Anticipation…

Even though I always enjoy the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival, and usually attend several times during it’s run, rarely am I excited about it… this year, however, it’s a bit different…

Floating Gardens near the Odyssey

The past couple of weeks has seen some of the plantings and topiaries starting to go up around Epcot.

Butterfly House construction on February 16

And various bits of construction are going on….

And again a week later on the 23rd

but what really got me tingly…

The Craft Beer stand from Food & Wine awaits it’s re-purposing for the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival…

was seeing food (and beverage) booths going up for the first time at the Flower & Garden Festival!

Sheriff Woody welcomes a food booth (and a mysterious photographer) to the American Adventure!

The items being offered sound great: Watermelon Salad (see the recipe at the Disney Parks Blog), Carrot Wine (and yes, we’ve already tried that… and it doesn’t taste like what you’d expect…), Savory Bread Pudding with Spring Peas and Wild Mushroom Ragout, Pulled Pig Slider with Cole Slaw, Baked Goat’s Brie with Kumquat Chutney and on and on and on…

Hedges hiding what will be the “Farmers Market” near Germany…

and here’s a peek behind the curtain…

The choices all sound great, and knowing Chef Jens and his team at Epcot, I’m expecting a lot, and I don’t anticipate being disappointed…

There’s a nice, brief, overview of this year’s additions over at the Disney Parks Blog, and of course, our good buddy AJ over at the Disney Food Blog has all the menu items for your perusal.

Kiosk in Japan

The opening is just a few days away… and yes, the Harem and I will be there! Will give you a report and thoughts soon – will you be there too???