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2009 menus from ALL kiosks around World Showcase
listed here.
You'll also view photos of every kiosk!
September
14, 2009--Disney announces the appearance of Gary
Vaynerchuk to help kick off the 2009 International Food &
Wine Festival at Epcot. Mr. Vaynerchuck will tape an episode
of Wine Library TV in the Norway pavilion beginning at 11:30
a.m. Not only is Gary the star of Wine Library TV, but he is
also its Director of Operations. He comes by his taste for
wines honestly, as his immigrant Russian parents owned a
liquor store while he was growing up. Ultimately, he rebranded
his parents' business as the Wine Library and became its
resident expert. The Wine Library grow from a $4 million
dollar business to one worth $45 million!
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Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine
Library TV will help kick off Epcot's 2009 edition
of the International Food & Wine Festival.
Epcot International
Food & Wine Festival
From
Barcelona
to
Buenos Aires
, Dozens of ‘Foodie Cities’ Serve Blissful Bites
Check
back for live coverage once the festival begins on September
25!
Epcot
kitchens turn up the heat for a global tasting experience
worthy of every palate Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at the 14th annual
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney
World Resort. During the six-week, entertainment-packed
event, park guests can taste fine cuisine and wines from the
top “foodie” cities of the world.
Whether sampling bites of Camarőes com Palmito (shrimp
with palms) from
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
, or sipping the trendiest wine from
Buenos Aires
,
Argentina
, festival guests can enjoy the flavors of more than 25
international marketplaces dotting the World Showcase
promenade. The festival will spotlight tastes from cities
on six continents, including
Bologna
,
Italy
;
Bangkok
,
Thailand
;
Wellington
,
New Zealand
;
Santiago
,
Chile
;
Marrakesh
,
Morocco
;
Shanghai
,
China
; and, from the
United States
–
New Orleans
.
Tapas-sized
portions of regional specialties run $2 to $7 each, and
recommended wines and beers make perfect pairings at each
kiosk.
Puglia
,
Italy
, returns as a sponsor this year, presenting culinary
demonstrations with regional chefs and showcasing
“Adventures of Pasta and Olive Oils.” Live regional
entertainment is scheduled throughout each day along the
promenade.
Daily
wine and beer tastings serve up sips from around the world,
and culinary demonstrations dish up featured taste treats. A
series of special culinary programs features a lineup of
renowned winemakers, guest chefs and speakers participating in
elegant dinners, luncheons, seminars and wine schools.
Live
music kicks the festival up several notches each evening
during the Eat to the Beat! concert series featuring acts from
many musical genres including classic rock, jazz, R&B,
funk and soul. Concerts are performed three times each
evening at America Gardens Theatre along the World Showcase
lagoon. Scheduled to appear for the first time on the Eat
to the Beat! stage are: Richard Marx, Better than Ezra,
Vanessa Carlton, John Waite,
Billy
Ocean
and "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks. Returning
acts scheduled are Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Starship, En Vogue,
Sister Hazel, Kool & The Gang, Spyro Gyra, Jon Secada,
Sister Sledge, Taylor Dayne, Boyz II Men and Los Lobos.
Each
fall, the festival attracts a diverse audience of more than
one million guests ranging from wine connoisseurs and epicures
to neophytes wishing to boost their wine IQs. Beer
aficionados can raise their steins at several tasting
locations, including
Germany
’s Biergarten, which specialize in brews from light to dark.
Festival
highlights include:
·
The
Festival
Welcome
Center
, with a
Champagne
and Wine Bar, educational wine seminars, celebrity chef book
signings, and festival keepsakes including exclusive festival
pins and an official festival cookbook.
·
Some 250 chefs including Disney chefs and guest chefs from
across the country conducting culinary demonstrations and
hosting elegant dinners and tasting events. Guest chefs
scheduled to appear are Jeff Henderson, Cat Cora, Warren
Brown, Jamie and Bobby Deen, Alan Wong, Art Smith, Robert
Irvine, Keegan Gerhard, Jacques Torres, Andrew Zimmern and
many other culinary stars.
·
New culinary programs to feature Culinary Adventures in Signature
Dining and Celebrating Family and Friends in the Kitchen. Popular
returning events include French Regional Lunches at Bistro de
Paris in the
France
pavilion,
Epcot
Wine
Schools
, Food and Wine Pairings and Sweet Sundays.
·
The weekly Party for the Senses grand tasting event with
tempting bites from eminent chefs, more than 50 wines and
beers and live entertainment.
Festival guests can enjoy free admission on their birthdays as
well as fresh Epcot experiences including the re-launched
Spaceship Earth attraction in Future World and the high-tech,
ultra-interactive Disney’s Kim Possible World Showcase
Adventure. Also in World Showcase, several new and
updated restaurants welcome guests: at the Italy
pavilion, Tutto Italia, with cuisine from different regions of
Italy; at the Japan pavilion, Tokyo Dining and Teppan Edo
restaurants; and at the China showcase, the redesigned Nine
Dragons with a new menu.
Included
with Epcot Admission:
Samuel Adams beer seminars, Authentic Taste seminars
and Authors without Borders programs with special book
signings at the
Festival
Center
, Eat to the Beat! concerts, culinary and cultural adventures,
and all attractions and park entertainment are included with
regular Epcot admission.
Special
Programming by Reservation:
The Party for the Senses grand tasting events, Food and Wine
Pairings at select Epcot restaurants, Signature Dining, Epcot
Wine Schools, Sweet Sundays, and other special wine and
culinary programs require reservations and separate event
admission.
Guests can call 407/WDW-FEST
(939-3378) for information and to make reservations for
special events and programs. Festival details will be
available by late July at www.disneyworld.com/foodandwine,
and guests can book special events and programs beginning Aug.
11.
Guests make their way
around the food kiosks along World Showcase. Food samples
range in price from $2.00 to $7.00
17
‘Eat to the Beat!’ Musical Acts Perform Sept. 25-Nov. 8
En Vogue returns to
the "Eat to the Beat" concert series October 4-6,
2009.
A
platinum lineup of popular music acts, including several
Grammy-winning bands, will unleash an eclectic mix of classic
and current tunes during the Epcot International Food &
Wine Festival Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at Walt Disney World Resort.
The Eat to the Beat! concert series will bring 17 acts –
showcasing everything from rock to jazz, funk to pop – to
the America Gardens Theatre stage during the 45-day festival.
The lineup includes six performers playing the
festival for the first time: Richard Marx, Better Than Ezra,
Vanessa Carlton, John Waite,
Billy
Ocean
and "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks.
Concerts, which are included with Epcot admission, begin at
5:15, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. daily. The lineup (subject to
change) includes:
|
Sept.
25-27
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Big
Bad Voodoo Daddy (“You & Me and The
Bottle Makes Three (Tonight)”)
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Sept.
28-29
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Richard
Marx ("Hold On to the Nights")
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Sept.
30-Oct. 3
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Starship
starring Mickey Thomas (“We Built This City”)
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Oct.
4-6
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En
Vogue (“Free Your Mind”)
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Oct.
7-8
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Better
Than Ezra ("Good")
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Oct.
9-11
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Sister
Hazel (“All for You”)
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Oct.
12-13
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Kool
& The Gang (“Celebration”)
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Oct.
14-16
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Spyro
Gyra (“Morning Dance”)
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Oct.
17-18
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Jon
Secada (“Just Another Day”)
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Oct.
19-20
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Sister
Sledge ("We Are Family")
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Oct.
21-22
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Vanessa
Carlton ("A Thousand Miles")
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Oct.
23-25
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Taylor
Dayne ("Tell It to My Heart")
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Oct.
26-28
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Boyz
II Men (“Motownphilly”)
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Oct.
29-31
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John
Waite ("Missing You")
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Nov.
1-2
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Taylor
Hicks (“Do I Make You Proud”)
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Nov.
3-5
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Billy
Ocean
("Caribbean Queen")
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Nov.
6-8
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Los
Lobos (“La Bamba”)
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Guests nibbling and sipping their way around World Showcase
can see performers from many countries weave music, dance,
acrobatics, comedy and other acts into the festivities. A
sampling of World Showcase entertainment includes:
-
High-energy
Celtic music of Off Kilter (
Canada
)
-
The
Arabic rhythms of Mo’Rockin (
Morocco
)
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Perfect
harmony of Voices of Liberty (American Adventure rotunda)
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Infectious
beat of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (
Mexico
)
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Retro
British hits by The British Invasion (
United Kingdom
)
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Jaw-dropping
stunts by Dragon Legend Acrobats (
China
)
-
Hilarious
antics of World Showcase Players (
Italy
and
United Kingdom
)
“IllumiNations:
Reflections of Earth,” lights up World Showcase with lasers,
music and fireworks to provide a “wow” ending to each
festival evening.
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