By Megan Deppe
If you love food that looks too good to eat (but tastes too good not to eat), you’re in luck—it’s time for the Epcot International Festival of the Arts! For the second year in a row, you can celebrate the joy that only the combination of delicious food and beautiful art can bring, with some seriously artistic dishes that can be found in World Showcase. The festival runs from January 12 through February 19, so you have plenty of time to try these delicious eats. Here are some of the foods we are most excited to taste!
The Deconstructed Dish (Showcase Plaza)
- Deconstructed Strawberry Cheesecake: whipped New York-style cheesecake with fresh Florida strawberries, sugar cookies, and micro-basil (pictured above)
- Deconstructed Reuben with shredded corn beef, Thousand Island dressing, pickled red cabbage, and a rye curl
- Deconstructed Breakfast: Twinings® Spiced Apple Chai Tea Shake with cream bourbon garnished with a waffle crisp and candied bacon
The Artist’s Table (The American Adventure)
- Pan-Seared Scallop with chorizo, roasted red pepper coulis, and parmesan crisp (gluten-friendly, pictured above)
- Callebaut Belgian Sipping Chocolate Flight: White, milk, and dark chocolate
- Orange Cream Funnel Cake
Cuisine Classique (Germany)
- Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and aged balsamic
- Saint-Honoré Tart: caramel cream tart with caramel glaze topped with cream puffs
Pop Eats (Showcase Plaza)
- Almond Frangipane Cake layered with raspberry jam and chocolate (vegetarian, pictured above)
- Sous Vide Poulet Rouge Chicken Roulade with apples and sage served with warm brie fondue, blueberry and beet gel and garnished with apple and beet chips
Masterpiece Kitchen (Near Canada)
- Wild Mushroom risotto, aged parmesan, truffle shavings, and zinfandel reduction (vegetarian)
- Triple chocolate mousse, chocolate crunch, dark chocolate sauce, and gold leaf
- Classic Sidecar with a Chocolate Twist
The Painter’s Palate (Odyssey, Festival Center)
- Pop’t Art: Abstract-designed sugar cookie with strawberry filling (vegetarian, pictured above, see the recipe here.)
- Trio of Savory Croissant Doughnuts: Whipped Boursin® Garlic and Fine Herbs Cheese with fresh herbs (vegetarian), Chicken Salad with shaved fennel and fresh herbs, and Spicy Tuna with Wasabi and Seaweed Salad
Decadent Delights (Showcase Plaza)
- S’mores Tart: House-smoked buttermilk chocolate cake with chocolate mousse, toasted marshmallow meringue, graham cracker dust, and malted milk chocolate sauce (pictured above)
- Chocolate Caramel Mousse Bar, flavored meringue kisses, and passion fruit sauce
L’Art de la Cuisine Française (France)
- Rillettes du Mans, Cornichons, Carré du Boulanger: house-made pork rillettes, cornichons, and house-made bread (pictured above)
- Le Coucher de Soleil: sunset mango and raspberry cake
- Frosé: Frozen Côtes de Provence Rosé Wine with Grey Goose Vodka and Peach Purée
Mosaic Canteen (Morocco)
- Hummus Trifle: Layered Hummus topped with spiced beef, pine nuts, and dry cherries, served with pita chips
- Chebbakia: Hand-twisted strips of fried dough coated with honey, rosewater, and sesame seeds (pictured above)
El Artista Hambriento (Mexico)
- Atole de Fresa and Mexican Concha Bread: A warm strawberry drink served with Mexican concha bread (pictured above)
- Mixiote de Cordero: wrapped slow-braised lamb, marinated in tres chiles paste and spices
The Painted Panda (China)
- Coconut Panda Rice Cake
- Crystal Mooncake with fruit filing and garnished with toasted coconut
L’Arte di Mangiare (Italy)
- Crema Fritta, Pesche e Rucola Pesto, Ciliege di Amarasca: cream fritters, peach and arugula pesto and amarena cherries (pictured above)
- Sformato di Melanzane e Pomodori, Mozzarella Fior di Latte: tomato and eggplant terrine, fior di latte mozzarella
Takumi Table (Japan)
- Taiyaki Dessert: Japanese stuffed pastry, sweet red bean filling, sesame cream, and raspberry sauce
- Chirashi Sushi and Haupia Pearl: salmon, tuna and yuzu miso with coconut tapioca pudding (pictured above)
- Calpico yogurt strawberry swirl sake
