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October 17th, 2011

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

by Patricia Letakis

Party For the Senses, Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

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Central Florida’s biggest foodie event is in full swing, and I already went three times. Find out which events at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival—A Passport to a World of Flavors—running through Nov. 13, you should attend.

August 13th, 2011

The Big Fish at Disney's Narcoossee's

by Patricia Letakis

Crispy Whole Snapper, Disney's Narcoossee's restaurant

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It’s easy to get caught up in Walt Disney World’s rides and attractions and not even realize that the resort is home to some of Florida’s best chefs with a talent for turning out some pretty amazing dishes.

June 20th, 2011

Summer Getaway: Marriott World Center Orlando!

by Susan Friedman

Marriott World Center Orlando Pool Complex

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It’s officially summertime and a recent stay at the Marriott World Center in Orlando epitomizes what a great destination Florida is during the summer months.

March 11th, 2011

Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Opens

by Patricia Letakis

Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

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This is my 12^th year covering the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. As the park kicks off its 18^th festival (March 2-May 15), I salute Disney’s horticulturists, who manage to come up with new ideas (the Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden with Tink and friends as topiaries is adorable) and spruce up the old ones (last year’s Minnie’s Butterfly Garden has doubled in size and morphed into what is now called Bambi’s Butterfly House).

October 15th, 2010

Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Showcases Restaurants

by Audrey St. Clair

Food & Wine Classic

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Photo by: Courtesy of Disney

Last Friday, I enjoyed a refreshing Florida fall evening outside at the first annual Food & Wine Classic, hosted at the Swan and Dolphin hotels inside the Disney World resort in Lake Buena Vista. An outdoor area overlooking the water connects these two sister hotels and was the perfect spot for the event.

September 27th, 2010

New Pizzeria Debuts at Epcot

by Patricia Letakis

Via Napoli

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Finally Walt Disney World debuts a pizzeria that puts all others to shame. Don’t expect fast food-style pies at Epcot’s Via Napoli in the Italy Pavilion. This brand-new restaurant, with dark beamed cathedral ceilings and decorative wood-fired ovens (they’re tucked inside the mouths of Roman gods named after volcanoes—Stromboli, Vesuvius and Etna), serves a serious Neapolitan pizza.

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May 13th, 2010

Another Milestone at Walt Disney World

by Patricia Letakis

Seared Columbia River salmon on English pea risotto

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It seems like just yesterday that I was celebrating the 10^th anniversary of Disney World’s California Grill, the 15^th-floor restaurant in the Contemporary Resort where the entertainment giant’s climb up the gourmet ladder began. Today we gathered to toast the restaurant’s 15^th anniversary with a lunch prepared by chef Brian Piasecki and complemented with California wines selected by sommelier Bridget Sherren.