October
24 - November 22, 1998
Steve Soares
has a special section devoted to the 1998 Food and Wine Festival on his
Epcot Entertainment site. It includes available foods and wines at each
booth plus recipes! http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/food.htm
Epcot
International Food & Wine Festival Toasts Finest Cuisine and Vintages
July 1998 A Disney Media Release
LAKE
BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The finest wines will flow while renowned
chefs prepare savory culinary samplings for guests at the third annual
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Oct. 24-Nov. 22 at Walt Disney
World Resort. The outdoor festival around World Showcase celebrates the
authentic cuisine, wine, entertainment and cultures of more than 30 nations.
There's something
for every palate, as guests travel around the "world" sampling international
cuisine with appetizer-sized tastings priced at $1 to $3. Culinary creations
will come from the 11 World Showcase nations -- including Mexico, France
and Morocco -- as well as from other international "marketplaces" such
as Spain, Poland, Brazil, India, Greece, Russia and several eastern Mediterranean
countries.
Disney guests
with a taste for further culinary adventure can meet the masters in a
private setting as they prepare an array of signature dishes during a
five-course Winemaker Dinner series. At Grand Tastings, the best tastes
of 16 wineries are paired with cuisine from 14 celebrated chefs in an
atmosphere of live entertainment. And if brewing is your bag, there's
the Budweiser Beer School every afternoon between 1 and 6 p.m. for an
in-depth look at the brewing process.
More than
50 of America's top chefs, including culinary queen Julia Child, will
reveal secrets of their regional specialties through demonstrations scheduled
twice daily at the Odyssey pavilion in Future World. Many chefs will participate
in book signings and question-and-answer sessions. The guest chef line-up
also includes Jean-Louis Palladin of Napa, Las Vegas; Bradley Ogden from
The Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur, Calif.; and Rick Bayless of Chicago's
Frontera Grill.
Winemakers
will pour more than 200 national and international vintages throughout
the month-long celebration. Special wine marketplaces will showcase wineries
from Austria, Argentina, Portugal, Chile, Australia and South Africa.
Master sommeliers including Fred Dame, Larry Stone and Joseph Spellman
will lead a series of wine-tasting lectures and seminars.
The Specialty
Beer Garden located near France will add to the mix with samplings of
18 boutique beers from regional breweries.
Lots of
fun is in store for the children, too. Food-themed activities will be
set up along the World Showcase promenade.
Admission
to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, including culinary demonstrations
and daily wine seminars, is included in the regular Epcot adult ticket
price of $42.
Winemaker
Dinners presented by world-renowned chefs and winemakers each Thursday,
Friday and Sunday are $75 per person. Grand Tastings each Saturday evening
are $55 per person, with proceeds from the silent auction benefiting non-profit
industry organizations, and featuring guest chefs who support food industry
and hunger relief charities.
For more
information or reservations for special events and programs, call 407/824-4321.
Last Updated
10/26/98
Food and Wine Festival - Epcot
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