Discover the latest menu at Farmer’s Feast in Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival, featuring grilled peaches with burrata and a unique warm corn cookie dessert. See our full review!
April 6 brought a menu change to the Farmer’s Feast Outdoor Kitchen at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival. Of course, this kitchen is not actually outdoors. For this festival, it resides inside Communicore Hall. Still, this food and beverage location offers a rotating menu. Guests will see three different menus during the event, which runs until June 2.
We visited on the first day that the second series of menu items appeared at the Communicore Hall location. The new menu runs through May 3. A new menu arrives on May 4 to complete the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. The current menu at Farmer’s Feast includes:
- Grilled Peaches and Burrata with prosciutto, petite lettuce, micro mint, and sweet tea-lemon gastrique
- Seared Pork Tenderloin with corn risotto featuring Ben’s Original International Grains Arborio Rice and roasted red pepper sauce
- Warm Corn Cookie with sweet corn soft serve, brûléed corn, lime zest, and white chocolate.
The Seared Pork Tenderloin returns from appearing before at this festival. However, the peaches & burrata salad and corn cookie dessert count as new. Thus, we tried the two new items. We do recall the pork tenderloin tasted above average previously.
Grilled Peaches and Burrata at Farmer’s Feast Outdoor Kitchen at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival – $5.50
This springtime salad makes an excellent light seasonal style salad. Once again, the Epcot festivals remain of good value compared to other local theme park festivals in the Orlando area.
Guests ordering this should know that the components are challenging to cut with a plastic fork. We suggest a knife. Our group thought this dish was just okay. In fairness, that may be due to our expectations. Still, dining reviews should be done based on what most people will think of the item.
No one can argue that the chefs did not plan this Grilled Peaches and Burrata dish. Each component pairs nicely with the other. In fact, this dish comes together best when each bite contains peaches, burrata, and prosciutto. One group member thought these springtime flavors would pair well with a springtime spritzer.
Nevertheless, we wanted a more robust flavor from the peaches. We understand that fails to be fair to a springtime-themed dish. However, we think most guests will agree. In addition, the peaches felt too crunchy at times. Once again, that lacks some fairness since these are grilled peaches.
No matter our misgivings about this dish, it meets several vital requirements for a food festival item, such as being what it says it would be and providing a dish that would be a challenge to make at home at this price.
Warm Corn Cookie at Farmer’s Feast – $5.25
The dessert at the Farmer’s Feats Outdoor Kitchen uses corn as a key ingredient in a unique sweet treat. After our initial bites of the cookie and the soft serve, we remembered desserts in Asia, where corn and other vegetables are used.
Corn, a staple of global cuisine, has found a sweet spot in Asia’s diverse dessert traditions. While many associate this vegetable with savory dishes or street-side snacks, the humble golden kernel has steadily carved out a niche in the world of sweet treats across the continent. Corn is celebrated for its mild sweetness, texture, and versatility, from creamy puddings to icy delights.
Corn is a versatile sweet ingredient in Asia because of its natural sweetness and textural contrast. Fresh corn offers a satisfying pop, while creamed or grated corn blends seamlessly into smooth desserts. Its neutral profile allows it to pair well with coconut, pandan, milk, and a variety of local sugars like jaggery or palm sugar. Corn’s growing presence in modern fusion desserts also highlights its cultural flexibility, appearing in everything from corn cheese tarts in Korean cafes to corn mochi and pastries in trendy Asian bakeries.
Corn may have originated in the Americas but has found a deep-rooted home in Asia’s sweet traditions. As chefs continue to innovate, this golden grain is proving to be more than just a side dish. Corn has become a star in its own right in the world of Asian desserts.
The Walt Disney World Resort chefs have built on that idea. They have taken the classic Midwest United States of America crop and turned it into a sweet treat for Epcot guests.
How was the Corn Dessert at the Flower and Garden Festival?
For those not looking for the standard, overly sweet ice cream of the United States of America culture, this Epcot dessert made an excellent option. The cookie and the soft-serve pair very well. While eating it, we thought this combination would make a great ice cream sandwich. Guests should maximize the flavor of these corn-based desserts by eating them together in as many bites as possible. However, the Florida heat will not be your friend with the soft serve. Overall, this dessert was an above-average choice, especially at $5.25.
Farmer’s Feast at Epcot
Our group found these festival food options to be worth most guests’ time. Nevertheless, we have a significant word of caution. In our opinion, we would not order these together. Having these two items at the same time lessens the experience based on the non-complementary flavor profiles. We would order the Grilled Peaches and Burrata, then take a break before enjoying the Warm Corn Cookie with soft serve.
Once again, these new menu items, along with the Seared Pork Tenderlion, will be around through May 3. Earlier in the Flower and Garden Festival, we reviewed the spicy Jamaican Jerk Chicken. You can check out our review here. For more theme park information and reviews like this one, visit MSM News. As always, eat like you mean it!
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