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Sunday, September 3, 2006 |
| We had previously scheduled spontaneity
so, when the MGM bus was
the first to arrive, that's the one we chose. We went straight to
the Great Movie Ride and walked right in. From there we
enjoyed Star Tours, and the Back Lot Tour. We
had lunch at the ABC Commissary of Cuban Sandwiches and
Black Bean salad which was rather good. After lunch we enjoyed the
Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular before performing a cloud
check and returning to the room. |
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From the park entrance,
the Tower of Terror is visible. |
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| Tom, on the speeder, patrols Endor |
An Imperial Walker has been sited |
Lyd is looking for Empire
Storm troopers |
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The Back lot Tour
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| Sigourney Weaver's Alien |
Darth Vader |
A Star Wars Clone |
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P-41's in the back lot bone yard
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| The Narnia carriage |
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Two versions of the "Earful
Tower." |
| Catastrophe Canyon |
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| At MGM we found Sal's Pawn Shop. |
Lyd is in the snow in
Narnia |
Pyrotechnics finish the Indiana Jones
Spectacular |
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Jiko |
| We left the hotel and took two busses via
Downtown Disney to get to Jiko by 1730. We were seated promptly and
though Anette is off tonight, Kimi came out to say hello. Jessica
and our new friend, Daniel, from Durban, did most of our cooking.
Our server declined to be included on our web site. |
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Drinks |
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Lyd started with a Gin Martini (7.25)
and I had my Manhattan (7.25) |
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Starters |
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We chose the "left side" of
the "Cooking Place" (20) and enjoyed samples of:
Lamb "Patis"
pulled lamb rolled in Phyllo with Mint-Cilantro Chutney,
Lentil "Pastilla" lentil-filled phyllo pockets with
sweet-and-sour sauce, & Maize and Sweet Potato "Tamales"
Herbed maize pudding and truffled sweet potato mash with
shredded goat cheese in a corn husk boat. |
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We added the Kalamata Olive
Flatbread with four cheeses and Laura Chenel's Soft Goat
Cheese, prepared by Daniel! |
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Salad |
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We shared the Cucumber, Tomato and Red
Onion Salad with Organic Arugula, Cottage cheese, and
watermelon vinaigrette (8). [The Disney cookbooks
purchased this trip have the recipe for this watermelon
vinaigrette and we're anxious to try it.] |
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Entree |
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Finally, we shared a Berbere-braised
Lamb Shank with Toasted Couscous, Baby Spinach, and
Berber Sauce (27) |
| Friends |
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Daniel, from Durban, is our new pal at
Jiko. He's only been there two months, recently
graduating from a culinary school in S.A. He makes
flatbreads and works the two wood-fired ovens which work in
the 650-720o range! |
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It was a great pleasure to see Jessica,
once again. We talked about the recent snow in S.A.,
which is quite abnormal. She does it all, from salads to
flat breads to anything on the "Cooking Place" menu. |
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Kimi was working the back-kitchen grill
but still managed to make it out to say hello. We
value her friendship and the service she provides to Jiko. |
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| We captured a bus to EPCOT and then the pair of
monorails back to the Contemporary; avoiding Downtown Disney
congestion. Our next visit to Jiko will be in January. |
| We watched a little Disney Channel and listened
to the thunderous sounds of the fireworks, which preceded the boat
parade at 2205. Tomorrow we head for home. |
