The Crystal Palace restaurant in the Magic Kingdom is one of our favorite buffet restaurants at Walt Disney World. This Victorian inspired restaurant is themed to a Friendship Day Celebration with Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore leading the festivities. These colorful topiaries greet you as you enter the restaurant! We have been to…
Category: Dining and Snacks at Walt Disney World
It’s all about the FOOD at Walt Disney World
Foodie Friday: Dinner at Fulton’s Crab House
Have you ever been in Downtown Disney, looking for a place to eat because you haven’t had dinner yet, and it’s so crowded…there are people just everywhere…and you are looking for a sit down place to dine at, but also one that won’t take forever to get a table for? (I’m looking at you…
Breaking Down Disney Vacation Planning – Step Four: Disney Dining
Throughout my last few blogs we have worked through steps to make your Disney vacation planning easier. We have talked through Step One which is researching. I explained that taking some time to go through some websites, books, or even Facebook pages can make a huge difference as you will become more comfortable with…
Delicious Disney Dishes: Lobster and Scallop Fisherman’s Pie from the Epcot Food and Wine Festival
Hands down, one of my favorite dishes at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is the Lobster and Scallop Fisherman’s Pie, which can be found at the Ireland Marketplace Booth. Once you get past the point where it will scald your tongue (that stuff is HOT!) and you get to taste your first…
Celebrating 14 Years with a Magical Night at California Grill
What do you do when your 14th wedding anniversary coincides with Spring Break? You take your kids to Disney World, of course! At least that is what you do when your kids are 11, 8, and 4. Since the grandparents came too, we were able to have a night out for the big day. We…
Foodie Friday – Snack Spotlight on L’Artisan des Glaces
I was at Walt Disney World this past weekend and one of the stops I knew I had to make was at L’Artisan des Glaces, which is located in the France Pavilion at Epcot. They have been talking up their brand new Pumpkin ice cream and I’d been dying to try it. In addition, they’d…
Review of Katsura Grill in Epcot
Katsura Grill is a quick service restaurant located inside the Japan Pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot. Perched across from Mitsukoshi Department Store, Katsura is somewhat hidden and can be easily overlooked. I have always enjoyed the Koi pond and strolling the trails around Katsura and was anxious to try the restaurant for the first time….
Foodie Friday: Top Ten Things To Try at Epcot Food and Wine Festival
It’s here! The Epcot Food and Wine Festival starts today! We are ready for 53 full days of fun. (The last day of the Festival is November 10.) This year there seems to be a ton of new and updated items that help to make up the menus of the Festival. While I could…
Delicious Disney Dishes: Kouzzina’s Greek Fisherman’s Stew
One restaurant I never did make it to visit was Kouzzina, which is located at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. I’d heard great things about it, but it was never a place I made sure to stop to dine. Now it looks like I never will eat there, as Kouzzina will be officially closing its doors at…
A Vegan in Epcot
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Teresa Pittman “You do know this is a steakhouse, right?” The chef who had been brought to our table at Le Cellier was apparently not impressed to hear that we were vegan. Yes, we knew. But we also knew we were in Walt…
Foodie Friday: Top Seven Epcot Food and Wine Festival Returning Treats
One week to go! One week until the official start of the Epcot Food and Wine Festival! Of course, the big draw for the festival is, well, the food options, so today, I thought I would take a look at some of the standouts that will be returning this year. This year, I feel…
Foodie Friday: Top 7 Favorite Things About The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Ladies and gentleman! This is not a drill! We are officially two weeks out from the start of the 19th Annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival! This year’s festival starts even earlier, on September 19, and runs a full 53 days, until November 10, and is filled with delightful fun. This year’s event sees…