| Grandma Terry and I decided that a little break away from the
real world would do us a bit of good, so we made a last minute trip
to Walt Disney World to spend some time at Epcot. We didn't really
end up doing much, aside from sampling some of the foods from the
International Food & Wine Festival and going for a relaxing ride on
Living with the Land. We attempted to ride Soarin' Around
the World, but the ride went down while we were in line and we
didn't feel like waiting it out. As for the food we sampled, we
started out in Canada, trying the Filet Mignon (with mushrooms and
mashed potatoes featuring Boursin garlic and fine herbs cheese) and
the Cheddar and Bacon Soup (which is served with a pretzel roll).
Although our first dish of the day, the filet was by far my
favorite. Excellent flavors and tender. I skipped the mushrooms, but
the mashed potatoes were quite tasty as well. Grandma Terry wasn't
too into the soup, but I wanted to give it a shot, so we did. I
actually quite enjoyed it as well, and the pretzel roll was good
with our without dipping into the soup! Our next stop was in
Belgium. We chose another steak option, this time the Beer-Braised
Beef, with smoked gouda mashed potatoes. This was a decent option,
but in comparison to the filet from Canada, it couldn't hold up. The
potatoes here were also good, but again bested by the Canadians.
We continued our trek around the World Showcase, and though there
were several items we wanted to taste, we knew we'd have to pace
ourselves. We saved room for two items from Italy - the Bacetti
'Kisses' di Pizza, Traditional Napoli Street Food (pizza dough,
pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato sauce) and the Tortellini alla
Vodka (four-cheese tortellini, vodka sauce, parmesan, and Calabrian
chili oil). Of the two, I would order the Bacetti 'Kisses' di Pizza
again. It wasn't amazing in the traditional sense, but it was a
tasty dish in it's own right. As for the tortellini, well frankly it
tasted pretty much just like any other tortellini I have ever
tasted, including the frozen stuff from the grocery store. Not
horrible, but not something I would go back for seconds for. Our
final stop for the day in the park was at the Mexico pavilion.
Grandma Terry got a drink - the Strawberry-Pomegranate Margarita,
which is 100% agave Blanco tequila, Joven Mezcal, pomegranate
liqueur, strawberry puree, and spicy agave. Per usual, Grandma Terry
thought it was strong. Her ultimate rating on the drink was "its
ok". That was it for the day, as we were both tired from not much
sleep. We headed home after a nice relaxing day enjoying the park. |
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