Posted on Tuesday, 4th October 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Are you one of those families that are only able to come to Walt Disney World once a year, or once every few years?  Have you been forced to choose between Epcot’s popular Flower and Garden Festival in the spring and the Food and Wine Festival in the Fall?  Do you have a husband or [...]

Tags: Children's Miracle Network, Epcot Flower and Garden festival, EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, Flower and Garden Festival, food and wine festival, golf, Magnolia Golf Course, PGA Tour
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Posted on Friday, 8th October 2010 by Firedancer

On Saturday, October 2nd, approximately 11,000 people lined up at the starting line of Disney’s inaugural Wine & Dine half marathon or half marathon relay.  Just under 4 hours later the last of the 7,775 finishers (not including the 601 teams to finish) crossed the line.

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Posted on Friday, 13th August 2010 by Pete Werner

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin has announced their first “Food and Wine Classic” set to debut October 8th and 9th.

Tags: Epcot, Food & Wine Classic, food and wine festival, Walt Disney World Resort, walt disney world swan and dolphin
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Posted on Wednesday, 10th February 2010 by Nancy Johnson

With the coming of Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival, it seemed only natural to help people decide what special courses or events they would like to attend.   That being said, one of the more expensive and, not surprisingly, the course that fills the most quickly, is the Napa Rose Cooking School.  Hosted by Executive [...]

Tags: Andrew Sutton, California Adventure, Cooking School, Dining, disney, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's California Food and Wine Festival, Disneyland, Executive Chef Andrew Sutton, Food, food and wine festival, Grand Californian Hotel, Napa Rose, Napa Rose Cooking School, pairing wines, testing meat, Wine
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Posted on Thursday, 5th November 2009 by Dave Parfitt

The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival not only has country kiosks with their wide samplings of dishes, but the festival also brings in dozens of visiting chefs and speakers including many celebrity chefs and television personalities.  October 30th and 31st, Travel Channel Personality Andrew Zimmern attended the festival, and he sat down with myself [...]

Tags: Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Food, Bizarre Truth, Bizarre World, DIS Interview, Epcot, food and wine festival
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Posted on Thursday, 15th October 2009 by Dave Parfitt

It was a hot and steamy morn for 4,000+ competitors in the final Race For The Taste 10K.  Runners started arriving around 5:00 am at Disney’s Wide World of Sports for the 7:00 am race start.  It was already 75° with 97% humidity, and sure to get hotter as the sun rose.  Jose Henriquez of [...]

Tags: Disney Endurance Series, Epcot, food and wine festival, Hollywood Studios, race, RunDisney, running, Wide World of Sports
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Posted on Monday, 28th September 2009 by Dave Parfitt

wdwinfo.com photos by Corey Martin Dan Cockerell, 40, Vice President of EPCOT, has worked with the Disney Company for over 18 years.  He started right out of college parking cars in the EPCOT parking lot, worked his way up to a front-line food and beverage manager at the Disneyland Resort Paris, and, as of February [...]

Tags: Celebrating Family and Friends in the Kitchen, Chef Jens Dahlman, Dan Cockerell, DIS Interview, Epcot, event, food and wine festival, Party for the Senses, World Showcase
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