It may be a bad idea to even write this post. It went wrong in 2017. It went wrong in 2020. Do I dare too much?
Sure, in 2017, it was my fault for being too zonked by sleeplessness to fully enjoy Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival. But it was the universe that took everything from me in 2020. Is it time to let optimism flounder? Can we set the bar lower than it is even now?
Too late: I’ve already started the post. It’s happening.
As is my wont, I’ve gone through all the published menus for the Flower & Garden Festival food booths and selected what I want to try, assuming my spring trip goes as planned. If I make it, the below food items are at the top of my to-eat list. Will 2021 be the year?
If it is, I shall eat:
| BOOTH |
ITEM |
NOTES |
| Bauernmarket |
Potato pancakes |
Either version |
| Bauernmarket |
Pretzel bread with ham and cheese |
Pretzel bread FTW |
| Cider House |
Potato & cheddar biscuit with salmon tartare |
This sounds AMAZING |
| Cider House |
Dark chocolate raspberry tart |
I feel like I had this at a Food & Wine Festival but it was good so |
| Cider House |
Cider |
Pink lemonade?! Watermelon?! Jam?! I DEMAND A FLIGHT |
| Citrus Blossom |
Orange-lemon smoothie |
Not gonna lie: in it for the Orange Bird sipper |
| Citrus Blossom |
Hibiscus lime ale |
I love hibiscus! |
| Farmer’s Feast |
Hibiscus lemonade cocktail |
HI, BISCUS! |
| Festival Favorites |
Maple bacon stout |
I have good luck with stouts at these festivals |
| Fleur de Lys |
Goat cheese and onion tart |
Only they spell it in French |
| Fleur de Lys |
La Vie en Rose slushy |
I hear good things |
| Hanami |
Frushi |
I think ordering this is required by Epcot law |
| Honey Bee-stro |
Honey & sweet corn spoon bread |
Man, I haven’t had spoon bread in forever and I love it |
| Honey Bee-stro |
Lavender chicken flatbread |
Lavender honey mustard? Lavender goat cheese? I am intrigued |
| Honey Bee-stro |
Honey mascarpone cheesecake |
Mascarpone is magnificent |
| Jardin de Fiestas |
Sope de chorizo |
I’m not 100% clear on what this is but fried dough sounds good |
| Jardin de Fiestas |
Tulum Mexican craft beer |
I’ve had my fair share of Caribbean seawater up my nose so I’ll be the judge of that |
| Isla Fresca |
Hibiscus Guavacation sour beer |
Hibiscus AND it’s a sour beer?! |
| Lotus House |
Jasmine beer |
What can I say; I like to consume flowers |
| Northern Bloom |
Blackberry beer |
And they said it couldn’t be done |
| Northern Bloom |
Maple whiskey with maple popcorn shake |
What’s not to like? |
| Pineapple Promenade |
Frozen desert violet lemonade |
If you don’t buy it they won’t let you back on Instagram |
| Pineapple Promenade |
POG beer |
POG beer |
| Pineapple Promenade |
Violet lemonade ale |
It’s a slow but steady takeover |
| Sunshine Griddle |
Fried cinnamon roll bites |
But only if they’ll give me extra frosting |
| Taste of Marrakesh |
Hibiscus orange wheat ale |
I’m not shaping the universe to my whims on accident, am I? |
| Trowel & Trellis |
Grilled sweet corn with garlic spread |
In case of vampires |
Hmmm. That’s a lot of drinks. I might need to boost my food selections. But then this is never a definitive or exhaustive list anyway; the festival booths demand your patronage in ever greater amounts, do they not?
I hope to see you at the festival! I hope I hope I hope I hope I hope –
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Don't jinx it!! Lol. I am definitely working on my own list right now too. Let's drink it up at Epcot!
I am 100000% ready!