Friday, October 23rd - Breakfast with Friends Followed by F&W Snacking with Friends ... Does Life Get Any Better???
We started out the day with a breakfast meet with some DIS Cruise-friends ... they came from Saratoga Springs and the Animal Kingdom Lodge to have breakfast with Jay and me at Cape May Cafe. They were all leaving the next morning on a
Disney cruise to the Eastern Caribbean where many cool, refreshing Guavaberry coladas awaited them.
These friendies are some of the most wonderful DIS-peoples we've had the pleasure to meet and it's a rare treat when we're all in the same place at the same time. So although the breakfast buffet at Cape May is nothing to get excited about ... it is what it is ... the fun of seeing everyone again and spending time with them all more than made it worthwhile!
Bendy's breakfast, part I
Bendy's breakfast, part II
I had made a notation on the reservation that there was a birthday (not for me!) but when our server asked who was celebrating what she found out about mine, too. The end result being that a couple of these fun Halloween cupcakes made it to the table as a celebratory offering. YUM - SUGAR!!!
Tasty treat!
Although Minnie and Chip and Dale are also at this character breakfast, Goofy was the only one who kept showing up at our table. I told him I had a crush on him and showed him pictures of my birthday cake ... he loved the cake!!
Poor Jay ... pushed out of the picture by a giant dog
Our fabulous group!!
Our fabulous group with Goofy!!!
And look at this: our friends from England brought Jay and me the most incredible, tasty, delicious assortment of cookies we've ever had. I'm surprised these lasted as long as they did ... two whole weeks! They were unbelievable!!
Worth every calorie!
Eventually we all had to part company and Jay and I made our way back to Epcot for one last round of F&W booth snackeroo. It was tough today because it was suddenly very very hot ... the way Florida is supposed to be ... and we have a tough time eating or drinking much when it's too warm. But we gave it our best try since we were leaving for Stinktown early the next morning.
First stop: Morocco where I wanted to try their Tangerine Mimosa Royale. This was really good ... some kind of tangerine liqueur, orange juice, and champagne. We both really liked it!
Mimosa ... yum!
Awww, it's all gone
Then we ended up back at the Brewer's Collection for another naughty sausage and a new beer ... which we no longer recall. Over the course of the festival we tried three beers here - Aflegem Blonde Ale, Kona Ale, and one other I can't remember. They were all good, if that helps at all!
Beer & Sausage ... we like it!
Eventually we ended up in India where Jason ordered a rice & lentil crepe with potato and onion filling and some gulab juman with rose syrup and pistachio. I didn't try the crepe at all but Jay said it was very good. And while I did try the gulab juman, which were really just little donut holes, I didn't like them because they were swimming in rose syrup. Not only do I not like soggy donuts, but I especially don't like eating soggy donuts that have taken a perfume bath.
Rice & Lentil Crepe
Gulab Juman
We stopped once more in Mexico where it took something like five hours for the couple in front of us to decide whether or not they wanted a beer with their food purchase. How hard is it? You either order a Dos Equis or you don't order a beer. Heat makes me short-tempered ... apparently it made these people incredibly dense. Finally, when they were done debating, Jay and I were able to order the Mousse de Pina Colada y Coco.
Pina Colada Mousse
This was pretty tasty once I managed to work around the coconut!
We next visited Argentina where we ordered a Beef Empanada w/Tomato Salsa and a Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri and Boniato Puree. Both of these were quite tasty - probably would have been better on a cooler day, but what can you do? And because they were out of potato mash we were given an extra beef skewer ... that's not such a bad deal!
Empanada and Beef Skewers
Final stop of the trip ... the Dessert and Champagne booth where between the four of us we ordered the whole darn thing! Austrian Bundt Cake, Grand Marnier Parfait with Orange Coulis, and Strawberry Shortcake. Jay and I shared a glass of Nectar Imperial and I believe Chelsi & Jason had some rose.
Now that's dessert!
They get cuter every time we see them!
All in all we really thought Epcot hit a home-run this year with their food and wine offerings - nearly everything we tried during our trip was well prepared and tasty. We especially liked the efforts that were made to offer up some new selections along with some of the tried and true favorites. Nice job, food and wine planners; this is the happiest we've been with the festival since 2006.
Stay tuned for one last review ... a final dinner with our dear friends Chelsi & Jason before we climbed aboard the Stinktown express.
I can't WAIT to try the Tequila Cave. Seriously...the original "margarita" stand has truly disappointed me over the years. The margaritas taste of ice and alcohol...which I suppose gets the job done...but the proverbial "It tastes like burning" comes to mind every single time I indulge! ick.
I have them a lot when we go out to dinner locally. But, the thing that really interests me at CG is the appetizers. They all look so good.
it's always SOOOOOOO hard to decide between the flatbreads and the sushi!
So glad you had a good evening at CG. Everything looks quite delish!
I wish I could go to F&W this year instead of more school.
) anyway, it was awful. Like, I threw it in the garbage awful. I don't waste booze, so you know that's bad.
I might actually not have Rosanne Rosannadanna hair for a change....
I'm as convinced as you are that I picked it up at that buffet somehow. 
