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Epcot International
Food and Wine Festival
2010
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World Showcase Presents Delicious Discoveries Oct. 1-Nov. 14
at 15th Annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Chefs Whip Up Global Goodies from South Korea, Belgium, and More
Friends gather for festive noshing during the 15th annual Epcot
International Food & Wine Festival. The epicurean-lovers event showcases culinary
displays from around the world.
Like a fine wine that improves with age, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival celebrates 15 years Oct. 1-Nov. 14 with an unrivaled global tasting experience.
Where on the planet can foodies sample the cuisine, culture and entertainment of more than two dozen countries during a 1.3-mile stroll around a picturesque 40-acre lagoon? Only at Walt Disney World Resort, where more than 25 international marketplaces around the World Showcase promenade at Epcot invite guests to taste tapas-sized portions and sip wines, beers and spirits from six continents.
This year, Disney and celebrity chefs are teaming with winemakers and brew masters from around the world to commemorate 15 years of Delicious Discoveries. During the six-week festival, guests will discover:
§ Two new tasting marketplaces – Belgium and South Korea –plus new menu offerings at popular returning marketplaces including Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Poland, South Africa, Australia, U.S.A., Spain and others.
§ Celebrity chef appearances starring top culinarians like Warren Brown, Cat Cora, Todd English, Gale Gand, Robert Irvine, Art Smith, Andrew Zimmern and more.
§ A complimentary Marketplace Discovery Passport to be stamped at each international marketplace visited for the perfect scrapbook souvenir.
§ Daily wine seminars, bottle signings, author events and culinary demonstrations at the Festival Welcome Center.
§ Eat to the Beat! concerts three times nightly at America Gardens Theatre.
§ Two Epcot restaurants grand opening just in time for the festival: Via Napoli at the Italy pavilion and La Hacienda de San Angel at the Mexico pavilion.
Epcot executive chef Jens Dahlmann oversees a culinary team of 350 and also is involved
in the year-round preparations for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
New Sips, Fresh Bites
Whether sampling steamed mussels with roasted garlic cream at the new Belgium marketplace or sipping the trendiest wines from South Africa and Chile, festival guests can make a day of grazing their way around the World Showcase promenade. Tapas-sized portions of regional specialties run
$3-to-$8 each, and recommended wines and beers make perfect pairings at each marketplace. To make grazing simpler and more fun, guests can purchase a festival-themed mini-Disney Gift Card that can be loaded and reloaded at several park locations. The card comes attached to a band that can be worn conveniently on the wrist and used for purchases at park marketplaces, restaurants and shops.
Live regional entertainment includes music, acrobatics and improv performances along the promenade. Evening Eat to the Beat! concerts at America Gardens Theatre feature acts from many musical genres. Appearing for the first time on the Eat to the Beat! stage are: Sugar Ray, Air Supply, Howard Jones, 38 Special, Roger Hodgson (formerly of Supertramp,) Hanson and Rick Springfield. Kicking off the festival Oct. 1-3 is fan-favorite Taylor Dayne, and wrapping the event Nov. 12-14 is crowd-pleaser Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Refreshing beers, lagers and ales will be poured during the 15th annual Epcot International
Food & Wine Festival. International samplings will dot World Showcase along with
lively entertainment, seminars and celebrated culinary experts.
Each fall, the festival attracts a diverse audience of more than 1 million guests ranging from wine connoisseurs and epicures to novices wishing to boost their culinary IQs. Special culinary programs showcase a lineup of renowned winemakers, guest chefs and speakers participating in elegant dinners, luncheons, seminars and wine schools.
Festival highlights include:
· The Festival Welcome Center, with a Wine Bar, Authentic Taste Seminars, Authors Without Borders weekend conversations and more.
· Some 250 chefs including Disney chefs and guest chefs from across the country conducting culinary demonstrations and hosting dinners and tasting events. Guest chefs on tap include Debbie Gold, Rock Harper, Jeff Henderson, Robin Miller, Jamie Deen and many other culinary stars.
· New events that include 3-D Disney’s Dessert Discovery and a festival preview night, First Bites Opening Reception, on Sept. 30.
· Popular returning events that include Celebrating Family and Friends in the Kitchen, Epcot Wine Schools, Mexico Tequila Tastings and Food and Wine Pairings.
· 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 fresh Epcot experiences including the latest Future World high-tech fun at
Innoventions. They also can go “under the sea” at The Seas with Nemo & Friends, “up in the air” at Soarin’ in
The Land pavilion or “out of this world” at
Mission: SPACE. In World Showcase, new and updated restaurants welcome guests at the
Italy, Japan, Mexico and China pavilions.
Guests at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World resort can sample
tastes from 27 international and regional marketplaces dotting the World Showcase Promenade.
Gourmet seafood treats are just some of the ethnic tastes from around the
globe featured at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
Included with Epcot Admission
Authentic Taste seminars and Authors Without Borders programs with special book signings at the Festival Center, Eat to the Beat! concerts, cultural adventures, Marketplace Discovery Passport and all attractions and park entertainment are included with regular Epcot admission.
Disney guests can sample wines from many regions at more than 20 international
marketplaces during the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
Even youngsters join in the tastings during the 15th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
Special Programming by Reservation
The Party for the Senses grand tasting events 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 should be available at
www.disneyworld.com/foodandwine by mid-July.
Regional vineyards invite wine connoisseurs and novices alike to sample a selection of
vintages daily at complimentary wine tastings during the annual Epcot International Food and Wine
Festival.
The six-week-long festival celebrates flavors from around the globe through
cooking demonstrations, wine pairings and tasty samplings throughout World Showcase.
Fifteen years of delicious discoveries will be showcased during the Epcot International
Food & Wine Festival in 2010. Outdoor marketplaces allow foodies and neophytes alike
a chance to nibble tastings from around the world. The festival features food and wine tastings,
celebrated chefs, lively entertainment and special events.
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