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We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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And last but not least, dinner at Bistro de Paris. The chef sent out chilled pea soup with bacon and cream as an amuse bouch
Oh wow! That soup looks amazing--never had cold pea soup, but I am intrigued. Did he send it out in honor of your anniversary?? (Congrats, by the way!!!)
We're back from the World and I have lots of food photos to share !
We started off with breakfast at the GF Cafe. I'd never eaten here but my parents love it here and always make a point of getting over there for breakfast on their trips. I can see why they like it so much!
I had an egg white fritatta with a side of fruit:
DH had the bagel and smoked salmon plate:
Mom had the yogurt/granola/fruit plate:
I missed photos of Dad's eggs Benadict and dd's Mickey waffles.
You'd think after such a huge breakfast we wouldn't be hungry for lunch - but we were! We decided to try La Cantina de San Angel. I really liked the atmosphere inside (it was too chilly to sit outside but that looked nice too) and the food was yummy! DH, Mom and I split the chicken taco entree and a basket of chips and guacamole:
Also on the tray was the kids chicken strips meal.
For dinner we went to Tutto Italia. We started off with two appetizers to share amongst the table.
Proscuitto and melon:
Eggplant parmesan:
For entrees DH had cavatelli with sausage:
And the rest of us had lobster ravioli with shrimp:
For dessert DH, mom and I split a cannoli and the dessert sampler platter (mini-cannoli, tiramisu and chocolate mousse cake):
Dad had chocolate gelato but I didn't get a picture.
The next day we started off with breakfast at Main Street Bakery. DH and I shared a yogurt/berry/granola parfait and (of course!) a cinnamon roll:
Another beauty shot of the cinnamon roll!!
For lunch we went to Crystal Palace. In all the excitement of seeing the characters, I completely spaced on getting pictures of our plates from the buffet. I realized as we were heading out so I got a couple of shots of the cold buffet and the desserts:
We were pretty stuffed from lunch but still managed to split a sandwich at Contempo Cafe for dinner! This is the Mahi-Mahi sandwich with housemade chips - delish!
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We started off day 3 with breakfast at 'Ohana. The skillet was extra-delicious that day:
Mickey waffle:
After breakfast we headed over to Epcot and explored Karamell Kuche. Oh my, so much delicious-ness in one small shop! Here are some shots of the cases then I'll show you what DD picked :
Caramel brownies:
Candies:
Cupcakes:
Apples:
And DD picked -- a caramel filled chocolate cookie:
Probably not what I would've picked (the cookie part wasn't very choclately and there wasn't much caramel filling) but she seemed to like it. We also bought a bag of soft caramels and Toffifay to bring home).
We had lunch at Columbia Harbour House. DH and I split the tuna sandwich (you can see the new Disney-branded chips in the back):
And DD had the mac n cheese kids' meal:
DD being silly with a Mickey ice-cream sandwich:
Later in the day DH and I went over to DTD. We checked out the new eateries in the former McD's location. Being a huge cupcake fan, I had to check out Baby Cakes. We split a lemon "cupcake top." Yikes, this was the worst cupcake I've ever eaten. The frosting was chewy (???) and the cake tasted like a stale corn muffin.
For dinner we met back up with my parents at Kona. We got two apps for the table, sticky wings and potstickers:
Mom and I had the teriyaki steak:
While Dad and DH had the shrimp and scallops:
For dessert, DD got the kids' make-your own sundae, Mom had the sugar-free apple stack and DH and I split the Kona Kone:
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We had lunch at Sci-Fi. DH and I each had a yummy cheeseburger:
While DD got the kids' cheese pizza meal.
We skipped dessert because we had other plans that included a ginormous cupcake from Starring Rolls. We opted for the chocolate peanut butter. YUM!
For dinner, DH and I went to the Kona sushi bar but I failed to take any pictures. I can tell you that we had the sticky wings and potstickers again, along with a really delish shrimp tempura roll and a California roll. We capped off the trip by splitting a Mickey bar from Captain Cooke's!
And that's a wrap on our food adventures for this trip!
Loved the food photos. Great work and everything looks so good!
Wher in Epcot is the shop Caramel Kouche? Sounds like it could be Germany? Not familiar with it. Must be new?
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We're back from the World and I have lots of food photos to share !
We started off with breakfast at the GF Cafe. I'd never eaten here but my parents love it here and always make a point of getting over there for breakfast on their trips. I can see why they like it so much!
I had an egg white fritatta with a side of fruit:
DH had the bagel and smoked salmon plate:
Mom had the yogurt/granola/fruit plate:
I missed photos of Dad's eggs Benadict and dd's Mickey waffles.
You'd think after such a huge breakfast we wouldn't be hungry for lunch - but we were! We decided to try La Cantina de San Angel. I really liked the atmosphere inside (it was too chilly to sit outside but that looked nice too) and the food was yummy! DH, Mom and I split the chicken taco entree and a basket of chips and guacamole:
Also on the tray was the kids chicken strips meal.
For dinner we went to Tutto Italia. We started off with two appetizers to share amongst the table.
Proscuitto and melon:
Eggplant parmesan:
For entrees DH had cavatelli with sausage:
And the rest of us had lobster ravioli with shrimp:
For dessert DH, mom and I split a cannoli and the dessert sampler platter (mini-cannoli, tiramisu and chocolate mousse cake):
Dad had chocolate gelato but I didn't get a picture.
Can you tell me more details about the Proscuitto? I've always wanted to try it but I never have. The closest I got was one time I bought it from the store to have as an app. I opened it and it smelled so bad that I threw it away thinking it had gone bad. Then I started wondering if that is the way it was supposed to smell. You know kinda a like smelly cheese. How would you describe the taste?
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