Are you ready for a little HEAT at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival?

The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the Flavors from Fire food booth — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out!

Menu

Over at the Flavors from Fire food booth, you’ll find a variety of available items that all have one thing in common — they’ve been grilled or smoked to absolute perfection. And this year’s menu has a nice combo of new bites and returning classics like the Montreal-style Burger Slider, Rodizio-style Grilled Beef Skewer, and the Smoked Corned Beef.

All of the drinks here are returning, so nothing new, but there may be some things we need to taste again. You’ll find drinks like Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter, Four Virtues Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel, and the controversial Swine Brine.

Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself!

Eats

First up, we grabbed the returning Montreal-style Burger Slider featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef with plant-based cheddar, tomato jam, bibb lettuce, and plant-based garlic aïoli on a sesame seed bun for $6.

Last year, we thought it was a GREAT burger, but be prepared for a “pickle kick” in the aftertaste! We weren’t expecting that hit of salty, tangy pickle flavor, but we weren’t mad about it! If you’ve ever had a Chick-fil-A pickle, you might find that the flavor here is pretty similar. How does it measure up this year?

This is a surprisingly gourmet snack. It’s stacked with house-style toppings, including tomato jam, garlic aioli, plant-based cheddar, and bibb lettuce. Even though the menu doesn’t highlight it, the entire slider is 100% plant-based. Honestly, it feels like it could easily be a full-size burger. The flavor profile brings to mind a blend of two favorites: an elevated version of the plant-based burger at Hurricane Hanna’s in Stormalong Bay and the classic plant-based burger from City Works, when it came on a sesame-seeded bun. The seeded bun texture, bright tomato jam, and garlic aioli all work together to create a slider that tastes like something out of a table-service restaurant. It’s slightly larger than your typical slider, making it quite satisfying, and pairing it with the vinegar fries from The Fry Basket next door turns it into a perfect meal.

Next up, we’re trying the new Rodizio-style Grilled Beef Skewer with marble potatoes, charred shallots, roasted baby peppers, and chimichurri for $7.

The Rodizio-Style Grilled Beef Skewer is a standout for meat lovers. Reminiscent of the flavors at ‘Ohana, the beef is juicy, flame-grilled to a perfect medium-rare, and finished with vibrant chimichurri. Each skewer comes with two thick cuts of beef, marble potatoes, charred shallots, and roasted peppers. The combination delivers rich, smoky, and satisfying flavors, making this one of the festival’s must-try meat dishes.

And last, but certainly not least among the food items is the Smoked Corned Beef with house-made potato chips, cheese curds, pickled onions, and beer-cheese fondue! It’s up for grabs for $6.50. But is it as great as we remember?

This dish is a returning favorite that still impresses. The tender, flavorful corned beef is served atop house-made potato chips with a subtle hint of barbecue. Pickled onions and cheese curds add extra texture, while a drizzle of beer cheese fondue ties everything together. The result is an indulgent, loaded bite that’s rich and satisfying without feeling overwhelming.

Drinks

In terms of drinks on this menu, we got Swine Brine: Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, apple-cinnamon cider, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard for $12.

And even though we try Swine Brine year after year…we still need to brace ourselves before that first sip. Is it weird? Yes. But last year, we thought this had a briny, pickle juice taste that worked shockingly well! In fact, we thought it was great. So, does it hold up this year, too?

The Swine Brine is just as good this year as last. The Jim Beam bourbon is strong enough that you can smell it as soon as the drink hits the table, but the flavor is smoother than the aroma suggests. It has a tangy, pickled quality that might sound intense, but it balances surprisingly well with the apple-cinnamon cider and lemon. It’s a quirky drink, but one that works.

If you’ve already decided that Swine Brine isn’t exactly your thing, you can try the new Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter, which is $5.75 for 6 ounces ($9.75 for 12 ounces), or the returning Four Virtues Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel, which is $6.50.

OVERALL

Flavors from Fire continues to be one of the festival’s standout booths. Every dish delivered for us this year, from the hearty meat options to the surprisingly gourmet plant-based slider. That makes it a strong contender for best of the fest for us. Be prepared for some heat and a lot of flavors when you head to grab a bite at this booth.

That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from!

Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival!

Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know:

• Learn about the Eat to the Beat Concert Series and Dining Packages
• Check out ALL of the 2025 Food & Wine Booth Menus
• See what eats you’ll need to try to get a PRIZE at the Festival!

And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below.

What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments!