Food and Wine Festival Recipe: Germany’s Currywurst
Like the hot dog carts in New York City, curry wurst is a popular street food in Germany. It can be made with either bratwurst or knockwurst and is usually served with fried potatoes to dip in the...
View ArticleFood and Wine Festival Recipe: Italy’s Tiramisu
The translation of the Italian word tiramisù means "pick-me-up." This refers to the caffeine in the espresso, or strong coffee, and the effect of the cocoa used in the recipe.Yield: 4-6...
View ArticleFood and Wine Festival Recipe: Scotland’s Chilled Pea Soup
The sweet pea is the main ingredient found in this soup recipe. The sweet pea was originally cross-bred and developed by Scotsman Henry Eckford. Today, the Sweet Pea Society of Wem, England has an...
View ArticleCaribbean Tastes Coming to the Park this Spring
We're bringing new flavors to this year’s Food & Wine Festival thanks to help from our social media fans. The festival, opening May 23, will feature Caribbean-themed sample selections along with...
View ArticleTaste-Testing For the Second Year of the Food and Wine Festival
Around this time of year, when people find out that I work at Busch Gardens, they say, “you must be so bored when the park is closed”. Quite the contrary! The amount of planning, training, testing,...
View ArticleMary's Top Ten Picks From the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival
I have had the distinct honor of co-coordinating the Food and Wine Festival for the past two years. In other words, I have consumed a lot of Food and Wine food! In my personal opinion, it kind of...
View ArticleFood & Wine Festival Reviews from Some #BGWFoodies
The park's tastiest event, the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival, ends June 29. That means there are only two weekends left to feast on fritters, sip sangria and admire edible art. We've talked...
View ArticleFood & Wine Festival Recipe: Spain's Gazpacho
The Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival ends this Sunday, June 29. Which means there's only one weekend left to try internationally-inspired favorites like the Gazpacho con Ceviche, a chilled...
View ArticleOne Last Hoorah Before Summer Ends
Behind the scenes at Busch Gardens we are deep in the throes of Howl-O-Scream planning. To us, summer is already over and all we can think about are pumpkins, demons, and fiends. But in reality, the...
View ArticleHow Tuesday: How To Dress Up Your Hot Chocolate
Dear Readers,Aside from being the head elf of Christmas Town, I’m also a pretty big hot cocoa (or “ho-cho” as young Jolly calls it) aficionado. I love cocoa, especially the peppermint fudge hot...
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