Family Culinary Adventure Experience

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From Chip and Co...

 

 

If you’re heading to Central Florida this summer, try something new with two unique experiences coming to Walt Disney World Resort. From a culinary adventure to a trip through the wilderness, these unique events will have something the entire family will enjoy. As Disney Vacation Club Members, you are the first to know and have the special opportunity to be the first to experience these new events, with exclusive dates open to Members and their Guests!

 

Calling all hopeful chefs and foodies! Get your aprons on and chefs hats in place as the doors to the Disney kitchen are opened, inviting you and your family in for a backstage culinary adventure. You’ll prepare a meal from scratch while learning a few tricks of the trade from our celebrated chefs. Dine on the delicious creations made with fellow chefs for a meal your family will remember. As Members, be among the first to experience the “Family Culinary Adventure:”

 

– When: Available 2 days a week beginning at 5 pm
– Sessions last three and a half hours
– Who: Guests ages 9+
– Disney Vacation Club Member Dates: June 29 and 30, 2015
– Cost: $125 (plus tax) for Guests ages 9 -12; $175 (plus tax) for Guests 13+
– Make Reservations Beginning: June 22, 2015

 

http://www.chipandco.com/unique-experiences-coming-walt-disney-world-resorts-dvc-members-214528/

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More info posted today on the Disney Parks Blog...

 

 

Learn Culinary Secrets of Disney Chefs in New Backstage Adventure at Walt Disney World Resort

posted on July 1st, 2015 by Pam Brandon, Disney Parks Food Writer

 

Ever wonder how to make a buttery pasta noodle or fork-tender filet mignon? Beginning July 8, the new “Disney Family Culinary Adventure” at Disney’s Contemporary Resort whisks guests backstage for a fun, interactive evening that includes plenty of time with the Disney chefs, hands-on cooking and a festive, five-course dinner with beer and wine served in the kitchen by the professional catering staff.

 

Aimed at guests 9 and older, the evening starts at 5 p.m. with a friendly introduction to the massive catering kitchen. A maximum of 30 guests put on aprons, hats and gloves and are divided into five cooking groups. And every station has a wow technique, from the ease of making homemade butter (equal parts buttermilk and heavy cream) to a fresh pasta with just three ingredients.

 

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“We want to show them the tricks of the trade,” says Chef Frank Brough. “It’s a guided experience but they do everything from making cheese and butter to rolling out pasta and breaking down a whole beef tenderloin.”

The five stations:

• Garde manger, is the French term for food produced in the cold kitchen, where guests learn how to make farmer cheese, from-scratch butter, and how to plate a gourmet salad on a rapidly moving electric belt in the professional kitchen.
• Sushi, with sushi chefs teaching the art of rolling sushi and sashimi. (This station may rotate with other culinary ideas.)
• Boucherie, or butcher station, where guests learn how to trim a beef tenderloin to make the perfect filet mignon.
• Pasta, with just three ingredients (semolina, olive oil and egg), guests learn to make tender noodles from scratch, along with fresh basil pesto.
• Patisserie, or bakery, where guests get to play with chocolate, mousse and other sweet endings.

Once the food prep is complete, guests move freely about the big kitchen to chat with the chefs – no culinary question goes unanswered. It takes about an hour for all the prep work, then everyone is seated at a long table in the center of the kitchen to enjoy the five-course meal they’ve just prepared. (Vegetarian, vegan and selections for guests with allergies are options for dinner.)

 

Lights are dimmed, background music plays, and a toast begins the special meal, where each course is served with wine and beer. At the meal’s end a special molecular gastronomy demonstration wows guests (we’ll keep that a secret), and they receive a special toque (chef’s hat) to take home, along with a Disney cookbook signed by the chefs.

 

“We really want them to leave the kitchen with ideas for a spectacular dinner party that they can do at home without opening a can or reaching for something frozen,” says Chef Brough.

 

The program is planned two evenings a week (days vary), starting at 5 p.m. Cost is $175 plus tax, $125 plus tax for ages 9 to 12. (Younger guests may have their own cooking station.) Complimentary transportation is provided for Disney Resort hotel guests. To book or for more information, call 407-WDW-PLAY.

 

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/07/learn-culinary-secrets-of-disney-chefs-in-new-backstage-adventure-at-walt-disney-world-resort/