Food and Wine part 2 is here!! While this time I didn’t try quite as many pavilions, we did have a lot of food and wine fun and I wanted to share with you our experiences. The day of course started with a bubblegum wall photo, but then it was back to World Showcase!!
The first pavilion we stopped at was Flavors from the Fire. I specifically saved this pavilion for when my husband was there because I know it had a lot of foods that were right up his alley. This pavilion is not actually in World Showcase and is located closer to Journey Into Your Imagination with Figment and the Land. We tried the Steakhouse Blended Burger and the Smoked Corn Beef. Both were amazing!! I definitely would get the burger again. That tiny little slider is PACKED with flavor.
The next pavilion we tried I spaced and forgot to get a picture of, but it needs to be mentioned because it was SO GOOD. We stopped at the Wine & Dine Studio and decided to try their take on Seared Scallops. As Florida locals, we are super picky about our seafood. These scallops were cooked to PERFECTION. If you are looking for a dish with scallops I would go with this one over the option at Coastal Eats. The one at Coastal Eats is great, but it is a dip.
I decided to stop back at Shimmering Sips because it’s Florida so it’s hotter than the surface of the sun. I finally tried this strawberry beauty everyone has been posting on Instagram and I am happy to report it is as tasty as it is pretty. Another must at this pavilion? The frozen mimosa. It is made with White Claw and SUPER refreshing. I’m officially declaring it my favorite frozen drink of the festival.
The only other new dish I tried from last time was the potstickers in China. They are potstickers. I can’t really write anything else about them. They are exactly what you would expect them to be, but I am trying to make an effort to try every pavilion this year. They honestly didn’t compare to the other dishes I have tried thus far and if I could go back in time I probably wouldn’t waste the calories on them.
But let’s get into the fun stuff! Aside from food and alcohol, Food and Wine also offers concert featuring tons of different artists during the run of the festival. Some of these shows can get ridiculously crowded, so we decided to do the Eat to the Best dining package at Chef de France. Sugar Ray was the band performing and we wanted to make sure we got good seats. In previous years we have gone their shows have been PACKED, so we thought doing the Eat to the Beat package was a good idea, but honestly I have mixed feelings this year.
First off, for two adult meals it was $177 before tip. The meal included an appetizer, entree, and dessert. The food was fantastic and we will definitely eat there again, but I do feel like half the fun of Food & Wine is getting to experience food options that are not normally available. Our seats for the show were amazing and the show was incredible, but our tickets were for the 8pm show on a Tuesday, so it wasn’t as crowded as when we have been previous years. Honestly I think if you want to do an earlier show it is worth the price, but the last show seems to be the least popular.
The night ended with us watching Epcot’s temporary firework show: Epcot Forever. I will be unpopular for saying this, but Illuminations was never my favorite, so I was really excited to see the new show. The new show really pulled my heart strings. The whole thing feels like a tribute to Walt, with music from the past that takes you right back to childhood. It is worth the watch, especially for my die-hard fans out there.
Watching Epcot Forever made me beyond excited for where Epcot is going in the future. It’s already a spectacular park and it is only going to get better!!
Marvelous Mrs. Morin 