Our delightful feast was prepared by Chef de Cuisine, Ryan McLaughlin
We were invited to K Restaurant to preview a few dishes from their new Brunch menu, which will launch this Sunday, January 21 from 10am-2pm as well as try some of their classic dishes. We enjoyed meeting Owner Chad Phelps (above) and his wonderful team and trying their delicious food. The restaurant is quaint and dreamy, making it the perfect spot for a date or a casual meet-up with good friends. You must check out K Restaurant in College Park soon if you have not already! It is incredible.
The amazing kitchen staff
The talented serving staff
Pork Belly Benedict
Chicken and Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Basket of Biscuits and cinnamon maple honey butter
The dishes below are from their dining menu which rotates regularly so be sure to check out their website daily for their updated menu.
We were invited to a media preview of the 2nd annual Epcot International Festival of the Arts at Walt Disney World. The month-long festival runs from January 12 – February 19, 2018 and includes an art walk, photo ops, chalk art, culinary offerings, live music, stage performances, art seminars, activities designed with families in mind and so much more. They’ve rolled everything you love about the arts into one spectacular salute.
Official Festival of the Arts merchandise
These four pins are redemption prizes for the scavenger hunt
Design your own screen printed t-shirt with Enemy Ink
Masterpiece Kitchen Smoked Salmon Tartare, Caviar, Crisp Lavash and Traditional Accompaniments (delicious!)
Painter’s Palate (Odyssey, Festival Center)
Trio of Savory Croissant Doughnuts: Whipped Boursin Garlic and Fine Herbs Cheese with Fresh Herbs (V), Chicken Salad with Shaved Fennel and Fresh Herbs, Spicy Tuna with Wasabi and Seaweed Salad (really enjoyed biting into these cronut pairings!)
Gallery Bites: A Trio of Hors d’Oeuvres: Chilled Shrimp with Cucumber Cream Cheese on a Crostini, Traditional Deviled Egg with Candied Bacon, Crispy Truffled Risotto Ball with Truffle Aioli
Festival of the Arts White Chocolate Painting with Chocolate Easel (GF)(V)
Festival of the Arts White Chocolate Painting with Chocolate Easel (GF)(V)
Decadent Delights (Promenade) S’mores Tart: House-smoked Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Mousse, Toasted Marshmallow Meringue, Graham Cracker Dust and Malted Milk Chocolate Sauce
The Destructed Dish Deconstructed Strawberry Cheesecake: Whipped, New York Style Cheesecake with Fresh Florida Strawberries and Sugar Cookies with Micro-basil (great dessert dish!)
Deconstructed Breakfast: Twinings® Spiced Apple Chai Tea Shake with Maple Syrup, a Waffle Crisp and Candied Bacon (non-alcoholic) (caution: this is a sweet one!)
The Artist’s Table Roasted Pork Roulade with Butternut Squash Purée, Marble Potatoes and Baby Carrots with a Red Wine Sauce featuring Melissa’s Produce
Cuisine Classique Seared Corvina with braised Ratatouille and Lemon-Thyme Beurre Blanc (GF)
Pop Eats Sous Vide Poulet Rouge Chicken Roulade with Apples and Sage served with Warm Brie Fondue, Blueberry and Beet Gel and garnished with Apple and Beet Chips (GF)
Pop’t Art: Modern-design Sugar Cookie with Strawberry Filling (V)
Sous Chef Daniel Contreras
Disney on Broadway Concert Series preview with Jenn Gambatese and Kevin Massey
Jim, a long-time Disney pianist
Trailblazing Ladies of Disney Animation, Presented by Mindy Johnson, Author of Ink & Paint – The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation
They gifted all of us a copy of Mindy Johnson’s book (retails for $60)
Be sure to check out Epcot International Festival of the Arts soon before it ends on February 19. You will love it!
By Ricky Ly of TastyChomps.com on Jan 14, 2018 12:43 pm
Florida-based breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurant chain First Watch has recently unrolled a new coffee program, called Project Sunrise, using a new single-origin coffee sourced from women coffee growers in Huila, Colombia.
The coffee program helps support a women-led growers organization called Mujeres en Café in Huila, Colombia.
Traditionally, the coffee growing industry in Colombia has been male-dominated. Due to the country’s decades-long civil conflict, many women in Huila lost their husbands, brothers and sons and have now taken over the family business. Together, they formed Mujeres en Café and embarked on a mission to create sustainable businesses that elevate the lives of their families and improve conditions in their rural communities.
“During our visit to Huila, we met groups of women in several villages who have dedicated their lives to producing great coffee. They are proud of their work and were eager to welcome us into their homes, walk us through their farms and share their stories,” Shane Schaibly, corporate chef and VP of culinary strategy for First Watch, said in an announcement of the new coffee program.
“Each year, we serve more than 8 million cups of coffee in our restaurants. Through Project Sunrise, that gives us 8 million incredible opportunities to support these hard-working women and their families in Huila in 2018.”
The high-quality beans these women grow and harvest in Huila are exported to the U.S. and roasted by the experts at Royal Cup Coffee in Birmingham, Alabama, exclusively for First Watch. The restaurant company pays a premium for these single-origin beans, which will be relayed back to the women farmers in Huila to help improve their quality of life and help facilitate their operations.
Schaibly spent months working with coffee growers and roasters to develop a coffee that would complement the complex dishes, flavors and textures found on the First Watch menu. First Watch’s new Project Sunrise coffee fits the bill – it features a medium body, with hints of cherry, orange, toasted nuts, honey, milk chocolate and caramel, which makes for an ideal complement to First Watch’s variety of fresh breakfast, brunch and lunch dishes.
For more information on First Watch’s Project Sunrise, visit blog.firstwatch.com.
We were recently invite to try some of the new coffee at First Watch as well as sample some seasonal dishes like the millionaire’s bacon, four slices of hardwood smoked bacon baked with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a maple syrup drizzle, and the cinnamon chip panacake. I enjoyed their new coffee, particularly the rich depth of flavor that complimented the dishes well.
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