Great news folks! Looks like me and the big guy are headed back to WDW March 12-26!!!
4 nights at POR in the Royal Suites and 10 nights at SSR.
Better yet, I bought my annual passes a couple of weeks ago. So not only did I beat the price increase, but I also bought the vouchers at the
Disney Store so I could use my Apple Pay for Discover Card's current 10% cash back promo when you use Apple Pay in stores. I am also signed up for their current double cash back promotion, so I get 1% on everything, an extra 10% using Apple Pay and next June it all gets doubled for a total of 22% back. So I saved $190 buying my passes before the price increase and I will get $306 in cash back on this one purchase. I am on cloud nine over my savings right now, I must say. Makes up for the fact that TiW just went up $50.
Anyway, back to the food!
After the movies we decided to head into Epcot for the evening to partake in F&G booths.
My first stop was not a booth, but Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe for something I have never tried. Their famous School Bread. Sweet cardamom bun filled with vanilla creme custard and topped with glazed and toasted coconut.
OMG this totally lives up to the hype! I was always kinda scared off by the fact that the bread is not sweet, but it doesn't matter at all. That fact makes it even better. I loved the coconut glaze on the top and the bread was so tasty. I will be having one of these every trip from here on out.
Next we stopped at the Florida Fresh booth so Rob could try the Feast of Flowers Farmhouse Ale.
Then I stopped at Primavera Kitchen for the Fior di Latte, Prosciutto e Pane di Casa — Pinwheel of Mozzarella, Prosciutto, Ciabatta Bread.
This was excellent! I could have had a few of these.
While we were hanging around Italy we could see the line was INSANE for Herman's Hermits. Didn't realize they were still that big of a deal. In fact, on another day we saw 3 women camped out at the front of the line right after the park opened. That is a looooooong wait in the heat. God belss 'em.
Next we went to The Smokehouse where we both tried Beef Brisket Burnt Ends Hash with White Cheddar Fondue and Pickled Jalapeños.
And I was seriously melting in the heat so I had R.C. Sweet Tea made with Twinings Cold-Brewed English Classic Tea.
The brisket was amazing! We both loved it. I could have done without the jalapenos, but they were easy enough to pick out. The tea was tasty. I was basically just glad it was cold because I was sweating to death at this point.
Then we went over to Botanas Botanico.
I tried La Tizana a Classic Venezuelan Fruit Drink.
I opted for the one sans booze, which was a mistake. It would have been better as an alcoholic drink than a regular drink.
I also tried the Seafood Ceviche — Shrimp, Scallops, and Grouper with mango and avocado.
This was a perfect fresh, cool dish in the heat with lots of flavor and lots of seafood.
Rob tried White Corn Arepa with Braised Beef and Chayote Slaw.
This looked amazing and I was sad I didn't try it. Rob definitely enjoyed it.
I also ordered the Coconut Tres Leches, which I somehow managed to carry over to a table along with all my other food. I almost didn't make it!
This was okay. The bottom was too saturated, which I didn't care for.
This area is so pretty. It was a great place to sit and enjoy our food.
We then went back to check out the Herman's Hermits show. We had to stand all the way in the back, but that was fine with us. It was still enjoyable.
After the show Rob stopped at Hanami for Teriyaki Curry Bun — Steamed bun filled with chicken, vegetables, curry and sweet sauce. And a Kirin beer.
Next we stopped at L'Artisan des Glaces.
Rob wanted to try a cone, so he got Profiterole ice cream in a waffle cone.
He liked it, but it was no apple crumble!
Then we went next door to Les Halles to grab treats for later.
We both ended up getting the bacon and cheese roll.
These were super yummy in the room later. Sadly this batch was a little overdone, but they were still good.
Even with the heat it was still a great evening at Epcot!