oybolshoi
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2004
Hidely ho, foodarinos!!!
Welcome to the newest installment of Jay and Bendy's dining adventures - scheduled to begin in earnest on October 14th. Nine weeks is a long time to nurse a pre-dining trippie, but after navigating the treacherous waters of Food & Wine Festival special event booking yesterday, I can no longer contain my enthusiasm or my hunger. And who better to share those things with than you?
Who the heck are we, you ask?
We're a couple of silly DINKS who love food-n-booze-n-travel, especially when they are connected by hyphens and the letter "n".
Oybolshoi: your devoted author ... aka Brenda / Bendy. Thanks to a lifetime of dealing with Crohns Disease I used to be terrified of food ... now, food is terrified of me because I've turned into a remorseless eating machine. I plan the trips and the dining tours and have, on occasion, been known to make the credit cards spontaneously combust. This trip coincides with my 40th birthday which is on October 17th - it's my birthday and I'll gorge if I want to!
The hubba: Jason ... just a tad younger than his old Crohn of a wife and a far more adventurous and spicy eater, too. He's my lovey ... my partner in crime ... my sounding board ... my personal baggage handler. He is the most easygoing of travel companions and puts up with his high-strung wifey, for which he deserves a medal.
Epcot's annual Food & Wine Festival is the primary reason that Jay and I visit WDW every October - as usual on this trip we plan on chowing our way around the World Showcase food kiosks and we have a few special festival dining events booked as well. And once more we've planned out our ADRs to incorporate a mix of old favorites with some weird and scary new places.
I should also mention that we will be joined halfway through our vacation by my nephew and his wife, henceforward to be known as Guest X and Guest Y. They will be dining with us at certain locations, but do not worship at the trough of gluttony like we do; I fear that they disapprove of Auntie Crohn's food porn habit.
So, what's on the agenda?
I thought you'd never ask!!!
Pre-Trip Plans & Musings:
Book 'Em, Bendy - scheduled culinary demos & booze samplings
Terrifying Lows, Dizzying Highs, and Creamy Middles!
A New, But Still Green, Travel Mascot
We're Talking DISmeet and Booze!!!
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
Final ADR Tweaks and the WDW Florist
Jumping on the Ratings Bandwagon Before the Wheels Fall Off!
Last Minute Pre-Trip Musings
Tenderized Bendy Talks a Little Cake
Completed Reviews:
October 14th:
Beaches & Cream
The WDW Florist and the Tequila Ditch
A Warm and Sticky Dessert Party
Kona Island Sushi Bar
October 15th:
Breakfast at Kouzzina
Foraging at the F&W Festival, Part I
F&W Festival Culinary Demo - Raglan Road
Culinary Nirvana at Bistro Paris
Drinking and Such in the Belle Vue Room
October 16th:
French Pastries for Breakfast & Food & Wine Snacking for Lunch
F&W Festival Special Event - Tequila Tasting at La Cava del Tequila
F&W Signature Dinner at Bluezoo
October 17th:
Happy Birthday to me!!!
Birthday Breakfast - Yacht & Beach Club Private Dining
Moet & Chandon Champagne Seminar
Random Food & Wine Snacking
F&W Festival Special Event: Tutto Italia Food & Wine Pairing
Dinner at Flying Fish
Birthday DISmeet at the Beach Club, Part I
Birthday DISmeet at the Beach Club, Part II
Bendy cuts the cake (rather than the cheese!) - video supplied by TheDISneyFamily
October 18th:
Freezing Cold F&W Snacking
Moonstruck Chocolate Culinary Demo
Victoria & Albert's, Part I
Victoria & Albert's, Part II
October 19th:
Breakfast at the Kona
Casey's Corner at the MK
F&W Culinary Demo - The Wave
Dinner at Il Mulino - A New & Tasty Dining Experience for Jay & Bendy!
Late Night Drinks at the Crew's Cup Lounge
October 20th: World Showcase Alcoholic Domination, Take II
F&W Snacking & Remy Martin Cognac Seminar
Ditch Day Afternoon, Part I
Ditch Day Afternoon, Part II
Yorkshire Fish & Chips and F&W Snacking
ESPN Club
October 21st:
A Whole Lotta F&W Snacking
Raglan Road
Paradiso 37
October 22nd:
Boma, F&W Snacking, and a Chopin Vodka Seminar
California Grill
October 23rd:
Cape May Character Breakfast & Final F&W Booth Snackeroos
Eating Everything in Sight at Bluezoo
***Guest X and Guest Y depart today***
All Good Things Must End ...
Canceled ADRs
breakfast at Fresh *new* -- CANCELED
breakfast at The Wave *new* -- CANCELED
lunch at Chefs de France -- SKIPPED IT
dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse *new* -- CANCELED
lunch at Hollywood Brown Derby *new* -- CANCELED
wine seminar 3:45PM (Le Crema winery) -- TOOK A NAP
culinary seminar 4:30PM (GF Bakery) -- TOOK A NAP
lunch at Yak & Yeti *new* -- CANCELED
lunch at Coral Reef *new* -- CANCELED
DISmeet at the squishee stand in France - CANCELED
dinner at Jiko -- CANCELED
Stay tuned for more updates, ramblings, and plans! Thanks for reading!
Welcome to the newest installment of Jay and Bendy's dining adventures - scheduled to begin in earnest on October 14th. Nine weeks is a long time to nurse a pre-dining trippie, but after navigating the treacherous waters of Food & Wine Festival special event booking yesterday, I can no longer contain my enthusiasm or my hunger. And who better to share those things with than you?
Who the heck are we, you ask?
We're a couple of silly DINKS who love food-n-booze-n-travel, especially when they are connected by hyphens and the letter "n".
Oybolshoi: your devoted author ... aka Brenda / Bendy. Thanks to a lifetime of dealing with Crohns Disease I used to be terrified of food ... now, food is terrified of me because I've turned into a remorseless eating machine. I plan the trips and the dining tours and have, on occasion, been known to make the credit cards spontaneously combust. This trip coincides with my 40th birthday which is on October 17th - it's my birthday and I'll gorge if I want to!
The hubba: Jason ... just a tad younger than his old Crohn of a wife and a far more adventurous and spicy eater, too. He's my lovey ... my partner in crime ... my sounding board ... my personal baggage handler. He is the most easygoing of travel companions and puts up with his high-strung wifey, for which he deserves a medal.
Epcot's annual Food & Wine Festival is the primary reason that Jay and I visit WDW every October - as usual on this trip we plan on chowing our way around the World Showcase food kiosks and we have a few special festival dining events booked as well. And once more we've planned out our ADRs to incorporate a mix of old favorites with some weird and scary new places.
I should also mention that we will be joined halfway through our vacation by my nephew and his wife, henceforward to be known as Guest X and Guest Y. They will be dining with us at certain locations, but do not worship at the trough of gluttony like we do; I fear that they disapprove of Auntie Crohn's food porn habit.
So, what's on the agenda?
I thought you'd never ask!!!
Pre-Trip Plans & Musings:
Book 'Em, Bendy - scheduled culinary demos & booze samplings
Terrifying Lows, Dizzying Highs, and Creamy Middles!
A New, But Still Green, Travel Mascot
We're Talking DISmeet and Booze!!!
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
Final ADR Tweaks and the WDW Florist
Jumping on the Ratings Bandwagon Before the Wheels Fall Off!
Last Minute Pre-Trip Musings
Tenderized Bendy Talks a Little Cake
Completed Reviews:
October 14th:
Beaches & Cream
The WDW Florist and the Tequila Ditch
A Warm and Sticky Dessert Party
Kona Island Sushi Bar
October 15th:
Breakfast at Kouzzina
Foraging at the F&W Festival, Part I
F&W Festival Culinary Demo - Raglan Road
Culinary Nirvana at Bistro Paris
Drinking and Such in the Belle Vue Room
October 16th:
French Pastries for Breakfast & Food & Wine Snacking for Lunch
F&W Festival Special Event - Tequila Tasting at La Cava del Tequila
F&W Signature Dinner at Bluezoo
October 17th:
Happy Birthday to me!!!
Birthday Breakfast - Yacht & Beach Club Private Dining
Moet & Chandon Champagne Seminar
Random Food & Wine Snacking
F&W Festival Special Event: Tutto Italia Food & Wine Pairing
Dinner at Flying Fish
Birthday DISmeet at the Beach Club, Part I
Birthday DISmeet at the Beach Club, Part II
Bendy cuts the cake (rather than the cheese!) - video supplied by TheDISneyFamily
October 18th:
Freezing Cold F&W Snacking
Moonstruck Chocolate Culinary Demo
Victoria & Albert's, Part I
Victoria & Albert's, Part II
October 19th:
Breakfast at the Kona
Casey's Corner at the MK
F&W Culinary Demo - The Wave
Dinner at Il Mulino - A New & Tasty Dining Experience for Jay & Bendy!
Late Night Drinks at the Crew's Cup Lounge
October 20th: World Showcase Alcoholic Domination, Take II
F&W Snacking & Remy Martin Cognac Seminar
Ditch Day Afternoon, Part I
Ditch Day Afternoon, Part II
Yorkshire Fish & Chips and F&W Snacking
ESPN Club
October 21st:
A Whole Lotta F&W Snacking
Raglan Road
Paradiso 37
October 22nd:
Boma, F&W Snacking, and a Chopin Vodka Seminar
California Grill
October 23rd:
Cape May Character Breakfast & Final F&W Booth Snackeroos
Eating Everything in Sight at Bluezoo
***Guest X and Guest Y depart today***
All Good Things Must End ...
Canceled ADRs
breakfast at Fresh *new* -- CANCELED
breakfast at The Wave *new* -- CANCELED
lunch at Chefs de France -- SKIPPED IT
dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse *new* -- CANCELED
lunch at Hollywood Brown Derby *new* -- CANCELED
wine seminar 3:45PM (Le Crema winery) -- TOOK A NAP
culinary seminar 4:30PM (GF Bakery) -- TOOK A NAP
lunch at Yak & Yeti *new* -- CANCELED
lunch at Coral Reef *new* -- CANCELED
DISmeet at the squishee stand in France - CANCELED
dinner at Jiko -- CANCELED
Stay tuned for more updates, ramblings, and plans! Thanks for reading!