Disney4me Posted February 28, 2024 Report Share Posted February 28, 2024 It’s happening! The EPCOT’s 2024 Flower & Garden Festival has officially kicked off! 2024 Northern Bloom Outdoor Kitchen We’re talking about the Northern Bloom booth — one of the Outdoor Kitchens (also known as Food Booths) at the park’s springtime celebration! Stop here while enjoying the Festival’s famous Disney topiaries, garden displays, and entertainment. Join us as we review Northern Bloom to see if it lives up to its reputation as a deserving fan-favorite booth once again this year. Menu At Northern Bloom, many items are returning, but this year also brings us two new beers. We can’t wait to dig into the Beef Tenderloin Tips, Seared Scallops, and Chocolate Maple Whisky Cake (yes, we’re wiping some drool off as we write this). There’s also a good selection of beers here, including a Beer Flight. Northern Bloom Menu We can’t wait to dig in! Full Spread at Northern Bloom Eats First up, we grabbed the Beef Tenderloin Tips with mushroom bordelaise sauce, whipped potatoes, and garden vegetables. This is a returning item from last year, but to be honest, we weren’t big fans. One year, this dish was very hearty and savory in the past, and we really liked it! When it reappeared last year, we thought they were a hit yet again — though we do think the whipped potatoes could have been a bit saltier (that could have just been us, though!). So, is the third year the charm here? Beef Tenderloin Tips Turns out…it is! We really enjoyed the Beef Tenderloin Tips. They pull apart really easily, just like a pot roast would. This dish has a lot of flavor, and we also thought the meat had a nice, tangy flavor to it. The mashed potatoes had a lot of butter! We could even taste the buttery goodness underneath all of the sauce. Digging into the Beef Tenderloin Tips! You can grab this tasty dish for $7.25. Next up, we grabbed the other returning item at this booth, the Seared Scallops. These are served with French Green Beans, marble potatoes, and bacon vinaigrette! Yep, you read that right, BACON vinaigrette! Seared Scallop The seared scallops were great as well! They were really buttery and the bacon vinaigrette came through a lot. Unfortunately, we only got one scallop (though the picture showed two) so we were disappointed in that. This was probably just a first-day-of-the-festival mishap. Our lone scallop, but let’s give it a try! Grab the Seared Scallops for $7.75. And finally, we grabbed the other returning item at this booth, the Chocolate Maple Whisky Cake. This is a rich chocolate cake with maple and whisky sauce, and we are excited to see how it measures up this year! Chocolate Maple Whisky Cake LOVE! The Chocolate Maple Whisky Cake was wonderful! Definitely a best of the fest! It is gooey, decadent, and chocolatey. The cake is moist and easy to cut into. It is all the best parts of dessert, and we love it! This cake is also a great option for kids, and we think they will love it too! That ooey gooey goodness! Grab the Chocolate Maple Whisky Cake for $4.50. And to go along with your dishes… Drinks In terms of drinks on this menu, we got the Beer Flight. Why just try one beer when you can try three? The Collective Arts Brewing Beyond Reason Micro Pale Ale and the Collective Arts Brewing Grapefruit Lime Sour are new beer options this year. And returning for a repeat appearance this year is the Glutenberg Blonde Ale. Northern Bloom Beer Flight You can grab this flight for $10.25. Collective Arts Brewing Grapefruit Lime Sour The Collective Arts Brewing Grapefruit Lime Sour was tasty! We would describe it more as a hard cider, but we did enjoy this one! Glutenberg Blonde Ale The Glutenberg Blonde Ale was not one of our favorites, mostly because there wasn’t anything too special about it. It just tasted like a blonde beer, so we weren’t super impressed with it. Collective Arts Brewing Beyond Reason Micro Pale Ale Next up is the Collective Arts Brewing Beyond Reason Micro Pale Ale — this ale has a little bit of flavor to it but overall, it fell flat for us as well. And finally, the fruity wine, the Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Blackberry Wine. This wine could be a bright and crisp delight, or could be a fruit-flavored cough syrup in disguise. So, which side of the spectrum does this wine lean toward? Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Blackberry Wine The Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Blackberry Wine is a nice, sweet blackberry wine. The wine itself is not super heavy on the alcohol and it is very palatable. We think this would be a great wine for walking around the World Showcase and sipping on! You can grab it for $12.00. Overall Overall, we thought this booth had some really great dishes. The Chocolate Maple Whisky Cake is a must-get and one of the best dishes of the festival! We also recommend the Beef Tenderloin Tips and Seared Scallops, although we were disappointed that we only received one scallop. We did not feel like the beer flight was anything special, but if you are a fan of the types of beers in the flight, you would really like this! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY BOOTH at the 2024 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Garden Rocks Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2024 Flower and Garden Booth Menus See what eats you’ll need to try to get a PRIZE at the Festival! Why You Might Want to WAIT To Go to the 2024 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival And don’t forget to pick up our EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FESTIVAL DAYS DFB's Guide to the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival details everything you need to know to maximize your time, budget and stomach space! Know what's worth it and what to skip with our full-photo menus of each booth, complete with DFB's Best of the Fest. It includes all the must-have information for navigating this one of the most BEAUTIFUL festivals at Disney World, including: Booth & food photos, maps, and crawls with DFB's exclusive recommendations! The COMPLETE schedule of events (so you don't have to go hunting for all the dates!) All the details on special events, topiaries, festival exclusive merchandise, and more! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW MORE Flower & Garden Festival INFO! See the FULL LIST of Food Booths, Menus, and Photos from the Festival Learn About the Garden Rocks Concert Series and Dining Packages Secret Tips for the Flower & Garden Festival CONFIRMED: These 6 Things Will RETURN to the 2024 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival 2 Things We ALWAYS Bring to the Festival Click HERE for All of the Latest News and Details About the Festival! What do you think about the Northern Bloom booth? Tell us in the comments.The post REVIEW: Seriously, Do NOT Skip the Canada Festival Booth in EPCOT! first appeared on the disney food blog.View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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