Mouse Madness: Back to Food and Wine (Part Four)featured

We woke up earlier than I wake up for work to get a jump start on our day. Another quick breakfast at Cafe Rix and then we headed out for the day back to Epcot.

We took some time to tour the Festival Pavilion, which we almost never do. They have some nice merchandise and a variety of interesting lecture series.

Ultimately, though, we’re here for the food, the wine and the rides so we perused the shops and then headed out into the park.

What Food and Wine Festival really looks like in non-carefully composed or cropped shots…

We still had too many booths to get through to let some crowds stop us, though!

Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce and Boniato Puree (Argentina)

Ropa Vieja with Cilantro Rice (Caribbean)

Jerk Spiced Chicken Drumstick with Mango Chutney (Caribbean)

Bacardi Frozen Dragon Berry Colada (Caribbean)

Mango Tapioca Pudding and Francis Ford Coppola Su Yuen Riesling (China)

Pork Pot Stickers (China)

Mongolian Beef with Chinese Steamed Bun (China) — Also known as HOLY COW THE BEST THING WE ATE ALL WEEK

Cheese Fondue with Sourdough Bread (Cheese)

Trio of Artisan Cheeses: Beecher’s Flagship Reserve Cheddar, La Bonne Vie Goat Brie and Rogue River Creamery Echo Mountain Blue Cheese (Cheese)

Apple Strudel with Karamel-Vanilla Sauce (Germany)

Roast Bratwurst in a Pretzel Roll (Germany)

…beer (Germany)

A quick trip to Karamell Kuche to get some snacks for later

A miniaturized version of F&W Festival sits in the Germany pavillion

…and then back at it…
Chocolate Crepe (France…not a F&W booth but it looked too good to pass up)

Dessert Trio: Yogurt Panna Cotta with Orange Cake, Raspberries and Pomegranate, Lemon Custard Verrine with Blueberry Compote and Dark Chocolate Mousse with Chili and Salted Caramel (Desserts & Champagne)

Totally spent and with no room left to nosh, we headed out of the park.

These afternoon siestas might have been my favorite part of this trip.

We made a quick trip to the outlets so Stephanie could do some shopping before heading towards the Polynesian for dinner. As we were entering the Magic Kingdom gates, the Wishes fireworks began off in the distance.

We didn’t have time to head to the beach at the Polynesian because we had dinner ressies at one of our favorite restaurants — ‘Ohana.

‘Ohana Welcome Bread

Mixed Greens with a Honey-Lime Dressing

Lo-Mein Noodles Tossed in a Teriyaki Sauce with Fresh Vegetables and Stir Fried Vegetables

Pork Dumplings with Sweet and Sour Sauce and Honey-Coriander Chicken Wings

Meat fresh off the skewer

Ohana Bread Pudding a la Mode with Bananas and Caramel Sauce

Between the heavy dinner and the long day, we were out like lights not long after we got back to the room. Late dinners might not be our thing. Or maybe it was the early mornings. Either way…I’m not even sure we even fell asleep. We just called it a day and passed out.