Your favorite food scavenger hunt is back, as Emile’s Fromage Montage has returned for the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.

Dishes for Emile’s Fromage Montage can be found at several booths throughout the park. Guests can purchase any five items listed on the menu, collect a matching stamp for each item, and then return to Shimmering Sips with their festival passport to get the completer treat.

Eligible Food Items

• Any Macaroni & Cheese from Macatizers
• BBQ Pork Rinds from Festival Favorites
• Any Warm Raclette from The Alps
• Schinkennudeln from Germany
• Spanish Charcuterie from Spain
• Griddled Cheese from Greece
• Pao de Queijo from Brazil
• Passion Fruit Cheesecake from Hawai’i
• Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli from Forest & Field
• Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from Milled & Mulled

Macatizers

• Traditional Macaroni and Cheese with Herbed Panko – $5.50
• 🆕Cheesesteak Macaroni and Cheese with Shaved Beef, Peppers and Onions, and Breadcrumbs – $6.50
• Truffle Macaroni and Cheese – $6.50
• IMPOSSIBLE Chili Macaroni and Cheese with Sour Cream and Cheddar (Plant-Based) – $6.50

Traditional Macaroni and Cheese with Herbed Panko – $5.50

This is an outstanding take on basic macaroni and cheese. The cheddar is smooth and creamy, and the panko adds the perfect amount of crunch. What takes it to the next level is a small amount of spice that we believe may have been paprika. Even though this was the simplest dish on the menu, it was our favorite.

Rank out of 7: 6

*NEW* Cheesesteak Macaroni and Cheese with Shaved Beef, Peppers and Onions, and Breadcrumbs – $6.50

This is a nice new addition to the festival, and the portion size is nice and hefty. The flavors are exactly what you’d expect but they’re good. The peppers add a nice roasted tang without heat. It’s easily one of the best options available at this booth.

Rank out of 7: 6

Truffle Macaroni and Cheese – $6.50

The truffle macaroni & cheese was surprisingly well-executed. It’s a white cheddar cheese with the same macaroni as the other dishes. Neither the shaved truffle on top nor the truffle oil has the artificial taste you sometimes get from a truffle dish. It includes the same herbed panko as the traditional mac but doesn’t have quite as much flavor as the other dishes. It’s a good option if you want truffle flavor, but it’s at the bottom end of this booth’s options.

Rank out of 7: 4

IMPOSSIBLE Chili Macaroni and Cheese with Sour Cream and Cheddar – $6.50

This dish was disappointing and bland. It tasted like they took dry pasta and topped it with chili. We wanted more cheddar cheese in this dish and more flavor and spice in the chili. Stirring the chili up with the macaroni helped even out the flavor a bit, but it was still on the bland side and needed more. We would recommend ordering one of the other options.

Rank out of 7: 3

Festival Favorites

•  BBQ Pork Rinds served with Pimento Cheese – $5

BBQ Pork Rinds served with Pimento Cheese – $5

Some in our group like this, others think it’s terrible. A few of the pork rinds were a little over-fried and too hard to chew. The pimento was rich and cheesy with a very present peppery heat. However, there was also a sweetness that some of us thought ruined the dish. If you don’t mind the blending of sweet barbecue and savory pimento cheese, this might appeal to you.

Rank out of 7: 4

The Alps

• Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Baby Potatoes, Cornichons and Baguette – $5.25
• Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Alpine Ham, Baby Potatoes, Cornichons and Baguette – $5.75

Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Baby Potatoes, Cornichons and Baguette – $5.25

The Swiss cheese comes from an actual block of cheese that they’re melting and then scraping onto the plate. It’s a unique tactic, that’s also incredibly tasty. Unlike many dishes at the festival, this one has a good bread-to-cheese ratio.

Rank out of 7: 5

Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Alpine Ham, Baby Potatoes, Cornichons and Baguette – $5.75

This is kind of like an adult Lunchables. The only difference between this and the other raclette dish is that one has ham and the other doesn’t, but the ham is easily removable. The bread is fresh and very soft. It tastes like the baguette from Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie in the France Pavilion. The ham is just like the cold cuts you’d get at a supermarket: nothing special.

Rank out of 7: 5

Germany

• Schinkennudeln: Pasta Gratin with Ham, Onions and Cheese – $5.25

Schinkennudeln: Pasta Gratin with Ham, Onions and Cheese – $5.25

We love the flavors of this dish, but it’s very heavy. It would be the perfect dish to warm up with in the fall when it finally cools off…but it’s summer. The dish is composed of pasta gratin with ham, onions, and cheese. Everything fits together nicely and is layered like a casserole. It may be a bit greasy, but its flavor and large shareable portion size make it worth it.

Rank out of 7: 5

Spain

• 🆕Spanish Charcuterie: Jamón, Manchego and Pan Con Tomate – $6.50

*NEW* Spanish Charcuterie: Jamón, Manchego and Pan Con Tomate – $6.50

The Jamón takes a bit of work to cut, but the bread is nice and crunchy, and of course, you can’t go wrong with melty manchego. All around, this charcuterie is very good and everything is how you want it to be. For the price, we think it’s a killer deal. The portion was enough for our entire group to get more than a bite or two.

Rank out of 7: 6

Greece

• Griddled Cheese with Pistachios and Honey – $5.00

Griddled Cheese with Pistachios and Honey – $5.00

The caramelized top has a ton of flavor and tastes like a cross between cheese and crème brûlée. The pistachio adds a nice crunch and sweetness and saltiness to the overall flavor. It’s a really good cheese dish. If you love cheese, and you want something creative, this is definitely a good item to try.

Rank out of 7: 6

Brazil

• Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread – $5.00

Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread – $5.00

It’s incredibly difficult to recommend these at over $2 each for a piece of cheese bread, even if they are pretty spectacular. You can find a bag of Brazi-Bites in your local grocer for a fraction of the cost if you want to indulge in cheese paradise.

Rank out of 7: 2

Hawaii

• Passion Fruit Cheesecake with Toasted Macadamia Nuts – $5

Passion Fruit Cheesecake with Toasted Macadamia Nuts – $5

The fruit flavor of this cheesecake is rather tame; the passion fruit on top is subtle enough to be noticed without being overbearing, making this cheesecake nice and balanced. The macadamia nuts paired with the cheesecake are excellent. It’s not the most exciting dessert at the festival, but it’s worth a second look, especially at the price tag.

Rank out of 7: 5

Forest & Field

• 🆕Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli with Sage-Brown Butter, Pecorino Cheese and Hazelnut Praline – $5.25

*NEW* Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli with Sage-Brown Butter, Pecorino Cheese and Hazelnut Praline – $5.25

This was a fantastic new addition to the festival. It had a nice crunch with rich fall flavors enhanced by the cheese. The sage brown butter is a nice touch. We loved this.

Rank out of 7: 7

Milled & Mulled

• 🆕Boursin® Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake with Fig Jam and Pomegranate – $5.25

*NEW* Boursin® Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake with Fig Jam and Pomegranate – $5.25

Another great addition is this cheesecake. It’s soft and flavorful, and it’s airy and delicate, like a mousse. The Boursin gives it a muted tang. We can’t say enough about this item. It’s great.

Rank out of 7: 7

Completer Treat

The completer treat you get at Shimmering Sips is a blueberry and vanilla ice cream swirl with a cheesecake piece. It comes in a souvenir Emile’s Fromage Montage cup you can take home.

This is a pretty good treat. It’s light and refreshing. The piece of cheesecake is small, but that was honestly a good thing. It’s nice and moist, but too much of it could have been a lot, especially after all the other snacks we had to get this item.

If you’re able to get five stamps, then this is worth picking up. It’s a nice treat and the cup is cute. That being said, this isn’t so good that you should waste your time, money, and calories trying to get the stamps if none of the other food appeals to you.

Rating out of 7: 5

The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is from August 29 through November 23, 2024. Read our reviews of all the new menu items. And for those looking for a fun Food & Wine Festival activity that doesn’t require any eating or drinking, consider Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak Scavenger Hunt.

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