The Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure 2018 is GREAT for families!

The family and I JUST got back from experiencing the Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure, and let me just say YUM!

The 2018 Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure is GREAT for families! Even if your family is like mine and includes parents who don’t drink, kids who are picky eaters and a husband who eats gluten-free!

This is a California foodie’s paradise and one of the top Disneyland events in 2018! Taking place each year during March and April, the event offers guests the chance to sample delicious food and wine offerings every day, plus special workshops, classes and experiences on the weekends.

Truth be told, we weren’t actually planning on attending the festival on our recent trip to the Dinseyland Resort. BUT, by a happy coincidence, the last day of our vacation ended up being the festival’s soft opening day! So, since we were already there, we decided to check it out!

I wasn’t sure, however, if we’d like the festival or not. Number one; like I said, my husband and I don’t drink and number two; my kids are not very adventurous eaters. I wasn’t sure we’d find items on the menu we’d all want to try. We decided to check it out anyway and I’m so glad we did!

During this Festival there are little booths set up throughout the park. Each booth has a different theme and offers a variety of small plates of food and specialty drinks.

I highly recommend checking out the Food and Wine Festival even if you don’t drink AND even if you’re a picky eater. There’s definitely something for everyone, so it’s FUN! They even offer gluten free, vegetarian and non-alcoholic things on the menu.

 

If you’d like to see a full video review on what we tried and what we thought about each item, click on the video below.

 

Here’s a list of the booths and what each has to offer:

Nuts About Cheese

Food:

• Brie Toast with Fig, Mint and Almond Crumble
• Goat Cheese Fromage Blanc Tartine with Rosemary and Hazelnuts
• Selection of 3 California Cheeses – Point Reyes Blue, Vella Jack and Fiscalini Cheddar

Beverages:

• Pineapple Mimosa
• Raspberry Mimosa
• Strawberry Mimosa
• Mimosa Flight
• Duckhorn Vineyards, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
• Baileyana, Grand Firepeak Cuvee, Chardonnay, Edna Valley
• Chandon, Brut, California

LAstyle

Food:

• Korean BBQ Beef Short Rib Tacos
• Chicken Teriyaki Slider with Spicy DOLE® Pineapple Jam
• Mexican Chocolate Custard

Beverages:

• LVP, Vanderpump, Red Sangria, Spain
• Golden Road Brewing, Mango Cart, Wheat Ale
  

  Don’t miss this booth!

• Mango Agua Fresca (non-alcoholic)

Peppers Cali-Ente

Food:

• Jalapeño Popper Mac & Cheese with Bacon
• Verlasso™ Sustainable Salmon Peruvian Poke with a Cucumber-Lime Salad and Aju Verde Salsa

Beverages:

• Lime Margarita with Jalapeño Garnish
• Watermelon Lemonade (non-alcoholic), with optional Habanero Sugar & Chili-Lime Half-Rim

Strawberry Patch

Food:

• Strawberry & Coconut Rice “Frushi” with Sweet Oikos® Greek Nonfat Yogurt Wasabi Sauce
• Watsonville Strawberry Pie

Beverages:

• Strawberry Frosé
• Strawberry Pineapple Float with Strawberry Popping Pearls (non-alcoholic)
  

  I want to try ALL the popcorn things!

Avocado Time

Food:

• Avocado & Pepper Jack Petite Guacamole Burger
• Spice Oumph!® on Pita with Avocado Hummus and Garlic Sauce
• Avocado Ice Cream Bar

Beverages:

• Kickback Michelada with Flavors of Pineapple and Lime
• Black Market Brewing Co., Deception Coconut Lime, Blonde Ale

Eat Your Greens

Food:

• Grilled Asparagus Caesar Salad
• Compressed Asian Cucumbers with Green Sauce, Toasted Almonds and Sea Beans

Beverages:

• Lolea, No. 2 Sparkling Frizzante White Sangria, Spain
• Beet Kombucha Sangria
• Health-Ade Beet Kombucha with Wild Berry FOMZ (non-alcoholic)

Citrus Grove

Food:

• Citrus-Brined Pork Roast with Tangy Barbecue Sauce and Lemon Pepper Slaw
• Crispy Orange Chicken & Rice with Garlic Cracker
• Meyer Lemon Macaron

Beverages:

• Meyer Lemon Ginger Mule
• White Blend, Conundrum, California
• Fever Tree Ginger Beer

I (Heart) Artichokes

Food:

• Grilled & Chilled Artichoke Hearts with Romesco
• Fried Artichoke Carbonara
• Bourbon Chocolate Whoopie Pie

Beverages:

• Tio Pepe, Fino Sherry, Gonzalez Byass, Spain
• Mumm Napa, Sparkling Wine, Brut Prestige, Napa Valley

Cluck-a-Doodle-Moo

Food:

• Grilled Harris Ranch Beef Tenderloin Slider with Chimichurri Sauce
• Salt & Beer Vinegar Parmesan Chicken Wings
• Oikos® Greek Nonfat Yogurt Panna Cotta with Red Raspberry Compote

Beverages:

• Festival Beer Flight
• Estrella Damm, Lager
• Towne Park Brew Co., Pale Ale
• Bootlegger’s Brewery, Thai Tea Far Out, West Coast IPA
• Lost Coast Brewery, Downtown Brown, Brown Ale
• Justin, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles
• Orange-Vanilla Cream Float with Whipped Cream (non-alcoholic)

Off the Cob

Food:

• Sweet Corn Nuggets with Beef Chili
• Shrimp Boil Tacos with Andouille Sausage and Fresh Corn
• Caramel Popcorn Crispy Treat

Beverages:

• Popcorn Lemonade Cocktail
• Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, Paradise Rd, Pilsner
• Popcorn Lemonade with Whipped Cream and Candy Corn Garnish (non-alcoholic)

Garlic Kissed

Food:

• Creamy Mac & Cheese with Garlic Bread Crumble
• Black Garlic Soy-Braised Pork Belly Banh Mi

Beverages:

• Bloody Mary with Garlic-Stuffed Olive

Festival Beer Garden

Beverages:

• Beer Garden Flight
• Legends Craft Brewery, American Lager
• Modern Times Beer, Lomaland, Saison
• Stereo Brewing Company, Tales of Brave Ulysses
• Sierra Nevada, Tropical Torpedo, Tropical IPA
• Legends Craft Brewery, American Lager
• Saint Archer Brewing Co., Blonde Ale
• Barley Forge Brewing Company, Nom Nom, Mango Hefeweizen
• Modern Times Beer, Lomaland, Saison
• Stereo Brewing Company, Tale of Brave Ulysses, Scottish Ale
• Sierra Nevada, Tropical Torpedo, Tropical IPA
• Noble Ale Works, Big Whig, IPA
• Unsung Brewing Company, Naturia, Double IPA
• Goose Island Beer Co., Matilda, Belgian-Style Pale Ale
• Lindemans Brewery, Framboise, Raspberry Lambic

Paradise Garden Grill

Food:

• Beer-Battered Cod with Steak Fries, Sweet Slaw and Spicy Remoulade
• Vegetarian “Meatball” Sandwich with Marinara Sauce Topped with Melted Mozzarella Cheese and served with Kettle Chips
• Beer-Braised Pork Tacos with Pickled Apple Slaw, Black Beans and Queso
• Sausage Trio Platter with Braised Red Cabbage and Warm Potato Salad
• Large Soft Pretzel with Beer-Mustard Dipping Sauce
• Salted Caramel Budino with Vanilla Bean Chantilly Cream
• Bienenstich Cake with Caramelized Almonds and filled with Vanilla Bean Custard