Disney News: New Menu Items at Jiko - The Cooking Place and Disney Restaurants Win Golden Fork Award

Happy Wednesday! We made it to the middle of the week again and today we have some delicious Disney food news to share with you, including some exciting news from Jiko - The Cooking Place at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.

Dessert at Jiko - The Cooking Place

Last year a new chef, Daniel Sicilia, arrived at Jiko - The Cooking Place, the signature dining restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, and recently the new Pastry Chef Michael Craig joined the team in the kitchen. Disney has announced a few new menu items at Jiko including Durham Ranch elk loin and Mrouzia-style lamb tagine.

Several Disney-area restaurants received the 2017 Golden Fork Award from the Orlando Family Magazine. The awards recognize the "20 best dishes in Greater Orlando." Winners include: Fried Chicken and Doughnuts from Chef Art Smith's Homecoming Florida Kitchen, Braised Lamb Osso Bucco from Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe, Morimoto "Buri-Bop" from Morimoto Asia, and Miso Glazed Mero from Todd English's bluezoo.

And finally, our friends at the Disney Food Blog are hard at work on the 2017 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining 2nd Edition. You can pre-order the fully updated second edition now and you'll get 25 percent off your purchase and a free, instant download of the first edition of the 2017 Guide. Visit the DFB Store and use the code WDW2017 at checkout.

Is Jiko - The Cooking Place on your list of must-visit restaurants when you're at Walt Disney World? Let us know in the comments.