found that this dessert is even better once it starts melting…and it WILL melt in the Florida heat. Read Our Review of The Alps Here Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll at Flavors of America This new dish includes arm-water lobster, rock shrimp, lobster bisque, and sherry-crème fraîche on a toasted brioche bun. Let’s just say we are still thinking about it, okay? You get a LOT of lobster for the price ($8.75) and the bisque just tastes so RICH. Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll We really hope this sticks around for future festivals. Read Our Review of Flavors of America Here Basque Cheesecake at the Spain Marketplace Booth The Basque Cheesecake is plated with orange sauce, which is a special take on cheesecake we are SO into. This sweet treat costs $5.25 and is an eligible item for those participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage Cheese Crawl. Basque Cheesecake The textures and flavors here were absolutely delightful. The cheesecake sticks to your fork with a creaminess without being too crumbly. The citrus flavor is light and bright with bits of orange peel in the sauce that add some extra zing. Very delicious! Read Our Review of the Spain booth here Brioche in France Y’all… this might be the best thing we’ve EVER had at an EPCOT festival…no, really. It’s a spiced brioche with a three-cheese mornay filling. It’s so soft and moist and full of flavor. France is good at delivering at festivals, and they’ve done it again. Brioche aux Epices Avec Une Garniture Mornay de Trois Fromages The spices are very aromatic and mild, and they paired perfectly with the mornay. Read Our Review of France Here Butternut Squash and Ginger Bisque at Milled and Mulled Coming in at $5.50, this soup is garnished with cinnamon cream, toasted pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin seed oil. This was very good! Wow…this was GREAT! This is up there with the best things we’ve had at the festival. If there’s one downside to this dish, it’s the fact that the weather is not ideal for eating this right now. It’s just so hot for this dish. However, we would love to learn how to make this at home for cozy fall dinners. It’s mostly savory, but it’s got a hint of sweetness to it, which we loved. We genuinely loved all these flavors! Like seriously, we love this dish! It feels a little indulgent, and the texture is creamy with nice crunchy pumpkin seeds. See Our FULL Milled & Mulled Booth Review Here Returning Bests We’ve had these snacks in the past, and we’re happy to report that they have returned with perfect scores again for 2025! In fact, some of them are even BETTER than they were before, which we didn’t think was possible. YAY for old favorites. Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin at Bramblewood Bites This dish is served with chili-apple butter, celeriac-apple slaw, and apple cider gastrique. The pork tenderloin just pairs so perfectly with the apple slaw, and it’s all just so flavorful. The pork tenderloin is also tender and juicy with a nice char from the grill. Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin The textures and flavors come together in perfect harmony, PLUS there’s even a little bit of crunch. YUM! Read Our Review of Bramblewood Bites Here Autumn Chili at Forest & Field This was made with bison, lamb, pork belly, root vegetables, jalapeño cornbread, smoked cheddar, and Crème Fraîche last year, but this year, it’s a plant-based version with IMPOSSIBLE Beef with root vegetables, plant-based cheddar, and plant-based sour cream in a bread bowl. So it’s kinda returning AND kinda new. We think it’s very similar to Skyline chili, with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices. Autumn Chili featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef It is a LITTLE dry for a chili, but this one is still a winner for us. Read our review of Forest & Field Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli at Forest & Field This delicious ravioli is made with brown butter vinaigrette, pecorino cheese, pomegranate seeds, and hazelnut praline. It’s mostly just cheesy goodness, though, with tender ravioli and a lovely caramelized butter topping. Pumpkin-Mascarpone Ravioli The hazelnut praline was sweet and balanced out the earthiness of the pumpkin. All the flavors just melded together. Read our review of Forest & Field Rice Bowl at Hawaii This returning bowl features spam, eggs, eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and furikake. It’s like a deconstructed musubi. The salty spam flavor just works so well with all the other flavors in the bowl. Hawaiian Rice Bowl If you’re not familiar with spam, this is a good way to try it because it shows what you can do with it. We love it when Disney gets creative like this! Read our review of Hawaii Pão de Queijo at Brazil Not only is the Pão de Queijo (Brazilian cheese bread!) a fan-favorite Festival dish, it’s also an eligible item for those participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage. It costs $5. It’s cheesy bread, y’all, and you know how we feel about cheesy bread. This is consistently a great option. The bread is light and airy, and it’s something you can eat without feeling heavy. Pão de Queijo Yes, you can find something very similar year-round on the secret menu at Skipper Canteen in Magic Kingdom, but we welcome it every year to EPCOT for this festival. Read our full review of the Brazil booth Pistachio Cake at Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina Wanna know what we LOVE? The iconic Pistachio Cake for $5 — made with cinnamon pastry cream and candied walnuts. This is normally a winner at the Festival. It’s still fantastic this year. The cake is light, moist, and fluffy with a nice light pistachio flavor. The custard on top has a bit of spice to it and is creamy and silky. Pistachio Cake The candied walnuts and the little white chocolate piece on top are also nice touches. Read our full review of the Tangierine Cafe booth Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup at the Canada Booth Cheese. Soup. Need we say more? It’s up for grabs for $6.25, and many find it to be an affordable way to enjoy one of the famous dishes from Le Cellier Steakhouse (the Canada Pavilion’s signature restaurant) — no Advance Dining Reservation needed! Now, this is usually a big hit with us (it’s cheese soup, so OF COURSE, we love it). This one is a MUST if you love cheese — we get it every year for a reason. Cheese soup! It’s super cheesy and super creamy. The bacon flavor disperses throughout the entire soup, which is delicious. The cheese is a very good beer cheese, and the pretzel bread is soft and fluffy! Read our full review of the Canada booth The Braised Beef Poutine at the Refreshment Port Hosted by Boursin Cheese For this Food and Wine Festival snack, the French Fries are topped with braised beef (yum) and a mushroom sauce featuring Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese (yum AGAIN!). The essential cheese curds are joined by a gherkin relish. This super savory dish often lands a spot on our Best of the Fest list… and this year was NO exception. Braised Beef Poutine One word of warning: if you’re not a fan of soggy fries, you may want to eat this on the quick side (which shouldn’t be that hard, since it’s almost too delicious to put down). Read our full review of the Refreshment Port booth The Freshly Baked Carrot Cake at the Milled and Mulled Food Booth The Freshly Baked Carrot Cake with walnuts and cream cheese icing has had a few different homes at the Food and Wine Festival. We’re always more than happy to find it wherever it lands (especially since it usually winds up on our Best of the Fest list), and we’re glad it’s here at Milled and Mulled this year for $5.50. Freshly Baked Carrot Cake It’s your typical carrot cake with all of those walnut and cream cheese flavors in it. The cream cheese is very sweet and very rich. It will harden a little bit if you let it sit for too long. See Our FULL Milled & Mulled Booth Review Here CONTROVERSIAL Best of the Fest These next eats are controversial picks — some members of our team LOVE them, while others absolutely CANNOT STAND them. Read through our notes to decide for yourself if you want to give them a try. If you do, be sure to come back and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Pickle Milkshake at Brew-Wing Lab Pickle Milk Shake It’s BAAAACCCKKK! Yep, the drink you’ll try to get your friends and family to try…just for fun. Well, pickle lovers might actually like it because it’s very dill-heavy, tangy, and creamy. If you like drinking from the pickle jar…well, you’ll love it. BEST Booth of the FEST Mexico The Mexico booth is just one that never disappoints, and EVERYTHING we tried here was pretty much perfection. We loved the new Tostada de Carnitas and the returning items were a hit…yet again. Full Spread at Mexico If you visit any one booth at the festival, it should be Mexico. See Our FULL Mexico Booth Review Here We have to give a shoutout to the France booth, too, because France almost always delivers. France Booth Spread Our meal here was a mixed bag of REALLY GOOD, not so good, and there was even a hidden gem! See Our FULL France Booth Review Here Best of the Fest for Kids Looking for a few dishes the kiddos will love? Here are a few dishes we think they’ll really like trying! Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce at Germany This is one of those desserts with flavors that are simple enough to please even the pickiest of eaters, and that includes kids. Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce The apple flavor is delicious, and the vanilla sauce just adds an additional element of sweetness. Read our full Germany review Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae at Milled & Mulled Churros and vanilla gelato? Kids are going to love this. Again, it’s simple, and if the kids are turned off by the apples, they can still eat around them to get to the good stuff. Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae This one will be a crowd pleaser with the little ones, trust us. See Our FULL Milled & Mulled Booth Review Here We know that was a LOT to take in! Be sure to bring those stretchy pants and your tray when visiting EPCOT during this Festival — you’ll need them both! You’ve got until November 22nd to give these items a try, so make a list (check it twice) and come enjoy some GREAT food. Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Find ALL of our EPCOT Food and Wine Festival REVIEWS right here! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. We’re LIVE From the First Day of The Festival! Check It Out Here! IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What are you most looking forward to trying? Tell us in the comments! The post EVERYTHING You Need To Eat and Drink at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

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In the heat of an Orlando summer, doesn’t a trip to The Alps sound like just the perfect thing? The Alps Booth 2025 But then, you wouldn’t want to miss out on all the fun of Disney World, either. So how about the best of both worlds? Let’s visit The Alps by way of the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! It’s one of the event’s Festival Marketplace Booths, and we look forward to visiting it every year. We’d love it if you would join us on this trip to The Alps for some Swiss cheese (and maybe even a little more Swiss cheese), and much more! Menu The Alps returns with a bona fide Festival favorite: the Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese, which you can enjoy with or without Alpine Ham. The Alps also delivers a new menu item this year with the Kirschwasser Torte. 2025 The Alps Menu To drink, guests can choose from the returning Frozen Rosé or the new Stiegl Brewery Goldbräu Austrian Märzen Lager. Are you ready? Me, too… let’s dig in! Eats We know we’re not the only ones excited about the Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese and Alpine Ham! This beloved returning dish is accompanied by baby potatoes, cornichons, and a baguette. (It’s so beloved, in fact, that it typically earns a spot on our Best of the Fest list year after year!) Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese and Alpine Ham The cost of the dish with Alpine Ham is $6, but you can also purchase the Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese without ham for $5.50, which still comes with baby potatoes, cornichons, and a baguette. YUM OK, we’re gonna be honest. We have a feeling this booth experienced some opening day jitters. Happens to us all! We liked the dish, but we’ve liked it a lot more in the past. During our first visit, he booth had some issues with the cheese earlier in the day. In fact, we went back AGAIN later in the day to double-check the quality! There was a lot of bread, and the bread was good. We liked the potatoes; they were cooked very well (neither too hard nor too soft), and the ham provided a great balance of flavor. We just found the cheese didn’t hit as much as it had before, and it didn’t stand out. The texture was not quite right — like it didn’t melt the way it was supposed to. That said, this has consistently been a favorite of ours in the past, so we’re not here to say this dish is worth skipping in 2025. Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese and Alpine Ham No matter how you order it, this dish is one of the items you can choose if you’re participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage, the Festival’s tasty Cheese Crawl. For something sweet, the Kirschwasser Torte is new this year. It’s complete with cherry-brandy buttercream, fondant, sugared almonds, and cherry compote, and costs $5.50. Kirschwasser Torte This was absolutely SPECTACULAR. The layers and flavors really melt into each other in a smooth, sweet, and fruity way. It crumbles nicely, but the icing kind of holds it all together. If you’re the kind of person who eats a dessert for the icing, this will NOT disappoint. Inside the torte Now, on to the drinks! Drinks The Frozen Rosé is back again, and you can raise a glass of it for $9.50. This was served chilled, but of course, it’s going to melt FAST in that Florida heat. We thought this had a delightful, smooth taste to it, along with some sweetness that wasn’t too overwhelming. Frozen Rosé Beer drinkers can opt for the Stiegl Brewery Goldbräu Austrian Märzen Lager, which is new to the Festival this year. It’s $5.75 for a 6-ounce pour, or $9.75 for a 12-ounce pour. This was fairly strong with a bit of bitterness, but that flavor doesn’t linger very long. Stiegl Brewery Goldbräu Austrian Märzen Lager So, where do we stand with this booth? OVERALL Both food items have the potential to be on the best of the fest list; we may have just caught the Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese and Alpine Ham on a bad day. We’ll be sure to go back and try it again and see if it hits more the next time. You do need to get the cake the next time you’re in EPCOT! Full Spread at The Alps Thanks for joining us in The Alps! And remember, there’s a LOT more where this came from… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from The Alps would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! 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If you are reading this post while hungry, BE WARNED. Seriously, we’re not joking! You’re willing to keep reading? OK, well then — we’ve got some DELICIOUS details to share with you! Greece Food and Wine Festival Booth The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the Greece Booth — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu Over at the Greece Booth, you’ll find a variety of available items. There are four menu items available, all of which are returning, and one of which is a plant-based option. You’ll also see a cocktail and a classic wine flight option. 2025 Greece Menu Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats First up, we grabbed the Spanakopita, which is a savory pastry with a filling of spinach and cheese. This is priced at $5. This dish has been inconsistent — some years we love it, and other years it falls kind of short. So what did we think this year? Spanakopita This year, it was AMAZING. It was so flaky and buttery, while the inside was creamy and delicious! It was the perfect amount of spinach and cheese. We would totally get it again this year. Now, let’s move on to the Griddled Cheese with pistachios and honey, which is also part of Emile’s Fromage Montage (a.k.a. the Festival’s Cheese Crawl). It is also priced at $5.25. In the past, we found the cheese (which was goat cheese, by the way) to be quite rich, which can be good depending on one’s taste. So, we just had to try it again in 2024 to see if opinions would differ this year. Griddled Cheese with pistachios and honey It’s exactly the same as it always is, but it was so good this year. Warning, it is still hot cheese in the hot sun. Regardless, we love it! It was wonderfully cheesy with a good crunch thanks to the pistachios. The honey gave it a perfect sweetness, resulting in an amazing sweet and savory balance for the dish. It also surprisingly didn’t feel oily, which was great. This was very tasty! Next is the returning Lamb Gyro with shaved lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, and tzatziki on warm flatbread. It is priced at $7. This was new in 2022, and it pleasantly surprised us. The lamb was a little tough to eat, but the whole thing was smothered in tzatziki sauce, which made things nice and tangy. Last year, the lamb was much improved in tenderness, but a little light on the tzatziki sauce. So, what did the 2025 version have to offer? Lamb Gyro All the vegetables on this were great, but we weren’t huge fans of the lamb. It tasted like impossible meat, and the lamb was insanely dry. It tasted like it had been sitting there for a long time, and it disappointed us. We were a little disappointed Our last dish (and the only plant-based item on the menu this year) is the returning IMPOSSIBLE Moussaka that you can grab for $5.50. Moussaka is traditionally a sort of Greek lasagna dish made with eggplant and a meat sauce. Last year, we actually REALLY liked this addition to the Festival booth! It was heavy, rich, and felt like a mini meal. Moussaka This may be the best plant-based dish of the festival. You honestly can’t tell that it’s impossible beef. If you’re looking for comfort food, this is it! The food wasn’t spicy or hot, but the cinnamon and nutmeg were at the front of your mouth. It was so savory and very soft — kind of like a shepherd’s pie. This was a tasty dish! Drinks In terms of drinks on this menu, you can snag the Wine Flight, which comes with small glasses of each of the wines on the menu, which are the Mylonas Winery Assyrtiko White Wine ($6.50 on its own), Skouras ‘Zoe’ Rosé ($6 on its own), and the Kir-Yianni Naoussa Xinomavro Dry Red ($6.50 on its own). The wine flight is $7.50. Greece Wine Flight The white wine was quite dry, while the rosé was more on the sweeter side but still dry. The red wine was as it was described — dry. Overall, this is a DRY wine flight, so if you’re looking for sweet, sugary wines, this is not the flight for you. Finally, the Greek Melon Limenade! Even though Disney World is already decked out for Fall, this cocktail just screams “SUMMER!” It is made with Kleos Mastiha Spirit, Aelred Melon Apéritif de Provence, Pearl Vodka, and lime sour mix, and you can grab it for $12. Greek Melon Limeade This is a dangerous drink — you can’t tell there’s alcohol in this at all. It’s very sweet and very light, and it will definitely cool you off. It’s tasty…but dangerous! OVERALL It’s not necessarily a stand-out spot, but it is one that is worth checking out! The dishes here are unique and creative, and the alcoholic drinks are crazy refreshing. Greece food spread That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Check out the FULL list of items on this year’s cheese crawl! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! 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The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival adventures continue! Refreshment Port While we make our way around World Showcase to visit all of the Festival Marketplaces to bring you our reviews of every Food Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, there’s a stop we need to make along the way. Even though it’s not technically a Festival Food Booth (since it’s open all year long), the Refreshment Port Hosted by Boursin Cheese is usually a must-stop regardless. Why? Because it’s always home to a specialty POUTINE for each and every seasonal EPCOT Festival! This year is no different, so we invite you to join us once again at the Refreshment Port… Menu The specialty food item at the Refreshment Port is the returning crowd favorite, Braised Beef Poutine! Menu It’s joined by a few special beverages, as well: the new Brewery Ommegang Oak-Aged Watermelon Kolsch and the returning Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Peach Wine. For everyone who is firmly entering their Pumpkin Spice Era, the Boyd & Blair Pumpkin Spice Mule is also back this year! So grab a fork (you’re gonna need it), as we dig into some Poutine and more! Eats The Braised Beef Poutine is a twist on the classic Canadian dish, and it’s up for grabs for $10. Braised Beef Poutine For the Food and Wine Festival version, the French Fries are topped with braised beef and a mushroom sauce featuring Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese. The essential cheese curds are joined by a gherkin relish. This super savory dish often lands a spot on our Best of the Fest list… and this year was NO exception. For $10, this offering is loaded with tender braised beef, perfectly complemented with gherkin relish, cheese curds, and, of course, the fries. Speaking of those fries, one word of warning: if you’re not a fan of soggy fries, you may want to eat this on the quick side (which shouldn’t be that hard, since it’s almost too delicious to put down). Drinks With a Festival dish that huge and savory, you’ll definitely want a little something to wash it down. Your first option here includes the Boyd & Blair Pumpkin Spice Mule for $12.50. Boyd & Blair Pumpkin Spice Mule In our honest opinion, this cocktail takes the whole Pumpkin Spice theme a little too far (and you KNOW how we love Pumpkin Spice around here!). It’s a great idea, but the execution is flawed, going too hard and in-your-face with the pumpkin spice seasoning overwhelming all other aspects of the drink. The Brewery Ommegang Oak-Aged Watermelon Kolsch comes from Cooperstown, New York, and in addition to the infusion of watermelon, it adds real lime. It’s available for $12. Watermelon Beer This beer surprised us. While it certainly tasted like watermelon, it was not overly sweet. In fact, it was a bit acidic, tasting almost like something out of the cider family, as opposed to a fruit beer. We were surprised… The Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Peach Wine delivers another fruity sip. It costs $11. Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Peach This bubbly sip is wonderfully refreshing! It’s delicate and light in a nice contrast to the poutine. OVERALL As usual, the driving force behind the Refreshment Port is the Braised Beef Poutine, and as usual, it’s a must-have for fans of tender beef. However, the Brewery Ommegang Oak-Aged Watermelon Kolsch is also a sleeper hit. Yuuuuum Of course, you know it won’t be long before we’re back at the Refreshment Port to partake in some more poutine! In the meantime, if you’re gearing up for your own visit to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, we’ve got more right here… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Is Poutine at the Refreshment Port on your must-eat list? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: 10/10, Can Confirm – This EPCOT Snack Is Just As Good as You’ve Heard first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

Aaah, can you feel the magic of fall in the air at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? Milled and Mulled Food and Wine Booth Honestly? I’m guessing the answer is “No, not particularly,” what with it being August in The Sunshine State. Okay, then… If autumn air isn’t an option, how about we take in some fall flavors at the Festival instead? As we make our way to all of the Festival Marketplaces to bring you our reviews of every Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, we’re stopping by the Milled and Mulled Food Booth to do exactly that! Menu Milled and Mulled is still one of the new kids on the Festival block, having just joined the lineup for the first time last year. And yet, it’s already delivering new menu items to the Festival with the Butternut Squash and Ginger Bisque and the Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae! The spot also boasts not one, but TWO Festival fan favorite desserts: the Fall Fruit Cheesecake and AJ’s beloved Freshly Baked Carrot Cake. 2025 Milled and Mulled Menu The beverage menu is short but sweet, and features two new-to-the-Festival ciders: 3 Daughters Brewing Apple Strudel Hard Cider and Keel Farms Maple Harvest Hard Cider. I mean, who really cares if it’s 95 degrees out? Milled and Mulled knows fall is where it’s at and we are HERE FOR IT… Eats Okay, when I said “we are here for it” in 95 degrees, I maaaaay not have exactly meant that we are 100% soup-ready, but we’re still excited to try the new Butternut Squash and Ginger Bisque nonetheless! Coming in at $5.50, this soup is garnished with cinnamon cream, toasted pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin seed oil. Butternut Squash and Ginger Bisque Wow…add this to our Best of the Fest list! This is up there with the best things we’ve had at the festival. If there’s one downside to this dish, it’s the fact that the weather is not ideal for eating this right now. It’s just so hot for this dish. However, we would love to learn how to make this at home for cozy fall dinners. It’s mostly savory, but it’s got a hint of sweetness to it, which we loved. We genuinely loved all these flavors! Like seriously, we love this dish! It feels a little indulgent, and the texture is creamy with nice crunchy pumpkin seeds. This was very good! Now, the new Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae presents the best of both worlds. You get all of the autumnal flavors topped with vanilla bean gelato to help you keep cool for $5.25! This is a great option for kids, and if you have multiple kiddos, it’s a big enough portion that this is 100% shareable. Mini Churros Sundae There’s a bunch of mini churros in here, and they have this thick caramel sauce on top of them. The vanilla gelato was a great addition! The apples on top were like an applesauce with chunks of apples in it. It was a very popular buy amongst guests while we were at the festival. Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae If you are a long-time EPCOT Food and Wine Festival fan, you may know the Fall Fruit Cheesecake by its former name: the Boursin Fig Balsamic Cheesecake. Even though the name has changed, the dish still features Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheese with pomegranates and candied pecans. It’s $5.50 and is also an eligible item for those participating in the Emile’s Fromage Montage Cheese Crawl! Fall Fruit Cheesecake The cheesecake is both sweet and savory, with a very creamy and tangy taste. In regard to its sweet versus tart flavor, we would say it leans more on the tart side with the fig in the pomegranate. The candied pecans added a really nice crunch. To be completely honest, we were very surprised by this — we really liked it! This had a few unique flavors! The Freshly Baked Carrot Cake with walnuts and cream cheese icing has had a few different homes at the Food and Wine Festival. We’re always more than happy to find it wherever it lands (especially since it usually winds up on our Best of the Fest list), and we’re glad it’s here at Milled and Mulled this year for $5.50. Freshly Baked Carrot Cake We mentioned how it’s been a part of our Best of the Fest list in the past, and the carrot cake has made it once again (no surprise here)! It’s your typical carrot cake with all of those walnut and cream cheese flavors in it. The cream cheese is very sweet and very rich. It will harden a little bit if you let it sit for too long. One of our favorite things! Drinks What could be better to drink with your autumnal dishes at Milled and Mulled than hard cider? You’ll find two up for grabs here: 3 Daughters Brewing Apple Strudel Hard Cider is available for $5.75 for a 6-ounce pour or $9.75 for a 12-ounce pour. The Apple Cider has notes of baked apple and cinnamon. The drink was very light and easy to drink. It’s more on the sweet side with moderate acidity. The drink really gets you in the fall season. 3 Daughters Brewing Apple Strudel Hard Cider Keel Farms (a Tampa Bay area winery) is the maker of the Maple Harvest Hard Cider, which is also available for $5.75 for a 6-ounce pour or $9.75 for a 12-ounce pour. This has a light maple syrup taste, just a smidge sweeter than the apple cider — and we liked it! Keel Farms Maple Harvest Hard Cider OVERALL There are a few things we feel you need to try here to get the full Food and Wine experience. We can only imagine how much more the food here would hit if the weather were cooler. Make sure to get to this spot, and 100% get the carrot cake! Milled and Mulled spread Thanks so much for visiting the Milled and Mulled Food Booth with us! And if you’re gearing up for your own visit to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, we’ve got more right here… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Would you like to stop by Milled and Mulled during the Food and Wine Festival? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: Here We Have an EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Booth That’s Simple Perfection first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

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Three words: French. Fry. FLIGHT. And you may already know what that means… 2024 The Fry Basket The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the Fry Basket — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu “Can I get fries with that?” Why, YES YOU CAN! Especially if what you want is fries with… more fries! That’s the gist of the returning Fry Flight, which serves up a trio of Truffle-Parmesan Fries, Sea Salt-Malt Vinegar Fries, and Sweet Potato Casserole Fries. The Adobo Yuca Fries have returned, as well. Over at the Fry Basket, you’ll find a variety of available items. 2025 booth There are a few beverages available to wash down those fries: the 3 Daughters Brewing Mojito Blonde Ale and Boyd & Blair Grapefruit Mule. Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats The famous Fry Flight features Truffle-Parmesan Fries, Sea Salt-Malt Vinegar Fries, and Sweet Potato Casserole Fries. Altogether, the Flight is $8. Fry Flight We’re starting with the classic Truffle-Parmesan Fries. They are the ones in the middle — see all that Parmesan-y goodness? These are excellent. They feel extra gourmet, with the zing of the truffle delightfully playing off the Parmesan. Fry Flight The Sea Salt Malt Vinegar Fries are plant-based, so they’re great for vegans or anyone with specific dietary needs. Similar to what you might expect with fish and chips, these are some crispy, slightly tangy fries. We can’t get enough Finally, the Sweet Potato Casserole Fries present all of the components of the holiday classic dish — with candied pecans, toasted marshmallow cream, and bourbon maple syrup — in fry fashion! These fries have a sweet consistency that really translates well. Sweeeeet The Adobo Yuca Fries with garlic-cilantro aïoli are also back as a plant-based option for $5.75. Adobo Yuca Fries These are a fan favorite for a reason. They’re nice and thick – even thicker than the potato fries – and the garlic aïoli gives them a wonderful kick. We love garlic. We love potatoes. What more can we ask for, right? Drinks The Mule cocktail gets a citrusy twist at The Fry Basket with the new Boyd & Blair Grapefruit Mule, which costs $12.50. Boyd & Blair Grapefruit Mule This was… fine. It tastes just like grapefruit, and while we enjoyed it, there wasn’t much going on. Still, it was refreshing! For grapefruit or vodka fans, it would probably be a good choice — it certainly packs a punch with the vodka! Also up for grabs is the NEW 3 Daughters Brewing Mojito Blonde Ale, which is $5.75 for 6 ounces or $9.75 for 12 ounces. 3 Daughters Brewing Mojito Blonde Ale This may have been the sleeper hit of the booth. It was delicious, very light, and offered a nice round taste profile. OVERALL Fry Basket has quickly become a favorite for many in its comparatively short time at the Food & Wine Festival, and this year’s booth is only going to build on that reputation as it’s one of the BEST offerings in 2025. Full Booth That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Check out the FULL list of items on this year’s cheese crawl! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: These Disney World French Fries Are So Good We Got a Whole Flight of Them (NO REGRETS!) first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

It’s time to check out what’s new at the Italy booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Bacetti Kisses di Pizza The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to the Italy booth to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu This year, Italy’s food menu is ALL NEW! On the menu is: Bacetti ‘Kisses’ di Pizza, Traditional Napoli Street Food which is pizza dough, pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato sauce, Tortellini alla Vodka made with four-cheese tortellini, vodka sauce, parmesan, and calabrian chili oil, and for dessert you’ll find Chocolate Spuma, which is chocolate mousse, caramel sauce, espresso whipped cream, and puffed rice. 2025 Italy Menu Most of the drinks are returning regulars, including a variety of wines, sangria, an Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita, and one new beer — Sorsi d’Oro ‘Sips of Gold’ Italian Pilsner. Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats First up, we ordered the Bacetti ‘Kisses’ di Pizza, Traditional Napoli Street Food. This is pizza dough, pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato sauce for $8.75. Okay, the pizza dough in this is WAY too thick — and a little hard. However, as a whole, it has a good savory flavor. It really feels like a pizza, too, so we’re thinking kids are going to like it. The sauce is good, but nothing special. Bacetti Kisses di Pizza Next, we tried the Tortellini alla Vodka, made with four-cheese tortellini, vodka sauce, parmesan, and calabrian chili oil for $8. Okay, we’ve got some bad news about this one because the pasta just wasn’t good to us at all. It’s not cooked properly (the pasta had a strange texture that was a bit overcooked), and it’s essentially like the store-bought tortellini you can find in the grocery store. The sauce is a little different from the pizza sauce in that it’s lighter, but again, it’s nothing to write home about. Tortellini alla Vodka And finally, the booth’s sweet dish is Chocolate Spuma, made with chocolate mousse, caramel sauce, espresso whipped cream, and puffed rice for $5.75. It’s basically chocolate mousse, and that’s all it really is. It has a rich chocolate flavor plus it’s very smooth. Chocolate Spuma It’s fine, but again, it’s nothing memorable. Drinks There’s one new drink on the menu at Italy this year — Sorsi d’Oro ‘Sips of Gold’ Italian Pilsner, available in 60z and 12 oz pours for $7.50 and $12.50. The Prosecco, Moscato, Chianti, and Red Sangria are all returners from previous festivals and options you can get year-round from the Italy dining options. We grabbed the Red Sangria, which comes frozen. That’s a bonus in our book! It’s not super strong and it’s very fruity…in fact, it sorta tastes like fruit juice. Again, though, it’s nothing incredible, but it’s refreshing. Red Sangria You’ll also find the Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita for $12. This cocktail is made with tequila, triple sec, and blood orange liqueur. In the past, it’s been one of our favorites because we always find it so refreshing. We loved it again this year, too. Blood Orange Margarita It’s sweet, but you can taste the alcohol at the end. It’s also cool and refreshing — the perfect summer drink. OVERALL Italy has so much potential, but it seems like it just often gets wasted, and we end up with food that’s okay, but nothing remarkable. This year seems to be the same, and we really wish Italy would just get it together. Maybe someday… However, the Bacetti ‘Kisses’ di Pizza might please the kids. Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Check out the FULL list of items on this year’s cheese crawl! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! 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¡Hola! Greeting from SPAIN, my friends — that is, the Spain Marketplace Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! Spain Even though Spain has a long history at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival (having returned after a hiatus in 2017), this Festival Marketplace has some tricks up its sleeve this year in the form of an all-new food menu! Please join us at the Spain Booth as we bring you our reviews of every Food Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Menu The Spain Food Booth has given its entire food menu a makeover this year, featuring three new items: the Trio de Pintxos, the Paella Caldoso, and the Basque Cheesecake! 2025 Spain Menu The featured cocktail here, Summer in Spain, is brand new as well. Wine drinkers have the option to try the one returning item on the menu with the Quinta del ’67 Garnacha Tintorera. ¡Buen provecho! Let’s dig in! Eats We’re starting with the new Trio de Pintxos comprised of a Jamón (ham) croqueta, pan con tomate (tomato-topped bread), and a tortilla Española (Spanish omelette). Trio de Pintxos The trio comes in at $7.25. The croqueta was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with a smooth texture similar to mashed potatoes. We could get the ham flavor coming through, as well as something citrusy, like lemon. Inside the croqueta The pan con tomate has a nice tomato-y spread on top that’s bright and smooth. The bread was toasted thoroughly to be crusted on the edges and soft in the middle. Pan con tomate Then, the tortilla Española was mild in flavor, but held up well enough to be a finger food. It had a chew kind of like scalloped potatoes. The Spanish omelette on the end Seafood fans will want to pay attention to the Paella Caldoso for $8.00. This paella features rock shrimp, bay scallops, and smoked mussels! Paella The rice has a nice soft texture with a rich seafood flavor underneath, like it was cooked in a seafood broth. The shrimp wasn’t overcooked, but the scallops were a bit on the tough side. The mussels were dry with some chew to them, but it all came together for an overall nice effect. YUM The Basque Cheesecake is plated with orange sauce. This sweet treat costs $5.25 and is an eligible item for those participating in the Emile’s Fromage Montage Cheese Crawl. Basque Cheesecake The textures and flavors here were absolutely delightful. The cheesecake sticks to your fork with a creaminess without being too crumbly. The citrus flavor is light and bright with bits of orange peel in the sauce that add some extra zing. Very delicious! DESSERRRRT What about the drinks? Drinks Doesn’t Summer in Spain sound lovely? This new-to-the-Festival cocktail is made with Frozen Simply Lemonade with both Yellow Chartreuse Liqueur and Green Chartreuse Liqueur, and costs $12.50. This had a very tangy, strong lemon flavor to it, so if you’re not into that punchiness, you might want to choose something else to drink. If lemonade is your dream summer drink, this might be for you! Summer in Spain A pour of Quinta del ’67 Garnacha Tintorera is also available for $7.50. OVERALL All in all, we really loved this booth! The paella served here is typically a hit with fans, and the trio was a lovely treat for those who want a little variety. Our favorite item was probably that cheesecake, which is definitely a standout dessert! The food here is pretty heavy, with seafood, rice, and lots of carbs, so you might not want to do this booth during the hottest part of the day (or the part of the day when you’re the most sluggish). The spread ¡Adiós! from the Spain Marketplace Booth for now! And if you’re gearing up for your own visit to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, we’ve got more right here… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Are you looking forward to trying new menu items from the Spain Booth? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: GOODNIGHT! We Need a Nap After This EPCOT Festival Booth first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

We don’t know about you, but we are getting more and more excited about Halloween! Mickey pumpkin wreath in Magic Kingdom Of course, the season has already kicked off at Disney World and Disneyland, but we’re starting to celebrate spooky season at home, too. Whether you’re ready or not, Halloween will be here before you know it — and this new Loungefly collection on Amazon has arrived just in time! DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we receive a commission. Get this new Mickey & Friends Halloween Loungefly ©Disney Halloween season calls for some Mickey & Friends style! This mini backpack features some iconic Disney characters in their Halloween costumes trick-or-treating. Cute autumn motifs, such as ivy and pumpkins, can be found above the front pocket, on the side pockets, and along the straps. This bag will be your go-to companion for all of spooky season! View on Amazon This Mickey Pumpkin Crossbody is ADORABLE ©Amazon A figural pumpkin moment is THE move for spooky season! This bag looks like Mickey Mouse in the shape of a pumpkin. You’ll find an all-over print of pumpkins and candy corn. Mickey smiles out from the front of the bag. His 3D ears feature pumpkins in the center! You’ll def want to take this out after dark because the face glows! Every outfit is instantly cuter with this bag by your side! View on Amazon Don’t forget this Minnie Mouse Halloween Candy purse ©Amazon This mini backpack features Minnie Mouse peeking out from behind a bowl of candy that’s shaped like a jack-o’-lantern! The candy bowl doubles as the front pocket. It features an adorable pattern of pumpkins and candy corn. The same pattern appears over the side pockets, back of the bag, and Minnie’s bow. And to make this bag extra special, it glows in the dark and is candy corn scented! View on Amazon And finally, there’s a matching wallet, too ©Amazon This wallet features Minnie Mouse on the front with 3D ears sticking out from the top. The back of the wallet and Minnie’s bow feature an all-over print of pumpkins and candy corn. Take a look inside to find seven card slots and one clear slot for an ID. View on Amazon We’re always on the hunt for the latest and greatest Disney souvenirs and essentials, so don’t forget to stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for more! The post Amazon Just Launched a New Loungefly Collection (and We Need It All) first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

If you’ve ever been strolling around World Showcase during the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival and came across a very, very, VERY long line surrounding one of the Festival Marketplace Food Booths… Food and Wine Festival Canada Booth …then it’s quite possible that you’re already familiar with the Canada Booth! This fan-favorite booth, celebrating the cuisine of our neighbors to the North, is a popular destination for just about every guest at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. Menu Over at the Canada booth, you’ll find a familiar list of options. The same classics have been served for a few years now; there are only two food items on the menu again this year, and both are returning favorites: the Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup and the Filet Mignon. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? 2025 Canada Menu To accompany the dishes are a beer and a wine option: Collective Arts Brewing Pilsner and Château des Charmes Pétales Rouge. The question, of course, is whether these items stand up once again to their already stellar reputation… Eats The fragrance wafting from the Canada Booth is enough to draw in many guests, and that’s thanks in no small part to the Filet Mignon. It’s plated with mushrooms and Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs mashed potatoes, and is finished with Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs butter for $10 (a slight increase from last year’s $9.75, but still a solid use of a Dining Plan Snack Credit). Filet Mignon Last year, the steak was dry rather than juicy. It was also pretty well done. Yes, the steak was a big downgrade last year. Also, it didn’t really deliver in the flavor department either. But how is it this year? Has it redeemed itself? Well, this dish specifically is always a little inconsistent. They looked good on the counter, but you can never tell just by the look how it will taste. Filet Mignon It’s not the best filet mignon you’ll have, but don’t let that statement scare you away. True, it doesn’t cut like butter, and you can’t get it cooked to order. That said, the whole dish had a great, rich, indulgent flavor, from the butter to the potatoes to the mushrooms. It really is a classic dish for a reason! The steak! Now, grab a spoon, because next we’re digging into the Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup, which comes with a pretzel roll! (This also happens to be one of the eligible items for those who plan to partake in Emile’s Fromage Montage Cheese Crawl.) Cheddar and Bacon Soup It’s up for grabs for $6.25, and many find it to be an affordable way to enjoy one of the famous dishes from Le Cellier Steakhouse (the Canada Pavilion’s signature restaurant) — no Advance Dining Reservation needed! Now, this is usually a big hit with us (it’s cheese soup, so OF COURSE, we love it). This one is a MUST if you love cheese — we get it every year for a reason. Cheese soup! This is a best of the fest item for sure! It’s super cheesy and super creamy. The bacon flavor disperses throughout the entire soup, which is delicious. The cheese is a very good beer cheese, and the pretzel bread is soft and fluffy! Pretzel Bread To put it simply, this is a returning best, and we’re here for it! Pretzel bread Drinks You can choose the Collective Arts Brewing Pilsner to go with your dishes. The cost is $5.75 for 6 ounces or $9.75 for 12 ounces. The Pilsner was like a classic pilsner. It had a big flavor compared to a lager, and it was a refreshing beer. Collective Arts Brewing Pilsner You can also opt for a pour of Château des Charmes Pétales Rouge for $7.50. We’re going to say it…this may be a best of the fest option when it comes to wine. It genuinely tastes like the lightest and freshest Pinot Noir we’ve had. It has a super great red flavor and a pepperiness. It’s not heavy at all, which we loved. Château des Charmes Pétales Rouge We would get this again and again and again! This was crazy good wine — we’re not kidding. OVERALL We’ll say it confidently: stop by Canada, it’s a must-visit! There is nothing here that you wouldn’t like. From the wine to the cheese soup, there are a couple of things that we think you NEED to try. Canada Booth That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus See what eats you’ll need to try to get a PRIZE at the Festival! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: There Are 3 (!!!) Reasons You NEED To Go to the Canada Booth in EPCOT, Eh! first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

Connections Cafe and Eatery is a special, additional location for this year’s EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! Come with us as we check out what’s on the menu this year. Chocolate Baumkuchen The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to Connections Cafe and Eatery to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu Connections Cafe and Eatery has a variety of special Festival items this year — both sweet and savory. Connections Cafe First up is the Chocolate Baumkuchen, which we’ve also ordered on non-Festival days. You can also order a new French Onion Burger made with caramelized onions and Gruyère cheese on a toasted brioche bun. The Festival-themed drink is a Passion Fruit Cream Slush made with passion fruit, evaporated milk, vanilla syrup, and coconut cream. You can order it non-boozy or add rum for a boozy version. 2025 Menu Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats Here it is, the iconic Chocolate Baumkuchen. This sweet $6.49 dish is made with chocolate ganache and whipped cream. Simple, sweet, and SO fun to look at, right? Despite its appearance (so photogenic!), we were a tad disappointed in this dessert. Overall, it’s a cute little snack, but if we’re really being critical, the treat was a little bland and dry, even with the ganache. Chocolate Baumkuchen Next, we checked out the new French Onion Burger. This $14.49 burger is made with a gourmet beef blend, caramelized onions, and Gruyère cheese on a toasted brioche bun. French Onion Burger So, we ran into an interesting issue with this burger. Specifically, the texture was completely dominated by onions, but at the same time, it had little actual onion flavor. The burger felt a bit bland, though really, it’s a pretty standard theme park burger. If you’re craving a salty, filling meal in EPCOT, this could be exactly what you need! French Onion Burger Plus, this is one of the few Festival options that comes with a cool air conditioning break AND a wealth of seating. So, is it the best burger in the world? Probably not. But hey, it’s a burger — you know what to expect. Drinks The Festival drink this year is a Passion Fruit Cream Slush made with passion fruit, evaporated milk, vanilla syrup, and coconut cream. This drink can be ordered non-boozy or add rum for a spirited twist. At the time of our initial review, the drink was not yet available. Cast Members told us that it should arrive at a later date, so stay tuned for updates! OVERALL Overall, Connections was a bit of a disappointment when it comes to the Food & Wine Festival. Maybe a major fan of onions on burgers would want to give the burger a whirl, but other than that, it feels like it’s not worth the stop. French Onion Burger There are better options — like the Canada booth, the Mexico booth, and many, many more. Check out our reviews below for more dining inspiration! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Check out the FULL list of items on this year’s cheese crawl! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Spot You Can Probably SKIP first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

If you are reading this post while hungry, BE WARNED. Seriously, we’re not joking! You’re willing to keep reading? OK, well then — we’ve got some DELICIOUS details to share with you! Hainan Prosperity The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the China booth— to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu Over at the China booth, you’ll find a variety of available items. We’ve got some returning classics, like the Chicken Dumplings and the Smoked Duck Bao Bun. There’s also a new contender in the noodle category, the Beijing Zhajiang Noodles. 2025 China Menu This is also a solid offering of beverages, including some beer, cocktails, and mocktails! The returning Baijiu Punch, Mango Peach Bubble Tea, Brew Hub Lychee Foo Draft Beer are joined by some new drinks this year: the Hainan Prosperity Cocktail and the Frozen Strawberry-Jasmine Cocktail are both new options this year. Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats The Smoked Duck Bao Bun with hoisin sauce is back for $8.25. Last year, we found this one to be fairly gamey and chewy, so how does it fare this year? This is always a solid staple for the China booth, but we couldn’t call it a festival fave. The bao bun is light and fluffy. Inside, the hoisin sauce adds a nice sweetness, while the duck has a rich, savory note. But the smokiness of the duck isn’t really there, and the pickled cucumber doesn’t work so well with the sauce. The duck is also on the gamier side. This is still a tasty dish that’s pretty safe, but it doesn’t blow our minds. Smoked Duck Bao Bun New this year are the Beijing Zhajiang Noodles for $8.50. We’ve enjoyed the noodle dishes at this booth year after year, so we’re excited to try these! The Beijing Zhajiang Noodles are served with stir-fried minced beef, cucumber, chili, and carrots in a savory douban sauce. This was much better than the bao. The noodles are saucy, comforting, and is bringing the best kind of takeout vibes. The sauce is savory with a deep soy flavor, while the beef adds a salty punch. Overall, it’s oily and indulgent, and we think this is one of those dishes you could reheat later and still love. Beijing Zhajiang Noodles The Pan-fried Chicken Dumplings with house-made sweet-and-spicy sauce are up for grabs again this year for $5.75. These are returning items, and last year we thought they were very similar to any other dumplings you would get from your local Chinese restaurant. Pan Fried Chicken Dumplings They’re slightly sticky to eat, but might be a good crowd-pleaser for those who’ve enjoyed dumplings in the past. Drinks You’ll pretty much always find a Bubble Tea at the China Booth, but the flavor changes every year. This year, you can try the Mango Peach Bubble Tea for $8.25. Mango Peach Bubble Tea Next up is the Baijiu Punch for $14.50. Though the name may strike you as a new cocktail, this drink has simply undergone a name change from “ByeJoe Punch.” Instead of opting for the play on words, the name now more clearly points to the Baijiu spirit used in the drink, which is mixed with lychee syrup, sparkling water, and piña colada mix. Baijiu Punch The end result is a surprisingly tropical sip, with a definite emphasis on the coconut. There are two new cocktails on the menu this year. Hainan Prosperity is made with Tequila, vodka, Minute Maid Orange Juice, and mango syrup for $14.50. Okay, we’re going to just say it — this is one of our favorite drinks at the festival. It’s light. It’s fruity. It’s refreshing without being super alcohol-heavy. The acidity of the orange juice cuts through the sweetness, so it’s SO easy to drink. Also, it goes GREAT with the noodles! Hainan Prosperity You can also try the Frozen Strawberry-Jasmine Cocktail made with Light rum, jasmine tea, and strawberry syrup for $14.25. This drink leans heavily on the strawberry. It’s icy and sweet, but we can’t really taste the jasmine tea. This is more like a strawberry slushy with a kick. Frozen Strawberry-Jasmine Cocktail However, this is a great cocktail for anyone with a sweet tooth or who love strawberry, but if you’re hoping for that hint of floral tea flavor, you’re out of luck. Finally, guests looking to try a beer here can purchase the Brew Hub Lychee Foo Draft Beer for $6 for 6oz. or $10.75 for a larger pour. OVERALL So overall, this booth is satisfying, but it really does play it very safe, especially with the bao bun that we believe is pretty forgettable. However, we think the noodles and the Hainan Prosperity cocktail are good enough reasons to make a stop here. Overall, it’s a family-friendly booth with crowd-pleasing flavors. That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus See what eats you’ll need to try to get a PRIZE at the Festival! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: Ding! Ding! Ding! We Have a Winner at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

We’re checking out a festival-favorite — the Hawai’i booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Hawai’i 2025 The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to the Hawai’i booth to check out all the eats! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out! Menu This year’s menu at Hawai’i is a collection of returning favorites, including the Slow-roasted Pork Slider with sweet-and-sour chutney featuring DOLE Pineapple and spicy mayonnaise, the Hawaiian Rice Bowl: Spam, eggs, eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and furikake (a Best of the Fest in 2o24!), and a Pineapple Cheesecake with passion fruit curd and macadamia nuts. Beverages for this year are: Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Pineapple Wine Maui Brewing Co. Orange Mango Guava Hazy IPA O’ahu Sunrise: Vodka, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and grenadine 2025 Hawai’i Menu Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! Eats First up, we grabbed the Hawaiian Rice Bowl made with Spam, eggs, eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and furikake for $6.25. This was one of the Best of the Fest items last year! Hawaiian Rice Bowl This is one of those dishes where even on a big festival day, we ate the WHOLE thing. The flavors balance so excellently together, and it really is just 10/10. The Spam was cooked just right with slightly crispy edges, and the rice was soft. The sauce on top tied it all together nicely. The bowl Next up is the Slow-roasted Pork Slider with sweet-and-sour chutney featuring DOLE Pineapple and spicy mayonnaise for $6.00. In 2024, this was called a Kalua Pork Slider, but the ingredients remain the same for 2025! We’ve enjoyed this sandwich in the past. Slow-roasted Pork Slider with sweet-and-sour chutney featuring DOLE Pineapple and spicy mayonnaise And in 2025? It’s still STELLAR. This used to have a bit of a kick a few years ago, but now it’s just a nice combo of sweet and savory. The pork is SO tender and juicy, and the bun is soft. The pineapple flavor comes through nicely, but don’t let it sit too long, or the juice will make your bun soggy. The slider And finally, for dessert you can grab the Pineapple Cheesecake with passion fruit curd and macadamia nuts for $5.25. This item is also part of Emile’s Fromage Montage this year. It’s not really anything to write home about — the flavors are there, but they’re not particularly interesting or unique. We could taste the passion fruit, but it was way milder than we were expecting. Pineapple Cheesecake with passion fruit curd and macadamia nuts Moving on to the drinks! Drinks The drinks at Hawai’i are all returning this year! First up is the Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Pineapple Wine for $10. This wine has been a regular item at EPCOT festivals over the years. It usually has a strong pineapple flavor and is very sweet, so it should be refreshing on a hot day, but only if you enjoy sweet wines. Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Pineapple Wine Next, you can order the Maui Brewing Co. Orange Mango Guava Hazy IPA – a 6 oz pour is $5.75 and a 12 oz pour is $9.75. And finally, you can get the O’ahu Sunrise made with vodka, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and grenadine for $14.50. Formerly called the Aulani Sunrise, this year it has a new name but the same ingredients. This was sweet and pineapple-forward, a great pairing for the food. O’ahu Sunrise So, should you go to Hawai’i? (Well, yes, you would probably love a vacation, but we’re talking about the booth here.) OVERALL Hawai’i is once again a BANGER of a booth. This place has some beloved and truly delicious dishes that are presented beautifully. If you’re into tropical, light, and refreshing flavors, this is a must-visit. The slider is going to be a fan-favorite again, but for us, the rice bowl is the real standout. Hawai’i Spread Also, it’s important to note that the Hawai’i booth can get VERY busy. It has a prime location and the pork slider is a fan favorite dish, so expect a line when you visit. We’ll be visiting more booths around the festival, so stay tuned! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus Check out the FULL list of items on this year’s cheese crawl! And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: Crowd Alert! EVERYONE Is Lining Up at This EPCOT Festival Booth Right Now first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

Olá! We’re coming to you from the Brazil Marketplace Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! Brazil Booth Spread We are making our way to all of the Festival Marketplaces to bring you our reviews of every Food Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, and I have TWO WORDS that make Brazil a must-stop every year: CHEESE BREAD. Of course, that’s not all they’re serving up at this booth tucked between the Morocco and France Pavilions, so let’s check it out and see how things are faring this year at the Brazil Booth! Menu The Brazil Booth features two returning items on its menu: Feijoada (a Brazilian black bean stew) and Pão de Queijo (the aforementioned CHEESE BREAD!). 2025 Brazil Menu In fact, the beverages are both returning sips, too, with the Frozen Caipirinha and the 81Bay Brewing Co. Bossa Nova Lager making the list again. Welcome back, Brazil! Let’s dig in… Eats Brazil Booth’s twist on the Feijoada black bean stew also features pork belly and Brazil nut pesto. It’s presented over BEN’S ORIGINAL Long Grain White Rice, and costs $6.50. This is such a flavorful dish, and although pork belly can sometimes be very heavy, this version is well-balanced. The beans and rice complement the flavors beautifully. This one is hearty and satisfying. Feijoada Not only is the Pão de Queijo (Brazilian cheese bread!) a fan-favorite Festival dish, it’s also an eligible item for those participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage. It costs $5. It’s cheesy bread, y’all, and you know how we feel about cheesy bread. This is consistently a great option. The bread is light and airy, and it’s something you can eat without feeling heavy. Pao de Queijo Yes, you can find something very similar year-round on the secret menu at Skipper Canteen in Magic Kingdom, but we welcome it every year to EPCOT for this festival. Drinks And to drink? The Frozen Caipirinha with Cachaça Spirit is back for $12.50. Really, does anything sound more delightful on a hot day in EPCOT? Despite the “frozen” in its name, it’s served more on the rocks. However, the drink is fruity and easy to sip, but there really isn’t a solid defining flavor to it, so it’s not exactly our favorite festival drink. It’s not that unique, so we would suggest exploring other drinks elsewhere. Frozen Caipirinha with Cachaça Spirit The 81Bay Brewing Co. Bossa Nova Lager is also available at $5.75 for a 6-ounce pour or $9.75 for a 12-ounce pour. OVERALL To sum it up in two words: cheesy bread. If you don’t want ANYTHING else from this booth, the cheesy bread is sure to please you. But honestly, we also loved the Feijoada, which was full of flavor, and, well, it pairs well with the bread. You might want to skip drinks here for something more unique, but ultimately, that’s up to you. Tchau from Brazil for now! And if you’re gearing up for your own visit to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, we’ve got more right here… Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Is Cheese Bread from the Brazil Booth a must-eat at the festival for you? Tell us in the comments! The post REVIEW: This CHEESE BREAD in EPCOT Is Exactly What You Want to Be Eating. Trust Us. first appeared on the disney food blog. View the full article

There are SO many dining options at Disney World, and it can definitely feel overwhelming to decide where to eat! From restaurants to quick service spots to snack stands, there are so many great options to choose from. So, we’re here to give you advice on where to go, and where you’re good to miss! Cheese Meltdown Pretzel We recently stopped by Wetzel’s Pretzels at Disney Springs to try some popular snacks, and we have some thoughts. Is it worth a stop on your next trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth? Find out here! Atmosphere You’ll find Wetzel’s Pretzels in two different spots in Disney Springs. There is one in the Marketplace section of Disney Springs, and there is also one on the West Side. They both offer the same menu, just at different locations! This is the same chain that you can find across the United States, so if you are looking for something unique to Disney World, you will want to skip this spot. Wetzel’s Pretzels The Marketplace Wetzel’s Pretzels is right across from two popular spots at Springs, the LEGO Store and World of Disney. It’s also right beside the AdventHealth Waterside Stage. Making it a great spot to grab a quick bite while watching a performance and listening to music! The West Side Wetzel’s Pretzels is across from the AMC Dine-In Theater and near the bridges that lead over to the Landing area. There are a few tables here that are shared between Wetzel’s Pretzels, Häagen-Dazs, and YeSake. Wetzel’s Pretzels West Side But enough about the restaurant — what’s on the menu here?! Menu Wetzel’s Pretzels is, well, a pretzel place — and they have lots of different options! You can get an original pretzel, a cinnamon one, or a pizza one. On top of the big pretzels, the spot offers a lot of smaller snack-sized bites. ©Disney They also have a handful of refreshing beverages, similar to what you’d find at other snack locations. ©Disney And now, onto the main event — the food! Eats First up, we grabbed the Original Pretzel for $7.50. This pretzel had a tasty texture that was soft and doughy. It was easy to pull apart and had lots of saltiness to it. It was served warm, which made it even better. If you are a fan of salted pretzels, you are going to enjoy this one! Original Pretzel Then we grabbed the Sinful Cinnamon for $8.50, which is a pretzel coated in cinnamon sugar. This one is a fan-favorite for a reason and was one of our favorites! It starts with a pretzel that is then covered in cinnamon sugar. It is sweet with lots of cinnamon flavor. Sinful Cinnamon This pretzel was also served warm, and it was soft and fluffy. The cinnamon sugar mixture ends up kind of melting into the pretzel, which makes it even more delicious. This pretzel was even thicker than the Original Pretzel, and we are big fans! Sinful Cinnamon We couldn’t pass up on the Cheese Meltdown for $9.50. Oh boy, if you are a cheese fan, you need to grab this one immediately. The cheese was melted into the pretzel, and you got that amazing cheese “crunch” from the crispy parts. Baked Cheese Pretzel This pretzel is a great option if you are looking for a savory snack, and we loved this one! The pretzel was still soft, but with the addition of a cheesy layer that added some crunch. We could have had more of this one for sure! Baked Cheese Pretzel We wanted to try one of the snack-sized pretzels, so we went with the Cheesy Dog Bites for $11.50. This snack in a cup is mini hot dogs wrapped in pretzel dough, then topped with cheese. Cheesy Dog Bites It is like a leveled-up version of pigs in a blanket, and we are here for it! The hot dogs were juicy, the pretzel dough was fluffy, and the cheese was crispy. A wonderful, savory combination that makes for a fantastic snack on the go. Cheesy Dog Bites That was everything we got at Wetzel’s Pretzels, and let’s just say we left full and satisfied! Nosh or Not This Disney World restaurant is a must-visit if… You are craving pretzels. Wetzel’s Pretzels is serving up a variety of pretzels, so if you are craving one, this is your spot! You are looking for a quick snack in Disney World. Usually, the stand has its snacks pre-made, so it is usually really quick to order and go. Sometimes you might have to wait a bit, but it is still quick! You want an easy, grab-and-go snack. Pretzels and pretzel bites are perfect for taking on the go. You can grab one and keep making your way through Disney Springs! You should skip this Disney World spot if… You want to eat somewhere unique to Disney World. Wetzel’s Pretzels is a chain, so you will be able to find this location across the United States. That could be a good thing for you, but if you want something you can only find in Disney World, you will want to skip this spot! You want a spot with a lot of options. This restaurant specializes in pretzels, so if you are looking for somewhere with a variety of options, Wetzel’s Pretzels won’t be your best bet. You are looking for a large meal or table service option. While you could definitely make a meal out of pretzels, if you are looking for a table service option or super filling meals, we think Wetzel’s Pretzels is more of a snack or smaller meal spot. Overall Wetzel’s Pretzels is serving up some delicious pretzels, and we really enjoyed our meal! The pretzel dough is soft and fluffy, and we loved the variety of flavors you can choose from. You can go sweet, or you can go savory, and both sides of the spectrum were delicious. This is a great spot for a quick snack! Wetzel’s Pretzels In the meantime, we’ll be on the lookout for more restaurant updates from Disney World and beyond. Make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and more! The Best Restaurants in Disney World in 2025 Need Disney Restaurant Advice? We’ve Got EVERYTHING You Need to Know The ONLY Disney Dining Planning Tool You’ll Need Is Here – Get the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining! See Our Complete Disney World Restaurants Guide The Best Magic Kingdom Restaurants The Best EPCOT Restaurant Restaurants The Best Hollywood Studios Restaurants The Best Animal Kingdom Restaurants The Best Disney Springs Restaurants Check Out Dozens of Disney Dining Tips and Tools Learn All About Tipping at Disney Restaurants How to Use Mobile Order in Disney World Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the latest Disney food news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Have you eaten at this Disney World restaurant before? Tell us in the comments! 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