Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<<So why not retire and get a dog I've already got a collar, I'll bet you have a bowl and I think you shall call her malifacent>>> What a great idea, then I can change my on line name to Maleficent's Minion. Welcome new person.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I wish that was all. I am tired of doing 14-16 hour days, what I wouldn't give for 10.5 hours. < ah,the life of a corporate project manager- I just finished for the day ( it's 10:02pm - and I started with a 6:00 AM conference callwith a team in Brazil.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ah, even worse than that vbdad - an Assistant Director in charge of PMs and Programme Managers. Funny, we won a significant deal yesterday, I had been leading the sales campaign for 8 months and then rather than be happy, it was like - oh dear, we now need to soure 12 people! Bobee, you are so young at heart, I had forgotten age! Lol. Spirit and CHiMike, I am so with you. At the DLP restaurants I can still flick through multiple pages on menus. I am worrried every time a WDW manager goes to DLP, I am frightened they will ruin our resort too (sadly they have already increased the no of buffet restaurants)
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I love a good buffet!! I repeat GOOD!! I can never decide on what I want!! Let's give a big LP welcome to carribean queen..she seems so nice!! HA HA
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^^^I like a good Disney buffet, because the food is always good. Garden Grill, Liberty Tree and 'Ohana are my three faves. I'm buffet-phobic at home; my ex-boyfriend LOVED buffets, and I just got sick of going to them.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Ah, even worse than that vbdad - an Assistant Director in charge of PMs and Programme Managers< kindred spirits -Program Director here , however I am on so many calls I feel like a PM for my PM's. ( if that makes sense). Trying to find younger project managers who really want to OWN the darn project - and 'gulp' make decisions. There are days ( like today ) that I swear if I hear one more time, " I just want to run this past you", or " could you join the call,I just want to keep you aware " - when it really means - " is this OK ? " I may scream.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 My last experienceat 1900 Park Faire was good also -- and I love Boma...so I agree with the 'good' buffet comments
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I have never tried 1900 Park Faire. Is it a character meal? My mom wants a "character-free dining" trip this time around, so if it is I'll have to hit it another time. She says she feels goofy (HA!) having a character dinner when we don't have any kids with us, so we're not going to do it this trip. Next time, though, that's her butt!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol VBDAD, I understand, I swear nose wiping is in the job description somewhere!w on to buffets. They do have their place. However, what they are doing at DLP is something akin to this Imagine if at the Contemporary they felt Chef Mickey's was not enough and they turned the Wave into a buffet and closed California Grill down for an indefinite period? So no a la carte options in the Hotel New York anymore (closing down what used to be the resort's 2nd best restaurant). Then they decide to turn Whispering Canyon and Artist Point both into buffets so again there are no a la carte options. Then at the Value resorts they turn the food courts into buffets. And then in the park, imagine if the closed the shops in the wonderful alleys of the Morocco pavillion and turned them into a Buffet restaurant. And they stop live entertainment in the Diamond Horshoe and offer a charater buffet instead! Then all of these buffets offer 80% of the same dishes as each other but at different price points dependent on location. DLP has 69 restaurants (table service 13 - 3 of them are character experiences, buffet 13 and counter Service 29). The count is now 8 buffets in 7 hotels, 1 in the Disney Village, 3 in DLP, and 33% of the Studios). To me this feels too much, what do you guys think? Thankfully the quality of the DLP tables service options are excellent.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt OK!! Buffet overkill!! I understand your point.. Nine Dragons, as I remember, had very big portions = lots of sharing. Mostly what our family does for Chinese.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 1900 Park Faire is indeed character - Mary Poppins holding court in the lobby outside the restaurant and a cast of other characters that include people like the Mad Hatter and Prince Charming ( a personal fave of my oldest daughter -LOL !) - the food is well above average - and by all means try the cold strawberry soup- yummo
Originally Posted By carribean queen 1900 is the best one I've been to my son was chosen by cinderella for a special dance with her. Definately one of the highlights of our trip. hey happy haunt keep your fingers out of my food!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^^ Was his father jealous? We were there for supper, it was Cinderella, Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine, Drusilla and Anastasia. Characters and food great. I think breakfast is Alice in W characters. WDW needs a variety of restaurant types and menues.
Originally Posted By jmuboy 1900 Park Fare has delicious food and the cast of characters were top notch. It made me appreciate Disney's attention to detail and service all over again.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I was just there - for the first time ever (it is one of the few Disney restaurants I'd never been to). The honey sesame chicken was good, but really pricey for $18.00. I wouldn't mind getting the recipe, though! The jasmine tea was very good as well.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Hey Denise, I can take a hint. Honey Sesame Chicken serves 4 3/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch by 2 inch strips Marinade for 10 minutes in: dash white pepper powder salt to taste sugar to taste 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup cooking wine 2 tsp sesame oil. For batter: 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 heaping tbsp baking powder 1 egg white, beaten 2/3 cup water 2 tbsp oil pinch of salt. 1 Mix flour, cornstarch and baking powder. Add eggwhite, water & oil. 2 Put mixture aside for 30 minutes. Make honey sauce. 3 Pour enough oil into 2-quart sauce pan to make 2 inches deep. Heat over medium-high to 320degrees. 4 Place chicken piece in batter to coat. Using tongs, drop into hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. 5 Serve immmediately with honey sauce. Honey Sauce: Mix in bowl and set aside. 3 tbsp honey 1/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp ketchup 1 tbsp white vinegar pinch of salt After chicken is fried, heat sauce in clean frying pan, medium high heat. Stir until mixture bubbles. Stir chicken into sauce with spatula. Place on serving dish, serve immediately. Optional: Sprinkle with chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. This is from the "Cooking With Mickey and the Disney Chefs" Yes, it does say ketchup. weird.
Originally Posted By markymouse "that got me right there. I guess I meant honey not orange. Orange ginger is what I get locally, and I messed up the 2 names." This quotation brings to mind why I will never be the world's biggest fan of the World Showcase at Epcot. When a guest can confuse a dish - or any experience - with something like it back home, that's a bad sign. I will never find myself confusing Sleeping Beauty's castle with some castle across town. And while the Lilly Belle may remind me of that steamboat I saw once in New Orleans, that's a good thing. But the restaurants at the world showcase remind me too much of what I can get at home - usually better, always cheaper, and definately less crowded. I've wondered whether the World Showcase would have happened if the Disney folks could have seen the future. Air fare, especially until a few years ago, cheap enough that a trip to Paris wasn't a lot more than a trip to Epcot. Immigration and diversity that led to 95% of Americans living within half an hour of a Chinese restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, and an Italian restaurant while I bet 75% of us, those who live in decent sized cities have easy access to Mediteranian, Japanese, a faux British or faux Irish pub, Thai, etc. I just can't get that excited about experiencing the restaurants of the World Showcase when they don't offer anything a zillion nice, moderately themed ethnic restaurants offer at half the price.
