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Sorry about the cake! Great pictures from the party! It looks like you had a great time!
I am forever GF cake cursed!
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Terrific time at MNSHHP!
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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247
Looks like the party was a great success!
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Originally Posted by chezp
Sorry about the cake. What a great time (and great photos!) from the Party!
Thanks!
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Bummer about the cake! Did you follow up with them? Just curious whether they had any apology for yet another missing cake?
Party looked like fun.
You know I should have but between my accident and trying to do everything we wanted to do...I guess it slipped my mind. Though I did think about it when I got home.Forever GF cake cursed!
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Sorry about the cake, I hope they atleast apologized for screwing it up yet again. Looks like a great time at the party though!
Well the party did make up for it not to mention the tea. In the end Heather wasn't upset about it at all...she said she was stuffed from all the goodies at our tea.
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Sounds like you guys had a great time at the party! Sorry about the cake though!
October 21st...F&W with a little Robert Irvine on the side.
Despite that Heather was feeling ill the night before we were all up bright and early and eager to start our day at Epcot. This was going to be our first experience with the Food & Wine Festival and we were all looking forward to it. Having browsed the brochure and searched online prior I knew what we were looking at pretty much and also knew that our first stop would be the Festival Center where we could do some shopping of course, hoping to add to our pin and Vinylmation collection. But that would wait a bit as we headed directly to Soarin’ to grab a Fastpass. The wait at this point was barely 20 minutes so we got in line. After Soarin’ we headed to Test Track but it was down, so off to Spaceship Earth where we all got a chuckle out of our futuristic pictures. Back to Test Track which was still down, so off to Mission Space before it was time to honor our Soarin’ Fastpass. Wait line 90 minutes…Thank goodness for FP.
World Showcase would be opening in about a half hour so we made our way to the Festival Center and took our time looking through all the goodies. We found some cute pins and a Vinylmation that Heather and I had to have and since a Halloween Vinylmation was not offered I thought why not? After we made our purchases we picked up a F&W Passport and thought it would be fun to have it stamped at each country as we dined around World Showcase. It was then that we were circling the pavillion to see what else we could find when I heard a familiar voice.
OMG! Is that Robert Irvine? Well it was. He was doing a cooking demonstration for a few dozen lucky viewers that were seated within a gated area enjoying what I’m sure was a pricey show. I stood at the back and watched for awhile and then was joined by Heather and Dan who had wondered off. My new camera has a great zoom so I used it to get a better glimpse. Not realizing that as I stole some shots of the Food Channel icon that I was accidentally blocking someone’s view, who quite rudely reminded me that I was in their way. Now, had they not been rude I might have moved quicker. So here I am basically standing on one foot and here they are ( a man and his wife, I guess) sitting on a comfy bench watching from the back wall as if they expected that no one would dare cross their path. Needless to say I got my picture, shot them a dirty glare and left. When Dan found out he wasn’t happy and said he wished he had heard their comments. But it all ended peaceful and we left with out purchases and headed for WS and the F&W Festival. F&W sign at Epcot entrance F&W Center signage Robert Ervine F&W pins and Vinylmation(not my picture but Heather and I did get the cute Vinylmation and both of these pins.)
Once at World Showcase we found ourselves in front of the Australia booth. I wasn’t sure what to do but saw the cute little tables set up. So Dan grabbed a table and Heather and I started for our first country and we just continued eating and drinking around the World. Australia
Shrimp on the Barbie with Berry Pepper Citrus Glaze,
Grilled Lamb Chop with Potato-Goat Cheese Salad and Shiraz Reduction and Norman Estates Shiraz Caribbean
Frozen Rock Coconut Mojito
Frozen Dragon Berry Colada
Heather enjoying her Mojito China
Black Pepper Shrimp with Sichuan Noodles
Pork Pot Stickers
Xinjiang Barbecue Chicken Stick Poland
Kielbasa and Potato Pierogie with Caramelized Onions and Sour Cream Belvedere Strawberry Chiller Italy
Cannoli al Cioccolato(Chocolate Covered Cannoli Shell Filled with Sweet Ricotta Cheese, Chocolate, and Candied Fruit) Hops and Barley
Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll, Pumpkin Mousse with Ocean Spray Craisins and Orange Sauce and Cream Stout Japan
Spicy Tuna Roll, Sake: Junmai Ginjo Masumi, Tokyo Sunset New Zealand
Seared Sea Scallop with Kumara-Red Curry Puree and Apple Radish Salad and Lamb Slider with Tomato Chutney Portugal
Linguica Sausage with Onions, Peppers and Olives Belgium
Steamed Mussels with Roasted Garlic Cream and a Baguette
Belgium Waffle with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream, Guylian Belgian Chocolate Seashell Truffles and Godiva Chocolate Iced Coffee Close-up of cute little shells which were actually seahorses France
Escargots Persillade en Brioche (Garlic and Parsley Snails in Brioche)
Crčme Brűlée au Chocolat au Lait (Chocolate Milk Crčme Brűlée topped with Caramelized Sugar)
Parisian Cosmo Slush (Ciroc Vodka, Grand Marnier, Cranberry Juice) Ireland
Lobster & Scallop Fisherman’s Pie and Guinness Draught
We never planned on hitting all the booths but I did want to finish with Dessert and Champagne and Hawaii. The problem was we were full and I do mean full and in just a few hours we had ressie’s at Le Cellier. OMG…I wasn’t going to miss it again.
Oh my! That Cosmo slush looks fabulous! All of your food pictures are so good. Love Robert Irvine too. I would have stalked him. Those people were watching but did they pay or were they stalking too? If so then oh well, they should've gotten closer like you did! I have the same coat that Heather has around her waist in these pictures. Mexico, right?
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