food IS a theme park
Remember the new hot dog menu that debuted earlier this month in Tomorrowland? Well, the sign guys have been busy again, and the menu’s been updated already. Looks like the Rueben dog has been pitched to the curb and we’re left with Taco and Philly Cheese Steak dogs.
Lunching Pad Hot Dog Menu Circa August 27, 2010
Thanks to reader Evan D., who took time out of his WDW trip to send this photo my way today!
Via Napoli Dining Room
It’s been another news-filled week for the Disney food world! Here’s the latest:
Also, a quick reminder for those of you coming back from Disney trips: we’d love to see your pics over on the Disney Food Blog flickr page! And now, on with the round-up!
Future Probe reviews Epcot’s Coral Reef Restaurant.
Disney Parks Blog reports on a new brunch and Bloody Mary bar at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen in Disneyland’s Downtown Disney.
Designing Disney takes us back to the Cafe des Visionnaires of yesteryear in Disneyland Paris.
Disney Daddy shares the details from his Lunch with an Imagineer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. These days you can experience Lunch with an Imagineer at Flying Fish Cafe!
All Ears‘ Deb Martin Koma interviews Marianne Hunnel about this year’s Food and Wine Festival.
Main St. Gazette takes an in-depth look at a fun vegetable garden in Epcot from the 2010 Flower and Garden Festival, which happens to include eats like Ursula’s Onions, Peter Pan’s Peas, Mickey’s Beanstalk Beans, Kanga’s Purple Kale, and Stitch’s Strawberries!
Makin’ Memories Photo Blog showcases dessert pics from the recent Tables in Wonderland Great Movie Ride dinner.
A Taste of Disney shows us how to make Jiko’s filet mignon with mac and cheese and red wine sauce.
Chip and Co looks at Disney World restaurants from a senior citizen’s perspective.
Of course there are lots of reports from Via Napoli‘s early days! Check out Mousesteps, Jeff Lange, WDW Radio, Jack Spence’s Report, Zannaland, Disney Every Day, The Daily Disney, Laughing Place, Theme Park Insider, WDW News Today x2, Orlando Attractions, WDWMagic, and Inside the Magic for even more pics and reviews.
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog! I am sooo excited to finally have pictures of all of my favorite hot dogs in Disney World! How excited, you ask? So excited, that I decided to do a blog post about it.
Now, some of you might not think that hot dogs (or “hotted dogs,” as Michael Crawford would say) are that big a deal. “So what?” you say. “A hot dog’s a hot dog.”
Not so, my friends. My mother is a hot dog enthusiast, and I must have gotten some of her hot-dog-lovin’ genes. Not every dog tastes the same, and Disney World has a few that are outstanding (in spite of their new beef/chicken-ness*). Below are my favorites, in no particular order…
is synonymous with hot dogs. There’s just no getting around the fact that they’re the epitome of the Disney Hot Dog Empire, so we must begin with them. Sitting at the end of Main Street, right in sight-view of every parade, firework, and Castle show that happens in Disney World, Casey’s also provides [Read more…]
So much has happened this week! To start (and in case you missed them), check out my Kouzzina dinner review and photos post.
Then head over to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival Page to see:
Once you’re up to date on Food and Wine, check out these other fantastic posts from this week (and a couple that were carried over from last week):
Everything WDW reviews Hoop Dee Doo Revue at Fort Wilderness
Scott Joseph Orlando breaks the news that Disney World is no longer serving all-beef hot dogs
BelleLovesTheBeast on SRSounds reviews Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen in Disneyland
etckt has created an Epcot Food and Wine Festival iphone application to help you make choices as you wind around the World Showcase
Orlando Sentinel’s The Dish posts a video of Cat Cora cooking in her new Boardwalk kitchen
Palm Beach Post Pulse takes a look at how Disney World has risen to Dining Destination status
OC Register posts a video of Disney employees learning in the Disney Culinary Academy
Samland has a photo pictoral and essay about the Napa Rose Patio at Disneyland’s Grand Californian
Disney is on a customization kick. You can get customized t-shirts, customized park tickets, customized dining plans…you can even customize your Mickey Ear Hats now!
So this is why I insist I should be able to customize my meals as well! I’m one of those picky eaters who never orders directly off the menu. I’m always adding here, substituting there…it’s likely very annoying, yet oddly commonplace for the restaurant waitstaff to have to deal with vacationers like me.
The Perfect Sundae
But Disney CMs overall are well-trained to endure crazies like myself, and make me feel entirely comfortable to customize my meals willy-nilly. One of my favorite places to do this is Beaches and Cream, where they’ll gladly create for me my very own dessert creation! This is a ginormous brownie topped with ice cream, hot fudge, and peanut butter. C’mon. You know you want it!
Beaches and Cream Counter
Beaches and Cream is located at Disney’s Beach Club resort, in the Epcot resort area. There are only a few tables in this ice cream parlor (which also serves burgers, hot dogs, and the like), and they don’t take reservations, so arrive during off-hours to cut your wait. Open 11am-11pm.
And don’t forget to order the famous Kitchen Sink, made with every flavor of ice cream, topping, and candy they have in the joint and topped with a whole can of whipped cream!
Kitchen Sink (c Rough Guides)
Butterscotch Sundae
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