I dug up my last post from last year’s festival. It has my ratings of everything I tried. Hopefully this will be helpful!
If an item has multiple ratings, it means I had that item multiple times! Items are listed in order of preference!
Food
Pulled Duck Confit - Wine & Dine Studio (9/10, 9/10, 9/10) - Tasty, tender, and a HUGE serving! Best item of the festival for sure!
Teriyaki Glazed Spam Hash - Hawai'i (9/10, 8/10, 7/10) - I can't believe one of my favorite items is a Spam dish! Though the last one was a small portion with hardly any spam.
Liquid Nitro Chocolate-Almond Truffle - Chocolate Studio (8/10, 8/10)
Braised Beef “Stroganoff” - Cheese Studio (8/10) - Very tasty, and a hearty portion.
Roasted Verlasso Salmon - Active Eats (8/10) - The chimichurri was amazing!
Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Icing - Hops & Barley (8/10)
Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote - Belgium (8/10)
Pão de Queijo - Brazil (8/10)
Piggy Wings - Flavors From Fire (8/10, 7/10)
Quesito - Islands of the Caribbean (8/10)
Spinach and Paneer Cheese Pocket - Africa (7/10, 8/10, 8/10, 8/10) - Has a nice spice to it.
Tipsy Laird - Scotland (8/10)
Baked Shrimp Scampi Dip - Coastal Eats (7/10, 7/10, 9/10) - Great flavor, but the Shrimp was chewy the first two times.
Salmon BLT Sushi Roll - Japan (9/10, 5/10) - The first one was amazing. All I tasted the second time was lettuce and tomato.
Passion Fruit Cheesecake - Hawai'i (7/10)
Croissant aux Escargots - France (7/10) - So buttery!
Seared Scallops - Coastal Eats (7/10, 7/10)
Seared Scallops - Wine and Dine Studio (7/10)
Korma Chicken - India (7/10)
Crispy Pork Belly - Brazil (7/10, 7/10)
“La Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon (7/10) - Had some gristle, and wasn’t remotely warm. Other than the gristle, it still tasted good.
Kalua Pork Slider - Hawai'i (8/10, 5/10) - Second one had tough, chewy meat and a completely soggy bun.
Traditional Scottish Lamb Stew - Scotland (7/10)
Seared Shrimp and Scallop Cake - Thailand (7/10)
Black Pepper Shrimp - China (7/10, 7/10)
Zesty Cheeseburger and Cheddar Cheese Macaroni Handwich - Craft Beers (7/10)
Peanut Butter White Chocolate Mousse - Earth Eats (7/10)
Loaded Mac ‘n’ Cheese - Active Eats (7/10)
Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup - Canada (7/10) - Good flavor, but it was much thicker than previous years. Pretzel roll is a nice addition.
Warm Cheddar Cheese and Stout Dip - Ireland (7/10)
Smoked Corned Beef - Flavors From Fire (9/10, 5/10, 5/10) - Delicious the first time. The corned beef was borderline inedible the other times, though the chips and cheese were still good.
Pistachio Cardamom Bundt Cake - India (7/10)
Beer Braised Beef - Belgium (7/10)
Cheese Trio - Cheese Studio (7/10)
Charcuterie in a Cone - Spain (7/10)
Crème Brûlée à la Confiture de Framboises - France (6/10) - Could have been a tad sweeter. Almost tasted like milk.
Savory Caramelized Onion Boursin Garlic Cheese Tart - Cheese Studio (6/10) - Huge portion, but only okay taste.
Lump Crab Cake - Coastal Eats (6/10)
Chocolate Picante - Flavors From Fire (6/10) - Dense, but good flavor.
Wasabi Shumai Steamed Pork Dumplings - Japan (6/10) - Wife HATED these.
Roasted Irish Sausage - Ireland (6/10)
Seafood Salad - Spain (6/10) - Quite oily with TONS of bell peppers. What little seafood there was tasted pretty good.
Grilled Tuna Tataki - Hawaii (6/10)
Smoked Beef Brisket and Pimento Cheese - Hops & Barley (6/10)
Beef Empanada - Patagonia (6/10) - A bit too sweet.
L'Orange Cotton Candy - Craft Beers (6/10)
Almond Breeze Strawberry Smoothie - Almond Orchard (6/10)
Crispy Chicken - Farm Fresh (5/10, 6/10)
Warm Goat Cheese Pudding with Spinach - France (5/10)
Warm Indian Bread - India (5/10) - Bread was decent, but we didn’t like any of the sauces. I’ll stick with Sanaa for my naan fix!
Grilled Lamb T-bone - Australia (5/10) - Fatty, tough, and chewy. Bring back the lamb chop!
Sweet Pancake - Flavors From Fire (5/10) - Pancake was extremely dense.
Cauliflower Risotto - Almond Orchard (5/10)
Fresh Potato Pancake - Scotland (4/10) - Is the smoked salmon supposed to be hot? It was somewhat off putting.
Tequila and Chipotle Shrimp - Mexico (3/10) - The Shrimp were decent, but the thing they were served on was horrible.
Sweet Avocado Crema - Active Eats (2/10) - This just did not work for me. The wife liked it well enough.
Drinks
Mango Bubble Tea - China (9/10, 9/10, 8/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10) - So refreshing! Third one didn't have as much mango flavor, but it was still good. All others were awesome!
Moët & Chandon Brut Rosé Imperial Champagne - Almond Orchard (8/10)
Italian Margarita - Italy (8/10, 8/10, 8/10) - Extremely weak, but a very good, refreshing frozen lemonade!
Kurt Russell's Gogi Pinot Noir - Earth Eats (7/10)
Spiked Chai Latte (frozen) - Future World East Joffrey’s cart (7/10)
Two Henrys Elderberry Cream Hard Cider - Farm Fresh (6/10)
Frozen Caipirinha - Brazil (6/10)
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Yellow Label Brut Champagne - Almond Orchard (6/10)
Mango Lassi - India (5/10)
RGB (strawberry kiwi apple freeze) - Light Lab (3/10)