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Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
I'm disapointed. Spoodles was one of my fav options for dining at WDW, it's food was as just about as good as the 'top end' WDW places (Ca Grill Flying Fish) for a lower price and it wasn't that crowded.
Also it was already a Mediterranean place with a lot of Greek influences (at least when i ate there last WDW seems to be dumbing down menus and this may have hit Spoodles) so I'm not sure if Cora will really have an impact or if it's just a name chef being brought in to prop up an existing restaurant that may not be performing as well as Disney would like (and to give it a better name and probably an excuse to raise prices at it but given the proximity to the flying fish i doubt the prices will go up too much).
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
That's awesome. It's a shame it probably only lasted a few moments before someone complained.
people that complain about this are likely the same ones who think eating fish off the bone (with head attached) is for 'savages''.
What's delicious in Jersey City?
if you are interested in going to the Mitsuwa Marketplace (I don't think Trader Joe's and whole foods is worth the trip) there is a shuttle bus that goes there from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Yeah it may seem strange to take the path into NYC and then take the shuttle to edgewater but it'll do in a pinch.
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Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
@ Adam Kuban
Magic Kingdom is famous for having bad food at it's sit down restaurants (however the 'fast food' is still better than mos theme parks). MGM has the Brown Derby which is one of the best restaurants at Disney and a out of the way Italian Restaurant i can't remember the name of but was surprisingly good.
But the good places tend to be at the resorts (i consider the flying fish and this place part of the boardwalk resort) and EPCOT.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
I'm disapointed. Spoodles was one of my fav options for dining at WDW, it's food was as just about as good as the 'top end' WDW places (Ca Grill Flying Fish) for a lower price and it wasn't that crowded.
Also it was already a Mediterranean place with a lot of Greek influences (at least when i ate there last WDW seems to be dumbing down menus and this may have hit Spoodles) so I'm not sure if Cora will really have an impact or if it's just a name chef being brought in to prop up an existing restaurant that may not be performing as well as Disney would like (and to give it a better name and probably an excuse to raise prices at it but given the proximity to the flying fish i doubt the prices will go up too much).
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
That's awesome. It's a shame it probably only lasted a few moments before someone complained.
people that complain about this are likely the same ones who think eating fish off the bone (with head attached) is for 'savages''.
What's delicious in Jersey City?
if you are interested in going to the Mitsuwa Marketplace (I don't think Trader Joe's and whole foods is worth the trip) there is a shuttle bus that goes there from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Yeah it may seem strange to take the path into NYC and then take the shuttle to edgewater but it'll do in a pinch.
What's delicious in Jersey City?
Also if you are going up to edgewater check out the Mitsuwa Marketplace. Besides being good for Japanese ingredients they have a good Japanese food court (i love their raman)
What's delicious in Jersey City?
I live right by Tonnele ave and Newark ave so i know that area really well.
That block on Newark av is great for Indian food (the Thai place isn't bad either) and groceries. A block north of JFK has a good Filipino market and a few Filipino restaurants around it (and a bakery). Bolo curry never has a crowd (and i suspect won't be open very long) but it's good (i get delivery from there all the time).
on 1&9 before Tonnele circle there is a Chinese/Korean market called the 555 Asian market with really good fish and a good hot food bar. 1 & 9 also has the White Manna diner which is supposedly famous for it's burgers.
As for Grocery shopping i usually go to path mark or shoprite for 'normal' things and hit the various ethnic places for 'other things' there is also the Twin City supermarket on Sip ave that isn't bad and has a lot of south American ingredients.
Mom visiting! Help! (NYC)
i'm not sure if WD-50 is worth it if you don't go for the tasteing menu. However the lunch tasteing menu might be a good idea.
I would recomend The Gotham bar and Grill for lunch. It fits in your money range easily.
They're Ba-ack! 'Top Chef' Gets Windy
anyone else think it's a bit unfair that Richard Blais is competing? he's already a pretty well known chef even before he was on Iron Chef America.
Food Network Celeb = Restaurant Chain Spokesman?
Guy Fieri restaurants all seem like chain restaurants in the making (with names like Johnny Garlic's and Tex Wasabi's ) so the TGIF spokesrole is hardly a shock...
What foods seriously put you off your feed?
their is a fillipino dish called Dinuguan which is a spicy pigs blood stew that really skives me out (even if the one time i actually mustered up the strength to taste it it wasn't bad i just can't get over the pigs blood in the dish)
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
I can relate to paulraphael - I'm a working chef, New York foodie, and worked in gourmet food stores for seven years. The quality of the fish that is available in the wholesale markets is dismal, and by the time it gets to the retailer it is too old to sell. It comes from all over the world, is caught by questionable methods, or farm-raised under often questionable conditions. I don't eat much fish these days unless i catch it.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
@Lorenzo...well said! Touche, pussy cat!
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
The Cat and the Mouse.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
Well, hopefully Cat will stay true to herself and not allow herself to become devoured by "Team Rodent." Although Hiaasen's book : Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World is ten years old, it certainly speaks to the commodification that still goes on today.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
Interesting to read through all this discussion between apparent Disney experts!
I agree here: I sincerely hope Cat's intentions are honorable [adhere to her existing vision, etc], and that her place flourishes as an icon in that context.
Disney does have fantastic food in the right places (resorts, agreed); we hope Cat's will be one of those 'right places'. She is brilliant.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
I agree, the best places to eat are out of the parks, at the resorts and places like the Boardwalk. I think Cat will do well there.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
she looks like one tough cookie to me.... wish her luck.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
Yeah...in general don't eat at the parks. The good stuff is going to be at the resorts like Grand Floridian (home to Victoria & Alberts) and Wilderness Lodge (Artist Point--buffalo anyone?).
I did start a review of dining at Disney and got pics and reviews of about 20 of the restaurants. Hmmm....I need a website :)
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
@jcrisco: Sometimes I'm an idiot. But for many other things than going to WDW. I do remember being unimpressed with the park fare at Magic Kingdom and D-MGM, but I wasn't expecting much. Makes sense that the better stuff is in the accommodations area of the resort.
You should write a book—or better yet, start a blog—about the dining options around the resort and Orlando. You'd have a large audience for it. Food for thought.
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
So...if you live in Florida or go to DW, you're an idiot? Adam---did you know you're an idiot?
Cat Cora Opening Mediterranean-Style Restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk
If you are going to completely sell out your culinary reputation and sell crap food to idiots, why not just buy a McDonalds franchise?
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
@Adam - Yes. The picture was funny.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
@Amandarama: I think you answered your own question. The picture was funny. Seems like it belongs on a comedy blog.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
Um, ok except comedy is, you know, funny. If that was the purpose of the post anyway.
The picture, on the other hand, is hilarious. I would totally buy from a fishmonger with that sense of humor.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
Hey! This is Jeff from Elephant Larry, the fellow who took the picture.
Just to mention to the 3 or 4 commenters that took issue with the post - I don't really think it was life-alteringly horrifying, I just thought it was worth snapping a picture. I co-write a blog for a comedy group. I think overemphasizing my disgust probably for makes better reading than "hey, this is a picture that I think is somewhat weird." :)
I'll say this: those two fish are probably not getting sold.
Thanks for the link, Adam! You rock. And Bosch rocks.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
I'm sorry...but I guess I don't get it unless there's some health worries about one dead fish being in the mouth of another dead fish.
If the fish there is old/ poor quality, then that's an issue. But I don't see how that relates to this display.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
Sorry but that has been done to death.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
I was disturbed when I saw that (in person, at Whole Foods). Not that I'm squeamish ... this is exactly the kind of thing I'd expect to get fired for doing if I worked there!
The trouble is the context. The quality of the seafood at Whole Foods (at Houston St. where I shop every week, and at all the other stores I've visited) is relentlessly grim. The fish all appears to be 48 hours older than it aught to be, all the time. The gap in quality between the sea food department and the produce department is disturbing. It seems that either no one knows ANYTHING about fish, or else no one gives a shit.
Against the background of this profound neglect, jokes like the fish eating the fish don't seem inspired. They seem like attention put in all the wrong places. And in this case the result is particularly gruesome, because it looks less like fish eating fish than old corpse eating old corpse.
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
@Zachary- Dude, Hieronymus Bosch is one crazy mofo!
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
Seriously, how is this even a topic? Sensitive much?
The Worst Seafood Display Ever? Or the Most Brilliant? You Decide
I can't say I'd buy either fish. But I sure would laugh and point.
What's delicious in Jersey City?
Sadly, Edgewater isn't served by the light rail (it turns west near Lincoln Harbor and goes underground until Tonnelle Ave). Check with NJTransit.com for bus service.
What's delicious in Jersey City?
what's the best way to get to edgewater without a car?
What's delicious in Jersey City?
If you have a sweet tooth, don't miss Torico's (Erie and 1st). Over fifty flavors of homemade ice cream. Try the avocado. :-)
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@ Adam Kuban
Magic Kingdom is famous for having bad food at it's sit down restaurants (however the 'fast food' is still better than mos theme parks). MGM has the Brown Derby which is one of the best restaurants at Disney and a out of the way Italian Restaurant i can't remember the name of but was surprisingly good.
But the good places tend to be at the resorts (i consider the flying fish and this place part of the boardwalk resort) and EPCOT.