food IS a theme park
We are in the middle of EPCOT’s beautiful Flower and Garden Festival, and they have some amazing things to look at!
Moana and Maui
There are so many decorations to view that it’s easy to get lost in the beauty of it all. Because of this, you may not have noticed this subtle and SWEET new addition at the Germany Pavilion in World Showcase!
SO many things have returned to Disney World lately — from parades to restaurants to being able to hug characters again!
We finally got to hug Mickey!
We’re also looking forward to things that are going to return in the future, like Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. Disney recently announced that a major Cast Member program would be returning soon, and now, select people can apply to be a part of it!
We’re journeying to Epcot today
, where — just a spark from me to you — you’re going to want to scroll all the way through the day’s What’s New. We’ve got Windbreakers (yes, the 80s are back… but make it Disney), miles (not exactly but almost) of construction fencing, and FOOD BOOTHS ARE GOIN’ UP! Let’s see if we can light your fancy, shall we?
Epcot’s Spaceship Earth
Over at Sunshine Seasons, the Chocolate Oreo Mousse has a new look. [Read more…]
Every visit to Epcot is filled with construction updates, new food, and fun merchandise — and this visit to Epcot is jam-packed with new food (including gluten-free snacks, chocolate covered pretzels,and more), the cutest and sweetest smelling merchandise, and progress on new rides, restaurants, and the Skyliner.
Look who we found in Italy!
After spending some time with our new BFF Pinocchio, we walked the park — here’s what we found!
Epcot is busy with the International Festival of the Arts starting this Friday — we’ll be reporting live from opening day — but we still found new must-have food-themed merchandise being added to the shops as well as new drinks, sweet eats, teas, and construction progress — we’ve got it all covered!
Hello from Epcot
Let’s jump in with that brand new space-themed restaurant near Mission: Space opening in 2020!
There’s always something going on in Epcot — we’ve updated you on the Guardians of the Galaxy Ride and Ratatouille Ride installation as well as Epcot’s Skyliner Station. Today, we’ve got some construction and refurbishment updates from all over the park!
Kringla Bakeri og Kafe and Puffin’s Roost
We’ve been keeping you updated on the construction walls that were surrounding the Puffin’s Roost Store attached to the recently re-opened Kringla Bakeri og Kafe in the Norway Pavilion. Well, now those walls are down!
We’re in Epcot checking out what’s new this week! The restaurants are busy adding some seasonal treats as well as fall flavors! Construction is moving forward on a variety of attractions! Let’s take a closer look…
Welcome to Epcot
Caramel is one of those flavors of fall, and Karamell-Küche in Epcot’s Germany Pavilion is celebrating fall with some new Caramel Squares!
Karamell-Küche Coconut Caramel Square
The two new squares we found, and just had to try, are Coconut Caramel and Caramel Macchiato. [Read more…]
Lately there has been no shortage of incredible food at Walt Disney World’s Epcot.
But even with all the stellar food at the International Festival of the Arts, I still craved some of my old favorites from everyone’s go-to caramel spot: Karamell-Küche.
Karamell-Küche has become a perennial favorite since its debut in 2010. And why not? It’s a charming stop in World Showcase’s Germany pavilion, and it serves some of the most crave-able sweets in the World. We love the Caramel Corn (and we love watching it be made), but who can resist their unassuming-but-oh-so-amazing Caramel Apple Cookie? We can’t!
And the Caramel Bacon Square is just crazy enough to work! Plus I can always rely on the Sea Salt Chocolate-Covered Caramel to satisfy my sweet/salty tooth (it’s been my on my must-eat list for, like, seven years, y’all!). Just about anything in their shiny glass display cases is delicious. (Well…maybe not the Caramel-Topped Chocolate Brownie. Too dry. Too boring. Too much else to capture my taste buds and attention.)
The menu is pretty self-explanatory, and since the goodies are all on display, you can study your options before making a selection.
Karamell-Küche Display
And there are so, so many things from which to choose! You will have trouble making a decision, we promise. [Read more…]
What’s a walk around World Showcase these days without stopping in Germany’s Karamell-Küche?
After all, it’s the one place where every single item is built around the same awesome ingredient: caramel. Werther’s Caramel, to be specific.
In fact, you can even take a moment or two to check out the wall to your left upon entering the Caramel Kitchen (once you’re past the window, that is). It’s a mural depicting the timeline of the company, which had its start in the German village of Werther. It’s quite the history lesson.
Of course, you probably won’t.
Because if you’re anything like me, you’re going to be entirely distracted by all the choices held inside the bakery case (not to mention the buttery fragrance of caramel wafting through the air)!
Karamell-Kuche bakery case
That bakery case full of caramel goodness is one reason I don’t mind the typically long lines here. It gives me more time to peek over shoulders and heads in front of me to decide what I want. It takes some time! But having sampled just about everything in that case (and some more than a few times — I’m lookin’ at you, Chewy Caramel Shortbread Bar), I decided to go with something I hadn’t tried before.
Or two things, because… well, do you really need a reason why here ;)?
Anyway, one item I hadn’t chosen previously was the Caramel Cluster Milk Chocolate Pecan; which, I’m guessing, should probably be called the Milk Chocolate Pecan Caramel Cluster…but that’s just splitting hairs.
Caramel Cluster Milk Chocolate Pecan
At first glance, you think you have it pretty much figured out: a dollop of hardened milk chocolate over a layer of caramel covering the pecans. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing…
Caramel Cluster Milk Chocolate Pecan
And just so can have one more look at [Read more…]
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