During the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, you can take part in many activities, including Emilie’s Fromage Montage!
Emilie’s Fromage Montage is a cheese crawl where you have to find the cheese dishes listed to earn a prize. The cheese dishes can be found at different food booths through out the World Showcase. When you find each cheese dish, don’t forget to ask a Cast Member at each food booth to stamp your book. These dishes include:
The Griddled Cheese at the Greece booth
Schinkennudeln at the Germany booth
Crispy Barbecue Pork Rinds at The Swanky Saucy Swine booth
Passion Fruit Cheesecake at the Hawai’i booth
The Corned Beef Corner Route at The Flavors from Fire booth
Once you have found all five cheese dishes, you will go to Shimmering Sips for your prize! You will get a souvenir cup with ice cream and pieces of cheesecake inside!
Keep reading DisneywithIzzy to learn more about the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival!
First, we had the Taco de Ribeye. That is a shaved ribeye with red onions and poblano peppers on a corn tortilla with salsa, cotija cheese, and chives. If you are a fan of tortillas, you will enjoy this dish!
Next, we tried the Chilaquiles con Chorizo. That is crispy corn tortillas with salsa verde, monterey jack, and topped with crema Mexicana, Queso Cotija, pickled onions, and ground chorizo. It was delicious! All the different flavors tasted really good together, but I liked the Taco de Ribeye more.
I give the Mexico booth 5 Mickey Bars! If you are heading to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, you should definitely try this booth!
It’s time to interview my eight year old brother, Al!
Izzy: Hi Al! Is it ok if I interview you again?
Al: Yes I guess.
Izzy: What was your favorite new ride in Disney World?
Al: Rise of the Resistance.
Izzy: We went to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival for the first time in August. What was your favorite food booth?
Al: I want to say Germany, but Morocco had more food that I liked, so Morocco.
Izzy: Is Epcot still your favorite Disney World park?
Al: That’s hard. Yes!
Izzy: Can you rank your top five favorite rides at Disney World?
Al: Rise of the Resistance, Pirates of the Caribbean, Test Track, Dinosaur, and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Nothing can stop us now! I don’t know how!
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
Izzy: What is your favorite restaurant at Disney World?
Al: I don’t really have one.
Izzy: Which park do you like better, Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom?
Al: Animal Kingdom has a better ride, but Magic Kingdom is better to me.
Izzy: What is the better ride in Animal Kingdom?
Al: Dinosaur.
Izzy: What is your favorite thing to watch on Disney+?
Al: Luca. I really liked that movie.
Izzy: When we went to Disney World in August we stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge and Art of Animation. Which resort did you like better?
Al: Animal Kingdom Lodge because it has animals.
Two giraffes outside of Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Izzy: Which was your favorite Marvel show: WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, or Loki?
Al: You said Loki and thinking about everything, I think Loki.
Izzy: Who is your favorite Marvel character?
Al: Spider Man.
Izzy: What is your favorite snack at Disney World?
Al: The Mickey Mouse soft pretzel.
Izzy: We tried Everglazed and Gideon’s for the first time in Disney Springs. Which one did you like better?
Al: Everglazed. I didn’t really like Gideon’s cookies. It was surprising.
Izzy: What is your favorite pavilion in Epcot?
Al: Italy because I am half Italian.
Izzy: You finally got to do Slink Dog Dash! Did you enjoy it?
Al: Kind of. It was a good ride, but I wouldn’t say it makes my top five.
Izzy: Thank you for letting me interview you again!
I will warn you that the France booth is a VERY popular food booth and it will have very long lines. My advice would be to go to the France booth early so you don’t have to wait in a very long line.
Here is a picture of the menu:
First, we tried the Beignet aux Trois Fromages. That is a warm beignet filled with three cheeses. I was disappointed in this dish. The cheese just didn’t taste that good.
My parents tried the Coq au Vin, Pommes Dauphine. They enjoyed it.
Disney World is celebrating Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month!
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
When you visit Epcot, don’t forget to look for the Miguel and Dante gold character statues from the movie Coco. These can be found near the entrance of the World Showcase.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Mexico pavilion is the perfect place to celebrate Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month!
San Angel Inn Restaurante will have a new menu from October 1st-December 31, 2021 from the San Pascal Award-winning Chef Federico A. Lopez. The new menu will have regional Mexican dishes.
You can also currently check out the Mexico Folk Art Gallery.
You can watch Mariachi Cobre perform at the America Gardens Theater and hear the songs they have added from Coco.
The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is happening right now and you can try the Chimichurri-up Offense from Fire Hosted by The NFL on ESPN. Don’t forget to also try the Crispy Pig Ear Salad at The Swanky Saucy Swine.
From October 1st-4rth, the band Latin Ambition will do a special performance at The America Gardens Theater.
Over at Hollywood Studios, you should try the Colombian Hot Dog at Fairfax Fare Counter.
The Colombian Hot Dog. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
At Magic Kingdom, you can see Princess Elena in the cavalcade in “A Royal Princess Processional.”
At Animal Kingdom, Tiffins has food inspired by Imagineers’ travels to Oaxaca, Mexico. This includes Sweet Corn Soup and Charred Octopus.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
At the The Smiling Crocodile, you can get some Street Corn Tacos. These tacos are a lot like the tacos you would find in markets in Mexico City.
Now lets talk about the resorts! If you are staying at a Disney Resort Hotel you can watch Movies Under The Stars. Some movies include Coco and Elena and the Secret of Avalor.
Disney Resort Hotels will have Latin inspired dishes. These include Pork Tacos with marinated mango and a manchego cheese dip, Pork Ropa Vieja, and Shrimp Tacos.
At Disney Springs, you can listen to La Calle, a Latin Pop band. Nicholas Marks known as the “Jimi Hendrix” of Flamenco music blends American Pop music with Spanish Flamenco.
Some Hispanic and Latinx dishes at Disney Springs include Alex Cabrera’s Tres Leches at Amorette’s Patisserie and Jose Rodriguez’s Tripleta Burger at D-Luxe Burger.
Cilantro Urban Eatery is a visiting food truck that will have Latin street food that is Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and American cuisine.
An Artist Spotlight series will show Hispanic and Latinx producers, directors, and animators that are working on an upcoming Disney film called Encanto at the Art of Disney. You can find soccer gear at Pele Soccer and jewelry that was handcrafted by Spanish artists at UNOde50.
While you are at Disney World, don’t forget to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month!
Appleseed Orchard is a great booth to visit because it is indoors!
Here is a picture of the menu:
Appleseed Orchard is located where the O’Canada! show usually plays which is disappointing because the O’Canada! show is not running now.
I had the Frozen Apple Pie. I was nervous that I would not like it since I am not a fan of apple pie, but I enjoyed it because it doesn’t taste like apple pie! It tastes like a refreshing apple smoothie.
Al had the Cinnamon Apple Cider. He really liked it. Al said that the Cinnamon Apple Cider tastes like apple juice.
We tried the Schinkennudeln. That is pasta gratin with ham, onions, and cheese. I did not like it because I do not like onions and you can taste a lot of onions in this dish. If you do like onions, then you should try this dish.
Then we tried the Roast Bratwurst. That is a sausage in a pretzel roll. The sausage was outstanding. I also liked how it comes in a pretzel roll instead of a regular roll because it gives the dish more flavor.
For dessert we had the Apple Strudel. I did not really like it because it tasted like apple pie and I don’t like apple pie.
Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings is a Marvel movie that is now in the movie theaters! Update: Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings is now on Disney+.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
On Labor Day, I got to see this movie in the movie theaters and can’t wait to review it for you!
Before we get into the review I would like to tell you that this review CONTAINS SPOILERS for Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
When Shang-Chi was a kid his mom died. His dad then decided to train Shang-Chi to become an assassin. Shang-Chi’s father became cruel and Shang-Chi ran away when he was fourteen.
Now, Shang Chi has to return to his past and confront his father and the sister he left behind.
I really enjoyed this movie because I loved all the martial arts fighting. It made this movie unique and the scenery was stunning.
There are a lot of twists and turns in this movie that keep you on the edge of your seat.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
I also liked how unlike Black Widow, this movie had a lot of funny moments. My favorite person in this movie was Katy because she was hilarious.
My favorite person in the movie, Katy. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
I give Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings 4 Mickey Bars! I will warn you that this movie does get very sad, so be prepared!
Tangerine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina is the Morocco booth.
Here is a picture of the menu:
If it’s raining you should go to this booth because it is located indoors.
You can buy Fresh Orange Juice at this booth.
We had the Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with Hummus, Zaalouk, and Zhoug Dips. We really liked the dips.
We tried the Lamb Kebab. I really liked how the Lamb Kebab was spicy. Al Recommended: Al loved the Lamb Kebab so much that he returned to get another one.
The Chicken Kebab also tasted really good. If you don’t like spicy foods I would recommend getting this.
For dessert, we had the Pistachio Cake. It is delicious! I was worried I wouldn’t like it because it has pistachios in it, but I was wrong.
I would give Tangerine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina 5 Mickey Bars!
We tried the “Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon that has a Truffle-Butter Sauce. This is the same filet mignon that is served at Le Cellier, the restaurant in the Canada pavilion.
We didn’t like it. The filet mignon was too chewy and we had to ask for a second piece.
The second food we tried was the Canadian Cheddar and Bacon Soup. It also comes with a pretzel roll. It was outstanding! The soup tasted really good with the pretzel roll and you can taste the bacon and the cheddar from the soup.
