Celebrate Summer Solstice with Midsummer Feast at Raglan Road at Downtown Disney

This year, summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 20 at 7:09 p.m., just as Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant’s Midsummer Feast is under way. The 6 p.m. dinner in the restaurant’s Raglan Room starts with cocktails, featuring one crafted just for the evening. Dinner begins with an

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Tables in Wonderland – 3 Special Events for March 2012

Exclusive Luncheon and Culinary Demonstration March 15th from Raglan Road’s Celebrity Chef Kevin Dundon To celebrate the opening of the Raglan Road St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Irish Master Chef Kevin Dundon will prepare a selection of incredible recipes in an exclusive four-course afternoon luncheon. Enjoy a live demonstration from the

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Adult Dining in Disney World – Top 5 Restaurants to try

Over the years, Walt Disney World has really worked on improving the dining experience for their guests, and they have done an amazing job, it really sets them apart from amusement parks where all you can get is burgers/fries/chicken fingers and the occasional grilled chicken sandwich. The problem they have

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Festival of Masters Welcomes Irish Artist Graham Knuttel

The works of Irish artist Graham Knuttel have found homes among Hollywood royalty like Sylvester Stallone, Whoopie Goldberg and Robert DeNiro. On Nov. 11, 2011, one of the renowned artist’s works will find a home at Walt Disney World Resort. His latest commission — a painting for Raglan Road Irish

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Festival of Masters Welcomes Artist Graham Knuttel

The works of Irish artist Graham Knuttel have found homes among Hollywood royalty like Sylvester Stallone, Whoopie Goldberg and Robert DeNiro. On Nov. 11, 2011, one of the renowned artist’s works will find a home at Walt Disney World Resort. His latest commission — a painting for Raglan Road Irish

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The Top 5 Disney World Table Service Restaurants – Name Them!

Now there’s a challenge! It’s really not fair to just list five restaurants because of the various types of table service restaurants available at Walt Disney World. It’s also a matter of personal preference and depends greatly on your dining style and the mood of the moment. Let’s look at

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Guide to Downtown Disney – ‘Must Sees’ for Foodies

Regular readers of Chip & Company know that I enjoy exploring the various things to see and do Downtown Disney (DTD) at Walt Disney World. Part of the reason for my pleasure in the larger DTD area – the absence of Adventurers Club notwithstanding – is that the place offers

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Spending the Day at Downtown Disney

Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that you decide to visit Walt Disney World and to spend a day not at the theme parks. Shocking idea, I know. Perhaps it’s a travel day or a rest day in the middle of a longer Disney vacation. Or just something…different. What do you

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Downtown Disney Dining – Is It Worth the Trip?

Walt Disney World Resort continues to re-invent Downtown Disney (DTD) as a shopping and dining destination, with many new and planned additions– to Marketplace, West Side and now Hyperion Wharf – being outsourced (non-Disney) restaurants. All these changes have led me to wonder about whether DTD dining is good enough

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I Had Le Cellier and Now I Don’t

I had them. The perfect ADRs for my husband and my 10th anniversary trip. And now I don’t. Life happens. Our babysitter can’t watch the kids anymore so we are no longer Florida-bound. It’s a very disappointing turn of events and I held it together when I cancelled our DVC

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Best Thing I Love About Disney is Having a Bucket List

My family doesn’t embrace change so well. Nevertheless, we make it a point to try a couple of new things every trip to Walt Disney World, be it a new attraction or more often, a new restaurant. Even so, I’ve recently realized there are way too many things we haven’t

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Disney Food Confession – Ger’s Bread and Butter Pudding with Recipe

What is it? Ger’s Bread and Butter Pudding served–wait for it–with individual pitchers of creme anglaise and butterscotch.  Sigh. Where to find it:  Raglan Road in Downtown Disney. Why you want it:   Imagine bread pudding, if you will.  It’s good, but ordinary.  But add two delightful little pitchers of butterscotch and

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