The menu for the 2022 Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure Theme Parks, March 4-April 26, features Napa Valley wines, San Diego beers, Central Coast artichoke hearts, Northern California There are pastries topped with fruit.
This year’s eight-week festival will be the 12th time since 2006 to be held at Disneyland’s sister parks in Anaheim. The hugely popular festival usually brings a large, hungry crowd during California’s low tourist season. In honor of this spring’s California-centric celebration, the Soarin’ Over California version of the park’s Soarin’ Around the World ride is back for a limited time.
The festival features chef and mixology demonstrations, children’s culinary themed stage shows, and special menus at restaurants in the Disneyland Resort and Downtown Disney shopping districts. Kiosks and restaurants throughout the park also offer a wide selection of California wines, beers, and cocktails for adults.
One of the most popular features of the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is the Festival Marketplace. Here, you can buy California-themed bite-sized groceries starting at $4.25.
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But the main attraction of the annual festival is the marketplace. This is a collection of 12 food he kiosks throughout the park that offer tasting-sized portions of hot and cold dishes inspired by California cuisine. The menu changes every year, but it is one of the few customers’ favourites, and it attracts repeaters every year. Individual groceries he can purchase at prices from $4.25 to $8.50. Park visitors can purchase a “Sip and Savor” pass that includes a choice of eight dishes or non-alcoholic beverages for $57.
Kiosks have themes that celebrate California’s most famous crops and artisan foods. These include Avocado Thyme Booth, Garlic Kissed, I Heart Artichoke, Peppers Caliente, Nuts About Cheese, Berry Patch, and LA Style.
Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
With the opening of the Avengers campus at Disney California Adventure last year, several food stations in that area of the park are also serving bite-sized festive food.
Each year, the Disneyland Resort culinary team conducts extensive research to determine the hottest new culinary trends, ethnic flavors, seasonings and ingredients. In recent years, this has included plant-based Impossible Burger fillings, chicken and waffles, banh mi sandwiches, lavender-infused cold brew coffee, and vegan options made with Anaheim Chile Relleno “bites.”
This year’s menu celebrates American comfort food with burgers, mac and cheese options, hot dogs, barbecue, and fried foods.
What’s new this year?
Check out some of this year’s new bite-sized offerings at both Marketplace kiosks and other food locations at Disney California Adventure.
Through April 26th, the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival will be serving Peanut Butter & Jelly Macs with mac and cheese for kids.
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peanut butter & jelly mac: The Mac ‘n’ cheese dish is one of the festival’s top sellers, with several new options each year. This new twist on macaroni cheese is a toddler-friendly and delicious dessert option. Macaroni and cheese topped with brown sugar streusel and strawberry “crackles”. You can find it at the Nuts About Cheese kiosk.
Glazed BBQ Pork Belly at the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
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Glazed BBQ Pork Belly: Pork belly is another popular menu item at the Food & Wine Festival. This year, it’s served Asian Glaze BBQ style and comes with a sprinkle and mustard mac salad. You can find this at the LA Style Kiosk.
French Onion Grilled Beef Tenderloin Sliders at the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
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French Onion Grilled Beef Tenderloin Sliders: Festival-goers love beef, and the Festival Marketplace always offers it in sliders, steaks, short ribs, and other cuts and styles. This year’s creation is the French Onion Grilled Beef Tenderloin Sliders, topped with Gruyère cheese sauce and caramelized onions on an onion roll. You can find this at the Cluck-A-Doodle Moo Kiosk.
IPA Sausage Dog at the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
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IPA Sausage Dog: This hot dog-style bite is a sausage made with California-brewed India Pale Ale beer and served in the role of a soft pretzel with onion pepper jardiniere, cheddar cheese sauce, and a malt vinegar jalapeno crunch. Available at California Craft Brews kiosks.
Raspberry Spiral distribution at the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
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raspberry spiral ration: Served at the newly opened Avengers Campus booth, this mini dessert consists of yellow strawberry churros twisted into a spiral, dusted with sugar and topped with California berry compote. It can be found at the Terran Treats stand.
Chicharron-Crusted Fried Artichoke Dip at the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
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Chicharron-Crusted Fried Artichoke Dip: California artichoke hearts rolled in crushed chicharrón (crispy pork skin), fried, sprinkled with Oaxacan cheese and served over smoked pepper crema. This dish can be found at the I Heart Artichokes Kiosk.
Caramel Peanut Milk Chocolate Mickey Macarons at the 2022 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
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Snickers Caramel Peanut Milk Chocolate Mickey Macaron: The Mickey Mouse ear macaron is one of the best-selling desserts at the festival each year. This year’s version of the treat is made with chocolate macaron cookies, stuffed with caramel ganache and Snickers his candy his bar pieces, and topped with nuts and chocolate glaze. You can find it at the Nuts About Cheese kiosk.
cooking demonstration
Another feature of this year’s festival is cooking demonstrations on weekends by both Disneyland Resort chefs and visiting chefs from across California.
chef’s event: More than 30 chefs from across California and the Disneyland Resort will give a free hour of cooking demonstrations on stage in the park’s Hollywood Land area at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Among this year’s chefs is San Diegan native Rich Sweeney, who starred in season five of the television series Top Chef and is now an executive at Liberty Station’s Stone Brewing World Bistro & Garden. increase. Sweeney will be demonstrating on her April 3rd.
festival sponsor: Weekends feature mini-cooking demonstrations and educational programs using food and other products made in California.
March 12-13, April 2-3: California Milk Advisory Board
April 16-17: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
April 23-24: National Geographic
wine tasting reception
The Californian winemaker will host a wine tasting reception with paired refreshments. Advance reservations are recommended. The fee is $140 per session plus tax and tip. It will be held at the Carthay Circle Restaurant.
- Le Artichassic Winery In Contra Costa County with sommeliers Chris Hall and Artie Johnson. March 18th at 7pm.
- skywalker vineyards Marin County, owned by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas, will host a tasting with Tom Johnson. April 8th at 7pm.
Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
when: Operates daily until April 26
where: Disney California Adventure Theme Park, 1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim
tickets: $104 daily admission. For $199, Southern California residents (zip codes 90000-93599) can purchase his 3-Day 1-Park Pass for his weekdays only through May 26. Non-alcoholic drinks are $57.
online: disneyland.disney.go.com
