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Disneyland Home Made Candy Canes: Image (c) Disney
Our Disneyland Guru and columnist, Heather Sievers, checked in last night and discovered the dates that Disneyland’s Candy Palace is planning to make their famous Disneyland candy canes.
Here’s what she found out (all dates subject to change!):
Candy Canes will be made on [Read more…]
Guest reviewer Bill Iadonisi is back with another great counter-service review! This time, Bill takes us to a beloved Animal Kingdom eatery — Flame Tree Barbecue. Take it away, Bill!
Hello again Disney Food lovers! As promised, here is the second in the continuing reviews of Disney’s amazing quick-service restaurants. From our last review of the Columbia Harbor House, we trek over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to talk about a personal favorite of mine, the Flame Tree Barbecue restaurant. Located in Discovery Island on the path to Dinoland U.S.A, you will find [Read more…]
A couple of months ago I got an email from a reader — Callie Shrekengost — urging me to try the Black Forest Cupcake at Contemporary Resort’s Contempo Cafe in Disney World. I’d seen the cupcake before, but hadn’t ever had the stomach space at the time to try it; so I was grateful to get her reminder and put it on my To-Do list for the October trip!
Black Forest Cupcake at Contempo Cafe
So, here we have a chocolate cupcake topped with swirls of vanilla buttercream frosting. The thing is simply massive — ginormous — and could easily be shared! On the very tippy top of the cupcake is a [Read more…]
Around here, we believe there’s no better restaurant recommendation than the one we get from another Disney fan. So, in our quest to provide the very best information about Disney restaurants, we’ve created the DFB Choice Awards!
These awards will be bestowed upon Disney-area food and restaurants based on nominations and votes from Disney Food Blog readers. Here’s the timeline:
To participate, nominate one contender for each category in the form below (contenders can be from ANY Disney-related park or resort around the world); the top nominations from each category will be entered into our voting round, which begins on December 1st, 2010! See you then!
Thanks again for nominating!
We’ve already posted about some of the holiday menus and dining events available at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, but there’s more! They’re going to be having a whole month’s worth of fun foodie events and happenings that are free for anyone — even if you’re not staying at the resorts!
From roasted chestnuts and holiday drinks to do-it-yourself holiday pastry decorating to a holiday bake shop and a massive chocolate Santa sculpture, it’s not to be missed! Here’s a link to the holiday events calendar: [Read more…]
Disneyland Candy Canes: Image (c) Disney
Yay! After an absolute dirth of Disney Food news over the past month or so, we’ve got a lot to report this week!
And thanks to the OC Register for highlighting our Disneyland columnist’s Thanksgiving and holiday treat pics! (Thanks, Heather!)
And now, on to the Round-Up!
Yesterland takes a rare foray into the present day to review his 20 Epcot Food and Wine Festival seminars! Delicious! (You can take his word for it.)
DisneyGeek Has a great construction photo from the Disney California Adventure dining site.
Mousesavers.com‘s Mike Waring reviews Epcot’s La Hacienda de San Angel.
BritMick has tips and tricks for booking your Disney Dining from the UK.
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcake
Main Street Gazette was the one who told me about the Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcake! Here’s his review!
Party Through the Parks reviews those holiday drinks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. (What’s wrong with a cup of sweet and sour mix with blue curacao?)
Gastropod Travels reviews a few bites of food and a LOT of drinks over at Disney’s Hollywood Brown Derby!
Snowy Tundra Training has a bunch of fun “facts” about Dole Whips — but the pic is the best part!
DisUnplugged checks out WDW’s Downtown Disney Spice and Tea Exchange! Can’t wait to see it for myself!
Disney Parks Blog tells us about a new Steakhouse 55 menu!
Disneyland Candy Canes: Image (c) Disney
It’s Disneyland Candy Cane time again!
Once again this year, tickets will be distributed for the very popular homemade treats from Disneyland’s Candy Palace. Our Disneyland guru, Heather Sievers, just reported from Disneyland that the tickets will be distributed on November 26th at the Candy Palace right at park opening! Of course — this is always subject to change…
Last year, the canes retailed for $9.95. To find out when the canes will be made, call the Candy Kitchen menu line: 714-781-0112.
Chef Robert Getchell
I had the chance to chat with Chef Robert Getchell from Animal Kingdom Lodge’s Sanaa Restaurant recently about the holiday menus that are available at Walt Disney World restaurants this year!
Holiday Menus in Walt Disney World
Here are the details on holiday dining in Disney restaurants from Chef Getchell:
Most restaurants will offer their whole regular menu, or a slightly limited version of their regular menu, along with a “special for the day.” Specials will be themed to each restaurant, but at the same time will be very familiar to the guests as a traditional family meal.
For example, Sanaa will be offering an African-spiced turkey breast, dark meat gravy, cranberry and dry cherry chutney, and butternut squash as our special for holiday dining.
Other examples of holiday menu items include an Oak rotisserie turkey dish at California Grill; and a smoked turkey breast with sage butter, smokey butternut squash, and [Read more…]
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I can’t believe we’re up to the Thirteenth Edition of the Disney Blog Carnival! This compendium of dozens of articles about my favorite subject, Disney, was published this past Tuesday; so be sure to head over to the site, support your favorite (and some new!) Disney bloggers, and get updated on the latest Disney news.
Topics this week include a look at the The Main Street Fire Station, a comparison between the Contemporary Resort and Wilderness Lodge, an editorial about Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, tips on Scrapbooking with Park Maps, and lots more!
While you’re at DisMarks, stick around and vote for your favorite promoted and upcoming stories and links! Found a great Disney website or blog post? Submit it to DisMarks and share it with other Disney fans!
Now, just in case you weren’t sure… [Read more…]
Disney's California Adventure's World of Color Show (c) Disney
While the Wine Country Trattoria and Ariel’s Grotto World of Color Dinner Packages have been popular, Disney California Adventure is now introducing a the Prix Fixe Lunch package at Wine Country Trattoria (see our dinner review here!)! By booking ahead, you and your guests will receive reserved viewing for Disney’s World of Color — the new nighttime [Read more…]
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