Tag: Food
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Crowds Flock to CityScape Phoenix for Check, Please! Arizona Festival
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to my recap of the Check, Please! Arizona Festival. The event took place yesterday, Sunday March 22nd 2015 at CityScape in downtown Phoenix Arizona. The event is in its third year and featured 25 restaurants and beverage purveyors. Among them were Frashers, Switch Wine Bar, Durant’s and Cowboy Ciao. In addition to…
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4th Annual AZ Wine & Dine Returns to Scottsdale Quarter April 2nd 2015
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (March 13, 2015) — The Valley’s stars of the culinary scene will gather at the hip, urban setting of Scottsdale Quarter, for a high-energy and upscale celebration of food and wine, at the fourth annual AZ Wine & Dine, hosted by the Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association, Thursday, April 2, from 5:00-8:00 pm.…
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Wine & Dine Half Marathon Registration opens tomorrow
Registration for Walt Disney World’s November race weekend officially opens tomorrow! Noon EST or 9am for all of us in California. This particular RunDisney event is unique in that it combines its race weekend with Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival. Not only that, its an EXCLUSIVE event for Wine & Dine runners! Registered runners can enjoy…
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Pretty Little Bakers – Geeks Corner – Episode 423
Welcome to this week’s very special edition of Geeks Corner! We are joined this week by special guest Kellie Knezovich from Pretty Little Bakers! Before we get to the baked goods, let’s take a look at what is going on in the news. Disney in Geek News: Disney California Adventure Park to Open ‘Smokejumpers Grill’…
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Third Annual Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival Set for Sunday March 22, 2015
Phoenix, Ariz. (Feb. 18, 2015) – While the Emmy Award-winning television hit, Eight’s, Check, Please! Arizona continues unabated, its culinary cousin, Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival continues on its own glorious path for a third straight year of pleasing fans of local, independent eateries, celebrated once again, Sun., March 22, 2015, 11am-3pm at CityScape in…
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Disney California Adventure Park's Lunar New Year Celebration to Offer Special Food
Lunar New Year is almost here and to celebrate, Disney California Adventure Park will have a variety of fun things to take part in from February 19-22. In addition, let’s not forget the food. Disney Parks Blog has shared several special food items that will be offered as the ‘Year of the Sheep’ is welcomed. Over…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Ivan Flowers
Greetings Foodies! We are very lucky to be joined by one of my newest Twitter followers, who happens to not only be a very prestigious chef but also spent time teaching in my town in Arizona! I’m speaking of none other than Chef Ivan Flowers, of Top of the Market Restaurant. Chef Ivan Flowers brings…
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Foodie Adventures- Queen Creek Olive Mill
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to the first of the newly dubbed Foodie Adventures! Today I’m going to write about a trip that Mister and I took to the Queen Creek Olive Mill a few weekends ago. Located in Queen Creek, Arizona (about an hour outside of Phoenix) the Queen Creek Olive Mill boasts 16 varieties of…
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Culinary Cameo- Food Hero Mimi Kozma
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to the newly named Culinary Cameos! In these blogs we will feature interviews with people from various areas of the culinary world. We are fortunate to have had the opportunity to interview Mimi Kozma. Mimi is the host of a web show called “Food Hero Mimi Kozma”. “Food Hero Mimi Kozma” is…
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Special Valentine's Day Food Offerings at the Disneyland Resort
In less than two weeks, Valentine’s Day will be here. This is a time of year to cherish those that you love in life. If you are single or taken, spreading the message of love is all that matters. One way to celebrate this occasion is with food. Over at the Disneyland Resort, there are…
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Yelp Snack Stadium Fascinates and Feeds
Greetings Foodies and Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Today’s Geek Eats is close to home, literally! Glendale Arizona is the host of this year’s Super Bowl. That means that my home of Scottsdale Arizona was the host of a Fan Fest event. One of the highlights of this was the Yelp Snack Stadium. The Yelp Snack…
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New Popcorn Buckets Arriving Just In Time For The Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration
Popcorn, popcorn! For some reason popcorn at the Disneyland Resort always tastes like the best popcorn you have ever had. The buttery-saltiness is the perfect combination. And that smell, yes, it’s pretty magical! Did you know that for 60 years, popcorn has been severed at the resort? Since opening day, popcorn has been a staple…
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Boudin Bakery Tour Returns to Disney California Adventure
Fans of sourdough bread will be happy to hear that the Boudin Bakery Tour has reopened at Disney California Adventure. With a mix of old and new, the tour is now themed more in line with an older time period with an older panel truck in front and some other theming details that take guests…
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Geek Eats- Super Bowl Treats (plus Crab Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe)
Greetings Foodies! Its Super Bowl week! Am I excited because it is being played here in Arizona? Nope. Am I excited because I like the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots? Nope. I’m excited because of all of the great Super Bowl party food! Super Bowl parties are pretty much the only reason I…
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Do Other Companies Belong In Disney Parks?
There has been a recent trend…and when I say recent, I mean in the last decade….that a lot of companies have opened eateries within Disney Parks. These companies also get to have their brands on the doors and menus to establish that their food is distinctly theirs. The two that I can think of are…
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Geek Eats- Spam Musubi (plus Spam Musubi Taco Recipe)
Aloha Foodies! Welcome to the newest Geek Eats! You may have noticed by my greeting that there is a definite theme to today’s blog. Today’s blog features on of my newest food loves, Spam Musubi! For those of you who have never had it, Spam musubi is a shaped block of rice (about the size…
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Geek Eats- DC's 2015 Food Resolutions
Greetings Foodies! Happy 2015! Every New Year, people make resolutions on things what want to do or change during that year. I thought to myself what types of resolutions would I make and not surprisingly most involved food. So here are my food resolutions for this year: 1. Cook at least 10 new recipes- I…
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Disney Cruise Line Expands Menu at Remy
Some yummy and new delicious items have been added to the menu aboard the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy cruise ship. Remy, a fine dining location, has expanded the menu to include new desserts, a caviar selection and a seasonal truffle menu. Now offered are Petites Assiettes de Remy, also known as Small Plates of…
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The Spirit of Navidad Joins the Three Kings Day Celebration at the Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is once again celebrating Three Kings Day. The celebration includes special foods, characters to meet, crafts to create, and the ever popular Disney ¡Viva Navidad! as well. Three Kings Day has been celebrated for centuries in Mexico, Spain, Latin America, and even Europe. From January 2 to January 6, it will be celebrated…
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Disney Springs Welcomes STK Orlando in 2015
As a part of the extensive development of Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort, several new restaurants have been announced. In 2015, a brand new steakhouse will open its doors. The ONE Group Hospitality Inc., has announced that they will open STK Orlando. To be located in The Landing area of Disney Springs,…
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Inspired Recipes from the "The Hundred-Foot Journey"
Produced from the great Steven Spielberg & Oprah Winfrey comes the film, “The Hundred-Foot Journey.” When two restaurants on the same block realize that they both are competing for customers, each will do whatever it takes to reel in the most. In the end, both sides discover that they are better if they work together and share…
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Yummy Holiday Treats at the Disneyland Resort
When Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort rolls, a variety of decadent festive food becomes available. Disney Parks Blog released a complete list of food options that can be enjoyed throughout the entire resort to make your stay even more memorable. Let’s see what your taste buds are waiting for. Disneyland Park Jolly Holiday Bakery Café…
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2014 Disneyland Resort Candy Canes Schedule
Happy November! The Holidays are in full swing as the parks transition into Winter mode and with it comes all sorts of Holiday goodies and treats. Out of all of the new items debuting on menus across the Disneyland Resort, there is one treat to rule them all! The traditional Candy Canes! Each are hand made in…