Get your appetites ready! The 2024 International Food and Wine Festival at EPCOT dates are August 29, 2024 all the way to November 23, 2024! That's nearly three months of your chance to eat and drink your way around the world. But there's only so much time and money so we've put together this list of our favorite 15 eats and drinks at Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2024 that are perfect for couples and romantic sharing.
We've updated our selections for 2024, and included new beverage flights, including a sangria flight!
Top Eats and Drinks for Couples
- Fry Flight 3 sharable portions of gourmet fries: Salt and Vinegar, BBQ Bacon, and Sweet Potato Casserole – (The Fry Basket, near Test Track $7.50)
- Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Alpine Ham, Baby Potatoes, Cornichons and Baguette – (The Alps Booth, near Germany $5.50)
- “Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon wtih mushrooms, Boursin Black Truffle & Sea Salt mashed potatoes (Canada Booth $9.75)
- Chicken Tikka Masala with Fennel-spiced Yogurt and Naan Bread (India Booth – near China $6.25)
- Beer-braised Beef served with smoked gouda mashed potatoes (Belgium Booth near Morocco $6)
- Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and Zhoug dips – (Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina $5.00)
- Pistachio Cake with cinnamon pastry cream and candied walnuts – (Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina $4.75)
- Greek Wine Flight Mylonas Assyrtiko White Wine, Zoe Rosé, Kir-Yianni Naoussa Xinomavro Dry (Greece Booth near Japan $7.50)
- Charcuterie a selection of imported Spanish Meats, Cheeses, Olives, and Vinaigrette served in a cup for walking and sharing (Spain Booth near Germany $6.50)
All the food and drinks above are confirmed and on the menu for 2024.
Surprising Hits and New Additions
- Impossible™ Chili Cheese Macaroni and Cheese (on the all NEW Macatizers Menu at CommuniCore Hall)
- Mango Sunrise Margarita (Mexico)
- Unnecessarily Spicy Yet Extremely Tasty Carolina Reaper Pepper Curry Wings with creamy cucumber raita (Brew-Wing Lab)
- Italian-style “Nachos”: Homemade beef ragoût, pasta chips, tomato sauce, dried ricotta cheese (Italy)
- Forest and Field Booth near the entrance of World Showcase has some delicious fall-inspired dishes, if only the weather matched the menu.
The new Tostada de Camarones and Mango Sunrise Margarita are definitely worth making Mexico your first stop on your Food and Wine tour. Tempura-Battered Shrimp atop a Fried Corn Tortilla with Guacamole, Cabbage, Chipotle Aïoli, Diced Mango, and Chile-Lime Powder? Yes, please! Just keep in mind that you probably won't want to share this with others in your group.
What's with the Pickle Milkshake?
Yes, there is a pickle milkshake at the Brew-Lab at The Odyssey. Again this year Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker are featured in this pavilion. Besides a variety of tasty wings, plus craft beer and cider, there is a pickle milkshake.
“Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker wanted to try some experiments and after many trials the result is a unexpected flavor combination that is compelling, memorable, and fun” – Will Dasso, Guest Service Manager at EPCOT
We tried this creation during a media preview, and it is a fun treat if you're into something unique. Flavors of dill and cucumber blend with a sweet vanilla flavor. There is nothing salty or briney about it.
Highlights of our best eats and drinks at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival include the Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese because it reminds us of fondue and is fun to share together. The Beer-braised Beef in Belgium is not photogenic but the flavors are phenomenal and comforting.
The Stone-baked Moroccan Bread is a great snack at just $5.00. It is easily shared and you can watch them pull it out of the oven so you know it is fresh. The Pistachio Cake is a fantastic dessert because it is not overly sweet.
Beer Flights, Wine Flights, and More
One of the most fun things to do at the festival is order a flight or two and share it. There's just something so great about sharing a flight and trying a few samples together. There are multiple eats and drinks at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival 2024 that can be enjoyed as flights.
Here are all the festival flights and the booths at which to find them:
- Beer & Wine flights at Macatizers: Crooked Can Brewing Company Vinifera Velvet Lager, Southern Tier Brewing Co Raspberry Shine Summer Wheat Ale, and Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company Kentucky Pumpkin Bourbon Barrel Ale (inside NEW CommuniCore Hall)
- Beer flight at Festival Favorites: Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen, Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Cab Franc Strawberry, and 3 Daughters Brewing Beach Blonde Ale (inside NEW CommuniCore Hall)
- Beer Flight at Brew-Wing Lab: Coppertail Brewing Smoked Lager, 3 Daughters Brewing Palm Paradise Hefeweizen, and Cigar City Peach White Oak Jai Alai (inside The Odyssey)
- German beer flight in Germany: Schöfferhofer Lemon Zest Hefeweizen (New), von Trapp Brewing Dunkel Lager (New), and Weihenstephaner Festbier
- Beer Flight at Flavors of America: Brewery Ommegang Farm Fresh Ale conditioned on Wildflower Honey (New), Goose Island Beer Co. Hazy Beer Hug Hazy IPA (New), and Wicked Weed Fest Bier (New) (near The American Adventure)
- Greek Wine Flight: Mylonas Winery Assyrtiko White Wine, Zoe Ros, and Kir-Yianni Naoussa Xinomavro Dry Red (Between Japan and Morocco)
- Hard Cider Flight: Keel Farms Blackberry Pear Hard Cider (New), Coppertail Brewing Fallen Fruit Tamarind Mint Hard Cider (New), and 3 Daughters Brewing Fig Hard Cider at Tangierine Café (Morocco)
- Belgium beer flight: Brouwerij St Bernardus Dragòn Wit (New), Verhaeghe Vichte Duchesse Red Sweet & Tart Cherry Ale (New), and Van Steenberge Gulden Draak Tripel Ale (Between France and Morocco)
- Australian wine flight: Yalumba ‘The Y Series’ Viognier, Bulletin Place Sauvignon Blanc (New), and Fowles Wine Farm to Table Shiraz (New) (Near Disney Traders)
- Mimosa flight at Shimmering Sips hosted by CORKCICLE: Tropical, Berry, and Blood Orange mimosas (Near Port of Entry)
By the way, there is a new alcohol-removed wine at the Germany booth, Dr. Lo Alcohol-Removed Riesling.
The Greek Wine Flight is one of our best Eats and Drinks at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival because it runs the full spectrum. You get one white, one rose, and one red. It's a visually pleasing flight and tastes fantastic.
Each wine is robust and showcases the wines of Greece beautifully with a sampling of Mylonas Assyrtiko White Wine, Zoe Rosé, Kir-Yianni Naoussa Xinomavro Dry Red. And at $7.50 it's a fairly affordable option.
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The Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina is a great spot for couples because it is one of the only places for eats and drinks at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival that is completely indoors. Relax at a table inside and let the exotic music and decor wash over you. The Cider Flight is a special treat because it has three distinct flavors.
Enjoy a tasting of Keel Farms Blackberry Pear Hard Cider, Coppertail Brewing Fallen Fruit Tamarind Mint Hard Cider (New), and 3 Daughters Brewing Fig Hard Cider.
The Fry Flight
The breakout hit of last year's Disney Food and Wine Festival returns! The Fry Flight at the Fry Basket seems a little casual to be one of this year's best eats and drinks at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. And yet, it easily satisfies and is perfectly sharable.
The Salt and Vinegar flavor is not strong at all – just enough. The BBQ Bacon flavor tasted like BBQ potato chips that had magically become French fries. And the Sweet Potato Casserole makes for a perfect little dessert at the end.
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Emile's Fromage Montage
Another fun way to play with your food is embarking on an official food crawl.
Purchase five delicious eats, noted on the booth menus and the Festival Passport with a cheese icon. Each time you order one of these official cheese-centric food items make sure you get your Festival Passport stamped, and hang onto your receipt.
Once you've purchased and nibbled on these five cheesy treats here to the Shimmering Sips booth near the center of the park, Port of Entry. At the Shimmering Sips booth show your completed Emile's Fromage Montage stamps for your FREE treat.
It's such a fun way to enjoy the Disney Food and Wine Festival 2024.
There are multiple eligible items, and you only need to purchase 5 of them to earn the free treat.
- The Alps: Any Warm Swiss Cheese Raclette
- Brazil: Pão de Queijo (cheese bread – $5.00)
- Greece: Griddled Cheese with pistachios and honey ($5.00)
- Hawai’i: Passion Fruit Cheesecake with toasted macadamia nuts ($4.75)
- Spain: Charcuterie with a selection of imported Spanish Meats, Cheeses, Olives and an Herbed Serrano Vinaigrette ($6.50)
- Canada: Canadian Cheddar and Bacon Soup served with a pretzel roll ($6.00)
- Festival Favorites: BBQ Pork Rinds (NEW)
- Forest & Field: Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli (NEW)
- Macatizers: Any Macaroni & Cheese
- Milled and Mulled: Boursin® Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake (NEW)
There are so many booths with plentiful eats and drinks at EPCOT Food and Wine Festival this year. And the festival runs all the way until November 23, 2024. There's plenty of time to explore, and we'll be back with more tips and recommendations.