Watch The Chew Episodes At Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival!

I partnered with Disney and ABC and was invited to cover the live taping of The CHEW at Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival. However, all opinions are my own.

The Chew at Epcot with actor Chris Colfer

I am so excited to share with you all that this week my favorite cooking show, The Chew, is coming to you from Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival. Every day this week ABC will be airing the episodes filmed last week at Epcot and each episode is filled with delicious recipes, celebrity guests and lots of Disney fun. Seriously, what could be better than The Chew and Disney together?!

The Chew at Epcot
The Chew at Epcot

Last week my daughter Ariane and I had the amazing opportunity to attend the live taping of The CHEW at Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival. I was blown away at what a fantastic experience this was. It was so awesome to watch Carla Hall, Mario Batali, Michael Symon and Clinton Kelly on camera and behind the scenes as they created delicious recipes and shared their love for Disney.

Audience at the taping of The Chew in EpcotThey are so much fun and all of them took the time to get close to the audience, say hi and of course, Carla Hall came into the audience and danced, because there’s always some dancing on The CHEW!

The Chew at Epcot

Initially, the Florida weather was trying to sabotage the show. It was pouring when we got there at 8:30 am and for a moment I thought that the show might be canceled but just before the live taping was scheduled to start the rain stopped. Before the cast came on stage R.C. Smith, the warm-up comic for The CHEW had the audience cheering, clapping, laughing and singing so by the time Carla Hall, Mario Batali, Michael Symon and Clinton Kelly came out we were all so excited and ready to cheer them on!

The Chew at Epcot

The CHEW’s cast came into the stage with Banshees from the Pandora – The World of Avatar on their shoulders. They got to experience Pandora and shared with the audience how much they loved it. I completely agree with Mario Batali: the Avatar Flight of Passage ride is an amazing and emotional experience you can not miss! After watching The CHEW taping we headed straight toPandora – The World of Avatar. Such a fantastic day! My girl had to adopt a Banshee just like the cast of The Chew. 🙂

Enjoying Pandora World of Avatar

During the episode, which will air this Wednesday, October 11th, we watched actor and author Chris Colfer from “The Land of Stories” as he joined Mario Batali to create a delicious and healthy dish.

The Chew at Epcot with actor Chris Colfer There cast of The CHEW teamed up with audience members to play a game called “Food Pyramid” which was a lot of fun to watch.

The Chew at Epcot playing Food Pyramid

We were sitting in the second row, so close to the where all the amazing food was being cooked and the wind was blowing right towards us so we got to smell all the dishes as they where cooking and everything smelled amazing! I can not wait for the recipes to be posted on The CHEW website this week so we can try making this at home!

The Chew at Epcot

I love spending time in the kitchen and experimenting with new recipes and this is something I have always wanted to share with my daughter. Because she has difficulty with her fine motor skills and it’s challenging for her to do many of the things that are required while cooking she used to shy away from the kitchen. That was until she started watching The CHEW. There’s just something about the way that the cast of The CHEW share their recipes and cooking tips that got her excited about the kitchen. All of a sudden she started asking me to create some of the recipes that Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Michael Symon and Clinton Kelly where sharing on the show.  Now she loves to help me out in the kitchen and she looks forward to any day off from school and even to sick days just so she can watch The CHEW. Her favorite Christmas gifts last year was The CHEW Cookbook and her most prized possession is Carla Hall’s signed cookbook that I got her a few months ago at the Blog Her Food conference. She’s been talking about going to the live taping of The CHEW at Epcot for over a year now, ever since she found out that kids 10 and over could attend as audience members. You see, we tried going to a live taping in New York a couple of years ago but you have to be at least 14 to be part of the live audience and she was 10 back then.

Attending live taping of The CHEW at Epcot

So attending the live taping of The CHEW at Epcot was truly a dream come true for Ariane and I am so happy that I got to share this with her!

Epcots Food and Wine Festival

The CHEW Episodes This Week From Epcot!

Don’t miss any of the episodes this week but be sure and make a special effort to watch the Wednesday episode and you just might catch me and my daughter in the audience!

  • Tuesday, October 10 – “Magical Meals in Minutes” – Film star Isla Fisher (“Marge in Charge”) cooks with Clinton Kelly and talks about her new children’s book; Mario Batali plays a trivia game with guests from the Parks to inspire his newest cooking creation.
  • Wednesday, October 11 – “Treat Yourself!” – Actor/author Chris Colfer (“The Land of Stories”) joins Mario Batali to cook up a tasty dish and play a hilarious game; superfans of “The Chew” get the surprise of their lives. 
  • Thursday, October 12 – “Most Requested Recipes” – You asked, we answered! Based on social media feedback from viewers, “The Chew”’s culinary team goes on behind-the-scenes tours of Walt Disney World; Mario Batali makes his most requested masterpiece and Clinton Kelly demonstrates a tip inspired by the show’s fans.
  • Friday, October 13 – “Flashback Friday Favorites” – Yvette Nicole Brown (ABC’s “The Mayor”), whips up a delectable dish with Michael Symon. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck join the fun! Carla Hall struts her stuff as a waitress at the ‘50s Primetime Café in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and to cap off the week, a Fantastic Food Face-Off game!

To learn more about Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival check out the Disney Go website HERE and if you’re going be sure try the delicious dishes inspired by “The Chew” which are featured throughout the festival in the themed global marketplace, “Earth Eats, Hosted by The Chew.” The delectable CHEW recipes you can savor at Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival include Grilled Beef Skewer with Romaine, Apricots and Feta Cheese; Ricotta and Zucchini Ravioli with Rustic Tomato Sauce and a sweet finish: Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Mousse with Caramel Drizzle.

The Chew at Epcot

What to do and things to know if you want to attend a live taping of The CHEW at Epcot.

We’re hoping that The CHEW will come back to Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival next year. If you want to attend here are a few things to know:

  1. Check The CHEW website and the Disney Parks Blog for announcements. This year it was announced in June that The CHEW would be returning to Walt Disney World for the third year, so be on the lookout around that time.
  2. Check The CHEW website for giveaways.
  3. Sing up for tickets on The Chew’s website.
  4. Audience members receive complimentary admission to the park, so that means you can stay and enjoy all the delicious food at Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival after attending the taping of the show.
  5. Audience members must be at least 10 years old. This differs from the regular shows where the audience members must be at least 14 years old so this is perfect for younger CHEW fans!
  6. There are a few shows being taped, this year 4 shows where taped during the span of two days one show in the morning and one show in the afternoon.
  7. If you do not score an audience ticket to attend the live taping there is a standby queue for each show in case there are extra seats. You must have Epcot admission tickets to the park to join the standby queue.

You can learn more about The CHEW and get some of their awesome recipes on The CHEW’s website HERE.

Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz

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18 thoughts on “Watch The Chew Episodes At Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival!”

  1. I have actually never really sat down and watched this show before. I have a feeling I would like it, but at the same time, if I watched it, I would want to be on it – ha!

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  2. Oh, look at that! I wish I had known that they were going to be there and I would have driven up. We don’t live far away. How fun and will look for you in the show!

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  3. How fun! I enjoy watching the Chew and can see how this would be such an enjoyable and memorable experience. And to be at Disney only makes it that much better!

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  4. That must have been a great day! I never saw this show, I have to check it out. As well as I would love to go to food and wine festival. I love wine.

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  5. Looks like you and your daughter had fun! What a creative way to help her with her fine motor skills and whip up some tasty recipes! Smart mum 🙂

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