Welcome to a food studio review for the Epcot International Festival of the Arts, taking place in the park all week long from January 12th to February 19th, 2018. This review will cover the “L’Arte di Mangiare” Food Studio
L’Arte di Mangiare
Food:
- Involtini di Salmone al Basilico, Piso Venere, Salsa Romesco: Basil-scented Salmon Roulade, Purple Rice and Romesco Sauce
- Sformato di Melanzane e Pomodori, Mozzarella Fior di Latte: Tomato and Eggplant Terrine, Fior di Latte Mozzarella
- Crema Fitta, Pesche e Rucola Pesto, Ciliege di Amarasca: Cream Fritters, Peach and Arugula Pesto and Amarena Cherries
Beverages:
- Amaretto Bellini: Amaretto, White Peach Purée and Prosecco
- Vodka Rossini: Vodka, Strawberry Purée and Prosecco
- Prosecco, Villa Sandi
- Moscato Fior d’Arancio, Montegrande
- Corbinello, Montegrande
- Pinot Grigio, Bosco del Merlo
- Merlot, Montegrande
- Moretti Lager
- Moretti La Rossa Double Malt Beer
Involtini di Salmone al Basilico, Piso Venere, Salsa Romesco: Basil-scented Salmon Roulade, Purple Rice and Romesco Sauce $12.00
First, this dish was not worth the $12.00 we paid. There’s numerous other salmon options at the festival that work much better than this. What you get is a circle of salmon that has a salty skin and not much other flavor. The accompaniments didn’t hold the dish together. Skip this one.
Sformato di Melanzane e Pomodori, Mozzarella Fior di Latte: Tomato and Eggplant Terrine, Fior di Latte Mozzarella $9.00
It’s cold, not warm. This was surprising on multiple levels. There’s a lot of tomato and not much else, but the cheese was pretty good. Overall not recommended.
Crema Fitta, Pesche e Rucola Pesto, Ciliege di Amarasca: Cream Fritters, Peach and Arugula Pesto and Amarena Cherries $7.00
You receive two of these cream fritters, deep fried balls of a white cream sauce. They were really good, and honestly a reason to stop at this booth. You can have your just desserts here and make out better than most people.
Vodka Rossini: Vodka, Strawberry Purée and Prosecco $12.00
The prosecco used could have been a little less bitter to match the fruitfulness of the strawberry puree. Unfortunately, even after being hand-mixed by the Cast Member, the puree all floats to the bottom leaving one last chunky slurp of the drink. You can do better.
Nice