Intricate Edible Art

Guest Writer Wednesday

Intricate Edible Art
By:Gaylin

I planned my last trip so I would be there for the last couple of days of the Food & Wine Festival at Epcot. I went into the Festival Welcome Center to check out the shop and see what might be on display.

At the Ghirardelli space set up there I was very pleased to find the following chocolate sculptures, they are behind glass and an oddly lit area so my photos don't do this artwork justice. (And if there is a next time, I will remember to turn the darn flash off!)

Cinderella's Castle

Mickey the Sorcerer

Captain Jack Sparrow

Nightmare Before Christmas

Fish are chocolate! Finding Nemo

There was a line-up at the Ghirardelli counter of people waiting to get a cup of drinking chocolate. Since I have had drinking chocolate before I skipped the line-up.

Later that afternoon I was at the Ireland booth getting a flourless chocolate lava cake. I had on my birthday button and was chatting up the CM, I asked for a bit of extra Bailey's ganache on top of my cake because it was my birthday. Bless his heart, this is what I got:

Two lava cakes and a veritable lake of ganache. Now that is real chocolate art!! Yes, I did lick the plate.

Jammin' at Epcot

Guest Writer Wednesday

Jammin' at Epcot!
By Gaylin

If you look on the Epcot daily schedule, it will have a listing for the Jammitor's, if you haven't watched this trio, make sure you do next trip.

If you like really good percussion and really bad puns and jokes, these guys are for you!

(Note: During the Food & Wine Festival they may be listed as the Jammin' Chefs and trade out their garbage cans for stoves!)

They will be listed as playing outside either East or West Innoventions, I think it depends on the time of the year so they can get a little shade.

In all their glory - The Jammitors!!!

Time for some crowd gathering.

Dude's got the bling going on.

He noticed me taking photos and struck a pose, isn't he cool.

Time to bring the noise.

Solo time.

Second solo, gee, where did he get that awesome hat . . .

The drum kit logo. The trio hangs around for a couple of minutes after they are done to talk to kids and hand out stickers that match the Jiminy Cricket logo on the front to encourage recycling.