Tutto Italia?

We're debating between staying at the Contemporary & eating at mostly WDW signature restaurants with the Deluxe Dining Plan or staying at the Dolphin & eating at mostly non-DDP restaurants. We like the Dolphin & food is a big part of our vacations, so we're leaning that way.

Sounds like an incredible lineup! Hopefully you'll be able to report on Bistro de Paris; it's always been one I've wanted to try.

Leota, are you guys eating at bluezoo this weekend?

Have you eaten at BlueZoo yet? It's wonderful. It's one of our favorites. We usually eat there at least once a trip. We don't use the dining plan because we eat at alot of the Swolphin restaurants & we like to stay there. We tried POFQ withthe dining plan & we really missed the Swolphin. Also, alot of times, we like to just get 4-5 apps & split those instead of a regular meal. That & we like to eat 4-5 course, but split everything.

We might wind up there Sat. night. We were planning to be at DTD on Sta, but I changed plans so we are without ressies for that night. You can walk up & sit in the BlueZoo lounge area & they have an awesome "cafe" menu. I could go for some of their crab nachos!

We're debating between staying at the Contemporary & eating at mostly WDW signature restaurants with the Deluxe Dining Plan or staying at the Dolphin & eating at mostly non-DDP restaurants. We like the Dolphin & food is a big part of our vacations, so we're leaning that way.

Heels - You gotta try the F&W Fest! It's a blast. DH & I are trying to go every year. This is my 7th one. We usually do lunch around the World Showcase & do a sit-down dinner. We lean mostly towards the signatures. For us, the whole point of vacation is eating & pampering ourselves - lots of food, digesting & relaxing. When I go with DH, we are not remotely commando park hoppers. We're more eaters & strollers I save the commando trips for my 21 yo son.

We are really hooked on The Party for the Senses that they do Sat. nights during the Festival. If you love food, it's a great experience. There is so much good food, it's impossible to fit it all in, no matter how hard we try. Then you add all the great wine on top of that & it's a Bacchanalian Dream come true.

As far as the Dolphin, shoot with any questions you have. It's my home away from home. I just love it. If there's anything you want me to check out when I'm there this weekend, just post it before tomorrow morning & I'll try to check it out for you.

We've only done 2 PftS so far. You can get special seating at the Eat to the Beat Concert before the Party. We always skip that, altho depending on the group, we may go to it this year. You go in about 6pm. They have a lounge area out front where they hold you until the Party starts, then you go into the main area. It's set up into 5 different "pods" each a different color. In the center, there's an area with cheeses, desserts, water, coffee etc... Each pod has several different foods & a featured winery. The chefs are from WDW and from different places all over the world. While you are waiting, they give you a program of the foods & wines so you can choose what you want to do. What I figured out is that you can see the Festival program online ahead of time & see what wineries are doing seminars. Those are usually the featured wineries at the Party. Then I go look them up & read reviews on their wines. Then I focus on tasting the best first, while my palate is still fresh.

The one thing some people don't like about the Party is that it's set up like a big cocktail party. There's not sit down tables for everybody. There are alot of stand up tables & it seems like they've added more the last year we went. We like the coktail party atmosphere. We've met some really nice people that way.

Yup, you can go to every pod & the every table in between as many times as you want. The year before last, we discovered Pisco Sours & hit them up a few times. They are yummy.

All the plates are Tapas sized. Thank God cuz there's at least 25 different ones to try.

PftS is far from a work luncheon, Space, it's really a big, fun cocktail party. Cirque used to preform there, but I heard that last year, they didn't. I hop they bring that back.

The tix are expensive, unfortunately, but we think they're worth it. Our Fall trip is basically to make sure we get to go to the Party.

Thanks for the info, Leota. Sounds like an incredible evening.

You're getting pretty close to D-day!! Are you all packed!

We are really hooked on The Party for the Senses that they do Sat. nights during the Festival. If you love food, it's a great experience. There is so much good food, it's impossible to fit it all in, no matter how hard we try. Then you add all the great wine on top of that & it's a Bacchanalian Dream come true.

As far as the Dolphin, shoot with any questions you have. It's my home away from home. I just love it. If there's anything you want me to check out when I'm there this weekend, just post it before tomorrow morning & I'll try to check it out for you.

Thoughts?

I just ate at Bluezoo during my most recent trip--I LOVED it! It's now at the top of my "must eat here every trip" list. The food is great, the service is great, and the atmosphere is very adult. Best part: Very few (if any) kids.

I just ate at Bluezoo during my most recent trip--I LOVED it! It's now at the top of my "must eat here every trip" list. The food is great, the service is great, and the atmosphere is very adult. Best part: Very few (if any) kids.