Dinners With Top Chefs and Vintners Add a Special Ingredient To the 2000 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
A selection of extraordinary culinary experiences with top chefs and winemakers awaits guests at the 2000 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. Guests looking to add an extra ingredient to their festival experience can choose from intimate dinner settings, exclusive tastings and opportunities to meet and greet the world's finest chefs and vintners.
Here is a taste of what guests will experience:
Grand Tastings
Interactive dining experiences in a fun and festive reception-style environment hosted at the Odyssey Center:
Food and wine lovers will sample the culinary creations of 12 different chefs and taste wines from more than 15 wineries! A great opportunity to chat with chefs as they create and to interact with winemakers as they pour, all while listening to the upbeat music.
- 7-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays during the festival
- 300 guests per tasting
- $60 per person, plus tax (includes gratuity)
- Epcot admission required
Winemaker Dinners
Interactive dining experiences in a casually elegant atmosphere hosted at the Odyssey Center:
Guests will enjoy five exquisite food courses prepared by different chefs, with each course perfectly accompanied by wines carefully chosen by renowned vintners who discuss their wine selections with guests throughout the meal. Each dinner boasts a different theme complete with culturally authentic entertainment. At evening¡¦s end, guests have the opportunity to meet the chefs and winemakers.
- 6:30-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays during the festival
- 100 guests per dinner
- $75 per person, plus tax (includes gratuity)
- Epcot admission required
- Call 407/WDW-DINE for reservations
- Dinner themes will include:
- The Great Southwest (10/22)
- Disney's Modern Masters Present: Masters of the Sea (10/25)
- Italy: Beyond Tuscany (10/26)
- A Vineyard's Harvest (10/29)
- Disney's Modern Masters Present: New Tastes of the Old World (11/01)
- The Canadian Territories (11/02)
- California Wine Country Cuisine (11/05)
- Disney's Modern Masters Present: American Inspired Cuisine (11/08)
- A Taste of Spain (11/09)
- Cuisine of the Sun (11/12)
- Disney's Modern Masters Present: Asian Infusions (11/15)
- The Pacific Northwest (11/18)
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge (11/19)
Reserve Dinners
Comfortably elegant dining experiences hosted in the exclusive setting of an Epcot VIP Lounge:
Guests will enjoy five exquisite food courses prepared by different chefs, with each course perfectly accompanied by Reserve quality wines carefully chosen by celebrated vintners who discuss their wine selections with guests during the meal. Throughout the evening, guests have the opportunity to meet and talk with chefs, winemakers and fellow culinary aficionados.
- 6:30-8:45 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays during the festival
- 30 guests per dinner
- $125 per person, plus tax (includes gratuity)
- Jackets preferred
- Dinner themes will include:
- Champagne: Les Grande Marques (10/22)
- Burgundy: Les Grand Crus (10/26)
- Bordeaux and Napa: The Best of Both Worlds (10/29)
- Super Tuscans (11/02)
- California Special Releases (11/05)
- Finest Wines and Ports of Portugal (11/09)
- Truffles and Terroir (11/12)
- French Cellars and Foie Gras (11/16)
- Magnums and Maestros (11/19)
For more information or reservations for special events and programs, call (407) WDW-DINE.