Eat All The Things - 10/31 to 11/7

[bellrae]

So, finally home and finally have all my photos on the computer, so thought I would share my dining adventures with everyone.

First meal of the trip was breakfast at CRT. For me it was more about trying the caramel apple stuffed french toast then the princesses, and it did not disappoint! You really do not go hungry having breakfast at CRT!

For lunch on day 1 I had an ADR at liberty tree tavern. Sadly this was the first week of the new menu and I was unable to have any of the things I had planned on eating (I had really wanted the individual serve of the turkey - dining alone the family style they now had at lunch would be a complete waste of food. I had deliberately come for lunch not dinner for this reason, so I wasn't very happy that the option had been removed. in the end I went with the burger (which I don't seem to have a picture of...). this whole lunch was a bust really - they were running 40 minutes behind on reservations as well.

I decided to try to make up for lackluster lunch with some snacks. Dole Whip and a Halloween themed cupcake.

I decided to skip dinner - but there was plenty of candy to be eaten post-MK trick or treating

 

[bellrae]

So, on Day 2 I headed to Epcot to hit up the Food & Wine festival.

I tried a few dishes (starting at the top left):

Scotland - Potato pancake with smoked salmon
Poland - Piergogi
Farm Fresh - Mac & Cheese
Morocco - Haloumi Fries
Greenhouse Guru - tomato salad
China - Roasted duck steamed bun

I was planning on having dessert at Epcot (following the Hanson concert) but the crowds were starting to get too much, so instead I snuck down to Disney Springs and bought a few little treats to enjoy back at the resort.

 

[bellrae]

On day 3 I was at the Animal Kingdom and pretty excited about my lunch ADR at Tiffins.

I loved Tiffins. I opted for an appetizer (the pate) and then the lunch special, which allows you to try two smaller portions so that you can try more dishes. I went with the beet salad and the fish crudo. For dessert I went with the lime cheesecake. I also tried one of the non-alcoholic signature cocktails, which was refreshing on a warm day.

 

[bellrae]

On day 4 I spend most of the day at HS. For lunch I managed to find a baked potato the size of a football! thankfully I was carb loading for a runDisney weekend.

In the evening I headed back to Food & Wine for a light dinner.

I this time visited Greece and Canada.

For dessert - I hit up ample hills creamery on my way back to Boardwalk.

 

[bellrae]

On Day 5 I did the VIP tour for the Food and wine festival!

We started out at the 'What's Cookin' With' Brunch hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli.

Alex whipped up some cocoa nib muffins and an omelet.

After some wine tasting and a spin on Soarin' we then got to try a few F&W festival dishes and discuss them with the head of food for WDW.

We tried three dishes - two from The Chew and one from Greenhouse Guru.

We then hit up a few more rides (including Frozen!) and then head off to another wine tasting, where they feed us again. This time we started with pumpkin soup which was AMAZING (and I'm Australian, I've eaten a lot of pumpkin soup in my life). All of the dishes were matched with wine.

This was followed up with a giant steak and fish entree.

And then dessert, which was a spin on a trifle.

There was NO room for dinner after all of this!

 

[bellrae]

Day 6 started with a Captains Grill breakfast (following the 10K run through Epcot).

For lunch I headed down to Disney Springs and enjoyed some dumplings at Morimoto.

For dinner I headed over to Wilderness lodge to Artist Point. I had never been here before and I feel like I have really missed out. I loved it. The staff were amazing, the food was fresh and tasty, and the restaurant felt serene with with the view. I had the cheese to start, followed by the signature salmon and the donuts for dessert. The entrees here were huge. I was unable to eat the whole thing. Oh, and the bread service was amazing!

 

[bellrae]

Day 7 was my final full day at WDW.

Breakfast was post-half marathon and was basically me gorging on pastries from the Boardwalk Bakery!

For lunch I headed over to Beaches & Cream. There I celebrated my run with a malted shake and a turkey sandwich.

That evening I kept my WDW tradition of dinner at California Grill alive. I normally love Cali Grill, but after eating at Artist Point the night before I was a little disappointed. I hate to say it, but I think I prefer Artist Point! At Cali Grill I had the tomato salad, the scallops and the donuts (I like donuts!).

 

[bellrae]

oh, and I've just realised I left off my pics from the Star Wars fireworks dessert party! This was actually the best of the dessert parties I have been to. i liked that in the location you could roam around and look at the displays in launch bay, and that you could do the character meet and greets with almost no line. A few people have made comments on here about the Jawa's, but during the party they were amazing. I watched one play on the floor with two toddlers for about 15 minutes. Just having fun.

Here is a small selection of the foods.

 

[Hopefully]

All of these photos, except the dessert party, don't display

 

[bellrae]

All of these photos, except the dessert party, don't display

Grrrr, these all worked fine yesterday. They are all from photobucket...

 

[Nohal]

I can't see your pictures either. Only can see the star wars ones.

 

[nursejackie]

Me too, I was so excited when I clicked on to read your review and check out your photos. Any chance you will be able to fix them?