Remember how last year I was so distraught about missing the Epcot Food & Wine Festival I made a to-eat list even though I wouldn’t be there? Some of my saner work, I must say.
Well, this year no one needs to worry about my mental state: I am, as is right and proper, going to be at the festival. I’m going to run the 10K and half, and then eat and drink delicious foodstuffs. It is written!
As is traditional, I have painstakingly combed through all the pre-released menus and selected the items that stand out to me the most. These shall be the flavors of priority. And there are a lot this year – is it just me or are the F&W offerings getting more and more intriguing with time?
In the past I have sometimes found the certain dishes will disappear between announcement and actuality, or get bad reviews, or be usurped by new foods that unexpectedly catch my eye in the moment. But I like to have a list to start from, y’know?
Anyway, here’s what I intend to eat:
Key:
+ means I have eaten it at past Food & Wine Festivals and liked it enough to add it to the list again
– means I’ve had it on my to-eat list before but for whatever reason never got around to trying it
| Booth |
Item |
Notes |
| Active Eats |
Loaded Mac ‘n Cheese+ |
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| Active Eats |
Pineapple Coconut Hard Sparkling Water |
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| Africa |
Jam Jar Shiraz+ |
Or maybe the wine flight? |
| The Almond Orchard |
Champagne!!!+ |
I still don’t understand why it’s in an almond orchard, but okay. |
| Belgium |
Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache- |
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| Brazil |
Pao de Queijo+ |
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| Brazil |
Brazilian Seafood Stew |
In it for the coconut-lime sauce. |
| Brewer’s Collection |
Schofferhofer Pomegranate Beer- |
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| Canada |
Cheddar Cheese Soup+ |
In it for the pretzel roll. |
| Canada |
Moosehead Radler |
All those juice infusions!! |
| The Cheese Studio |
Cheese Trio- |
A profiterole! A macaron! Smoked salmon!!! |
| The Cheese Studio |
Maple Bourbon Cheesecake |
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| China |
Xi’an Pancake with Beef |
Pancake, you say? |
| China |
Roasted Duck Bao Bun+ |
I will eat practically anything in a bao bun. |
| China |
Jasmine Draft Beer |
This could be disgusting. I MUST FIND OUT. |
| China |
Byejoe Punch |
Must resist urge to shout the name a la FALCON PUNCH! |
| Chocolate Studio |
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tart+ |
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| Chocolate Studio |
Pumpkin Spice Chai & Chocolate Shake |
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| Coastal Eats |
Baked Shrimp Scampi Dip |
Is it weird I just want the baguette? |
| Craft Drafts |
Chocolate Milk Stout- |
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| Earth Eats |
Steakhouse Burger |
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| Earth Eats |
Impossible Burger |
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| Earth Eats |
Kombucha Flight |
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| Festival Center |
The Wine of Kurt Russell- |
Wait, is that not what it’s called? |
| Flavors from Fire |
Spicy Chocolate Mousse |
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| Germany |
Shinkennudeln |
Unless there are peas in it, in which case HARD PASS. |
| Germany |
Roast Bratwurst+ |
In it for the pretzel roll. |
| Greece |
Bougatsa |
Assuming it looks good coming out of the kiosk. |
| Hawaii |
Grilled Tuna Tataki |
Wasabi cream, you say? |
| Hawaii |
Teriyaki-glazed Spam |
Lovely Spam, wonderful Spam. |
| Hops & Barley |
Carrot Cake |
MAXIMUM CREAM CHEESE ICING! |
| India |
Either the Curry or the Korma |
I can’t decide. Both? |
| India |
Mango Lassi with Indian Cream Liquer |
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| Ireland |
Roasted Irish Sausage- |
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| Ireland |
Cheddar Cheese Dip+ |
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| Ireland |
Guiness Baileys Shake |
Not 100% sure what this means but I’m willing to find out. |
| Islands of the Caribbean |
Quesito- |
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| Italy |
Fritto Misto |
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| Japan |
Teriyaki Chicken Bun |
My kingdom for a steamed bun! |
| Japan |
Beef Nigiri |
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| Japan |
Spicy Roll |
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| Light Lab |
Cider Flight |
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| Mexico |
Coconut Rice Pudding |
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| Spain |
Charcuterie in a Cone- |
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| Thailand |
Red Hot Spicy Curry Beef |
BRING IT ON. |
| Taste Track |
Pancake Milkshake |
WUT |
What are you most excited to try at the festival?
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