Top Food Picks: EPCOT Festival of the Arts 2024, plus a New Tiana Addition

It may not be the biggest EPCOT festival, nor does it have the best options when it comes to food, but the EPCOT Festival of the Arts does have have nicely crafted artistic dishes worth trying and we share our top picks for what to try at the 2024 edition. Plus, a milestone is reached at Tiana's Bayou Adventure with a fine detail worth discussing.

Top Picks Foodie Guide: EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024

From January 12 through February 19, the EPCOT Festival of the Arts is back to celebrate arts of all kinds, including the culinary art.

With nearly 18 Food Studios and a big presence from Figment that includes a brand new Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn, you better come hungry. Here are our top picks from what's new.

The Deconstructed Dish

Food Items:  

Deconstructed BLT: Pork belly, onion bread pudding, watercress espuma, and tomato jamDeconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key Lime Curd, “Key Lime” Mousse, Graham Cracker Cake, and Meringues (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)

Beverages: 

Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep (Non-alcoholic beverage)Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde WitbierDeconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with bourbon

Cuisine Classique

Food Items:

Beef Wellington: Mushroom duxelles, prosciutto, and puff pastry with red wine demi-glaceCast Iron-roasted P.E.I. mussels with sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh herbs

Beverages:  

Gulf Stream Brewing Company Sum of All Colors IPA (New) > Mike's PickTesselaarsdal Pinot Noir (New)

Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey: Art, Food, and Little Sparks of Magic

Food Items:

Blueberry-filled Pastry Tart with purple icing (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)Rainbow Cake with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candiesFigment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn (Limit two per person, per transaction; available while supplies last.)

Beverages:

Grape Smoothie with freeze dried SKITTLES bite sized candies (Non-alcoholic beverage)3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider3 Daughters Brewing Passion Fruit Hard CiderRainbow Hard Cider Flight81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly LagerUrban Artifact The Gadget Raspberry & Blackberry Midwest Fruit TartRainbow Beer Flight

The Craftsman’s Courtyard 

Food Items:

Grilled Pork Belly with salsa verde, broccoli rabe, pickled peppers, and raclette cheese on grilled sourdough (New) > Mike's PickGrilled Marinated Skirt Steak with caramelized onions and mushrooms, blue cheese fondue, and arugula on a grilled French roll (New) > Amelia's Pick

Beverages: 

BrewDog Jet Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal StoutCoffee Old Fashioned Cocktail

Refreshment Outpost

Beverages:

Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner WeisseThe Tank Brewing Co. Street Art AmberBrewery Ommegang Neon Rainbows IPA

Pastoral Palate 

Food Items:

Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and balsamic glazeBlack Forest Cake: Chocolate mousse with morello cherries and chantilly cream 

Beverages:

3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde AleFrozen RoséA Play on Rosé FlightMarietta Old Vine Rosé

The Artist’s Table 

Food Items:

Duck and Dumplings: Smoked duck breast, ricotta dumplings, baby vegetables, and duck jusHummingbird Cake: Banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote

Beverages:

Wicked Weed Pineapple Daydream IPA (New) > Mike's PickBrew Hub Jazzberry Wheat Jam Ale (New) Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout (New) Migration Pinot Noir (New) Beer Flight also available

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina 

Food Items:

Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli Chermoula ChickenMoroccan-spiced LambStone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and zhoug dips (Plant-based Item)Chocolate Cake with pomegranate mousse and pomegranate whipped cream (New) 

Beverages:

Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite and mint (Non-alcoholic beverage)Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Grizzly Pear Hard Cider (New) Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider (New) Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider (New) Chai Tea Mint Mimosa: Twinings Chai Tea with Key lime sparkling wine and mint (New) Hard Cider Flight

Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina 

Food Items:

Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit gelée, and dragon fruit-strawberry sauce (New) 

Beverages: 

Coconut and Passion Fruit Smoothie (Non-alcoholic beverage)Frozen Piña ColadaPassion Fruit Daiquiri

Gourmet Landscapes 

Food Items: 

Verjus-roasted Beets with goat cheese, petite lettuce, blackberry gastrique, and spiced pecans (New) (The Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)Roasted Bone Marrow with onion marmalade, pickled mushrooms, and petite lettuceWild Mushroom Risotto with truffle shavings and zinfandel reduction (Plant-based Item) 

Beverages: 

Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Chéret Double RadlerSchlumberger Cuvée Klimt BrutThe Meeker Vineyard Winemaker’s Handprint MerlotFrozen Scotch Cocktail: Scotch and herbal tea garnished with a chocolate nail

Refreshment Port 

Food Items:

Gnocchi Poutine with red wine-braised beef, cheese curds, basil, and burrataArtist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie

Beverages:

Blood Orange Cosmo: Boyd & Blair Potato...