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Fine Dining at Disney World Orlando
By Elizabeth | April 24, 2008
This past weekend, I was honored to be invited to attend the first Disney Mom Blogger Mixer along with Maria Bailey, creator of Precious Moms.com, as well as my fellow Precious Moms Lori Seaborg and Marybeth Whalen. We had an unbelievable two and a half days of fun and surprises at Disney World, including a sneak peek at a new Hollywood Studios attraction that NO ONE else had seen, and a trip to see “La Nouba” at Cirque de Soleil!
I expected to be treated to some special meals, but Disney far exceeded my expectations. Our dinner on Friday was at “Tutto Italia” in the Italy section of Epcot. I had a Caesar salad that is unlike any I have ever had before, with a whole heart of romaine, shaved parmesan, a homemade crouton/bread slice, and a delicious creamy dressing. For my entree, I chose Bucatini Gratinata. Bucatini is a spaghetti-like noodle that is thick and has a hole in the middle. It was mixed with prosciutto ham, peas, and a parmesan cream sauce, with broiled cheese on top. Decadently delicious! We hadn’t planned on dessert there, but the pastry chef insisted, and we each got a plate with a sweet cream and candied fruit cannoli, a huge chocolate dipped strawberry, a cream puff rolled in chocolate flakes, and a cup of zabaglione topped with sweet marsala wine sauce and strawberry puree. Amazing!
Our lunch on Saturday was at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood Studios; it’s a recreation of the famous Hollywood restaurant where the Cobb salad was invented. Most restaurants serve a big pile of lettuce with a small amount of toppings, but not the Brown Derby! Their Cobb salad is a huge bowl with a bit of chopped lettuce and herbs, topped with chopped tomato, hardboiled egg, bacon, turkey, blue cheese, and avocado, with a creamy dressing. It was better than I imagined! We also had two delicious appetizers, a crispy shrimp in ginger-lime sauce, and braised beef short ribs on celery root puree, and that beef literally melted in my mouth.
And that was just the first day!! Here’s photos, and then I’ll write up our amazing dinner on Saturday night in a separate post.
The Caesar Salad:
The Bucatini Gratinata:
The Dessert Plate:
The Shrimp Appetizer:
The Cobb Salad:
Doesn’t that make you want to go to Disney World so you can taste it for yourself?? 
Topics: Dining at Disney World |
April 24th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Looks Yummy!!! Sounds like you had a great time!
April 24th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
James-We really did! I hope you and your family had a great time at the Animal Kingdom!
April 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
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April 25th, 2008 at 2:24 am
Oooh that food looks so yummy…damn now I’m hungry. HAHA
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April 25th, 2008 at 9:28 am
What beautiful, gourmet food - looks absolutely mouth-watering delicious!
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April 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Epcot had the best food last time I was there. All the other theme parks seemed to have the exact same, standard American food (pizza, burgers, fries, etc…).
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April 25th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Hey, you know what? When I drop by your blog, I was attracted by the blog background color. Then, I feel I am hungry a lot because of the photos with delicious foods. I like your blog!
April 26th, 2008 at 5:40 am
We’re going to be spending a week at Disney at the end of May. I can’t wait!
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April 26th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Didn’t realize Disney served up such great food, thanks for sharing your experience. Hope to get there one day myself.
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April 26th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
oh yum! That all looks delicious!
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April 27th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
When I think of Disney World, I ususally don’t think of fine dining, but I am going there this Summer and will definitely check it out.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Looks absolutely delicious