food IS a theme park
Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian is the resort best known for its awe-inspiring chocolate Easter egg display (see this year’s display here!), but Disney’s Beach Club Resort has its own display that is straight-up gorgeous.
Beach Club Easter Eggs
From every angle the display impresses. And the characters reflect a slew of popular Disney icons from movies to television to parks! [Read more…]
Snow. Christmas carols. Tasty holiday treats. Trees decorated with your favorite Disney characters. Where can you experience all of this holiday magic in just one place? The Christmas Tree Trail at Disney Springs, of course!
Star Wars Tree
The Christmas Tree Trail is back and bigger than ever this year! Not only will you find 27 intricately decorated trees (three of which are brand new!), you’ll also have the chance to meet Santa, shop for ornaments, and enjoy exclusive holiday snacks.
Here at the DFB, we love all things Disney dining. And that includes merchandise designed to make our dining a little more Disney — even at home!
So imagine our wonder when we discovered a line of Alice in Wonderland tea party dishware and accessories in the United Kingdom Pavilion at Epcot.
Epcot’s United Kingdom Pavilion
What is it with all the seriously cool kitchen stuff arriving on shelves at Disney World lately?
We were thrilled to see the new line of Princess and Villains mugs; and we were so excited for the opening of the Marketplace Co-op, which offers some awesome kitchenware paying homage to some of our favorite attractions and lands.
And then recently I happened across these Alice in Wonderland Dish Towels!
Alice in Wonderland Character towel set
Each set features a pair of towels – the pictures I took show off both of the towels available in each set. The Alice in Wonderland and Queen of Hearts Set is similar the other sets in that they each have one thicker terry cloth-type towel and a lighter one that is more of a quilted style. And just look at the details on the Alice towel.
Alice in Wonderland Towel
The Belle Dish Towel Set features a Belle towel, and also a tribute to the “Be Our Guest” number in the film – perfect for the kitchen!
Beauty and the Beast Towel Set
With the new Maleficent movie (as well as the dragon’s showstopping, fire-breathing turn in the new Festival of Fantasy parade), we’re sure to be seeing a lot of this most notorious of Disney Villains. So it’s no surprise that there’s a Maleficent Dish Towel Set as well.
Maleficent towel set
If you look closely at the damask-pattern towel, you’ll see the face of Maleficent appear.
Maleficent closeup
Does your kitchen tend to produce more “Sweet” (Minnie) dishes…
Minnie towel set
… or “Spicy” [Read more…]
After what seems to have been an eternity, the construction walls of Disney California Adventure will soon be no more. Lots of exciting things are on the horizon, including some fun new treats!
Granny Apple & Cotton Candy Frozen Beverages
At this week’s Annual Passholder Preview, I was able to get my taste buds revved up for a few of these unique new eats n’ drinks.
New Menu Items for DCA
With ElecTRONica coming to an end Mid April, The Mad T Party is scheduled to take its place starting in [Read more…]
OK, all of you ElecTRONica fans, it’s time to switch your loyalties!
Coming in Summer 2012 is the brand new Mad T Party craziness — an Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton style) themed rave of live music, dancing, cocktails, and eats at the Disney California Adventure Hollywood Pictures Backlot. This new party replaces ElecTRONica, and will be the new time-filler before guests file over into World of Color.
Mad T Party Concept Art
So what does this mean for food-lovers? The new House of Cards Nightclub will be part of the fiesta, and according to the LA Times, it will be serving playing-card-themed cocktails. Also, a food truck will be serving Wonderland-themed foods and [Read more…]
From Mad Hatter's Peep Party Diorama
Welcome to the Round-Up! Quick Disney food news recap on this Easter Sunday morning:
Finally, don’t forget to head over the DisMarks Disney Blog Carnival for some great reads (30 submissions!!) about your favorite topics! And now, on to the Round-Up!
The Washington Post showcased these videos of the Marshmallow Peeps Diorama competition, two of which show dioramas themed to Disney movies (Winner: “Eep” — a representation of “Up.” Finalist: “The Mad Hatter’s Peep Party” — a representation of “Alice in Wonderland.)!
Three Baking Sheets to the Wind created some amazing Alice in Wonderland themed cupcakes. Just wait until you see the “Tweedledee and Tweedledum” ones… Wow.
Progress City USA has a picture of Jim MacPhee drinking Beverly. (You won’t know if it’s worth looking until it’s too late.) Also, a piece of history with Disney’s launch of French-fried ice cream.
Designing Disney has an Easter Egg Hunt on his blog… see if you can find ’em!
Disney has released photos of the Walt Disney Signature dining installation in collaboration with design innovator, Cappellini, for this year’s Dining By Design DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) event in New York City.
AllEars has a great photo blog from The Wave…of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Disney Parks Blog shows us how to find our favorite candy on Mainstreet USA!
Disney Shawn shows us the ins and outs of Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe in WDW’s Magic Kingdom.
Studios Central has a great write-up of the recent counter service menu changes in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Orlando Sentinel talks about butterbeer at the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios (I know…not technically Disney…but awesome!)
WDW Radio shares a special find — the Adventureland Veranda serving meals again…if only temporarily!
Disney Every Day has some pics of breakfast at the Polynesian Resort’s Kona Cafe.
Magical Kingdoms reviews Cafe Mickey in Disneyland Resort Paris.
Happy Sunday, all! Just a quick reminder of a couple of updates before we launch into this week’s round-up:
LaughingPlace
has the latest on St. Patrick’s Day menus for WDW’s Portobello, Fulton’s Crab House, and Wolfgang Puck Cafe.
CakeWrecks showcases some amazing Alice in Wonderland themed cakes.
SamLand’s Disney Adventures brings a Disneyland popcorn stand into focus.
StitchKingdom posts an info-packed story with the latest news about the D23 Expo, the WDW Fantasyland Expansion, and more. In it, he mentions the upcoming Be Our Guest Restaurant and also showcases some delicious Disney event dessert photos.
PSCalculator reviews Trail’s End Buffet restaurant in WDW’s Fort Wilderness!
Bakerella has some fun Oscar season recipes inspired by nominated Disney films! (Check out the “Up”cakes and Frog Pops.)
Zannaland recaps her experience at the February Tables in Wonderland “Wave Discovery Dinner” in WDW.
Main St. Gazette shares a creamy grits recipe from Olivia’s at WDW’s Old Key West Resort.
Watch Me Eat visits Epcot’s Lotus Blossom Cafe.
A World View visits three of WDW’s best counter-service spots: Flame Tree Barbecue, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, and Earl of Sandwich.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has a unique profile of the New Orleans chef who was inspirational to the Princess and the Frog story.
Welcome to the weekly round-up! You’ll see we have a different photo on the blog this week: it’s a painting by Disney animator Lorelay Bove being featured in an exhibit called Curiouser and Curiouser: Inspired by ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA. I absolutely love Bove’s art and thought there might be a few fans out there. If you happen to get to the exhibit, let me know how it is! Now…on to the round-up!
Firstly, I’d like to send a thanks to Jeannie Kim and Redbook Magazine for recommending The Disney Food Blog in a recent article about Walt Disney World planning.
Tables in Wonderland events for March are now available for booking!
The OC Register reports that Philippe Tosques comes from the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas to join the Napa Rose team as General Manager, replacing Michael Jordan.
Yesterland‘s Werner Weiss reviews Wally Boag: Clown Prince of Disneyland, highlighting one of The Golden Horseshoe Revue’s finest performers.
Samland’s Disney Adventures posts incredible historical information about and concept art of Disneyland’s Club 33.
AllEarsNet‘s Jack Spence brings us to the Yacht Club’s Crew’s Cup Lounge.
Progress City U.S.A. posts about a 1977 Gourmet Pantry cast-member-only sale on frozen meat. This is hilarious. Pls read.
Bluebonnets and Brownies developed a new Schoolbread cupcake based on the recipe for Epcot’s Norway pavilion’s famous pastry!
Etckt has shared a Disney Photo Challenge on flickr seeking out the most beautifully plated dishes (gorgeous!). Go join in and/or vote!
The Disney Chick is back with another great Boma recipe walk-through — Curry Butternut Soup.
Only WDWorld posts a review of Epcot’s Les Chefs de France.
Tim Maughan Books shares some Ponyo Cupcakes! (Thanks to Imaginerding for the link.)
Cooking With Mickey shares a review of Disneyland’s Goofy’s Kitchen.
Watch Me Eat heads to Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Wow! What a week! Two days at Disney World can be exhausting! Here are a few links to some news and info reports from the World this week:
Stay tuned for more stories this week from my trip to Disney World! Now, on to the round-up!
Disney Geek reports that corn dogs are on the menu at Disneyland’s Stage Door Cafe while the Corn Dog Castle is closed for refurb through 2011.
@Marcomboy, via twitter, shared some Valentine’s Day Desserts at Disneyland’s Storytellers Cafe. In the photo: Red Velvet Mini cupcake, Snickers cheesecake, and flourless chocolate cake. Also available are a heart-shaped chocolate raspberry tart and a heart shaped strawberry mousse.
Disney Family.com has some great Alice in Wonderland ideas! Check out these edible teacups, this smiling Cheshire Cat cupcake, and this cool make-it-yourself Alice cupcake topper!
The Red Carpet takes us along with her as she dines at Disneyland’s Club 33!
Main Street Gazette shares a memory of an extinct restaurant, the Polynesian’s Papeete Bay Verandah, along with one of its lost recipes: Chicken Toa Nue.
DisneyShawn shows us the detail of Pinocchio’s Village Haus.
A World View shares a review of Cat Cora’s Kouzzina.
Disney Parks Blog shares their top WDW Romantic Restaurants. (You can also check out the DisneyFoodBlog top three romantic restaurants in Disney World, based on our reader survey!)
Chip and Co shows us how to do a DIY breakfast from the Kona Cafe!
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