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Ohhhh food...
I'M IN!!!!!!
I get to show up for this food fest... don't I??????
I'M IN!!!!!!
I get to show up for this food fest... don't I??????
We Smelled It ... It Had To Be Eaten! Christmas Eve Food Porn posts #1170 & #1171!!
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Sam'sMom0126
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Hip hip hooray!!! Your reviews are the absolute best! Can't wait to see what adventures await you two!
WDW Fan
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I am so excited for another Brenda TR!!! 
I was sad thinking you weren't going back to WDW this year and we weren't going to get to enjoy your restaurant reviews from our "happy place"! Looks like you've got some good restaurants to eat at. Can't wait to hear more.
I was sad thinking you weren't going back to WDW this year and we weren't going to get to enjoy your restaurant reviews from our "happy place"! Looks like you've got some good restaurants to eat at. Can't wait to hear more.
oybolshoi
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My goodness ... thank you all for the responses! I'm starting to think you may be looking forward to this more than we are. 
So glad to have you all here ... it's gonna be fun (I just hope I don't run out of words...)
So glad to have you all here ... it's gonna be fun (I just hope I don't run out of words...)
Yay another Bendy food trippie
I am really looking forward to your reviews, your choices look awesome girl!!!
I hope all your troubles are left at home and that you feel fah-boo-lous as soon as you land in the city that Mickey built
Enjoy your food adventures!!
Aw, Brenda, I am bothand
about this - happy because I love me some oybolshoi food reporting, and sad because hubby and I had planned to be there too from the 13th to the 18th, but had to move to the trip to January.
I had big plans for those F&W booths! Oh well, at least I'll get to live it vicariously through you, so pick up that mantle for the both of us, woman!
So glad you gave in B! I hope I helped you make this decision.
You're on the top of my "favorites" list. I plan on checking in often.
YAY!!! A Brenda report!! I am so excited I cannot sit still!
I am so bummed that we are passing each other this year (we arrive on the 17th) but we will make it up in 09 when we will be there at the same time...hmm to I smell time at the bars with Brenda and Jason?? Heck ya I do!
Enjoy Boma breakfast, eat a plate for me!
Have a fantastic time, eat lots and lots and tell us all about it and most importantly take tons of pics!
You already started your review!! Fabulous!!!!
I think I'm smelling it too..........we'll be there!!!
Looking forward to your always awesome reviews Bendy!
Yippee! Another fine report from our ace foodie mouths on the street. I will use your food musings to help me bide my time until our December trip. You should have one or two reviews posted by then, right?
Looking forward to the reviews!
YES!!!!
You're bringing a credit card, right????
Cause you know... I'm gonna want dessert... lots of dessert... and booze...
Why don't they call it the Booze and Food Festival??? Food and Booze???Whatever...
LETS EAT!!!!
Woo hoo a new dining report
I really want to hear about Puck's upstairs, it's one we've yet to try and there are hardly any reviews available.
Plus, I'd love the Kitchen Conversation with Robert Irvine.
I'll have to remember your b-day 10/17 for planning next year maybe break in those little add on points I want so bad at BLT this is DH -->>>
oybolshoi
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More welcomes to the thread and thanks for the encouragement!
BriarRosie and Tink rules are joining Jason and me and TheDISneyfamily for dinner at Blue Zoo next month ... that is going to the best review ever!!!
BriarRosie and Tink rules are joining Jason and me and TheDISneyfamily for dinner at Blue Zoo next month ... that is going to the best review ever!!!
Yay! Subscribing at the beginning this time... historical, really.
So glad you like food so muchWhat would we read if you didn't??
back in the saddle again - woohoo!!! glad to see you are up and running (or at least limping) back to wdw
your list of grazing spots sounds pretty impressive - i'm signing up for the long haul - can't wait!
I guess the Sleeping Beauty fan in me has kicked in, as I completely snoozed through your posting! I'm glad I woke up and found it.
I'm going to be part of this report, sorta. I'm going to chime in here (and more than likely create my own report), since I'm attending two of Bendy's dining events.
And I'm also turning 39 soon.But Brenda is older than me.
I'm looking forward to the Robert Irvine thing. He has a habit of wearing tight tshirts that show off his "guns".
Ohhhh food...
I'M IN!!!!!!
I get to show up for this food fest... don't I??????
I am so excited for another Brenda TR!!!
Tink rules
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More welcomes to the thread and thanks for the encouragement!
BriarRosie and Tink rules are joining Jason and me and TheDISneyfamily for dinner at Blue Zoo next month ... that is going to the best review ever!!!
Yeah... 4 different versions of the same dinner!!!
oybolshoi
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I admit it ... I think that this food line-up is a pretty good one. I think I must have changed it around at least five or six different times thanks to the Food and Wine Festival programming - and I don't mean that in a good way.
Because I'm looking so forward to this trip, I thought I'd share some more details about our itinerary, the why behind some of our choices, and explain the gaping holes I've left on my calendar for certain days of our trip.
October 8th - Our welcome home day as we arrive at Saratoga Springs later in the day than I originally planned ... thanks for nothing American Airlines, you're now officially on The List. I anticipate that once we've checked in, unpacked, and stashed our few groceries that we will be gnawing our fingers from our hands in hunger. Right now we're planning on finally having lunch at Earl of Sandwedge ... we hope that by 1PM on a Wednesday it won't be too busy. Once we're finished with this meal we intend to head over to the Magic Kingdom to start the trip off on the right note.
Somewhere this afternoon we will stop by Aloha Isle. We've never tried the infamous Dole Whip. For one thing, I don't like pineapple and for another thing, the line is always so long that we end up opting for a Mickey Bar instead. But it seems like the hubba and I should try this supposed delicacy and then offer our unwanted opinions on it, so Jay will try the traditional Dole Whip and I'll get a rootbeer float and all will be right with the world.
Later this evening ... about 8:30 ... we have a reservation at Raglan Road. This is one of our favorite casual places to have dinner and we really enjoy the Irish band. We have a $50 gift certificate to work our way through, so that should cover most of the evening's bill. Not the entire bill, of course, because we will no doubt be trying the "create your own beer sampler" on top of some other drinks ... Celtic Sangria anyone?
October 9th - Our first full day at WDW!!! We plan on having a light breakfast in the villa and then we will make our way over to Epcot where we will spend the bulk of our day scoping out the Food and Wine Festival and taking our first stab at those festival food booths. Our only ADR is for dinner at California Grill ... we're actually happy with our 6PM dining time because we think all the brouhaha over watching fireworks from the restaurant's observation deck is totally over-rated and results in a noisy, often over-tired throng of people moving through the dining room to watch the show while diners are trying to enjoy their meals. We should be long gone before the madness starts and well-positioned somewhere on the ground to watch the pretty explosions over the MK that night.
October 10th - Thanks to many stellar reviews here on the DIS, Jay and I bit the bullet and made a 9:30 reservation for breakfast at Boma. From here we may head over to the Animal Kingdom for a few hours of steamy, hippo-swimming, monkey butt-scratching fun. I have my eye on some light snacks at the AK that will no doubt need to be washed down with at least one of those Yak Attacks that I keep seeing pictures of.
Since this evening is an EMH at Epcot, we've planned a late dinner at Tokyo Dining with lots of yummy sushi! The good thing about sushi is that it's light and we will still have room for some food booth snackables as the evening wears on.
October 11th - This day is totally up in the air, although at the moment we're leaning towards MGM and a light breakfast at Starring Rolls. The other option is to just make this a really lazy day where we just hang out at the pool, in which case we might wander over to DTD and have breakfast at Wolfgang Puck Express. The reason for no real food plans is that we're gonna be stuffing our faces at Party for the Senseless at Epcot tonight. For those of you unfamiliar with PFTS, here's the official description:
Feast on this tribute to the sensory arts! Begin your evening with a reserved seat at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre (we'll be skipping this, thanks anyway). Following the show, the World Showplace Pavilion becomes the setting for a sensational evening showcasing the talents of more than 25 eminent chefs and the diversity of over 70 wines and beers. Wander among tempting tasting stations in the midst of imaginative decor and live (not Cirque) entertainment.
We plan to grow large with food this evening and there may be a rumble at the cheese station if Kabuki and I arrive there at the same time ... stay tuned for further details!
October 12th - No plans for breakfast ... I expect we'll sleep in a bit and have some coffee and croissants in the room. We have to be at Epcot before noon for another F&W special event: A French Regional Lunch at Bistro Paris. The F&W description is as follows: Explore the rich and unique flavors that define the many world-renowned food and wine regions of France. Each event includes a three-course lunch prepared by the chefs of Bistro de Paris celebrating the local foods and drink of the featured region.
Our lunch will feature the cuisine and wines of the Loire Valley.
Later in the evening we have an 8PM reservation for dinner at Kona Cafe. We have never had anything but breakfast at Kona but so many of our DIS-friends swear by dinner here that we decided to take the plunge and try a new meal. If it stinks we'll blame you all, but I suspect a few lapu lapus will make us forget why we even chose it in the first place.
October 13th - Thanks to another gift certificate we have a breakfast reservation at the Rainforest Cafe over at the Animal Kingdom. We expect to play around at the park for a while once we're done eating and then I don't know what we're going to do. We had planned a dinner at V&A this evening but decided to cancel and save it for next year. In its place we're going to take a big risk and have dinner at Wolfgang Puck's upstairs dining room. There are decidedly mixed reviews here on the DIS, so Jay and I will arm ourselves with a healthy dose of low expectations. I have to say, however, that the updated menu at this restaurant sounds much more appealing than the one I looked at last year, so I am looking forward to our meal here.
October 14th - This could be the day of days. We're attempting the Hank Scorpio Drink Around the World Showcase Challenge at Epcot ... our livers will never be the same. To start ourselves out on the right foot, we've made a breakfast reservation at the Grand Floridian Cafe. This way once we're done we can just hop the monorail to Epcot (well, to the TTC and then to Epcot). We will stop for a late lunch at Rose and Crown and quite frankly, everything after that will no doubt be a tipsy blur.
October 15th - A huge empty spot on the calendar ... I think we're going to need the morning to recover from the previous day, anyway. We have a dinner reservation at Blue Zoo with BriarRosie, Tink rules, and The DISneyFamily ... should be good times indeed! It's a late dinner so I'm sure Jay and I will need to find some sustenance prior to the evening but I'm drawing a blank ... I'm not used to winging it and that blank space in my planner is making me nervous ... I wonder what we're going to do?
October 16th - Our last F&W special event takes places today at Epcot ... Kitchen Conversations with Robert Irvine. The description: Visit with an acclaimed culinary personality and discover how he or she enjoys life in-and-outside the kitchen. A cooking demonstration, tasting, and an autographed copy of the presenter's book are included in this delightful (really? I'll hold you to that) event.
We also have an early dinner reservation at Citricos ... our last meal before heading back to the resort to pack for the trip home.
There won't be any time to enjoy breakfast on property the next morning, thanks again to American Airlines and their compulsive need to change our flight times. Thanks a lot, you corporate schmoes, did I mention that you're now officially on The List?
So, what do you think? Any suggestions for those holes in our plans? Any requests that you might like to see Jay and I write a review on? Talk to me ... help me pass the time ... let's drool together, shall we?
Because I'm looking so forward to this trip, I thought I'd share some more details about our itinerary, the why behind some of our choices, and explain the gaping holes I've left on my calendar for certain days of our trip.
October 8th - Our welcome home day as we arrive at Saratoga Springs later in the day than I originally planned ... thanks for nothing American Airlines, you're now officially on The List. I anticipate that once we've checked in, unpacked, and stashed our few groceries that we will be gnawing our fingers from our hands in hunger. Right now we're planning on finally having lunch at Earl of Sandwedge ... we hope that by 1PM on a Wednesday it won't be too busy. Once we're finished with this meal we intend to head over to the Magic Kingdom to start the trip off on the right note.
Somewhere this afternoon we will stop by Aloha Isle. We've never tried the infamous Dole Whip. For one thing, I don't like pineapple and for another thing, the line is always so long that we end up opting for a Mickey Bar instead. But it seems like the hubba and I should try this supposed delicacy and then offer our unwanted opinions on it, so Jay will try the traditional Dole Whip and I'll get a rootbeer float and all will be right with the world.
Later this evening ... about 8:30 ... we have a reservation at Raglan Road. This is one of our favorite casual places to have dinner and we really enjoy the Irish band. We have a $50 gift certificate to work our way through, so that should cover most of the evening's bill. Not the entire bill, of course, because we will no doubt be trying the "create your own beer sampler" on top of some other drinks ... Celtic Sangria anyone?
October 9th - Our first full day at WDW!!! We plan on having a light breakfast in the villa and then we will make our way over to Epcot where we will spend the bulk of our day scoping out the Food and Wine Festival and taking our first stab at those festival food booths. Our only ADR is for dinner at California Grill ... we're actually happy with our 6PM dining time because we think all the brouhaha over watching fireworks from the restaurant's observation deck is totally over-rated and results in a noisy, often over-tired throng of people moving through the dining room to watch the show while diners are trying to enjoy their meals. We should be long gone before the madness starts and well-positioned somewhere on the ground to watch the pretty explosions over the MK that night.
October 10th - Thanks to many stellar reviews here on the DIS, Jay and I bit the bullet and made a 9:30 reservation for breakfast at Boma. From here we may head over to the Animal Kingdom for a few hours of steamy, hippo-swimming, monkey butt-scratching fun. I have my eye on some light snacks at the AK that will no doubt need to be washed down with at least one of those Yak Attacks that I keep seeing pictures of.
Since this evening is an EMH at Epcot, we've planned a late dinner at Tokyo Dining with lots of yummy sushi! The good thing about sushi is that it's light and we will still have room for some food booth snackables as the evening wears on.
October 11th - This day is totally up in the air, although at the moment we're leaning towards MGM and a light breakfast at Starring Rolls. The other option is to just make this a really lazy day where we just hang out at the pool, in which case we might wander over to DTD and have breakfast at Wolfgang Puck Express. The reason for no real food plans is that we're gonna be stuffing our faces at Party for the Senseless at Epcot tonight.
For those of you unfamiliar with PFTS, here's the official description: Feast on this tribute to the sensory arts! Begin your evening with a reserved seat at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre (we'll be skipping this, thanks anyway). Following the show, the World Showplace Pavilion becomes the setting for a sensational evening showcasing the talents of more than 25 eminent chefs and the diversity of over 70 wines and beers. Wander among tempting tasting stations in the midst of imaginative decor and live (not Cirque) entertainment.
We plan to grow large with food this evening and there may be a rumble at the cheese station if Kabuki and I arrive there at the same time ... stay tuned for further details!
October 12th - No plans for breakfast ... I expect we'll sleep in a bit and have some coffee and croissants in the room. We have to be at Epcot before noon for another F&W special event: A French Regional Lunch at Bistro Paris. The F&W description is as follows: Explore the rich and unique flavors that define the many world-renowned food and wine regions of France. Each event includes a three-course lunch prepared by the chefs of Bistro de Paris celebrating the local foods and drink of the featured region.
Our lunch will feature the cuisine and wines of the Loire Valley.
Later in the evening we have an 8PM reservation for dinner at Kona Cafe. We have never had anything but breakfast at Kona but so many of our DIS-friends swear by dinner here that we decided to take the plunge and try a new meal. If it stinks we'll blame you all, but I suspect a few lapu lapus will make us forget why we even chose it in the first place.
October 13th - Thanks to another gift certificate we have a breakfast reservation at the Rainforest Cafe over at the Animal Kingdom. We expect to play around at the park for a while once we're done eating and then I don't know what we're going to do. We had planned a dinner at V&A this evening but decided to cancel and save it for next year. In its place we're going to take a big risk and have dinner at Wolfgang Puck's upstairs dining room. There are decidedly mixed reviews here on the DIS, so Jay and I will arm ourselves with a healthy dose of low expectations. I have to say, however, that the updated menu at this restaurant sounds much more appealing than the one I looked at last year, so I am looking forward to our meal here.
October 14th - This could be the day of days. We're attempting the Hank Scorpio Drink Around the World Showcase Challenge at Epcot ... our livers will never be the same. To start ourselves out on the right foot, we've made a breakfast reservation at the Grand Floridian Cafe. This way once we're done we can just hop the monorail to Epcot (well, to the TTC and then to Epcot). We will stop for a late lunch at Rose and Crown and quite frankly, everything after that will no doubt be a tipsy blur.
October 15th - A huge empty spot on the calendar ... I think we're going to need the morning to recover from the previous day, anyway.
We have a dinner reservation at Blue Zoo with BriarRosie, Tink rules, and The DISneyFamily ... should be good times indeed! It's a late dinner so I'm sure Jay and I will need to find some sustenance prior to the evening but I'm drawing a blank ... I'm not used to winging it and that blank space in my planner is making me nervous ... I wonder what we're going to do?October 16th - Our last F&W special event takes places today at Epcot ... Kitchen Conversations with Robert Irvine. The description: Visit with an acclaimed culinary personality and discover how he or she enjoys life in-and-outside the kitchen. A cooking demonstration, tasting, and an autographed copy of the presenter's book are included in this delightful (really? I'll hold you to that) event.
We also have an early dinner reservation at Citricos ... our last meal before heading back to the resort to pack for the trip home.
There won't be any time to enjoy breakfast on property the next morning, thanks again to American Airlines and their compulsive need to change our flight times. Thanks a lot, you corporate schmoes, did I mention that you're now officially on The List?
So, what do you think? Any suggestions for those holes in our plans? Any requests that you might like to see Jay and I write a review on? Talk to me ... help me pass the time ... let's drool together, shall we?
rentayenta
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My first thought was: little Bendy has been knocking them back because it's not even October yet. I see now it's a pre- food trippie. I thoroughly enjoy reading your reviews!!!!
I see now it's a pre- food trippie. I thoroughly enjoy reading your reviews!!!! 
madameleota71
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Woo Hoo!
I can't wait! The Kitchen Conversation with Robert Irvine thing sounds awesome. It's sad you have to leave on your birthday though.
I can't wait! The Kitchen Conversation with Robert Irvine thing sounds awesome. It's sad you have to leave on your birthday though.
quixoticvalue
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It sounds like a whole lotta awesome fun. But Brenda and Jay going to Disney and not having Kona Cafe for breakfast and Grand Floridian Tea?? How odd!
ChefColette
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I can't wait to read all of your reviews when you return. Yours are some of the best on the DIS.
daneenm
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I'd love to be there for this. My question..."why oh why Robert did you fake your resumé so now I cannot enjoy you on the Food Network?!?!?!"
Sounds like a great trip. We will be many years before we can go during the fall (2 children in school and we live on the left coast), but someday I'm going to get there in October.
oybolshoi
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My first thought was: little Bendy has been knocking them back because it's not even October yet.
Little Bendy is always trying to knock them back, so I can't fault your thinking! Glad to have you here ... I hope you enjoy this next batch of food tales.Woo Hoo!
I can't wait either! I'm really looking forward to the Robert Irvine event - I think it will be really good. And I'm sad we're leaving on my birthday too, but I guess I shouldn't be too sad since we weren't even supposed to go this year.
Yeah, it just doesn't seem right somehow; that whole no kona for breakfast and no afternoon tea was part of the original deal Jay and I made for this trip. And now ... with that blank space on our calendar for October 15th ... well, I just got off the phone with disney dining and now we have an ADR for tea at 3PM that afternoon! See what you made me do?!
Thanks so much ... I hope I can live up to the hype!
oybolshoi
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I hear you on that first point ... Dinner Impossible just isn't the same with Michael Simon, even though I do like him.
October is a great time of year to visit the Mouse ... hopefully you'll get there sooner rather than later.
dizneykid
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I hear you on that first point ... Dinner Impossible just isn't the same with Michael Simon, even though I do like him.
October is a great time of year to visit the Mouse ... hopefully you'll get there sooner rather than later.
Yes, lady, you are correct!! Dinner Impossible is just not the same any more. I refuse to watch. Can't wait to touch those massive arms of Chef Irvine!! I told my husband - just to look the other way!!!
oybolshoi
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Yes, lady, you are correct!! Dinner Impossible is just not the same any more. I refuse to watch. Can't wait to touch those massive arms of Chef Irvine!! I told my husband - just to look the other way!!!
Are you going to be attending that event, too?
quixoticvalue
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Oooh yah. Tea cozy hats = back on!
dizneykid
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Are you going to be attending that event, too?
We are actually going to the PFTS on the 18th! Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you.
It's a running gag between friends of ours and my husband, that I can't wait to touch Chef Robert Irvine's massive arms. Cameras will be ready.
oybolshoi
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At least this time I know enough to ask for a ceramic pot for my tea. No spotted French press for this girl!
We are actually going to the PFTS on the 18th! Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you.
It's a running gag between friends of ours and my husband, that I can't wait to touch Chef Robert Irvine's massive arms. Cameras will be ready.
OK - I've got it! Make sure you get your picture taken with him while you're fondling his arms!
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