Dave Smith wrote:

> There is an annual Food Fair in the city next to us that used to be
> quite enjoyable. When it first started it was a lot of fun. A number of
> local restaurants and wineries would set up booths and over samples of
> their dishes for a reasonable amount. Basically, you got about a half
> serving of appetizers for about half what they charge in their
> restaurants. It was a good way for them to spotlight their businesses.
>
> Then the festival organizers introduced the "bite bucks", tokens that
> you had to use to buy things instead of cash, and prices soared. While
> it used to be quite cheap to sample their wares it is now quite
> expenive. You can't get half of a Thai spring roll for 50 cents. Now it
> is $3 for one. No more samples of wine for $1, they are now $4 or more.
> Meanwhile, the better restaurants have pulled out and it is now
> mostly the usual concessions that you see everywhere else.

Sounds like fun, it is too bad that the better restaurants pulled out.

Every year, Epcot has a Food & Wine Festival. Each marketplace has
samples of food, beer and wine you can purchase. We have gone twice and
we enjoyed it. The weather is nice, there are no crowds and it is fun
to sample foods from different areas around the world. Some friends who
went with us tried the different beers and they had a good time.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/epcot/events/

Becca