Overall best food item: filet with truffle and wild mushrooms (heard other people say there's was a little disappointing, but in our group we have 3 orders and they were all outstanding!)
Best drink: champagne of course! I was surprised to see the Moet & Chandon (by the glass) was actually cheaper at the booth compared to the wine store at the French pavilion. Either location, still delicious!
Best dessert: strawberry basil float (kind of a mousse with champagne float)
Here's a few pictures of some of the other yummy stuff we got to eat/drink (definitely blew the diet for this, but we walked over 10 miles that night!):
| China: potstickers, duck sticky bun, and kung fu punch |
| Japan: teriyaki gyoza |
| Italy: Fritto Misto platter at Via Napoli |
| Italy: pizza with prosciutto at Via Napoli |
| France: probably the most disappointing dessert- creme brulee (I think because of the heat, it didn't "set" properly) |
| France: best liquor drink (in 100 degree weather, anything frozen got bonus points!) |
| Mexico: shrimp taco with a really yummy spicy sauce (a little too many onions for my liking, but the rest was outstanding) |
| Greece: a rather boring Greek salad (very wilted lettuce, again probably from the heat) and a decent spanakopita |
| US: craft beer flight, lobster roll (my least favorite thing of the night- too much celery/pepper/onion and hardly any lobster) and Ryan's favorite thing of the even- carrot cake |
A few things we missed but will have to try next time: Chew Lab, Florida Fresh, and Patagonia. We're looking forward to coming back in November for the Food & Wine Marathon Weekend and our fingers are crossed the weather will be better! Despite the heat and crowds, we had a really fabulous time!
