food IS a theme park
Reservations are now available for Epcot’s La Hacienda de San Angel restaurant in the Mexico pavilion.
The restaurant will be walk-up only through October 15th, so reservations are only available after that date.
To see more information about the restaurant, including food photos, menus, and more, see our La Hacienda de San Angel info page.
THANK GOODNESS! The Disney Restaurant Reservations system is now available in an easy-to-use mobile format for your smartphones (iphone and droid versions are currently working; blackberry is coming soon).
iPhone Screen Shot of Moblie Reservations System
Note: this is not an App that you have to download. Disney’s just made it easier to navigate the reservations system on your phone by creating a mobile version of the current system.
What does this mean for you? Now you can search for an available restaurant reservation by date, time, restaurant, theme park, cuisine, hotel, and more quickly and easily from your phone — no matter where you are. Standing in line at the [Read more…]
Every amateur food photographer (and their families and loved ones) are very familiar with the phrase, “Wait! Don’t eat that yet!” 🙂 Our meals get cold, we get odd looks as we position our food as close to the natural light as possible (not a comfortable task when your table isn’t by the window…), and our family and friends roll their eyes more often than not, but that’s the price we pay for a hobby!
Here are a few fun pics that show that art and style can follow an eager first bite or use a family member anticipating their dish as a fun background!
First, we begin with a favorite warm weather treat — the Mickey Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Sandwich! Photographer: JLovely
This gorgeous shot offers an inside peek into a cult favorite — the sweet cream cheese pretzels found in Disney parks! Photographer: Chrissy Field
I love this pic, as Kristen’s husband is anxiously awaiting his first bite of dessert at Rose and Crown Pub and Dining Room in Disney World! Photographer: Kristen Kirk VanTassle
As always, thank you to the photographers who have submitted these photos to the Disney Food Blog Photo Extravaganza on Flickr! Come join us!
The Orlando Sentinel has an incredible group of food and decor photos from Epcot’s new La Hacienda de San Angel, a casual dining Mexican restaurant that will be opening for walk-ins on Thursday of this week!
Here’s the Parillada La Hacienda, a sampler dish featuring chicken, flank steak and other appetizers; and the shrimp tacos. But this is just a “taste” of the 21-photo slide show over on the Orlando Sentinel’s website!
Parillada La Hacienda
Shrimp Tacos
The Sentinel also has a great interview with Richard Debler of San Angel Inn, LLC, the company that owns both San Angel Inn and La Hacienda de San Angel. According to the interview, the backstory of the restaurant revolves around the Hacienda being a residential home that’s been turned into a restaurant:
As guests enter they may notice that the small room to the right is the former pantry and the first room the former dining room of the home. Next they enter the grand salon. And it soon it becomes clear that the woman of the house was an artist. A kiln is obvious to one side and the handcrafted decor showcases the “owners” personal tastes and talent.
Read more here!
Photographer: Joe Burbank for the Orlando Sentinel. Photos Copyright Orlando Sentinel.
Fun, family, entertainment, pretzel bread, and beer! Those are the things that come to mind when you think of Disney World’s Biergarten Restaurant! It’s one of those restaurants that’s almost sure to put a smile on your face.
Atmosphere
The unassuming facade — and massive wooden door — of this Epcot Germany restaurant don’t begin to describe what you’ll find once you walk inside.
Oktoberfest at Biergarten
A soaring ceiling covers an auditorium of a restaurant, where long wooden tables surround a stage where just about anything can happen, including lederhosen!
Themed to represent a community square in a small village in Germany, the decor will automatically transport you to a different place. And in the main stage area, you’ll be treated to some wonderful authentic Alpine entertainment! Feel free to cut a rug on the [Read more…]
Only a week left before my trip to WDW. There will be lots of updates of course, but for now, let’s go over the news…
Of course, as we count down to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, be sure to check out our helpful guide!
And now, on to the Round-Up!
What Now Kathie?! shares her updated recipe of Le Cellier’s Cheddar Cheese Soup!
Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily offer up the Frito Kid in acrylic paints!
Caribbean Beach Resort Fan Site and members from its facebook page offer a tribute to the Banana Cabana Pool Bar!
Main St. Gazette offers tips for touring the Epcot Food and Wine Festival.
Nightmare Before Christmas Gingerbread Artwork (c)Disney
Disneyland Resort Paris held a very special cookie decorating contest… (thanks to Stitch Kingdom for the heads up)
The Contemporary Resort Fan Page gives an overview of lunch at the Contemporary Resort.
Disney Parks Blog showcases the Haunted Mansion’s Halloween Holiday Gingerbread House!
Pee Dee Foodie remembers the day Tigger took his hat at Crystal Palace.
Touring Plans‘ blogger Caroline Baggerly anticipates her run and gives tips regarding the Wine and Dine Half-Marathon in Disney World.
Two Boos Who Eat offers a personal review of the 2010 Disneyland Food and Wine Festival.
Tom Bricker gave me permission to show this awesome time-lapse Beaches and Cream Kitchen Sink video! Enjoy:
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This is one of the biggest Disney Blog Carnivals, yet, chock full of incredible Disney blog posts and articles (including one of mine)! If your weather is getting a bit cooler, now is the perfect time to relax with a cup of coffee and a few new Disney blogs in the Ninth Edition of the Disney Blog Carnival! Every week the Carnival includes a few new bloggers and several fan favorites, so there’s definitely something for everyone to enjoy. Head on over and give them a few comments!
Topics this week include a WDW bathroom photo blog, an editorial on the problems guests are seeing in Disney World, the 101 on holiday events at Disney, a look at the unique aspects of the Animal Kingdom Lodge, and lots more! 🙂
Have more time? Check out the past editions, too! Here are links to the first , second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth carnivals.
I think it’s the [Read more…]
Disney World’s Raglan Road Pub offers guests a wealth of Irish charm and classic dishes with a contemporary twist. I know that sounds like a pamphlet, but it’s pretty much whatcha get! You’ll find this spot in Downtown Disney, right next to Cooke’s of Dublin, so you’ll be surrounded by Little Ireland as soon as you get there.
Atmosphere
Raglan Road is rarely quiet in the evenings. You’ll want to come here when you’re ready to have a bit of fun, indulge in some delicious food, and enjoy the raucous goings-on around you. That’s not to say you’ll feel as though you’ve wandered into a frat party; even though Raglan Road is on Pleasure Island, the feeling here is of a decidedly more upscale, slightly tipsy cocktail party vs. the final night of Rush Week.
Raglan Road Main Dining Room
Upon entering the restaurant, the massive expanse of polished wood will surely be the main draw for your eye. Although this place is easily the size of four or five pubs back in Ireland, the decor remains similar — wood paneling, flooring, bars, tables, and booths; brass fixtures; old world feel. What’s different here is the soaring ceiling and cupola, edged by beautiful stained glass panes that make you feel like you’re sitting inside a sunset when you visit at dusk.
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Reader Ellen D. and her son headed over to Downtown Disney’s Paradiso 37 recently and sent back a few photos of the restaurant’s new menus. Ellen also sent along photos and reviews of their entrees and dessert (yay!). By the way, if you’d like to read our full review of Paradiso 37, you can find it here! Here we go!
Paradiso 37
Eats
First off, the food! Ellen wasn’t a huge fan of the Citrus-Barbecued Pork Ribs, saying the spice rub was extremely strong.
Citrus Barbecue Pork Ribs with Slaw
This veg entree was created on-the-fly, she says. “The new menu doesn’t have any vegetarian entrees (the previous one did). Our server offered me this. First impression, [Read more…]
We’re starting a new series here at the Disney Food Blog highlighting some of the amazing photography submitted to our Disney Food Blog Photo Extravaganza Flickr Group!
This week, we’re taking a look at some sweet treats, close up!
First up, you can find these familiar treats at the Candy Palace in Disneyland. That famous mouse is coming in all shapes and sizes these days… . Photographer: Michael Greening
Disneyland Mickey Truffles
These World of Color rainbow apples are new to Disneyland, commemorating the brand new nightly water and color extravaganza! Photographer: Kierstin
World of Color Apples in Disneyland
A favorite sweet treat for those of us who can’t get enough of Peanut Butter and Chocolate — two great tastes that taste great together! This is the classic No Way Jose sundae at Beaches and Cream. Photographer: Angela Sledz
Beaches and Cream No Way Jose Sundae
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