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The question I will pose every week is,“Tell me something you like about Disney World that everyone needs to know about.”
The answer this week was, “Food, Food, and Food!”
“What exactly do you like about the food?”
“It’s amazing. What more can I say?”
(At this point I tried a different tactic knowing it wasn’t going to get much better)
“What are your favorite places to eat in Disney World?”
“Le Cellier, ‘Ohana, and the Pepper Market.”
Le Cellier is the steak house in the Canada Pavilion in Epcot, ‘Ohana is in the Polynesian Resort and the Pepper Market is a quick serve/sit down place in the Coronado Springs Resort.
“What makes them your favorite?”
“The quality of the food and the atmosphere.”
“Of the three of them which would you choose if you could only go to one?”
“Le Cellier.”
“Why?”
“I love a good steak every now and then.”
“It had nothing to do with the fact the waitress we had knew Marc Andre Fleury?”
“Yes, that does have something to do with it.”
Let me fill in some background John’s favorite hockey team is the Pittsburgh Penguins and he really likes Sidney Crosby. The one time we ate at Le Cellier, the Waitress mentioned she was from Nova Scotia, which is where Sidney Crosby is from. When John made a comment about him, she asked if John only liked Crosby of did he also like the Penguins, when he told her the Penguins too, she told him about knowing Marc Andre Fluery, the goaltender for the Penguins. She told us all about how she was a friend and how when the Penguins won the Stanley Cup earlier that year she and her mom were in tears for “Marky”. I think it is still one of John’s favorite Disney memories.
“Favorite thing about Ohana?”
“All you can eat. There is a Lot to choose from- chicken, steak, veggies, and Polynesian noodles.”
‘Ohana is a family style restaurant, where they bring out long skewers with beef, chicken, shrimp and pork, which are cooked over an 18 foot oak fire pit. (‘Ohana is also home of the Best Friends Breakfast with Lilo & Stitch, a character breakfast.)
“What is it about the Pepper Market that you like?”
“The many different cultures represented there.”
The Pepper Market is a food court kind of eatery, where when you first walk in, you get a ticket. You walk around to the different areas, and choose your food. The servers then stamp your ticket and you pay for all of them as you are leaving. The food choices range from Mexican, to American with Pasta, Pizza and Stir-Fry as options. There is also a Bakery and Beverage area. It is a place where the whole family can aget something they like.
“What else would you like to tell anyone about the food in Disney World?”
“That there is a place for everyone and any taste; it’s nice to know that you will always find what you are craving no matter what. Since there is so much, there is always something new to try and experience.”
“What was your favorite new experience with food in Disney?”
“The Japanese place.”
The “Japanese Place” is Teppan Edo the Japanese restaurant in the Japan Pavilion, in Epcot. At this restaurant, the food is prepared for you on a stovetop table that you sit at. It is a really neat dining experience and I think this is where John tried Sushi for the first time.
So, what else would a 15 year old boy say everyone needs to know about in Walt Disney World, FOOD! Next week, I’ll try to feed him before I ask the question, and maybe we’ll hear about something that won’t add to our waistlines. We hope you enjoyed today’s tips.
“Thank you, John.”
“Sure Dad.”
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