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Between Epcot’s Italy and Germany pavillions lies nestled a miniature European town planted like a bonsai forest, alive with dwarf species of all real, living trees.


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Epcot stays open an hour later than the parks, making it just right to head on over to for eats after the amusements close.  With at least one restaurant in each of the World Showcase’s eleven country pavillions, the place is fertile ground for foodies of all stripes.


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When last I’d left the Festival, I was working my way west along the Mediterranean, having gotten as far as the boot of Italy.  Upon my return to the region this ninth day of our trip, I trekked further still along that route all the way out to Epcot’s representative for the Iberian peninsula.


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As night fell on the 8th evening of our trip, my wife and I made our way through the retro neon turnstyles of Disney’s MGM Studios into a carefully reconstructed facsimile of a bygone Tinsel Town.


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Day #8 at the Festival was to begin my tour of the Mediterranean…and some of Florida’s signature unpredictable weather.


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My wife and I, we have an affinity for the beef.  So as the seventh day of our trip drew to a close, we sought out the Dolphin Resort wherein lies Shula’s.


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Theme Park means park food.  Disney World is just for kids.  And Disney sommelier?  Well, that’s just an oxymoron, right?  You wouldn’t be alone if you thought so, but you’d better think again.

Last October my wife and I attended Walt Disney World’s 12th Annual International Food & Wine Festival at the Epcot ( Read more... )

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A while back a friend of mine asked me what I thought would make the ultimate $100 cellar. Fancy wine’s not cheap and there’s so much good stuff to chose from. I thought about variety and balance. You’d need some reds, of course, but also some whites. You’d want to be able to pair with different kinds of food.

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No self-respecting World Showcase would be complete without a French pavillion, most especially in the context of food and wine.

I'm not so lucky as Tableau Vivante to have seen the real thing, but I suspect the City of Light's Floridian facsimile is authentic enough in that it's best photographed at night.


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For this day's tasting, I decided to finish exploring the southern hemisphere. Australia has become a major player in both the value and premium wine scenes. I was interested to see what they brought to the festival. Plus, their kangaroo and gecko-festooned booth had an almost hypnotic power to attract.


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