Disney4me Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Woo-hoo! We were SO excited to hear that the California Adventure Food and Wine Festival was coming out of hiatus this year. And I’m thrilled to report that it’s AWESOME! Yep — the festival, which runs in Disney California Adventure in Disneyland Resort on weekends through May 1, opened for business yesterday. And DFB was there to explore! Food and Wine Festival Signage Yesterday, we mostly explored the brand new food booths that are debuting at the festival for the first time. Those of you familiar with the Epcot Food and Wine Festival in Walt Disney World will know the set-up. Small booths featuring several tapas-sized menu items and selected beverages are set up around the festival. This is the first time that the California festival has done this, so we were super excited to check it out. Here’s what we sampled and tasted yesterday! If you want to read more about the rest of the festival and see schedules for the Beverage Seminars and Celebrity Kitchen events, head on over to our main Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival Page! DCA Food and Wine Festival Food Booth Reviews Yesterday, we visited several of the booths set up around the festival. No worries, though, we’ll be back soon with reviews of e’erything!!! Let’s take a first look… Gold Rush Booth The Gold Rush booth features some of our favorite dishes at the festival so far! Gold Rush Booth Gold Rush Booth Menu First up, we sampled the Artichoke Chips with Spicy Aioli ($5.00). These were yummy, and were a favorite… Artichoke Chips with Spicy Aioli …until we tried this!!!! The Triple Cheese Mac with Smoked Chicken ($6.000) was off. the. ranch. y’all!!!! Spotlighting fontina, cheddar, and gouda, the cheesiness was spectacular. Triple Cheese Mac with Smoked Chicken Next up from this booth? Dessert! And this one is going to sound crazy…’cause it was. Apple Bacon Whoopie Pie with Maple Cream Cheese Icing and Bacon Brittle ($3.74), anyone? Um…yeah. That was happening. Apple bacon Whoopie Pie We also got the specialty beverage option — the N/A Flower-Field Lemonade ($4.25). This one was pretty, but VERY flowery. Too flowery. And served without ice? Wha? We heard good things from our readers, but it was a no-go for us. Flower Field Lemonade By the Bay Booth We headed on over to the By the Bay Booth for some San Francisco eats next! By the Bay Booth By the Bay Booth Menu I couldn’t wait to tackle that teeny-weeny bread bowl filled with White Cheddar Ale & Bacon Soup ($5.50)! Can you even take this cuteness?? You can sort of see the spoon next to it to get a feel for the size of this thing. Our only complaint was that they needed to scoop out the boule more to make more room for soup!!! White Cheddar Ale and Bacon Soup in a Bread Bowl Next up? The Coconut Tapioca layered with Fresh Mango, Lychee Boba, and Mango Coulis ($4.25). This was refreshing and delicious. Coconut Tapioca The Farm Booth From the Bay over to the Farm! The Farm Booth Menu We had to try that Golden Thai Vegetable Curry ($5.75) first. We loved it. Check out that coconut! The serving here was a little small, though. Golden Thai Vegetable Curry And because we can’t ever say no to Meyer Lemon anything, we had to check out the Meyer Lemon Macaron ($3.50). This one included Blueberry Marmalade, Meyer Lemon Cream, and Blueberry Dust! Yummo! Meyer Lemon Macaron Inside Lemon Macaron — blueberry marmalade! LAStyle Booth LA was next! LA Style Booth Menu We didn’t try this booth yet, but a new friend sampled the Chilled Ahi Poke with Avocado Creme, Wakame Salad, and Sesame Tuille. Chilled Ahi Poke Viva Fresca Booth Over at the Viva Fresca Booth we sampled one of the larger festival menu items. Viva Fresca Menu The Anaheim Chile & Roasted Cauliflower Burrito with Jack Cheese and Avocado-Lime Crema ($5.50) didn’t strike a cord with us. We loved the avocado crema, but the overall flavors weren’t something we need to get again. Chile and Cauliflower Burrito Inside Chile and Cauliflower Burrito Wine Country Booth The Wine Country Booth held some promising goodies! We grabbed a shot of the Zinfandel-Braised Wagyu Beef while we were indulging in dessert! Wagyu Beef But it was this Blackberry Tart with Rosemary Vanilla Bean Creme Fraiche that caught our eye. This was gorgeous (and delicious)! Blackberry Tart Inside Blackberry Tart We’ll be back with full coverage in just a few days of this amazing festival!! Stay tuned! In the meantime, there’s one more thing I wanted to share with you about the festival. Passholder Payment Lanyard DCA has introduced a Passholder Lanyard ($45). This is similar to the lanyards used for the VIP Premium packages at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. Disneyland Annual Passholders can purchase a lanyard and use the six tabs to purchase items at the booths. (Which items you can purchase with tabs is printed on the lanyard.) Passholder Lanyard Passholder Lanyard Back You can use the lanyard anytime throughout the festival, but once the six tabs are gone, the lanyard can no longer be used for purchasing. Is this a good deal? Um…no. If you look at the pricing on the menus, there aren’t enough things that are priced high enough to make this come out as a money savings (alcohol is excluded). So, if you get this, look at it as a souvenir instead of a money-saving strategy. Overall So far, so good! The festival is a hit as far as we’re concerned. Stay tuned to DFB to see even more coverage! And if you happen to be in Anaheim next weekend, come on out to the Lifestyle Stage in DCA at 11:30 on April 9th to see Heather and AJ present on their favorite Disneyland eats! Read more about the rest of the festival and see schedules for the Beverage Seminars and Celebrity Kitchen events on our main Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival Page! Disney Food Blog Fans, be sure to check out our DFB Disney World Dining Guide e-Books! Find great deals at DFBStore.com! Also, come on over and: Subscribe to our Newsletter Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook Fan Related posts: News: FULL Booth Menus Released for the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival! News! Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival Returns in April 2016 Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival — Merchandise View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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