From the Disney Parks Blog and written by: Alex Dunlap
IT’S BACK! The Epcot International Festival of the Arts is returning for its second year starting January 12, and as an artist and a foodie I’m pretty stoked. Come celebrate the joy of visual, performing and culinary art from around the world with special entertainment, artists and galleries, and of course, world-class cuisine. But let’s be honest, I’m mostly here for the food! Around the World Showcase you’ll find many artistic dishes that will dazzle your taste buds. Our fantastic Epcot Culinary Team has created many beautiful, colorful and delicious dishes this year. And to help you find all of them, I’ve put together this foodie guide of all of our offerings. The festival runs from Jan. 12 to Feb. 19, and you won’t want to miss it!
The Deconstructed Dish (Showcase Plaza)
Food:
- Deconstructed Reuben with shredded corned beef, Thousand Island dressing, pickled red cabbage, and a rye curl
- Deconstructed BLT with crispy pork belly, tomato jam, and a soft poached egg
- Deconstructed Strawberry Cheesecake: whipped New York style cheesecake with fresh Florida strawberries, sugar cookies and micro-basil
Beverages:
- Deconstructed Breakfast: Twinings® Spiced Apple Chai Tea Shake with cream bourbon garnished with a waffle crisp and candied bacon
- Deconstructed Breakfast: Twinings® Spiced Apple Chai Tea Shake garnished with maple syrup, a waffle crisp and candied bacon (non-alcoholic)
- Intrinsic Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington
- Pop-Artsicle: red, white, and blue frozen slushy (non-alcoholic)
The Artist’s Table (The American Adventure)
Food:
- Roasted Pork Roulade with butternut squash purée, marble potatoes and baby carrots, with a red wine sauce
- Pan-Seared Scallop with chorizo, roasted red pepper coulis, and parmesan crisp (gluten friendly)
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages:
- Callebaut Belgian Sipping Chocolate Flight: white, milk, & dark chocolate (non-alcoholic)
- Callebaut Belgian Sipping Chocolate: dark chocolate with Chambord
- Perla Santa Coffee Flavored Wine, Spain
- Barrymore Rosé, Monterey County, CA
- Carmel Road Drew’s Blend Pinot Noir, Monterey County, CA
Cuisine Classique (Germany)
Food:
- Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and aged balsamic
- Seared Corvina with braised ratatouille and lemon-thyme beurre blanc (gluten friendly)
- Saint-Honoré Tart: caramel cream tart with caramel glaze topped with cream puffs
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages:
- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Chico, CA
- Bell’s Two Hearted American-style India Pale Ale, Kalamazoo, MI
- Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout, Farmville, NC
- Beer Braising Flight
- Campo Viejo Rioja Reserva Art Series, Logrono, Spain
- Domaine Savary Chablis, Burgundy
Pop Eats (Showcase Plaza)
Food:
- Sous Vide Poulet Rouge Chicken Roulade with apples and sage served with warm brie fondue, blueberry and beet gel and garnished with apple and beet chips (gluten friendly)
- Shrimp Ceviche with lime mint foam (gluten friendly)
- Almond Frangipane Cake layered with raspberry jam and chocolate (vegetarian)
- Pop’t Art: Modern-designed Sugar Cookie with strawberry filling (vegetarian)
Beverages:
- Popping Bubbles Cocktail
- Cloudem Sparkling Wine
Masterpiece Kitchen (Near Canada)
Food:
- Smoked Salmon Tartare, Caviar, Crisp Focaccia and traditional accompaniments
- Wild Mushroom Risotto, Aged Parmesan, Truffle Shavings and Zinfandel Reduction (vegetarian)
- Charcuterie Palette with artisan cured meats and cheeses featuring Nueske’s® Applewood Smoked Beef
- Triple Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Crunch, Dark Chocolate Sauce and Gold Leaf
Beverages:
- Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Brut Champagne
- Classic Sidecar with a Chocolate Twist
- The Meeker Vineyard Winemakers’ Handprint Merlot, Sonoma County, CA
- Pinord La Dama Reserva Familiar Brut
- Pinord La Dama Reserva Familiar Brut Rosé
- Silverado Vineyards Chardonnay
Painter’s Palate (Odyssey, Festival Center)
Food:
- Trio of Savory Croissant Doughnuts:
- Whipped Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese with fresh herbs (vegetarian)
- Chicken Salad with shaved fennel and fresh herbs
- Spicy Tuna with Wasabi and Seaweed Salad
- Gallery Bites: A Trio of Hors d’Oeuvres
- Chilled Shrimp with cucumber cream cheese on a crostini
- Traditional Deviled Egg with candied bacon
- Crispy Truffled Risotto Ball with truffled aïoli (vegetarian)
- Pop’t Art: Abstract-designed Sugar Cookie with strawberry filling (vegetarian)
- White Chocolate Figment Puzzle on an Artist Palette
- Mickey and Pluto White Chocolate Painting with chocolate easel (gluten and vegetarian friendly)
- Festival of the Arts White Chocolate Painting with chocolate easel (gluten and vegetarian friendly)
Beverages:
- Pomegranate Mule featuring Van Gogh Vodka
- North Coast Brewing Co. Scrimshaw Pilsner Style Beer, Fort Bragg, CA
- M.I.A. Beer Company Jazz IPA, Doral, FL
- Central 28 Beer Company Miss Mary Brown Oatmeal Brown Ale, DeBary, FL
- Popcorn Pairing Flight
Decadent Delights (Showcase Plaza)
Food:
- White Chocolate and Purple Sweet Potato Mousse, Caramel, Coconut and Maple Meringue
- S’mores Tart: House-smoked Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with chocolate mousse, toasted marshmallow meringue, graham cracker dust and malted milk chocolate sauce
- Chocolate Caramel Mousse Bar, Flavored Meringue Kisses and Passion Fruit Sauce
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages:
- Ferreira 10 Year Old Port
- 3 Daughters Strawberry Blonde Nitro, St. Petersburg, FL
- Breckenridge Nitro Vanilla Porter, Breckenridge, CO
- Young’s Double Chocolate Stout, England
- Neapolitan Beer Flight
- Coppo Moncalvina Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont
Block and Hans (The American Adventure)
Beverages:
- Honor Brewing Company Warrior IPA, Chantilly, VA
- Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Lexington, KY
- Ciderboys Grand Mimosa Apple Orange Hard Cider, Stevens Point, WI
- Kona Brewing Co. Wailua Wheat, Kailua-Kona, HI
- M.I.A. Brewing Mega Mix Pale Ale, Doral, FL
- Founders Brewing Co. Porter, Grand Rapids, MI
- Bell’s Amber Ale, Kalamazoo, MI
Refreshment Outpost (Between China and Germany)
Food:
- Chilled Shrimp, Quinoa, Layered Vegetables, Spiced Yogurt and Red Pepper Coulis
Fife and Drum (American Adventure)
Food:
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Refreshment Port (Showcase Plaza)
Food:
- Croissant Doughnut filled with Pastry Cream and Colored Pearls
L’Art de la Cuisine Française (France)
Food:
- Rillettes du Mans, Cornichons, Carré du Boulanger: house-made pork rillettes, cornichons and house-made bread
- Saumon en Croute Façon Paul Bocuse: salmon in a puff pastry crust Paul Bocuse-style with spinach and beurre blanc sauce
- Le Coucher de Soleil: sunset mango and raspberry cake
Beverages:
- Frosé: Frozen Côtes de Provence Rosé Wine with Grey Goose Vodka and Peach Purée
- L’Or par Edmond Thery: French Sparkling Chardonnay
- Alsace, Pinot Blanc, Reserve 2015, Gustave Lorentz
- Bordeaux, Château Tour de Granins, Grand Poujeaux, Moulis en Medoc 2015
Mosaic Canteen (Morocco)
Food:
- Hummus Trifle: Layered Hummus topped with spiced beef, pine nuts and dry cherries, served with pita chips
- Mediterranean Flat Bread with za’atar, olive oil artichoke, olives, mozzarella and feta cheese
- Chebbakia: hand-twisted strips of fried dough coated with honey, rosewater and sesame seeds
Beverage:
- Embrace the Arak: Massaya Arak, Orange Juice and Grenadine
- Tarima Red, Alicante, Spain
- Casa Beer
El Artista Hambriento (Mexico)
Food:
- Mixiote de Cordero: wrapped slow-braised lamb, marinated in tres chiles paste and spices
- Tacos de Puerco: two corn tortillas with slow-roasted pork shoulder, marinated in ancho paste and served with sweet plantain purée and garnished with pea tendrils
- Atole de Fresa and Mexican Concha Bread: warm strawberry drink served with Mexican concha bread
Beverages:
- Frida Guava Margarita
- Diego Passion Margarita on the rocks
- Allende Craft Mexican Golden Ale
Takumi Table (Japan)
Food:
- Chirashi Sushi and Haupia Pearl: salmon, tuna and yuzu miso with coconut tapioca pudding
- Taiyaki Dessert: Japanese stuffed pastry, sweet red bean filling, sesame cream, and raspberry sauce
Beverages:
- Calpico Yogurt Strawberry Swirl Sake
- Masu Sake in a Personalized Wooden Cup
The Painted Panda (China)
Food:
- Coconut Panda Rice Cake
- Crispy Fried Shrimp in a Wonton Lotus Flower
- Crystal Mooncake with fruit filling and garnished with toasted coconut
Beverages:
- Scarlet Blossom: A cooler of Mango Wine, Strawberry Syrup and Ginger Ale
- Fortune Cookie: ByeJoe Dragon Fire, Amaretto, Coconut and Pineapple
- Strawberry Bubble Tea (non-alcoholic)
L’Arte di Mangiare (Italy)
Food:
- Involtini di Salmone al Basilico, Piso Venere, Salsa Romesco: basil-scented salmon roulade, purple rice and romesco sauce
- Sformato di Melanzane e Pomodori, Mozzarella Fior di Latte: tomato and eggplant terrine, fior di latte mozzarella
- Crema Fritta, Pesche e Rucola Pesto, Ciliege di Amarasca: cream fritters, peach and arugula pesto and amarena cherries
Beverages:
- Amaretto Bellini: Amaretto, White Peach Purée and Prosecco
- Vodka Rossini: Vodka, Strawberry Purée and Prosecco
- Prosecco, Villa Sandi
- Moscato Fior d’Arancio, Montegrande
- Corbinello, Montegrande
- Pinot Grigio, Bosco del Merlo
- Merlot, Montegrande
- Moretti Lager
- Moretti La Rossa Double Malt Beer
Funnel Cakes (American Adventure)
- Orange Cream Funnel Cake
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
Future World East
- Painted Lady Latte: a shot of Joffrey’s Italian Espresso mixed with rich Baileys Espresso Créme Liqueur, topped with steamed milk and whipped cream
Canada
- Night Sky Latte: a delicious shot of Joffrey’s Italian Espresso mixed with Creamy Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, topped with steamed milk and whipped cream
Disney Traders
- Cinnamon Sensation: a shot of Italian Espresso mixed with RumChata and Cinnamon Whiskey, blended with steamed milk and whipped cream
The American Adventure
- Dreamy Bourbon: a shot of Italian Espresso mixed with Bourbon Whiskey Cream Liqueur, blended with steamed milk and whipped cream
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