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Feature Animation-Florida memories
As this unfortunate event winds to a finish, Jim Hill shares some of his favorite stories about Disney’s soon-to-be-closed Central Florida animation studio.

I still can’t believe that they’re actually closing this place. All those great memories. All those good times … over forever? It’s just so sad.
You have to understand, folks, that — for me — the closure of Disney Feature Animation — Florida is a fairly personal thing. You see, over the past 15 years, I was lucky enough to befriend a number of people who actually worked at the studio. So I got to see some things and do some stuff that normal Disney dweebs didn’t.
Like what? Well, how about witnessing Jeffrey Katzenberg’s farewell appearance at the studio. This must have been late August of 1994. Right after Katzenberg and Eisner had had their big falling-out. Immediately after this happened, Jeffery took his family to Walt Disney World. To relax and regroup.
Though he was no longer a Disney Company employee, Katzenberg still felt the need to drop by Feature Animation-Florida. To try and say “Goodbye” to some of the people that he’d worked with over the past 10 years.
I’m told that — given the rather chilly reception that Jeffrey had gotten from the folks back in Burbank immediately after the news spread around the lot about his being removed as the head of Walt Disney Studios — that Katzenberg didn’t know what to expect as he went backstage at Disney-MGM to visit the animators there. Given the way the people out in LA had behaved, he halfway expected the WDFA-F crew to try to distance themselves from the fallen studio head too.
But that’s not what happened. Jeffrey walked through the door of the “fishbowl” building and immediately saw that the entire studio — all 200+ employees — had turned out to greet him. Katzenberg was obviously shocked and delighted as — in an elaborate ceremony — the folks from Feature Animation-Florida presented him with a barrel full of his favorite beverage (Diet Coke) as well as a specially designed cel (Which showed a caricature of Jeffrey surrounded by characters from all the Disney animated features that he’d supervised production of).
Then the entire WDFA-F got in line and — one by one — they each shook Katzenberg’s hand and told him “Thank you,” “Best of luck,” “You’ll be missed.” Jeffrey’s wife, Marilyn, just stood there — a big smile on her face as tears ran down her cheeks. It was obvious that this heartfelt reception really meant a lot to the Katzenbergs.
But that sort of thing was just the way Feature Animation-Florida operated. In the 15 years that I visited this facility, I saw stuff like that happen all the time. People going out of their way to make you feel welcome, special.
I mean, the playful feel of the place was just … infectious. I remember hearing about what happened back in the spring of 1998, when WDFA-F had its big “Open House” for their new 4-story-tall state-of-the-art production facility. All of the big wigs had flown in from Burbank to take part in the festivities. Including Michael Eisner.
Anyway … The theme of the Feature Animation-Florida’s “Open House” was “Exploration.” And — as a incentive to explore the various nooks and crannies of the new building — you were rewarded with various little tchotchkes. A coffee mug here, a compass there.
Well, where the party organizers made their big mistake was — up on the fourth floor — they handed out Frisbees. So here are all this young, crazy animators — up on the fourth floor — standing out on the balcony that looked out over Disney-MGM. It’s a beautiful, warm Central Florida night. And — seeing as the theme park below is still open to the public — all the lights are still on, the music is still playing.
And then one of the animators says “I bet I can throw my Frisbee so that it lands out on Sunset Boulevard.” And all his co-workers just scoff. Because … Well, it looks to be an impossible shot. The way the balcony is positioned plus given how far back the new Feature Animation building is from Sunset Boulevard, it would take a Frisbee expert to land that shot.
But the animator tries … and almost makes it! His Frisbee comes up just short. Landing on the roof of the Beverly Sunset shop, just shy of the street. His fellow WDFA-F staffers groan with disappointment. Then one of his pals says “Here. Let me try.”
And suddenly it’s a contest! With all these Feature Animation-Florida employees taking their turn at standing on the balcony, trying to throw their Frisbee hard enough and with enough accuracy so that it would land on Sunset Boulevard. Only about 1 in 10 ever actually made. (I’m told that — the next morning — that the rooftops of Sunset Boulevard were so covered with Frisbees that it looked like the buildings had measles.) But when one actually did make out into the street (no doubt hitting some poor unsuspecting tourist in the head), there was much rejoicing.
This had been going on for about a half hour when suddenly the animators heard a familiar gravelly voice say: “What’s going on, boys?”
They all froze. Then — pivoting slowly — the animators turned and saw the Walt Disney Company’s CEO, Michael Eisner, standing there — looking bemused at them. Haltingly, one of the WDFA-F staffers explained that they had just been goofing around. Trying to see if they could throw a Frisbee hard enough that it would land out on Sunset Boulevard.
Suddenly looking concerned, Eisner stepped out on the balcony. The animators stood there, just holding their breath, wondering if this was a fireable offense. Michael took a moment to survey all of the Frisbees that were already scattered along the rooftops of Disney-MGM, then said “I think I can make this shot. Get me a Frisbee.”
And — for the next 10 minutes — that’s just what the head of the Walt Disney Company did. Flung Frisbees off the fourth floor balcony of the new Feature Animation-Florida building as he tried to land one out of Sunset Boulevard. And — when Michael finally did it (Again probably knocking some poor WDW guest in the noggin), there was much rejoicing.
But that’s just how the WDFA-F crew were. Their high spirits were so infectious, you’d just get swept up in whatever they were doing.
Like the very first time that Michelle and I got o see “The Lion King.” We were living in Orlando at the time. And — given all the good things that we’d been hearing about this Disney Feature Animation film — we decided to catch its very first public screening in Central Florida. Which was held at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, June 23, 1994. (Which technically meant that this showing counted toward the film’s take for its official opening day of June 24th. Anyway …)
So we make our way to the Pleasure Island AMC, Disney World’s on-property multiplex. We have our daughter, Alice (who’s just three months old at this point), bundled up in a snuggly. We buy our tickets and make our way into the auditorium … to find ourselves surrounded by what seems to the entire staff of Feature Animation-Florida. The theater is absolutely filled with these guys.
“Why such a big turn-out for ‘The Lion King”s midnight show?” you ask. Because this would be the very first time that the film would be shown in Orlando before members of the general public. And — given that the crew from WDFA-F had worked so hard on TLK’s “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” sequence — they were desperate to know how that scene (or — to be honest — the whole movie) was going to play with a really-for-real paying audience.
I’ve never in my life been to another movie screening like this. Where the audience was so awake and aware as the witching hour approached. So obviously proud to have played even a small part in the creation of this picture.
Then the lights went down … And the room got even crazier. Every song got applauded. Every joke got a roar. Every new background or scene that came along got a new low murmur of conversation going. “I worked on that shot,” “Bob painted that background. Isn’t it great?,” etc.
And then-when “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” came on — an air of electricity ran through the room. These people were clearly thrilled to see their work up there on the big screen. To be in an audience that paid good money just to see the movie that they had worked on. And when that song ended … pandemonium erupted!
Seriously, for at least 5 minutes afterward, you couldn’t hear a single word of dialogue over the chattering of the Feature Animation-Florida staffers. They kept just going on and on about “Wasn’t that great?,” “Did you see my part?,” “Yeah, but did you see MY part?” On and on and on. It was really very sweet.
I’ll miss that about the folks at WDFA-F. Their excitement. Their innocence. You see — for a lot of the people who worked at Feature Animation-Florida — this was their first job out of college. So everything was new to these guys. You never got that sort of jaded feeling that you sometime get when you deal with movie folks out in LA. The people who worked at Feature Animation-Florida … They were genuinely thrilled to be there.
I’ll miss the opportunities that I used to get whenever friends who worked there would sneak me into the studio. Where I’d get to have sneak peeks at films like “Mulan,” “Brother Bear” and “Tarzan” as well as shorts like “John Henry.”
I also miss getting the chance to get to see things that NEVER made it to the big screen. The “Douse Out the Light” light sequence from “Kingdom of the Sun,” plus tests for “Roger Rabbit II.” Feaurettes like “Mickey’s Arabian Adventure” and “Lord Goofstroke: Goofy of the Ape,” plus the aborted fourth Roger Rabbit short, “In the Soup.”
Feature Animation-Florida was a great, great place that was loaded with many extremely talented, good hearted people. And I — for one — am going to miss it … and them.
Good luck, guys. Here’s hoping that your next employer treat you a whole lot better than Disney did.
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Jens Dahlmann of LongHorn Steakhouse has lots of great tips when it comes to grilling

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Sure, for some folks, the Fourth of July is all about fireworks. But for the 75% of all Americans who own a grill or a smoker, the Fourth is our Nation’s No. 1 holiday when it comes to grilling. Which is why 3 out of 4 of those folks will spend some time outside today working over a fire.

But here’s the thing: Though 14 million Americans can cook a steak with confidence because they actually grill something every week, the rest of us – because we use our grill or smoker so infrequently … Well, let’s just say that we have no chops when it comes to dealing with chops (pork, veal or otherwise).
So what’s a backyard chef supposed to in a situation like this when there’s so much at steak … er … stake? Turn to someone who really knows their way around a grill for advice. People like Jens Dahlmann, the Vice President and Corporate Executive Chef for Darden Restaurant’s LongHorn Steakhouse brand.
Given that Jens’ father & grandfather were chefs, this is a guy who literally grew up in a kitchen. In his teens & twenties, Dahlmann worked in hotels & restaurants all over Switzerland & Germany. Once he was classically trained in the culinary arts, Jens then jumped ship. Well, started working on cruise ships, I mean.
Anyway … While working on Cunard’s Sea Goddess, Dahlmann met Sirio Maccioni, the founder of Le Cirque 2000. Sirio was so impressed with Jens’ skills in the kitchen that he offered him the opportunity to become sous-chef at this New York landmark. After four years of working in Manhattan, Dahlmann then headed south to become executive chef at Palm Beach’s prestigious Café L’Europe.
Jens Dahlmann back during his Disney World days
And once Jens began wowing foodies in Florida, it wasn’t all that long ’til the Mouse came a-calling. Mickey wanted Dahlmann to shake things up in the kitchen over at WDW’s Flying Fish Café. And he did such a good job with that Disney’s Boardwalk eatery the next thing Jens knew, he was then being asked to work his magic with the menu at the Contemporary Resort’s California Grill.
From there, Dahlmann had a relatively meteoric rise at the Mouse House. Once he became Epcot’s Food & Beverage general manager, it was only a matter of time before he wound up as the executive chef in charge of this theme park’s annual International Food & Wine Festival. Which – under Jens’ guidance – experienced some truly explosive growth.
“When I took on Food & Wine, that festival was only 35 days long and had gross revenues of just $5.5 million. When I left Disney in 2016, Food & Wine was now over 50 days long and that festival had gross revenues of $22 million,” Dahlmann admitted during a recent sit-down. “I honestly loved those 13 years I spent at Disney. When I was working there, I learned so much because I was really cooking for America.”
And it was exactly that sort of experience & expertise that Darden wanted to tap into when they lured Jens away from Mickey last year to become LongHorn Steakhouse’s new Vice President and Corporate Executive Chef. But today … Well, Dahlmann is offering tips to those of us who are thinking about cooking steak tips for the Fourth.
Photo by Jim Hill
“When you’re planning on grilling this holiday, if you’re looking for a successful result, the obvious place to start is with the quality of the meat you plan on cooking for your friends & family. If you want the best results here, don’t be cheap when you go shopping. Spend the money necessary for a fresh filet or a New York strip. Better yet a Ribeye, a nice thick one with good marbling. Because when you look at the marbling on a steak, that’s where all the flavor happens,” Jens explained. “That said, you always have to remember that — the higher you go with the quality of your meat — the less time you’re going to want that piece of meat to spend on the grill.”
And speaking of cooking … Before you even get started here, Jens suggests that you first take the time to check over all of your grilling equipment. Making sure that the grill itself is first scraped clean & then properly oiled before you then turn up the heat.
“If you’re working with a dirty grill, when you go to turn your meat, it may wind up sticking to the grill. Or maybe those spices that you’ve just so carefully coated your steak with will wind up sticking to the grill, rather than your meat,” Dahlmann continued. “Which is why it’s always worth it to spend a few minutes prior to firing up your grill properly cleaning & oiling it.”
Photo by Jim Hill
And speaking of heat … Again, before you officially get started grilling here, Jens says that it’s crucial to check your temperature gauges. Make sure that your char grill is set at 550 (so that it can then properly handle the thicker cuts of meat) and your flattop is set at 425 (so it can properly sear thinner pieces of meat).
Okay. Once you’ve bought the right cuts of quality meat, properly cleaned & oiled your grill, and then made sure that everything’s set at the right temperature (“If you can only stand to hold your hand directly over the grill for two or three seconds, that’s the right amount of heat,” Dahlmann said), it’s now time to season your steaks.
“Don’t be afraid to be bold here. You can’t be shy when it comes to seasoning your meat. You want to give it a nice coating. Largely because — if you’re using a char grill — a lot of that seasoning is just going to fall off anyway,” Jens stated. “It’s up to you to decide what sort of seasoning you want to use here. Even just some salt & pepper will enhance a steak’s flavor.”

Then – according to Dahlmann – comes the really tough part. Which is placing your meat on the grill and then fighting the urge to flip it too early or too often.
“The biggest mistake that a lot of amateur cooks make is that they flip the steak too many times. The real key to a well-cooked piece of meat is just let it be, “Jens insisted. “Of course, if you’re serving different cuts of meat at your Fourth of July feast, you always want to put your biggest thickest steak on the grill first. If you’re also cooking a New York Strip, you want to put that one on a few minutes later. But after that, just let the grill do its job and flip your meat a total of three or four times, once every three minutes or so.”
Of course, the last thing you want to do is overcook a quality piece of meat. Which is why Dahlmann suggests that – when it comes to grilling steaks – if you’re going to err, err on the side of undercooking.
“You can always put a piece of meat back on the grill if it’s slightly undercooked. When you over-cook something, all you can do then is start over with a brand-new piece of meat,” Jens said. “Just be sure that you’re using the correct cut of meat for the cooking result you’re aiming for. If someone wants a rare or medium rare steak, you should go with a thicker cut of steak. If one of your guests wants their steak cooked medium or well, it’s best to start with a thinner cut of meat.”
Photo by Jim Hill
As you can see, the folks at Longhorn take grilling steaks seriously. How seriously? Just last week at Darden Corporate Headquarters in Orlando, seven of these brand’s top grill masters (who – after weeks of regional competitions – had been culled from the 491 restaurants that make up this chain) competed for a $10,000 prize in the Company’s second annual Steak Master Series. And Dahlmann was one of the people who stood in Darden’s test kitchens, watching like a hawk as each of the contestants struggled to prepare six different dishes in just 20 minutes according to Longhorn Steakhouse’s exacting standards.
“I love that Darden does this. Recognizing the best of the best who work this restaurant,” Jens concluded. “We have a lot of people here who are incredibly knowledgeable & passionate when it comes to grilling.”
Speaking of which … If today’s story doesn’t include the exact piece of info that you need to properly grill that T-bone, just whip out your iPhone & text GRILL to 55702. Or – better yet – visit ExpertGriller.com prior to firing up your grill or smoker later today.
This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on Tuesday, July 4, 2017
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Brattleboro’s Strolling of the Heifers is a sincere if somewhat surreal way to spend a summer’s day in Vermont

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Some people travel halfway ‘around the planet so that they can then experience the excitement of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. If you’re more of a Slow Living enthusiast (as I am), then perhaps you should amble to Brattleboro, VT. Where – over the first weekend in June – you can then join a herd of cow enthusiasts at the annual Strolling of the Heifers.
Now in its 16th year, this three-day long event typically gets underway on Friday night in June with a combination block party / gallery walk. But then – come Saturday morning – Main Street in Brattleboro is lined with thousands of bovine fans.
Photo by Jim Hill
They’ve staked out primo viewing spots and set up camp chairs hours ahead of time. Just so these folks can then have a front row seat as this year’s crop of calves (which all come from local farms & 4-H clubs) are paraded through the streets.
Photo by Jim Hill
Viewed from curbside, Strolling of the Heifers is kind of this weird melding of a sincere small town celebration and Pasadena’s Doo Dah Parade. Meaning that – for every entry that actually acknowledged this year’s theme (i.e. “Dance to the Moosic”) — …
Photo by Jim Hill
… there was something completely random, like this parade’s synchronized shopping cart unit.
Photo by Jim Hill
And for every piece of authentic Americana (EX: That collection of antique John Deere tractors that came chugging through the city) …
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… there was something silly. Like – say – a woman dressed as a Holstein pushing a baby stroller through the streets. And riding in that stroller was a pig dressed in a tutu.
Photo by Jim Hill
And given that this event was being staged in the Green Mountain State & all … Well, does it really surprise you to learn that — among the groups that marched in this year’s Strolling of the Heifers – was a group of eco-friendly folks who, with their chants of “We’re Number One !,” tried to persuade people along the parade route not to flush the toilet after they pee. Because – as it turns out – urine can be turned into fertilizer.
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And speaking of fertilizer … At the tail end of the parade, there was a group of dedicated volunteers who were dealing with what came out of the tail end of all those cows.
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This year’s Strolling of the Heifers concluded at the Brattleboro town common. Where event attendees could then get a closer look at some of the featured units in this year’s parade…
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… or perhaps even pet a few of the participants.
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But as for the 90+ calves who took part in the 2017 edition of Strolling of the Heifers, once they reached the town common, it was now time for a nosh or a nap.
Photo by Jim Hill
Elsewhere on the common, keeping with this year’s “Dance to the Moosic” theme, various musical groups performed in & around the gazebo throughout the afternoon.
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While just across the way – keeping with Brattleboro’s tradition of showcasing the various artisans who live & work in the local community – some pretty funky pieces were on display at the Slow Living Exposition.
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All in all, attending Strolling of the Heifers is a somewhat surreal but still very pleasant way to spend a summer’s day in Vermont. And that’s no bull.
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Well, that could be a bull. To be honest, what with the wig & all, it’s kind of hard to tell.
This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on Sunday, June 4, 2017
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Looking to make an authentic Irish meal for Saint Patrick’s Day? If so, then chef Kevin Dundon says not to cook corned beef & cabbage

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Let’s at least start on a positive note: Celebrated chef, author & TV personality Kevin Dundon – the man that Tourism Ireland has repeatedly chosen as the Face of Irish Food – loves a lot of what happens in the United States on March 17th.
“I mean, look at what they do in Chicago on Saint Patrick’s Day. They toss all of this vegetable-based dye into the Chicago River and then paint it green for a day. That’s terrific,” Kevin said.
But then when it comes to what many Americans eat & drink on St. Paddy’s Day (i.e., a big plate of corned beef and cabbage. Which is then washed down with a mug of green beer) … Well, that’s where Dundon has to draw the line.
Irish celebrity chef Kevin
Dundon displays a traditional Irish loin of bacon with Colcannon potatoes and
a Dunbrody Kiss chocolate dessert. Photo by Tom Burton. Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved
“Green beer? No real Irishman would be caught dead drinking that stuff,” Kevin insists. “And as for eating corned beef & cabbage … That’s not actually authentic Irish fare either. Bacon and cabbage? Sure. But corned beef & cabbage was something that the Irish only began eating after they’d come to the States to escape the Famine. And even then these Irish-Americans only began serving corned beef & cabbage to their friends & family because they had to make do with the ingredients that were available to them at that time.”
And thus begins the strange tale of how corned beef & cabbage came to be associated with the North American celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. Because – according to Dundon – beef just wasn’t all that big a part of the Irish diet back in the 19th century.
To explain: Back in the Old Country, cattle – while they were obviously highly prized for the milk & cheese that they produced – were also beasts of burden. Meaning that they were often used for ploughing the fields or for hauling heavy loads. Which is why – back then — these animals were rarely slaughtered when they were still young & healthy. If anything, land owners liked to put a herd of cattle on display out in one of their pastures because that was then a sign to their neighbors that this farm was prosperous.

“Whereas pork … Well, everybody raised pigs back then. Which is why pork was a staple of the Irish diet rather than beef,” Dundon continued.
So if that’s what people actually ate back in the Old Country, how then did corned beef & cabbage come to be so strongly associated with Saint Patrick’s Day in the States.? That largely had to do with where the Irish wound up living after they arrived in the New World.
“When the Irish first arrived in America following the Great Famine, a lot of them wound up living in the inner city right alongside the Germans & the Jews, who were also recent immigrants to the States. And while that farm-fresh pork that the Irish loved wasn’t readily available, there was brisket. Which the Irish could then cure by first covering this piece of meat with corn kernel-sized pieces of rock salt – that’s how it came to be called corned beef. Because of the sizes of the pieces of rock salt that were used in the curing process – and then placing all that in a pot of water with other spices to soak for a few days.”

And as for the cabbage portion of corned beef & cabbage … Well, according to Kevin, in addition to buying their meat from the kosher delis in their neighborhood, the Irish would also frequent the stores that the German community shopped in. Where – thanks to their love of sauerkraut (i.e., pickled cabbage) – there was always a ready supply of cabbage to be had.
“So when you get right down to it, it was the American melting pot that led to corned beef & cabbage being found in the Irish-American cooking pot,” Dundon continued. “Since they couldn’t find or didn’t have easy access to the exact same ingredients that they had back in Ireland, Irish-Americans made do with what they could find in the immediate vicinity. And what they made was admittedly tasty. But it’s not actually authentic Irish fare.”
Mind you, what Kevin serves at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant at Disney Springs (which – FYI – Orlando Magazine voted as the area’s best restaurant back in 2014) is nothing if not authentic. Dundon and his team at this acclaimed gastropub pride themselves on making traditional Irish fare and then contemporized it.
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“Take – for example – what we serve here instead of corned beef & cabbage. Again, because it was pork – rather than beef – that was the true staple of the Irish diet back then, what we offer instead is a loin of bacon that has been glazed with Irish Mist. That then comes with colcannon potatoes. Which is this traditional Irish dish that’s made up of mashed potato that have had some cabbage & bacon mixed through it,” Kevin enthused. “This heavenly ham – that’s what we actually call this traditional Irish dish at Raglan Road, Kevin’s Heavenly Ham – also includes some savory cabbage with a parsley cream sauce as well as a raisin cider jus. It’s simple food. But because of the basic ingredients – and that’s the real secret of Irish cuisine. That our ingredients are so strong – the flavors just pop off the plate.”
Which brings us to the real challenge that Dundon and the Raglan Road team face every day. Making sure that they actually have all of the ingredients necessary to make this traditional-yet-contemporized Irish fare to those folks who frequent this Walt Disney World favorite.
“Take – for example – the fish we serve here. We only used cold water fish. Salmon, mussels and haddock that have been hauled out of the Atlantic, the ocean that America and Ireland share,” Kevin stated. “Not that there’s anything wrong with warm water fish. It’s just that … Well, it doesn’t have the same structure. It’s a softer fish, which doesn’t really fit the parameters of Irish cuisine. And if you’re going to serve authentic food, you have to be this dedicated when it comes to sourcing your ingredients.
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And if you’re thinking of perhaps trying to serve an authentic Irish meal this year, rather than once again serving corned beef & cabbage at your Saint Patrick’s Day Feast … Well, back in September of last year, Mitchell Beazley published “The Raglan Road Cookbook: Inside America’s Favorite Irish Pub.” This 296-page hardcover not only includes the recipe for Kevin’s Heavenly Ham but also it tells the tale of how this now-world-renown restaurant wound up being built in Orlando.
On the other hand, if you happen to have to the luck of the Irish and are actually down at The Walt Disney World Resort right now, it’s worth noting that Raglan Road is right in the middle of its Mighty St. Patrick’s Day Festival. This four day-long event – which includes Irish bands and professional dancers – stretches through Sunday night. And in addition to all that authentic Irish fare that Dundon and his team are cooking up, you also sample the fine selection of beers & cocktails that this establishment’s four distinct antique bars (each of which are more than 130 years old and were imported directly from Ireland) will be serving. Just – As ucht Dé (That’s “For God’s Sake” in Gaelic) – don’t make the mistake of asking the bartender there for a mug of green beer.
“Why would anyone willingly drink something like that?,” Dundon laughed. “I mean, just imagine what their washroom will look like the morning after.”
This article was originally published by the Huffington Post on Friday, March 17, 2017
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