Well, you probably saw this one coming from miles away. Our Top 25 is complete … thanks to Hops & Barley’s “eleventh-hour” entry – a freshly Griddled Lobster Tail with Garlic Herb Butter! Good work, Hops! If you would’ve waited one more week to announce, you would’ve missed all of our pre-festival menus!
As it is, we, now, have a collection of delicious morsels that we’ve chosen to populate the All in WDW Readers’ 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Pre-Festival Top 25, and here they are:
- Berbere-Style Beef – Africa
- Beef Empanada – Argentina
- Grilled Beef Skewer – Argentina
- Garlic Shrimp – Australia
- Grilled Lamb Chop – Australia
- Berry Belgian Waffle – Belgium
- Braised Beef Waffle – Belgium
- Crispy Pork Belly – Brazil
- Seared Scallop – Brazil
- Cheddar Cheese Soup – Canada
- “Le Cellier” Filet Mignon – Canada
- Seared Trout – Canada
- Grass-Fed Beef Sliders – Florida
- Braised Beef Short Ribs – France
- Chicken Gyro – Greece
- Griddled Greek Cheese – Greece
- Taste of Greece – Greece
- Kalua Pork Sliders – Hawaii
- Griddled Lobster Tail – Hops & Barley
- Fisherman’s Pie – Ireland
- Ravioli – Italy
- Shrimp Taco – Mexico
- Taco de Ribeye – Mexico
- Seared Mahi-Mahi – Singapore
- Roast Pork Lettuce Wrap – South Korea
Congratulations, friends of All in WDW! You have done an OUTSTANDING job!
Think about it. We started with a list of 61 items. 61! Who can eat 61 plates of food … even if they are small portions? By working our menu down to a Top 25, you temper the festival’s impact on both your wallet and your waistline! Yes?
So, what’s next?
My friends, this list needs to be placed into a rank order. To do that, I have assembled a team of 15 culinary experts who have volunteered to lock themselves into their kitchens for the better part of the next week in order to accomplish just that task. In other words, by about this time next week (give or take a day or two), we hope to announce your 2013 Food & Wine Pre-Festival Top 25 … in order from 1 to 25!
Have a great day, my friends, and thanks for all your support! I hope you’ve had fun with this little “project”.
