Tuscany Holiday Kitchen – EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen returns for its seventh EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays in 2023. “Mangiare! Savor a seasonal take on some of the world’s best-loved food and beverages.” The 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays takes place November 24 – December 30, 2023.

Menu for Tuscany Holiday Kitchen at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Food:

• 🆕 Montanara: Fried House-Made Pizza Dough with Pomodoro Sauce, Parmesan and Fresh Basil – $9.00
• 🆕 Farfelle Salmone Affumicato: Farfalle Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Cream Sauce – $10.00
• 🆕 Torta Caprese: Flourless Chocolate Torta with Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Cream – $8.50
• 🆕 Dolce Pizza: Fried House-Made Pizza Dough with Sugar and Cinnamon – $7.50

Beverages:

• Prosecco – $11.50
• Moscato – $12.00
• Chianti – $11.00
• Italian White Sangria – $12.00
• Italian Red Sangria – $12.00
• Italian Margarita with Tequila and Limoncello – $12.00
• Peroni Pilsner (5.1% ABV) – $6.50 for 6 oz., $11.00 for 12 oz.

The Chianti returns as a wine option for the festival this year, having last been available in 2021.

Photos of Menu Items for Tuscany Holiday Kitchen at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

*NEW* Montanara: Fried House-Made Pizza Dough with Pomodoro Sauce, Parmesan and Fresh Basil – $9.00

This is a ball of dough covered in a red sauce with parmesan and basil. Honestly, we’ve had WAY worse items from this booth before. While this is on the basic side, and we’ve definitely had better red sauce before, this isn’t a terrible dish. If you have a picky eater in your group, this may be a good dish for them.

*NEW* Farfelle Salmone Affumicato: Farfalle Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Cream Sauce – $10.00

There’s a great sauce-to-noodle ratio happening in this dish, which allows each noodle to be covered in sauce. And we actually didn’t hate it! The sauce is similar to an Alfredo sauce, but lighter because there’s no cheese in it. We didn’t find this dish to be fishy, despite the salmon that’s in it, but it’s very light on the palate, which we appreciate.

*NEW* Torta Caprese: Flourless Chocolate Torta with Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Cream – $8.50

Unlike the Mexican spiced cookie from Nochebuena Cocina, this has a brownie consistency that melts in your mouth instead of being thick and chewy. The chocolate sauce on top reminds us of Hershey’s chocolate sauce. Chocolate lovers will like this. Overall, we usually hate the food from Italy booths but none of these offerings are terrible! We were pleasantly surprised.

*NEW* Dolce Pizza: Fried House-Made Pizza Dough with Sugar and Cinnamon – $7.50

While the dough balls work for the savory dish, they fail here. The portion sizes of the dough balls are larger for this dessert, and we wish they were smaller because they are so chewy. The cinnamon sugar topping isn’t bad, but if we wanted that, we’d rather just eat a churro.

Italian White Sangria – $12.00

Usually, when a Sangria beverage of this price contains more juice than wine, we would complain. However, since the wine in this drink tasted particularly cheap and unpleasant, in this case it was somewhat of a relief. The drink was supposed to contain Prosecco, however this was unidentifiable from the lack of fizz in the drink.

Italian Red Sangria – $12.00

Have you ever put red wine in the microwave? That’s what this is. We thought sangria came with ice and fruit, but this was just a room temperature liquid. The flavor was fruity, so it could have been really good, but as it got hotter, it was just too warm to drink.

Italian Margarita with Tequila and Limoncello – $12.00

The margarita was quite good as it tasted almost like a melting lemon ice dessert. However, there didn’t seem to be much liquor in the drink, as we didn’t taste much besides the faint hint of tequila. Overall, this is a tasty drink, but don’t expect to get much alcohol for your money here.

Peroni Pilsner (5.1% ABV) – $6.50 for 6 oz., $11.00 for 12 oz.

Peroni Brewery describes their beer as “a crisp and refreshing beer with a delicate balance of bitterness, citrus and spicy aromatic notes, combined with a fast and clean finish.”

Location of Tuscany Holiday Kitchen at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen is located adjacent to the Italy Pavilion on World Showcase Promenade. You can find it at number 13 on the map below.

More Information

• Check out our review of the offerings from Tuscany Holiday Kitchen here!
• All of our 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays coverage is available from our landing page at wdwnt.holiday!
• Previous coverage:
  • REVIEW: Tuscany Holiday Kitchen Brings All-New Food Menu to the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
  • REVIEW: Say ‘Ciao’ to the Overpriced and Mediocre Tuscany Holiday Kitchen at the 2021 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
  • REVIEW: Tuscany Holiday Kitchen Rings in Another Year of Frozen, Disappointing Dishes for the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
  • REVIEW: Tuscany Holiday Kitchen at the 2019 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
  • REVIEW: Tuscany Holiday Kitchen (Italy) – Epcot International Festival of the Holidays 2018
• The Italy Pavilion at other festivals:
  • REVIEW: EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival’s New Italy Menu for 2023 is ‘A Small Step Above SpaghettiOs’
  • REVIEW: Primavera Kitchen Attempts to Escape Bad Reputation With New Menu for the 2023 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
  • REVIEW: L’Arte di Mangiare Disappoints with New Menu For the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts