bluezoo lounge for oysters, 2 appetizers, and a surprise from the new chef de cuisine

We were recently at bluezoo, as is our wont… On this particular evening, we weren’t really that hungry and planned to have oysters and to split a couple of appetizers.

Steamboat Oysters (Puget Sound, Washington state) a.k.a. Totten Oysters… with Nora’s favorite accompaniments (plain horseradish, lemons, and sriracha)

We each had two of

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Simple dinner in bluezoo lounge on a somewhat quiet Friday evening

I’ll cut right to the chase…

The other Friday night (a week after the big do with a large group wandering around Epcot Food & Wine Festival), Nick and I made our way over to bluezoo to say “hello” to everyone and to enjoy a light dinner sitting in the lounge. I was also really

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Charcuterie board at bluezoo (and experimenting with Boulevardier formula)

The day before the meet-up for cocktails in the bluezoo lounge, we went over to nail down Nick’s Boulevardier cocktail. He’s been getting it since back last spring, but there was a lot of variability (that was due to the pursuit of the perfect Boulevardier) and the taste just wasn’t what he wanted.

On the

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cocktails and more at bluezoo with new friends

Last Friday evening, we met Melissa (@melissisms) and Danny (@hyperionpapers) from Hyperion Papers and Sarah (@eatingwdw) from EatingWDW for cocktails at bluezoo lounge. We’ve gotten to know each other through blogs, twitter, and personal emails.

Nick and I were the first to arrive and of course, we ordered a couple of cocktails…

Nick’s

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Oysters, Salmon, Chocolate… perfect food at bluezoo

Kris and Kevin came to visit and to go to the Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic with us (here, here, here)… Of course, while they were here, we had to go to bluezoo for dinner! (when they come back at Thanksgiving, we plan to go again!)

We don’t have photos of all the

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Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic 2013 – Food & Drink on the Causeway Friday & Saturday Nights

It’s been a couple of very busy weeks since the Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic… Here’s a slideshow of the Causeway (there are captions under the images)…

A few quick notes:

the food at this event is typically much better than the food found at the Marketplaces at the Epcot International Food &

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Yes, we’re becoming bluezoo fanboys (well, one of us is a fangirl)

We headed back over to bluezoo on Friday night, if you follow our twitter feed (@extrawdwmagic) then you already know about most of the meal…

BUT here’s a recap, and a story…

When we arrived, we noticed that Monique was behind the bar! Yay! Nick could order a Boulevardier (Monique has been working to get

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bluezoo treats

On Thursday of last week, we went to dinner at Todd English’s bluezoo with our friends Lisa & Andy (we were celebrating their 45th Wedding Anniversary… congratulations!)… In addition to our dinner, Chef Ryan brought out two surprises for us and we wanted to share them here.

First treat was braised duck leg quarter served

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Bar Snacks Menu Changes at bluezoo

… and we’re here to taste and explore (again)

We went over to bluezoo on Monday night to check out the changes to the bar snacks menu.

Let’s start with a few items that didn’t leave the menu…

Crispy Calamari … cajun remoulade, fried pickles, shallot rings (these are great) Classico Flatbread… roasted tomato sauce,

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Hump Day September 25, 2013

 

Walter is still walking up to the poolbar every Wednesday asking… “do you know what day it is?” So, I’m going to continue with the camel theme…

Asta and Sandy keep telling me that I need more photos of people. I think that this one of Walter makes him look like

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