2017 Food and Wine Menus

[VWL Mom]

The 2017 festival booth menus have been released. Happy Planning!

Active Eats – NEW!
Food:

• Loaded Mac ‘n' Cheese with Nueske's® Pepper Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Peppers and Green Onions
• Roasted Verlasso Salmon with Quinoa Salad and Arugula Chimichurri (GF)
• Sweet Avocado Crema with Strawberries, Yellow Cake and Tortilla Streusel

Beverages:

• M.I.A. Beer Company HRD WTR Cucumber & Lemon Lime Hard Sparkling Water, Doral, FL
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Riesling, Washington
• Evolution by Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

Africa
Food:

• Berbere-style Beef Tenderloin Tips with Onions, Jalapeños, Tomato and Pap (GF)
• Spicy Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew with Vegan Yogurt and Quinoa
• Spinach and Paneer Cheese Pocket with Mint Raita

Beverages:

• Ernie Els "Big Easy" Chenin Blanc, Western Cape
• Simonsig Pinotage, Stellenbosch
• Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz, Western Cape

The Almond Orchard
Food:

• Banana Almond Sundae layered with Fresh Berries and topped with Dark Chocolate and Blueberry Almonds

Beverages:

• Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin “Yellow Label” Brut
• Dom Pérignon Brut
• Moët & Chandon Brut Rosé Imperial
• Cold Brew Coffee with Almond Milk Foam

Australia
Food:

• Grilled Sweet and Spicy Bush Berry Shrimp with Pineapple, Pepper, Onion and Snap Peas (GF)
• Grilled Lamb T-Bone with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies (GF)
• Lamington: Yellow Cake Dipped in Chocolate and Shredded Coconut

Beverages:

• Coopers Brewery Original Pale Ale
• Robert Oatley McLaren Vale Shiraz
• Hope Estate “Wollombi Brook” Semillon, Hunter Valley

Belgium
Food:

• Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream
• Beer-braised Beef served with Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes
• Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream

Beverages:

• Hoegaarden Witbier
• Leffe Blonde Belgian Pale Ale
• Stella Artois Hard Cidre
• Chilled Coffee featuring Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

Brazil
Food:

• Escondidinho de Carne – "Little Hidden One": Layered Meat Pie with Mashed Yucca (GF)
• Crispy Pork Belly with Black Beans, Tomato and Onions (GF)
• Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread (GF)

Beverages:

• M.I.A. Beer Company Barbosa Black Beer, Doral, FL
• Lidio Carraro Chardonnay
• Frozen Caipirinha featuring LeBlon Cachaça

Brewers Collection
Food:

• Lebkuchenherz: Decorated Gingerbread HeartBeverages:

Beverages:

• Radeberger Zwickel Pilsner (Unfiltered)
• Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Naturtrüb
• Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen Pomegranate Beer

Canada
Food:

• Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup served with a Pretzel Roll
• “Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle-Butter Sauce (GF)

Beverages:

• Moosehead Radler: Lager infused with Grapefruit, Grape and Lemon Juices
• Neige Premiere “Apple Ice Wine”, Québec
• Fielding Estate Red Conception, Niagara Peninsula

The Cheese Studio
Food:

• Braised Beef “Stroganoff” with Tiny Egg Noodles, Wild Mushroom, and Boursin Garlic and Fine Herbs Cheese Sauce
• Savory Caramelized Onion Boursin Garlic and Fine Herbs Cheese Tart with Cold Arugula Salad and Aged Balsamic
• Cheese Trio: Profiterole topped with Boursin Garlic and Fine Herbs Cheese and Orange Apricot Jam, Smoked Salmon Pinwheel with Boursin Shallot and Chive Cheese and Everything Seasoning and Strawberry Macaroon with Boursin Pepper Cheese

Beverages:

• Leth Steinagrund Gruner Veltliner, Austria
• Liberated Pinot Noir, California

China
Food:

• Beijing Roasted Duck Bao Bun with Hoisin Sauce
• Spicy Chicken Bao Bun
• Black Pepper Shrimp with Garlic Noodles
• Chicken Potstickers

Beverages:

• Tsingtao Lager
• Ritzy Lychee with Courvoisier Cognac VS and Smirnoff Vodka
• Happy Peach with DeKuyper Peach Liqueur and Myers’s Dark Rum
• BaiJoe Punch with Chinese Bai Jui Spirit, Lychee, Coconut and Pineapple Juice
• Mango Bubble Tea with Assam Black Tea and Milk (Non-Alcoholic)

The Chocolate Studio
Food:

• Liquid Nitro Chocolate-Almond Truffle with Warm Whiskey-Caramel (GF)
• Sweet Dark Chocolate Raspberry Torte with Whipped Cream and Raspberry Dust

Beverages:

• Justin Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles
• Banfi Rosa Regale, Piedmont
• Lenotti Recioto della Valpolicella, Italy
• RL Buller Fine Muscat

Coastal Eats – NEW!
Food:

• Lump Crab Cake with Napa Cabbage Slaw and Avocado Lemongrass Cream
• Baked Shrimp Scampi Dip with Sourdough Baguette
• Seared Scallops with Roasted Corn and Butterbean Succotash and Chili-Chipotle Butter Sauce

Beverages:

• Erath Pinot Gris, Oregon
• Soter Planet Oregon Pinot Noir

Craft Beers
Food:

• Chilled Scotch Egg wrapped in Sausage with Mustard Sauce
• Zesty Cheeseburger and Cheddar Cheese Macaroni Handwich
• L’Orange Cotton Candy: A mixture of Lime and Orange Cotton Candy

Beverages:

• M.I.A Beer Company 305 Golden Ale, Doral, FL
• JDub’s Passion Wheat, Sarasota, FL
• Central 28 Trekkerbier Farmhouse Ale, DeBary, FL
• Playalinda Brewing Company Blonde Ale, Titusville, FL
• Florida Beer Company Passport 35 Triple Chocolate Milk Stout, Cape Canaveral, FL
• Cigar City Guayabera Citra Pale Ale, Tampa, FL
• Bright Horizons: Sprite® with Multi-flavored Boba Pearls (Non-Alcoholic)

Earth Eats, Inspired by The Chew
Food:

• Ricotta and Zucchini Ravioli with Rustic Tomato Sauce
• Grilled Beef Skewer with Romaine, Apricots, and Feta Cheese
• Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Mousse with a Caramel Drizzle

Beverages:

• Kurt Russell’s Gogi Wines Chardonnay Gogi "Goldie", California
• Kurt Russell’s Gogi Wines Pinot Noir, California
• Redstone Meadery Black Raspberry Mead

Farm Fresh
Food:

• Crispy Chicken with Griddled Cornbread and Red Eye Gravy
• Roasted Beet Salad with Green Beans, Feta Cheese, Minus 8 Vinaigrette and Toasted Walnuts (GF)

Beverages:

• Gumption Citrus Freak Hard Cider, Middlebury, VT
• Woodchuck Raspberry Hard Cider, Middlebury, VT
• Two Henrys Elderberry Cream Hard Cider, Plant City, FL
• Florida Orange Groves Mango Mama Wine

Flavors from Fire – NEW!
Food:

• Piggy Wings: Roasted Pork Wings with Korean BBQ Sauce and Sesame Seeds
• Smoked Corned Beef with Warm Crispy Potatoes, Pickled Onions and Blonde Ale Beer Fondue featuring BelGioioso Romano and America Grana Cheeses
• Sweet Pancake with Spicy Chipotle Chicken Sausage, Onion Jam and Maple Butter Syrup
• Chocolate Picante: Dark Chocolate Mousse with Cayenne Pepper, Chili Powder and Raspberry Dust

Beverages:

• Orlando Brewery Smokin’ Blackwater Porter
• Ravenswood Zinfandel, Napa Valley
• Swine Brine featuring Evan Williams Bourbon

France
Food:

• Moelleux au Fromage de Chèvre et Épinards: Warm Goat Cheese Pudding with Spinach (GF)
• Croissant aux Escargots: Escargot Croissant with Garlic and Parsley
• Boeuf Bourguignon, Purée de Pommes de Terre: Cabernet Sauvignon Braised Beef with Mashed Potatoes
• Crème Brûlée à la Confiture de Framboises: Crème Brûlée with Housemade Rasberry Jam (GF)

Beverages:

• La Passion Martini Slush: Vodka, Grey Goose Le Citron, Cranberry and Passion Fruit Juice
• Chardonnay, Bouchard Ainé & Fils
• Château les Graves de Barrau: Merlot and Cabernet Blend, Bordeaux
• St-Germain Sparkling Kir: Sparkling Wine and St-Germain Elderflower liqueur
• Kronenbourg Blanc 1664 Pale Lager

Germany
Food:

• Schinkennudeln: Pasta Gratin with Ham and Cheese
• Roast Bratwurst in a Pretzel Roll
• Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce
• Lebkuchenherz: Decorated Gingerbread Heart

Beverages:

• Radeberger Zwickel Pilsner (Unfiltered)
• Selbach Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Kabinett, Mosel
• Dr. Heyden Oppenheimer Sacträger Riesling Spätlese, Rheinhessen
• Selbach Riesling Classic Dry, Mosel

Greece
Food:

• Loaded Greek “Nachos”: Pita Chips, Meatless Sausage Crumbles, and Vegan Tzatziki
• Taste of Greece: Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lemon Dill Sauce, Grilled Octopus and Feta Cheese Dip with Warm Pita
• Spanakopita
• Bougatsa: Warm Phyllo Dough Strudel with Sweet Vanilla Custard, Lemon Honey Syrup and Cinnamon

Beverages:

• Domaine Skouras Moscofilero, Peloponnese
• Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko, Santorini
• Argyros Atlantis Red Blend, Santorini