Episode Summary:
Grab your festival maps and loosen your belts—Scott and Candice are back with Part 2 of our deep dive into the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival menus! In this episode, we pick up at Flavors of America and make our way all the way around World Showcase, wrapping up at the new booths near the Imagination Pavilion. Along the way, we debate lobster bisque on bread, gush over cheese bread from Brazil, puzzle over blonde stouts, and plan how to juggle our financial, dietary, and appetite budgets (thanks, Space 220 and Ale & Compass).
From spanakopita in Greece to sparkling pineapple wine in Hawaii, and even a Bananas Foster cream ale (yes, you read that right), we’re tasting with our imaginations and building our must-try lists. Plus, we ask the big questions—like why there’s still no UK festival booth, and whether pistachios deserve a second chance.
We close with a shoutout to Joffrey’s special festival drinks and lay the groundwork for a future episode where we’ll rank our festival favorites E-ticket style.
Highlights in this episode:
🍽️ Flavors of America – lobster rolls, sliders, and the case against soggy bread.
🍰 Funnel cake fatigue (but huckleberries do make it interesting).
🇯🇵 Japan’s wagyu rice bowls and bao bun temptations.
🧀 Greece’s grilled cheese with pistachios & honey—adding it to the must-try list!
🥖 Morocco’s bread flight & Belgium’s beer-braised beef (and waffles, of course).
🇧🇷 Brazil’s beloved pão de queijo—aka Brazilian cheese bread nugs.
🇫🇷 France delivers escargot croissants, cheese-filled brioche, and crème brûlée twists.
🍁 Canada’s filet and cheddar soup (but maybe just go to Le Cellier instead).
🍍 Hawaii wins us over with pork sliders, spam bowls, and pineapple cheesecake.
🍂 New booths near Imagination: cider-brined pork, pumpkin ravioli, churro sundaes, and even a chocolate peanut butter stout.
☕ Joffrey’s festival cold brews, from butterscotch cookie to churro latte.
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