Beer, Cheese & More at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival – Episode 140
My amazing wife Leslie joins me this week as we continue our converage of Epcot’s 16th Annual International Food & Wine Festival.
Hope you enjoy today’s video, be sure to leave a comment!
Rick Howard
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Hi Rick and Leslie,
It’s great that you invited Leslie to share her experience and comments on the various foods and beers you tried. Sorry you weren’t thrilled with the Polish food…I’m part Polish so I love this food!
Sarah it is the 16th Food and Wine Festival and that’s hard to believe and Rick I’m sure you mentioned somewhere how many years you have attented this festival so I will guess that you have been to every one!
Have a super great day !
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Hi Cathy!
Don’t get me wrong, It wasn’t that we didn’t like the things from Poland, I guess I’m saying there were other things we liked better. I thought the Pierogi’s and stuffed cabbage were good.
Thanks for leaving your comments!
~Rick
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I’ll pick up on the send part of the question. Rick said it is the thrird year he has been cobering the Food and Wine Festival.
It’s always nice to see Leslie in an episode. You two are cute together. Hope that wrist is okay. No one mentioned the brace.
I would SO be there if I lived closer to WDW, but I have to make due with videos for now. I don’t know if I could spend a whole day eating and drinking. I’m a ride fan, and I don’t think the two things mix well. But it does look like a great way to try something new at a reasonable price.
But no way am I eating snails. 🙂
I wish we could have hear a little bit of the band, but maybe another time?
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Hey Peggy, Thanks for leaving your comments!
Leslie wrist is okay, she has some inflammation in the tendons in her wrist, (she says she types too much at Kingdom Magic Vacations) but a couple of weeks of the brace and the cortisone should have her back in good shape!
I understand about being a ride fan, I am too! That’s what’s great about Food & Wine, you can enjoy the parks, rides etc and still take a little time to stroll around Epcot, maybe even around meal time 😉
I did put a video of Sister Hazel on my Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/rickhoward01 and have some video I’m going to share from Night Ranger there too, I love them!
~Rick
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Hey Rick
I would love to be at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival. But we can afford it . We are lucky to visit Disney 1 evey 2 years. All of the food looks good. But there is no way I will eat snails. Answering the questions… Epcot has been doing the Festival for 16 years, and Travel with Rick has been visiting for 3 years.
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Great job on the questions Nicklas, exactly right!
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Hey Rick, Leslie, and Sarah,
Thanks for the great video. I really enjoy watching your videos. They are the next best thing to actually being able to visit Disney World. This is the 16th year for the Food and Wine Festival and it is the 3rd year that Travel With Rick has shown us videos of the festival.
See you next week.
Bob
P.S. Rick, you really should include your wife Leslie in more of your videos.
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Hey Bob! Thanks for leaving your comments, exactly right on the questions, 16 and we’ve covering for 3 on TwR, been longer though 😉
I’d love to have Leslie out more, we have two teens at this point, so we don’t get to travel together as much as I’d like, hopefully that will shift some in the coming years!
~Rick
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Ok,now, I’m really hungry!! Fantastic episode! Rick and Leslie, you’re so much fun on camera together. I feel like I just spent the last half hour zipping through EPCOT! Camera work is excellent. I could taste everything, because of your descriptions and feedback. I can’t wait till the next episode, as usual.
What a pleasure to see you both.
Mary Callahan (Boston)
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Hey Mary!
Thanks a lot for your kind comments, it’s so much fun bring these videos to our friends on TwR!
See you soon!
~Rick
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Awesome job my friends! John, great job on the camera, love your website, I actually got one of your “Where in the World” pictures the other day, those Mickey Mysteries are tough, but so fun! The food looked fantastic, my bride gave me the go ahead for F&WF 2012, can’t wait, I so hope to see and meet y’all! I’ve watched and loved all 3 years TWR has brought the F&WF of the 16 years, keep it up! Keep smilin’ my friends! Rick, you and Leslie look so cute together and thank you Sarah!
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Hey Kevin! Thanks for sharing your kind comments! Can’t wait to see and meet you at F & W 2012, it’s going to be a blast! Thanks for your weekly encouragement here, always great hearing from you!
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16 and 3. Great fun. Did Leslie and Sarah finish all their beers? Leslie cannot hide if she doesn’t like something, her facial expressions give it all away, luv it. I like this years experiences at the F&WF all the episodes have been really entertaining. Thanks for sharing.
Penny
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Hey Penny!
Yes, they finished all the beers, well I think Park Hopper John may have helped a little!
Yes, alas Leslie has no trouble sharing her true feelings about anything, I’m just glad she likes me 😉 !
We had a blast bringing Food & Wine here this year, and we’ve still got a couple more episodes to go!
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I noticed the same thing Penny did. I started watching Leslie and her expressions. Another awesome video tour of F&W and your supporting cast did a great job also. Question: Do they have recipes available for the items in each booth?
Scott
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Hey Scott,
Yes, Leslie’s face tells the true story of how she feels about everything 😉
There are recipes available on the Disney mobile site. They have QR codes on receipts and other places that if you scan with your smart phone will take you there for a wealth of info. You can also find some here: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/special-events/epcot-international-food-and-wine-festival/
There is also a festival cook book that is available for purchase at the festival stores, not all the recipes are available there as some items were added after the book went to print.
Great hearing from you!
~Rick
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I had an absolute BLAST hanging out with Rick and Leslie, and rocking with Sister Hazel, and being able to spend it with Sarah…it was just the perfect day!
To answer the question…YES – Sarah and Leslie finished the beers (they’re Travel with Rick troopers and took one for the team!)
Great video Rick and Kenny…it’s GREAT to see you here and thank you for the compliment on Parkhoppers!
Rick and Leslie…thank again for inviting us and being such amazing people and friends of WDW Parkhoppers…we are humbled and blessed!
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Hey John!
Thanks again for all your help with TwR! You’re a great friend to us and to TwR and we really appreciate you and Sid so much and LOVE hanging out with you!
Cant’ wait to see you again for the holidays!
~Rick
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Hi Rick—
Once again a super video, made better only by the fact that we got to see Leslie with you~~ you two are always so cute together~~~!!! Thanks for another great year (3) of reporting on the Food and Wines (16th) year of goodies!!!!
Linda
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Rick Reply:
November 11th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Hey Linda!
Bazinga! Exactly right on the questions! It’s a joy to bring these videos here for our friends, thanks for watching!
~Rick
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