Posted on Friday, 20th January 2012 by Tony Spittell

Disneyland has introduced a new restaurant and bakery - the Jolly Holiday Bakery. This is more of a reimagining of Blue Ribbon Bakery that had been located on Main Street for many many years. The bakery portion is still there at the new location. They offer a variety of sweets, treats, and espresso beverages, which I did [...]

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Posted on Monday, 31st October 2011 by Nancy Johnson

First impression: you thought Gingerbread Houses were just for the Christmas season, right? Well, the folks at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney didn’t think so, and for the second year running, they have hosted a Haunted House Building Workshop!  I missed it last year, so this year, my friend Cheryl and I decided [...]

Tags: Candy, Disneyland, Downtown Disney, Downtown Disney District, Edible art, gingerbread, Gingerbread house, halloween, Haunted House, Haunted Mansion Holiday, jazz Kitchen, October, Ralph Brennan's, Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen, Workshop
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Posted on Wednesday, 17th August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Frequent Walt Disney World travellers may be familiar with the good deals found at the Swan and Dolphin Resort, the “Heavenly Beds”, and signature restaurants by Todd English and Don Shula.  However, they may not realize the hotel complex is also home to one of the Top Pastry Chefs in America (named Top 10 Pastry Chefs [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, dolphin, Laurent Branlard, swan, Swan and Dolphin Hotels, Walt Disney World Dolphin, Walt Disney World Swan, walt disney world swan and dolphin
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Posted on Wednesday, 3rd August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Walt Disney World officially announced the release of the very popular Free Dining promotion beginning Wednesday, August 3rd.  To receive the free dining plan, guests need to purchase a minimum 3 night Magic Your Way vacation package including accommodations and theme park tickets.  Dates are limited but go all the way into Spring 2012.  Continue after the break for [...]

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Posted on Monday, 18th July 2011 by Tony Spittell

Two new restaurants, Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta and Paradise Garden Grill, opened recently at Disney California Adventure as part of the continued overhaul of the park. It took three consecutive days and five people, but we were able to sample nearly everything both restaurants had to offer. Such is the kind of heart-felt sacrifice I [...]

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Posted on Monday, 6th June 2011 by Wayne Toigo

I stopped by one of the newest additions to the Disneyland Hotel complex.  The Disney web site officially calls it “Trader Sam’s – Enchanted Tiki Bar”.  Trader Sam’s is a tropical inspired lounge that is located on the far end of the Tangaroa Terrace restaurant.  I’ll make a small prediction here; this place is going [...]

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Posted on Friday, 27th May 2011 by Tony Spittell

This week, the Disneyland Hotel has opened a new counter service restaurant called Tangaroa Terrace. The restaurant is based on the concept of “casual island dining,” and I can assure you the food fits the island theme and the atmosphere is definitely casual.

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