BAY LAKE, Fla. – In just a matter of weeks, EPCOT will be transformed into a vibrant canvas of artistic expression as the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts makes its grand return.
Beginning on Jan. 12 and continuing until Feb. 19, the park will become a hub for creativity and the celebration of diverse art forms, from live music to delicious cuisines.
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Disney said this year’s festival promises an immersive culinary experience with 18 Food Studios featuring expertly crafted bites and delights from the skilled teams of chefs and mixologists. Guests will see returning favorites such as the red wine-braised beef short rib and deconstructed key lime pie. New dishes include the Neapolitan dessert trio and a grilled pork belly.
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As visitors embark on a culinary tour around the World Showcase, the Festival Passport becomes their guide to the Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine, a returning food stroll featuring an array of culinary delights. With each bite, festival-goers have the opportunity to collect stamps by purchasing five of these decadent dishes, ultimately redeeming a special prize from Deco Delights to savor as they revel in the artistic wonders of EPCOT’s International Festival of the Arts.
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See the menus and Food Studios below:
**Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine dish
The Deconstructed Dish
Food Items:
- Deconstructed BLT: Pork belly, onion bread pudding, watercress espuma and tomato jam
- Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key Lime Curd, “Key Lime” Mousse, Graham Cracker Cake and Meringues **
Beverages:
- Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep (non-alcoholic beverage)
- Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier
- Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with bourbon
Cuisine Classique
Food Items:
- Beef Wellington: Mushroom duxelles, prosciutto and puff pastry with red wine demi-glace
- Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. mussels with sautéed tomatoes, garlic and fresh herbs
Beverages:
- Gulf Stream Brewing Company Sum of All Colors IPA
- Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir
Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic
Food Items:
- Blueberry-filled Pastry Tart with purple icing **
- Rainbow Cake with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies
- Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn (Limit two per person, per transaction)
Beverages:
- Grape Smoothie with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies (non-alcoholic beverage)
- 3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider
- 3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider
- 3 Daughters Brewing Passion Fruit Hard Cider
- Rainbow Hard Cider Flight
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly Lager
- Urban Artifact The Gadget Raspberry & Blackberry Midwest Fruit Tart
- Rainbow Beer Flight
The Craftsman’s Courtyard
Food Items:
- Grilled Pork Belly with salsa verde, broccoli rabe, pickled peppers and raclette cheese on grilled sourdough
- Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak with caramelized onions and mushrooms, blue cheese fondue and arugula on a grilled French roll
Beverages:
- BrewDog Jet Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout
- Coffee Old Fashioned Cocktail
Refreshment Outpost
Beverages:
- Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner Weisse
- The Tank Brewing Co. Street Art Amber
- Brewery Ommegang Neon Rainbows IPA
Pastoral Palate
Food Items:
- Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes and balsamic glaze
- Black Forest Cake: Chocolate mousse with morello cherries and chantilly cream
Beverages:
- 3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde Ale
- Frozen Rosé
- A Play on Rosé Flight
- Marietta Old Vine Rosé
The Artist’s Table
Food Items:
- Duck and Dumplings: Smoked duck breast, ricotta dumplings, baby vegetables and duck jus
- Hummingbird Cake: Banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote
Beverages:
- Wicked Weed Pineapple Daydream IPA
- Brew Hub Jazzberry Wheat Jam Ale
- Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout
- Migration Pinot Noir
- Beer Flight also available
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina
Food Items:
- Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli Chermoula Chicken Moroccan-spiced Lamb
- Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula and zhoug dips
- Chocolate Cake with pomegranate mousse and pomegranate whipped cream
Beverages:
- Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite and mint (non-alcoholic beverage)
- Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Grizzly Pear Hard Cider
- Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider
- Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider
- Chai Tea Mint Mimosa: Twinings Chai Tea with Key lime sparkling wine and mint
- Hard Cider Flight
Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina
Food Items:
- Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli **
- Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit gelée and dragon fruit-strawberry sauce
Beverages:
- Coconut and Passion Fruit Smoothie (non-alcoholic beverage)
- Frozen Piña Colada
- Passion Fruit Daiquiri
Gourmet Landscapes
Food Items:
- Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique and spiced pecans **
- Roasted Bone Marrow with onion marmalade, pickled mushrooms and petite lettuce
- Wild Mushroom Risotto with truffle shavings and zinfandel reduction
Beverages:
- Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Chéret Double Radler
- Schlumberger Cuvée Klimt Brut
- The Meeker Vineyard Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot
- Frozen Scotch Cocktail: Scotch and herbal tea garnished with a chocolate nail
Refreshment Port
Food Items:
- Gnocchi Poutine with red wine-braised beef, cheese curds, basil and burrata
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages:
- Blood Orange Cosmo: Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka with blood orange, cranberry and lime
- Boulevard Brewing Co. Quirk Blueberry Lemon & Lavender Hard Seltzer
Deco Delights
Food Item:
- Neapolitan Dessert Trio: Chocolate tart, vanilla bean cheesecake and strawberry mousse **
Beverages:
- 3 Daughters Brewing Strawberry Blonde Nitro
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Vanilla Porter
- Playalinda Brewing Co. Milk Stout
- Espresso Martini featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
- Beer Flight
Pop Eats
Food Items:
- Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
- Tomato Soup with pimento cheese, bacon and fried green tomato grilled cheese
- Rock the Dots White Chocolate and Orange Mousse with vanilla bean chiffon cake
Beverages:
- Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
- Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux with boba pearls
Refreshment Station
- Frozen Slushy: Coca-Cola, dragon fruit, or watermelon
Connections Eatery
Beverage:
- Orange-Lemonade Cocktail: Three Olives Blueberry Vodka, lemonade and orange juice with cotton candy
L’Art de la Cuisine Française
Food Items:
- Crème de Brie en Petit Pain: Warm creamy brie in a house-made bread bowl
- Saumon Fumé Mousse et Aspic, Blini et Fromage de Chevre: Salmon mousse, smoked salmon, dill and flaxseed biscuit, served cold
- Vol-au-Vent de Saumon et Epinards, Sauce Chardonnay: Puff pastry with salmon and spinach and a chardonnay-shallot sauce, served warm
- Duo de Saumon Hot and Cold: Enjoy both of the salmon offerings
- Moelleux aux Noisettes, Croustillant Noisettes, Coulis Framboise et Mangue: Molten Valrhona chocolate cake, hazelnut crunch and mango-raspberry coulis
Beverages:
- Frozen French Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, Chambord liqueur, pineapple, orange and grape juices with lemon-lime foam
- Elderflower Liqueur Cocktail: St. Germain Liqueur, sparkling wine and mint
- Charles Lafitte, Brut Rosé Prestige, Méthode Traditionnel Champenoise French Rosé Sparkling Wine
- Pinot Noir J. de Villebois
El Artista Hambriento
Food Items:
- Carne Asada: Chipotle-marinated beef sirloin, grilled queso fresco, Nopales salad with queso fresco foam and chicharron dust
Beverages:
- Mexican Craft Beer
- Rubí Delicioso Margarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, Lejay Blackcurrant Liqueur, citrus, mint, spicy agave and beet juice
- Smokey Banana Bliss Margarita: Ten to One Rum, Ilegal Mezcal Joven, banana purée and lime juice
Goshiki
Food Items:
- Wagyu Bun: Steamed bun filled with American wagyu beef served with green shiso sauce
- Sushi Donut: Donut-shaped Sushi featuring salmon, tuna, shrimp, cucumber and sesame seed over a decorated plate of wasabi aïoli, sriracha aïoli and eel sauce
- Ichigo Mochi – Daifuku: Daifuku mochi filled with fresh strawberry, sweet azuki bean paste and white chocolate served with strawberry cream
Beverages:
- Murasaki Blueberry Drink: Sweet blueberry and cream (non-alcoholic beverage)
- Mikan Orange IPA
- Masu Sake in a traditional personalized wooden cup
- Blueberry Cocktail: Nigori sake with sweet blueberry, cream and yuzu
The Painted Panda
Food Items:
- General Tso’s Chicken Shumai
- Char Siu Pork Bun
- Sesame Balls with red bean paste
Beverages:
- Black and White Bubble Tea with black tea, milk, chocolate and black & white boba pearls (non-alcoholic beverage)
- Lucky Foo Pale Ale
- Silk River Hard Lemonade with vodka, lavender-coconut syrup and lemonade
- Butterfly Blue: Butterfly pea flower-infused cocktail with vodka, light rum, lychee syrup and magic boba pearls
L’Arte di Mangiare
Food Items:
- Mozzarella Fritta: Flash-fried breaded fresh mozzarella with artist palette condiments
- Conchiglie Ripiene: Baked stuffed conchiglie pasta with beef, ricotta, peas, pomodoro and creamy sauce
- Torta Ricotta di Cioccolata: Chocolate cheesecake and whipped cream
Beverages:
- Peroni Pilsner
- Langhe Nebbiolo
- Prosecco
- Italian Sangria (Red or White)
- Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
- Elderflower Sparkling Cocktail: Mint-infused elderflower liqueur, prosecco and sparkling blood orange
Swirled Showcase
Food Items:
- Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone Vanilla Chocolate Cupcake
- Cream Soda Float with Vanilla Soft-serve
- Strawberry Fanta Float with cupcake soft-serve
Funnel Cake
- Crazy Chocolate Funnel Cake Sandwich: Mini funnel cake sandwich with vanilla ice cream, rainbow whipped cream, strawberry sauce, powdered sugar and sprinkles
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
World Discovery (Near Mission: SPACE)
- Pistachio Palette Cold Brew: A flavorful masterpiece featuring Joffrey’s Shakin’ Jamaican Cold Brew, pistachio syrup and milk topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles (Alcoholic version available)
Near Canada
- Realism Roseberry Cold Brew: A lively swirl of flavors featuring Joffrey’s Shakin’ Jamaican Cold Brew, strawberry rose syrup and milk topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles (Alcoholic version available)
Showcase Plaza (Near Disney Traders)
- Brushstroke Berry Bliss: A vibrant combination of frozen lemon, Minute Maid Lemonade, raspberry syrup and iced tea garnished with lemon (Alcoholic version available)
The American Adventure
- Pastel Pineberry Frost: A pastel work of art featuring frozen lemon, Minute Maid Lemonade and pineberry syrup garnished with lemon (Alcoholic version available)
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