Where Food is Art and Art is Food for the Soul
The festival is back for it’s 5th year, bringing together art, entertainment, and FOOD. Let’s take a minute to bask in the glory of the festival food offerings, it is Foodie Friday after all!
World Showcase- each pavilion showcases culinary masterpieces representing it’s country.
Showcase Plaza
Tomato soup with french onion and bacon grilled cheese (pictured on left)
Tomato soup with grilled cheese
Shrimp Ceviche with lime mint foam
Almond Frangipane cake layered with raspberry jame and Belgian chocolate
Pop’t Art- modern-designed sugar cookie with strawberry filling
Deconstructed Reuben- rye popover, corned beef, Gryuere panna cotta, and brined brussels sprouts with broken Thousand Island Dressing
Deconstructed BLT- crispy pork belly, soft-poached egg, brioche, watercress espuma and tomato jam
Deconstructed Strawberry Cheesecake- whipped New York style cheesecake with fresh Florida strawberries and sugar cookies (pictured on right)
Mexico
Chile Relleno- fried poblano pepper filled flank steak, black beans, and tomatoes drizzled with a poblano cream sauce (pictured on right)
Pork Belly Pastor- marinated pork belly atop boniato puree with charred pineapple and crispy cilantro
Taco de Chocolate- chocolate candy shell filled with Mexican chocolate mousse with a touch of chile topped with tropical fruit
China
Old Shanghai Shi Zi Tou- pork and water chestnut meatballs served with Taro root (pictured on left)
Sichuan Red Hot Mala Shrimp
Refreshment Outpost
Lobster Poutine- lobster, lobster bisque cheese sauce, pickled jalapenos, and citrus cream (pictured on right)
Plant-based Bratwurst- spicy turmeric aioli, coffee barbeque jackfruit, and slaw
Warm Brown Sugar-Stuffed Pretzel- banana soft serve ice cream and chocolate sauce
Germany
Red Wine Braised Beef Short Rib- parsnip puree, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and aged balsamic
Coq au Vin- chicken roulade with violet mustard, candied carrots, pancetta crisp, marble potatoes, and Beurre Rouge sauce (pictured on left)
Opera Cake- almond joconde, coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache
Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate-Chip Cookie
Italy
Arancini- sweet sausage fried risotto balls with pomodoro sauce
L’Aragosta- lobster ravioli with vanilla-saffron cream sauce and shredded chili peppers (pictured on right)
Bomboloni- cream-filled Italian doughnut with raspberry sauce and powdered sugar
The American Adventure
Beef Wellington: mushroom duxelle, prosciutto, and puff pastry with red wine demi-glace and fennel cream
Pan-Seared Scallop- chorizo, roasted red pepper coulis and parmesan crisp (pictured on left)
Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate-Chip Cookie
Japan
Stone Garden- red bean mousse with chocolate rocks and arare rice cracker pebbles
Sushi Donut- donut-shaped sushi featuring salmon, tuna, shrimp, cucumber and sesame seed over a decorated plate of wasabi aiolo, sriracha and eel sauce
Vegetable Gyoza- vegetable- filled spinach gyoza with tofu atop mashed potatoes with a kamaboko fish cake, pepper strings and tonkatsu teriyaki sauce (pictured on right)
Morocco
Mediterranean Flatbread- with Za’atar pesto, artichokes, roasted peppers, sundried tomatoes and fennel cream
Harissa-roasted Rack of Lamb- baba ganoush, picholine olives, toybox tomatoes, preserved lemons, and pomegranate (pictured on left)
Mouskoutchou- orange cake with cinnamon chocolate mousse
Between Morocco & France
Chilled Seafood Cocktail- octopus, scallops, shrimp, black garlic aioli, tomato coconut sauce and serrano-lime oil
Blue Corn Pupusa- stuffed with cheese and topped with shredded pork, guajilo and arbol chile sauce, cabbage slaw and aji amarillo crema
Passion Fruit Mousse- with dragon fruit jam (pictured on right)
France
Creme de Brie en Petit Pain- warm creamy brie in a house made bread bowl (pictured on left)
Croissant a la Truffle Noir d’Hiver- black winter truffle croissant
Moelleux a la Framboise et aux Chocolats Valrhona- molted chocolate and raspberry cake with pure origin valrhona chocolates
Trio de Macarons- assortment of 3 house made macarons in a gift box
World Showplace
Remy’s Ratatouille- eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes and red pepper piperade (pictured on left)
Charcuterie- with meats and cheeses featuring Nueske’s® applewood smoked beef
Lemon Blood-Orange Tart
Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Canada
Wild Mushroom Risotto- aged parmesan, truffle shavings and Zinfandel reduction
Salmon and Cream Gateau- egg yolk cream, paddlefish caviar, and micro-herbs (pictured on right)
Vanilla, Rose Water and Pistachio Panna Cotta
Promenade Refreshments
Raspberry Soft-Serve
Lemon Soft-Serve
The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Redemption Cookie (pictured on left)
In addition to the delectable drool-worthy food described above, the festival includes entertainment performances, galleries, and activities. You can attend now through February 22nd! I wish I could be there. If you go, tell us about it and let me live vicariously through you!
Thank you to Mackenzie Clark @dreamsmagicadventure for use of her photos. If you are planning a vacation and would like more information visit Mackenzie at dreamsmagicaladventure.com
