Reader Recipe: La Cava del Tequila Avocado Margarita

You guys all know about my love affair with the Aguacate, aka the Avocado Margarita, at La Cava del Tequila in Epcot’s Mexico pavilion, right?

You remember when Rafael offered me the first sample of it back in 2009, and when I got my very own big giant version…

Thanks, Rafael!

Aguacate

Well, I’m not alone! There are others in the Avocado Margarita Club with me, and one of them recently emailed me with her own recipe for the drink! She’d emailed La Cava to get the recipe, but this was to no avail. Alas, she had to get industrious and make her own. Thanks to Ivis S. for creating and tweaking this recipe until [Read more…]

Review: La Luce by Donna Scala

By AJ 8 Comments

I’ve been SO excited to write this review; I can’t wait to introduce you guys to what has become one of my favorite Italian restaurants of all time. (Yep, this is the place that has that amazing butterscotch pudding.)

Atmosphere

La Luce

by (California celeb chef) Donna Scala is located in the middle of Disney World property at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort. The restaurant is a great juxtaposition of sleek lines and cool tile coupled with warm leather, soft pillows, and bright chalk artwork…on actual chalkboards. No kidding — the artists work [Read more…]

New Spice and Tea Exchange in Orlando’s Downtown Disney

By AJ 16 Comments

More new stuff at Disney!

Well, more specifically, Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World. Without a whisper of notice, Mickey’s Pantry in Downtown Disney launched this incredible Spice and Tea Exchange, full of a wide variety of teas, sugars, salts, and more!

Spice and Tea Exchange in Downtown Disney

Tucked into a corner of Mickey’s Pantry, right next to Earl of Sandwich, the Spice and Tea Exchange looks like an [Read more…]

Disney Food Post Round-Up: December 12, 2010

By AJ 2 Comments

Flying Fish Serving Breakfast

Welcome to the December 12th Weekly Round-Up! First, the news:

Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the DFB Choice Awards! Casting your vote will help other Disney guests to make decisions about their dining planning thanks to your experience and thoughts.
Disney’s providing quick-service coupons in Disney World and Disneyland. Click here for more info.
Flying Fish Cafe is currently serving Kouzzina‘s breakfast menu while Kouzzina is undergoing refurbishment.
Don’t forget to check out SamLand’s Disney Adventures for an opportunity to give back this holiday season!

And don’t forget to check out our suggestions for holiday gifts for the Disney foodie in your life!

REVIEW: Disney Turned Christmas Dinner Into a CORN DOG?!

Have Yo’self a Merry Little Christmas Tree Cupcake at Animal Kingdom!

Disney Food Blog Holiday Gift Ideas, Part 2

Disney Food Blog Holiday Gift Ideas, Part I

And now, on to the round-up!

Culinary in the Country, one of my favorite food blogs, brings us a great trip report from WDW!

Kevin Kidney has a fitting nod to Walt Disney on what would have been Disney’s 109th birthday.

Main Street Gazette finds one of the strangest banana splits I’ve ever seen…

etckt has compiled a list of the films included in the clips at Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ Sci-Fi Dine-In! Awesome!!

Cupcakes Take The Cake has cupcakes that remind me of 1. Peter Pan, 2. Animal Kingdom, 3. Pop Century Resort…in that order.

Eating (and Drinking) Around the World makes Morocco’s Beef Kefta Pocket from the 2010 Epcot Food and Wine Festival.

Two Boos Who Eat have their “Disneyland Monday” post, which is pretty funny… but if you love Tron, you might not want to read…

Disney Food Pics of the Week: FISH!

By AJ 6 Comments

Thanks to all who have contributed their photos to the Disney Food Blog Photo Extravaganza! Keep sending them along! This week, the Disney Food Pics of the Week feature (drumroll please………) FISH! Yep, I grabbed some interesting, delicious, and…um…well, you’ll see…photos of fish to share on this week’s Food Pics of the Week!

Yummy fish and chips from Rose and Crown in Epcot! Photographer: Steph_In_MA

Rose and Crown Fish and Chips

The famous Flying Fish Cafe Potato-Wrapped Snapper! [Read more…]

Swan and Dolphin Holiday Treats

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The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin have added their own holiday treats to the mix this year, including a massive Santa Claus scene made entirely of chocolate, and a holiday bake shop that we got a sneak peek into!

Chocolate Holiday Scene at Swan and Dolphin Resorts

The chocolate holiday scene is massive, and includes a Santa made entirely of chocolate, a sugar tree (gorgeous!!), and chocolate [Read more…]

Main Street Ice Cream Parlor Christmas Decorations

By AJ 6 Comments

I’m always enamored with Disney’s attention to detail when it comes to holiday decor. Strolling down Main Street, I stopped into the ice cream parlor to take a look…

Main Street Ice Cream Parlor Outdoor Holiday decor

Inside, huge wreaths dominated the walls, but it was the decorations on those wreaths that caught my eye. The first set of wreaths had tiny, glass ice cream cones hanging from them!

main street ice cream parlor ice cream wreath

While most of the cones were innocuous and [Read more…]

Sometimes a Cigar…

By AJ 11 Comments

As you know, a big trend in the food industry today is making edible replicas of real-life things. Well check this out…

Waldorf Astoria Orlando Chocolate Cigar Tray

The only thing that isn’t edible (and delicious!) on this tray is the beautiful, real ashtray serving as a platform for these dark [Read more…]

Snack Series: Cheddar Mickey Crackers

By AJ 19 Comments

Dining in Disneyland columnist Heather Sievers is back with a review of the Chip and Dale Snack Company’s Cheddar Mickey Crackers! These can be found in WDW and Disneyland…

Cheddar Mickey Crackers

On our recent Disney Vacation Club stay at the Grand Californian, the DVC left us a “hospitality” basket in our room for some issues (long story, let’s just talk snacks) that had happened during our last stay. Anyhow, what a nice surprise…

Hospitality Basket

In our beautiful basket there were lots and lots of snacks. One that we had never purchased or tried before were the Cheddar Mickey Crackers by the Chip & Dale Snack Company. Today, we ripped open the resealable bag and went to town on them. My first impression was [Read more…]

Guest Review: Grand Floridian Cafe

By AJ 12 Comments

Thanks to Heather Montgomery from Running With Sass for this great review of lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe in Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort!

The Grand Floridian Café is located on the bottom floor toward the back of the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. We arrived five minutes early for our 12:45 reservation and were immediately seated after being greeted by a friendly hostess. I was very happy to see we were being seated in the back along the windows looking out over the beautiful Grand Floridian gardens. Having just arrived in Disney World and checked into the Grand Floridian, we were very excited to have our first meal of the trip.

Atmosphere
This café fits in so well with the Victorian era décor. It uses a lot of light colors and florals in its palette, and it also gives off a relaxed vibe for those wanting to escape the busyness of the parks for a little while.

Cafe Atmosphere

All of the tables had a cute little vase on them with a beautiful [Read more…]

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