Summer is now in full swing at Disney World and we certainly can’t let the Disney parks have all the fun. We recently visited Disney Springs to try out a few of their offerings from Flavors of Florida and had a great time trying all the fresh new flavors.

We recently visited Disney Springs for a similar culinary demonstration with Chef José Andrés where he showed off his culinary skills and impressed us all. Can we harness the blazing Florida sun and bring the heat to the kitchen with our culinary skills like the pros? Let’s find out!

Disney Springs hosted a culinary demonstration with Wine Bar George in celebration of Flavors of Florida which is happening now through August. This was actually part of a culinary series held at Disney Springs that features several chefs and master sommeliers that have restaurants in a section of Disney Springs. And, we were lucky enough to go check it out!

We met with master sommelier George Miliotes and executive chef Will Davison of Wine Bar George to learn from the experts and get a taste of their fresh, Florida fare. We attended a live demonstration featuring the restaurant’s new Flavors of Florida offering, the Dicuru Burrata dish, and learned how the Frozen Old Fashioned is made with DOLE Whip Orange.

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Throughout the culinary demonstration, we were offered valuable insight and tips to help us recreate this same dish right from our own kitchens! All of the ingredients found in this dish are sourced right from Florida farms!

So how did our culinary demo go? Well, first we got to watch as Chef Will threw together the ingredients…

…then George came up to join him and elaborated on their process a bit further. The main ingredients for this dish are small tomatoes from The Villages, Belle Glade corn, and Olde Hearth sourdough bread. They talked about choosing the right sourdough bread and its importance to the process, and how they needed to char the corn to make the flavor and sweetness really pop.

And then we got to see the finished product topped with the burrata cheese. We also learned that all burrata cheese is mozzarella cheese but not all mozzarella cheese is burrata and honestly that blew our minds!

Then, it was time to sample a bite for ourselves.

Each attendee was able to sample the Dicuru Burrata… and it was delicious. Just as George and Chef Will had talked about the sweet corn flavor went over the burrata cheese very nicely and was paired with cut tomatoes. The sourdough bread gave a good break to the sweet flavors and complimented the rest of the dish very well.

If you happened to miss this culinary demonstration and wanted to try the Dicuru Burrata, no worries, it’s on the menu at Wine Bar George. You can order your own full portion for $19. If you really dig this kind of experience and want to catch one (or all) of the remaining in their Flavors of Florida summer series at Disney Springs, you can visit their website for more information and how to register for each event.

If you’re interested in more culinary demonstrations, you can check out the details below.

A Demonstration with Chef James Petrakis (The Polite Pig)

• “See Chef James Petrakis in action, demonstrating how to make Key West Pink Shrimp Ceviche—the Flavors of Florida menu item at The Polite Pig. He’ll share tips to help you recreate this delicious dish at home.”
• Enjoy a sample of ceviche at this event.
• Date: July 14, 2023
• Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• Location: Waterview Park
• Capacity is limited and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Registration is complimentary, but required to attend. Stay tuned for the registration link, coming soon!

A Demonstration with Chef Art Smith (Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’)

• “See Chef Art Smith in action—demonstrating how to make his famous Shrimp & Grits. He’ll share tips to help you recreate this delicious dish at home.”
• Enjoy a complimentary sample of Shrimp & Grits at this event.
• Date: July 21, 2023
• Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• Location: Waterview Park
• Capacity is limited and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Registration is complimentary, but required to attend. Stay tuned for the registration link, coming soon!

A Presentation with Steve Lewis – Owner and Creator of Gideon’s Bakehouse (Gideon’s Bakehouse)

• “Enjoy a glimpse into the origins of Gideon’s Bakehouse, a Central Florida business that started in a home kitchen with one goal: to create an extraordinary chocolate chip cookie. Learn how Gideon’s is bringing Florida flavors to Disney Springs—with delicious menu items that are crafted with care using high-quality ingredients sourced from Florida.”
• Date: July 28, 2023
• Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• Location: Waterview Park
• Capacity is limited and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Registration is complimentary, but required to attend. Stay tuned for the registration link, coming soon!

A Demonstration with Chef Georg Paulussen, Chef Jennifer Ladisky and Chef Gary Miles (Disney Springs Culinary)

• “See Disney Springs Culinary in action—demonstrating how to make some of the Flavors of Florida menu items served at select Disney Springs restaurants. They’ll share tips to help you recreate these flavors at home.”
• Items may include:
  • Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar: Florida Shrimp Tacos
  • The Ganachery: Key Lime Pop and Honey Lavender Square
  • Menu is subject to change.
  • Enjoy samples of select menu items at this event.
• Date: August 4, 2023
• Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• Location: Waterview Park
• Join the Fun – No Registration Needed — “There’s no advance registration for this event. Just show up… and enjoy a captivating culinary demonstration!”
• Seating is first-come, first-served—so please give yourself ample time to get to Disney Springs. You may park as early as 8:30 AM and enter Disney Springs as early as 9:00 AM.
• Capacity is limited.

As always, stay tuned with us at Disney Food Blog for the latest in Disney food news.

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Will you be stopping by Disney Springs to experience Flavors of Florida? Tell us what you plan on grabbing in the comments!

Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Disney World to attend their media preview of this Flavors of Florida culinary demonstration. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ