Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
October 14, 2008 by Kimberly · 6 Comments
On Friday night, we had a chance to go out to dinner with a couple of Disney chefs at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge hotel. Before dinner, we were given a tour of the hotel lobby. It was amazing! It had a large collection of authentic African art. (Outside of the lodge, exotic animals roamed free on their wildlife reserve.) Here are some photos of the art that I took with my temperamental camera:
After the informative tour, we went to an African restaurant called Jiko. Honestly, I didn’t really get a chance to speak with the two chefs (they were sitting at the other end of the table) BUT the food spoke for itself. I had perhaps the most tender, flavorful beef dish ever – their barbecue beef ribs. The side of macaroni and cheese (that I shared with the other women) was also really tasty. I ended my meal with an excellent pistachio crème brûlée. Suffice it to say, I was in “foodie heaven”.
Best Beef EVER
Love your photos! I didn’t take a single one…I’m so lame. And they gave us a camera, too.
Congrats on your media mention yesterday. I saw that and clapped. Have fun today
Yeah!!! The first post I get to jack and link up to. You are a way better writer than I am and I know you’re going to highlight everything to the max! I loved meeting you!
Love the way you tied the night together. The beef truly was incredible. Now you’re making me want to go pull my photos so I can reminisce
I wish I could have been there, mainly to eat the beef. It looks like you and the other “Mom Bloggers” had a blast! Thanks for sharing the photos.
You’re making me miss my filet, cranberry martini and lemon custard. That was one of the best meals I’ve ever had!