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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Happy Hogmanay!

Hogmanay Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle
Shutterstock

The Scottish call the last day of the year Hogmanay. They celebrate the end of the old year and the coming of the new with parties and feasting, dancing and fireworks. And, of course, as the clock strikes midnight, the singing of "Auld Land Syne".


Happy Hogmanay!

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Photo of the Week

Spaceship Earth

Spaceship Earth is so lovely when it's all a twinkle!

Friday, December 29, 2023

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two
Warner Brothers

After a four month delay, Dune: Part Two is finally headed to theaters. This film tells of the further exploits of Paul Atreides on the planet Arrakis, also called Dune. I've enjoyed the saga of Dune for years, so I'm really looking forward to the second film in this latest incarnation.


Here's the official synopsis from Warner Brothers:

"Dune: Part Two" will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Dune: Part Two arrives in theaters on March 1, 2024.

Thursday, December 28, 2023

A Hero's Quest

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney

So far, this new Percy Jackson series is fantastic. It's funny, and magical, and very entertaining. And, it seems to be following the books fairly closely, which I love. 


The first three episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians are now available on DisneyPlus. New episodes will debut each Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

What If...? Season 2 Clip

Marvel's What If...?
Marvel

I quite enjoyed the Multiversal possibilities of season one of Marvel's animated series What If...? And, so far, season two has been just as fun and intriguing. Here's a clip from episode 5, "What If... Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?"


The first five episodes of What If...? Season 2 have arrived on DisneyPlus. The remaining four episodes will be released daily through December 30th.

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Echo "Rampage" Trailer

Marvel's Echo
Marvel

Echo looks SO much darker than the usual Marvel fare. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. 


All five episodes of Echo arrive on DisneyPlus and Hulu on January 9th.

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas

This Christmas greeting that I send
Comes from a heart that's warm and true -
"May Gladness and Contentment blend
To make a perfect day for you."

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Quote of the Week

O Christmas Tree

Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago.

- Tom Baker

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Photo of the Week

Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Tree

All of the trees on the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll were amazing this year. But, I think the Guardians of the Galaxy Tree with its cassette tapes and stars, Walkman and Baby Groot was my favorite. 

Friday, December 22, 2023

I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here)

I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here)
Marvel

It's been a year and this crazy Christmas song from The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special still makes me laugh every time. Though it does make me wonder, how confused and zany would our holiday traditions seem when passed on to others like that old game of telephone? This song may just be the answer.


The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is available on DisneyPlus.

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Percy Jackson Featurette

Percy Jackson Featurette
Disney

Take a glimpse behind the story of Disney's new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. What began as a bedtime story for author Rick Riordan's son has become a series of books beloved by millions. And now, the story is getting a proper retelling as a series on DisneyPlus.


Percy Jackson and the Olympians arrived a day early on December 19 with the first two episodes on DisneyPlus, but just episode one on Hulu. New episodes will debut each Tuesday evening on DisneyPlus. 

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Children Go Where I Send Thee - Pentatonix

Children Go Where I Send Thee - Pentatonix
Pentatonix

I always look forward to Pentatonix's next Christmas album. This year's, The Greatest Christmas Hits, features 23 previously released songs and 8 new songs. Its quite a Christmas delight! "Children Go Where I Send Thee" is one of the new songs, and while I've never heard these particular lyrics before, they are a lot of fun.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Christmas Decor At Disney Springs

Metal Penguins

I love the unique Christmas decor that can be found throughout Disney Springs. From zany to rather elegant, there are so many sculptures to discover. Such as this little penguin family. So cute! 

Gear Reindeer 1

Admittedly, there are quite a few reindeer, in one form or another, but it's fun to find a new sculpture hiding around the next corner.

Gear Reindeer 2

These rather steampunk reindeer made up of metal and gears are surprisingly elegant.

Bling Reindeer

Or maybe you prefer your reindeer sparkling with bling, like this one.

Snowmen

This snowman couple made of fishing bobbers always makes me smile.

Nutty Reindeer 1

And this nutty reindeer family made up of peanuts,walnuts, pasta, and more is good for a chuckle or two.

Nutty Reindeer 2

I especially like the wire antlers and tinsel garlands.

Monday, December 18, 2023

Christmas Commercials 2023

Lidl Christmas Raccoon
Lidl

It's time for another roundup of sappy, happy Christmas commercials. There were so many good ones this year! I do love the creativity that goes into these holidays advertisements.

Lidl always has cute Christmas commercials. This one features a raccoon who goes to extraordinary lengths to save one little boy's Christmas.


The Marks & Spencer fairy (Dawn French) is back again this year. This time, she's rescued a pair of very familiar sounding mittens from the snow. (Yes, that's Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.)


Amazon's "Joy Ride" ad shows three old friends who decide to revisit their youth.


This year's Barbour ad stars Shaun the Sheep and his pals as they try to fix up the Farmer's coat for Christmas.


This John Lewis ad is quite unique. It's the story of Snapper, a most unusual, and unexpected, Christmas tree.


Two different ads this year have kids who wonder what Santa would like for Christmas. The first is from Macy's.


And this hilarious adventure is from Boots.


This Tesco ad is a bit crazy, but I guess that's one way to "become more Christmas."


Aldi brought back Kevin the Carrot this year, but with a special Willy Wonka-esque twist.


Coca-Cola reminds us that anyone can be Santa Claus.


And finally, John Travolta appears as Santa Claus in this holiday spin on Saturday Night Fever from Capital One.


So, which one is your favorite?

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Quote of the Week

The Man Who Invented Christmas
Bleeker Street

No one is useless in this world
who lightens the burden of another.

- Charles Dickens, The Man Who Invented Christmas

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Friday, December 15, 2023

IF Looks Adorable

IF (lmaginary Friends)
Paramount

Ryan Reynolds newest movie has a cute premise: what if everything you believed as a kid was real? Introducing the IFs, Imaginary Friends. These real creatures are seeking help because their kids have grown up. This looks like one adorable adventure. 


IF arrives in theaters in May 2024.

IF Poster

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4
All images: DreamWorks

Can you believe there's going to be another Kung Fu Panda movie? I love this DreamWorks series and Dragon Warrior Po and his friends and family. And, once again, Po is asked to be something unexpected, which should lead to some hilarious moments and a grand adventure. I can't wait!


Here's the official synopsis from DreamWorks:

This spring, for the first time in almost a decade, comedy icon Jack Black returns to his role as Po, the world’s most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious, butt-kicking new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu Panda 4. 

After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.

That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position. 

Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm. 

So, Po’s going to need some help. He finds it (kinda?) in the form of crafty, quick-witted thief Zhen (Awkwafina), a corsac fox who really gets under Po’s fur but whose skills will prove invaluable. In their quest to protect the Valley of Peace from Chameleon’s reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple duo will have to work together. In the process, Po will discover that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places. 

The film features the voice talent of returning stars Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master, Shifu; James Hong as Po’s adoptive father, Mr. Ping; Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father, Li, and Ian McShane as Tai Lung, Shifu’s former student and arch-nemesis. Ke Huy Quan joins the ensemble as a new character, Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves. 

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4
arrives in theaters on March 8th.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

It's Time To Meet The New Doctor

Doctor Who
BBC

Doctor Who has been a favorite in our house for years, so I was very excited to see David Tennant's Doctor return for three new specials. The specials were fantastic and also featured the return of Donna Noble, which was great. But now, there's a new Doctor and a new Christmas special is on the way. It's time to meet the new Doctor and his Companion, Ruby Sunday.


Here's the official synopsis from the BBC:

Long ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies, and perhaps, the secret of her birth.

Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road arrives on DisneyPlus on December 25th.

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Baumkuchen At EPCOT

Baumkuchen at EPCOT

The new Connections Café at EPCOT is an unexpected delight. It's bright and spacious and it has a special bakery where they make baumkuchen. Baumkuchen, also known as tree cake, originated in Germany.

Baumkuchen at EPCOT

It is a multi-layered cake that is made in a special rotisserie oven. The cake is slightly sweet and delicious.

Baumkuchen at EPCOT

If you order a slice in the Connections Eatery, it comes Black Forest style, with chocolate, cherries, and whipped cream. It is surprisingly light and absolutely scrummy.

Baumkuchen at EPCOT

Monday, December 11, 2023

Little Toy Trains - Pentatonix

Little Toy Trains - Pentatonix
Pentatonix

Pentatonix's version of this Christmas song is very sweet. The song was written by Roger Miller (Alan-A-Dale in Disney’s Robin Hood) for his young son in 1967.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Quote of the Week

Santa Claus
Warner Brothers

Just remember, 
the true spirit of Christmas 
lies in your heart. 

- Santa Claus,
The Polar Express

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Photo of the Week

Ollie at Jollywood Nights

Meet Ollie, the new Disney character who is the mascot for Jollywood Nights in Hollywood Studios. He's so cute!

Friday, December 8, 2023

Soul, Turning Red, & Luca In Theaters

Soul, Turning Red, & Luca In Theaters
Pixar

Pixar has announced that three of their movies that were sent straight to DisneyPlus are finally getting a theater release. 


Soul will arrive in theaters on January 12th. Turning Red will arrive on February 9th. And Luca will arrive on March 22nd.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Christmas Sweets and Treats at Disney World

ABC Commissary
All images: Disney

There are so many delicious Christmassy sweets and treats at Disney World right now that it is difficult to decide which one to try first. Here are the tempting dishes that can be found at Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and a couple more in Magic Kingdom.

Hollywood Studios 
ABC Commissary
  • Holiday Minnie Bundt Cake: Spice cake rolled in cinnamon-sugar with apple pie filling topped with spiced maple buttercream and salted caramel icing
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 🧋
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa with Cherry Bourbon topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 
Backlot Express

Backlot Express
  • Red Velvet Whoopie Pie: Red velvet cake, candy cane buttercream, and holiday sprinkles
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 🧋
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa with Cherry Bourbon topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 
Hollywood Scoops
  • Candy Cane Milkshake: Chocolate cake doughnut, mint doughnut icing, and candy cane sprinkles
PizzeRizzo
  • Melted Snowman Sugar Cookie: Sugar cookie with red and green sugar, white chocolate, marshmallow, dark chocolate top hat, raspberry-chocolate twigs, orange sprinkle, and chocolate-covered cocoa nibs
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 🧋
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa with Cherry Bourbon topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 
Hollywood Studios Sweets

Rosie’s All-American Café
  • Santa Mickey Cupcake: Chocolate cake filled with mocha fudge and topped with red almond buttercream, white chocolate, and dark chocolate Mickey ears
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 🧋
  • Frozen Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa with Cherry Bourbon topped with mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce 
The Trolley Car Café
  • Mickey Gingerbread Cookie 
  • Red Velvet Whoopie Pie: Red velvet cake, candy cane buttercream, and holiday sprinkle
Woody’s Lunch Box
  • Hot Chocolate Lunch Box Tart: Chocolate fudge filling, hot chocolate-marshmallow fondant, and mini marshmallows
Dockside Diner and Outdoor Vending Carts Near Grand Avenue, the Tip Board, and the Main Entrance
  • Holiday Mickey Brownie: Mickey-shaped chocolate brownie with holiday sprinkles
Pizzafari, Restaurantosaurus, Satu’li Canteen

Animal Kingdom
Creature Comforts (Dec. 22-31) 
  • Mickey Holiday Mousse Dome: Amaretto-chocolate mousse, cherry-cranberry coulis, orange-chocolate cake, white chocolate glaçage, and chocolate Mickey ears
Pizzafari and Restaurantosaurus (Dec. 1-29) 
  • Merry Menagerie Cupcake: Gingerbread cupcake with cream cheese filling and frosting
Satu’li Canteen (Dec. 22-31) 
  • Peppermint Cream Cheese Mousse: Peppermint-cream cheese mousse, peppermint sauce, peppermint candy pieces, and chocolate cookie crumbs
Cheshire Café

Magic Kingdom
Cheshire Café
  • Peppermint Éclair: Eclair filled with white chocolate peppermint mousse and topped with peppermint mousse and chocolate pieces 🎄
Columbia Harbour House
  • Maple-Mustard Glazed Salmon served with green beans and rice 🎄
🎄 - New
🧋 - Non-alcoholic

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Holiday Sweets and Treats at EPCOT

Holiday Sweets & Treats
All images: Disney

There are a ridiculous number of delightful dishes at this year's EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. And the portions seem larger this year, too. So, which tasty treat will you try first?

Holiday Sweets & Treats
  • Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and peppermint candy
  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee 🧋
  • Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea 🧋
  • Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale
  • Brew Hub Sugar Plum Red Ale 🎄
  • Left Hand Brewing Co. Chai Milk Stout 🎄
  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with assorted liqueurs (Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur, or Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey)
  • Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and whipped cream vodka
  • Beer Flight
Bubbles & Brine

Bubbles & Brine
  • Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon 🎄
  • Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail with stone-ground mustard sauce 🎄
  • Moët & Chandon Impérial
  • Veuve Clicquot Rosé
  • Dom Pérignon
Swirled Showcase

Swirled Showcase
  • Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake 🎄
  • Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone: Vanilla, apple-cinnamon, and salted caramel 🎄
  • Cream Soda Float with vanilla soft-serve 🎄
  • Fanta Grape Float with vanilla soft-serve 🎄
  • Frozen Apple Pie 🧋
  • Cinnamon Apple Cider 🧋
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Toasted Coconut Porter
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Toasted Coconut Porter Float with salted caramel soft-serve 🎄
  • Berry Fizz Fragolino Red Sparkling Wine Float with vanilla soft-serve 🎄
Sunshine Seasons

Sunshine Seasons
  • Jingle Sugar Cookie made with M&M’S chocolate candies 🍪
Refreshment Port

Refreshment Port
  • Turkey Poutine: Sweet potato fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions
  • Gingerbread Milk Shake 🧋
  • Eggnog 🧋
  • Keel Farms Hard Pumpkin Cider 🎄
  • Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine
  • Gingerbread Milk Shake with Whipped Cream Vodka
  • Firenog: Eggnog with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
Yukon Holiday Kitchen

Yukon Holiday Kitchen
  • Seared Salmon with butternut squash purée, maple-bourbon glaze, and fennel-arugula salad 🎄
  • Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes
  • Snickerdoodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces 🍪
  • Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee 🧋
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Banana Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Maple Cookie Blonde Ale
  • Collective Arts Coffee Maple Porter
  • Regional Icewine
  • Regional Red Wine
  • Frozen Joffrey’s Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
  • Beer Flight
Le Marche de Noël Holiday Kitchen

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen
  • Crème de Saumon Fumé en Brioche à l’Aneth, Concombre: Cream of smoked salmon in house-made dill brioche bread with cucumber 🎄
  • Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’Ancienne, Patate Douce Rôties: Roasted ham with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, mustard sauce, and roasted sweet potatoes
  • Bûche de Noël au Pain D’Épices, Ganache Chocolat au Lait et Noisettes: Gingerbread Christmas log with milk chocolate and hazelnut ganache 🎄
  • Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Grey Goose La Vanille Vodka, vodka, chocolate milk, and whipped cream
  • Le Joyeux de Noël: Vodka, Grey Goose Vodka, cold brew coffee, sea salt caramel toffee, and peppermint 🎄
  • Blood Orange Mimosa: Pol Remy Sparkling Wine, orange juice, and blood orange 🎄
L'Chaim! Holiday Kitchen

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen
  • Pastrami on Rye with house-made pickles and deli mustard
  • Smoked Salmon Potato Latke
  • Potato Latkes 🥕
  • Rugalach: Pastry filled with raspberry jam, walnuts, and cinnamon 🎄
  • Black and White Cookie 🥕🍪
  • Brooklyn Brewery Winter IPA
  • Frozen New York Whiskey Sour featuring Manifest Whiskey and Manischewitz Blackberry Wine
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina
  • Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
  • Lamb Kefta
  • Chermoula Chicken
  • Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and zhoug dips 🥕
  • Bold Rock Orchard Frost Hard Cider 🎄
  • Gulf Stream Brewing Company Holiday Snakebite 🎄
  • Woodchuck Winter Chill Hard Cider
  • Fig Cocktail with fig vodka and white cranberry juice
  • Hard Cider Flight
Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen
  • Sushi Tree: Sushi roll with krab meat and cream cheese topped with Aonori seaweed, Ikura salmon roe, and spicy mayonnaise
  • New Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat soba noodles in a hot dashi soup with yuzu, shrimp tempura, and chopped green onion
  • Sweet Potato Mochi Cake: Gooey sweet potato mochi cake with purple sweet potato cream, strawberry, black sugary syrup, and sesame seeds 🎄
  • Ichigo Milk Boba: Cranberry and yuzu cream drink featuring Japanese calpico soft drink and popping strawberry boba pearls 🧋
  • Japanese Christmas Punch: Shōchū, plum wine, cranberry, and lemon
  • Choya Sparkling Plum Wine 🎄
  • Sapporo Premium Beer
Funnel Cake

Funnel Cake
  • Holiday Cinnamon Celebration Funnel Cake topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon cookie crunch, cream cheese whipped cream, and gold dust inspired by the culinary treasures of the Kingdom of Rosas in Disney’s all-new animated musical film, “Wish” 🎄
American Holiday Table

American Holiday Table
  • Slow-roasted Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce
  • Blackened Catfish with Hoppin’ John and comeback sauce
  • Gingerbread Cookie 🍪
  • Crooked Can Brewing Company Bah HOPbug IPA 🎄
  • 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
  • Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout
  • Beer Flight
Tuscany Holiday Kitchen

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen
  • Montanara: Fried house-made pizza dough with pomodoro sauce, parmesan, and fresh basil 🎄
  • Farfalle Salmone Affumicato: Farfalle pasta with smoked salmon and cream sauce 🎄
  • Torta Caprese: Flourless chocolate torta with chocolate sauce and vanilla cream 🎄
  • Dolce Pizza: Fried house-made pizza dough with sugar and cinnamon 🎄
  • Prosecco
  • Moscato
  • Chianti
  • Italian Sangria (Red or White)
  • Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
  • Peroni Pilsner
Bavaria Holiday Kitchen

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen
  • Pork Schnitzel with mushroom sauce, spätzle, and braised red cabbage
  • Cheese Fondue in a bread bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes
  • Linzer Cookie 🍪
  • Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider
  • The Tank Brewing Co. Prost! Festbier
  • Köstritzer Schwarzbier Bitburger 🎄
  • Regional Riesling
  • Glühwein: House-made hot spiced wine
  • Beer Flight
Refreshment Outpost

Refreshment Outpost
  • Peanut stew with sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and roasted peanuts 🥕
  • DOLE Whip Raspberry
  • Ciderboys Caramel Apple Hard Cider 🎄
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Ale 🎄
  • Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Gingerbread White Stout 🎄
  • Pumpkin Spice Ginger Cocktail featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka 🎄
Shanghai Holiday Kitchen

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen
  • Chicken Skewer with creamy peanut sauce
  • Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil
  • Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce
  • Bubble Tea: Classic milk tea with black and white boba pearls
  • Brew Hub Year of the Dragon – Dragon Fruit Lager
  • Butterfly Lantern with butterfly pea blossom gin, vodka, prickly pear, lychee, soda water, and boba 🎄
  • Kung Fu Master with vodka, triple sec, mango, orange juice, and soda water
  • The Lucky Mo with citrus vodka, peach schnapps, piña colada mix, orange juice, and soda water
Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen
  • Giant Tostada de Chorizo: Giant tostada with chipotle black bean purée, ground chorizo, salsa verde, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onions 🎄
  • Tamale de Barbacoa: Shredded barbacoa beef in a corn masa topped with mole negro, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onions 🎄
  • Dulce de Leche Churro sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar
  • Apple Margarita: Centinela Blanco Tequila, apple purée, black tea-cinnamon cordial, and Nixta Corn Liqueur topped with whipped cream and holiday salt 🎄
  • Horchata Margarita: Cinnamon-infused Ilegal Mezcal, Abasolo Corn Whiskey, Agua de Horchata, and cinnamon-horchata rum
  • Holiday Cerveza: Mexican Artisanal Craft Lager with black currant liqueur 🎄
Wine & Wedge

Wine & Wedge
  • Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments  🎄
  • Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé with fig tapenade  🎄
  • Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread   🎄
  • Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese: Assorted artisanal cheeses and accompaniments paired with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Hartley Apple Brandy, and Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port  🎄
  • Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese  
  • Hartley Apple Brandy
  • Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port   
  • Flight
Char & Chop

Char & Chop
  • Roasted Porchetta with lemon-parsley salsa verde and shaved fennel salad  🎄
  • Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage with herbed polenta, puttanesca sauce, and ricotta  🎄
  • Meat Assorti: Trio of shaved meats with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil, and grilled ciabatta 🎄
  • Krombacher Pilsner   
  • North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager   
  • Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter   
  • GoGi ‘Birdie’ Pinot Noir
  • Bloody Mary with Seaside Grown Bloody Mary Mix and Kurvball Barbecue Whiskey
  • Beer Flight
Holiday Hearth Desserts

Holiday Hearth Desserts
  • Mint Chocolate Mousse Wreath 🎄
  • Apple Caramel Crumb Cake 🎄
  • Chocolate-covered Toffee Brittle 🎄
  • Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Holiday Hearth Desserts
  • Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
  • Mouse Crunch made with M&M’S chocolate candies
  • Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie 🍪
  • Hot Cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee 🧋
  • Frozen Caramel Hot Chocolate with TWIX cookie bar pieces and whipped cream 🎄🧋
  • Wicked Weed Brewing Jack Frost IPA 🎄
  • BrewDog It’s a Beaut Stout 🎄
  • Wicked Weed Brewing Milk & Cookies Imperial Milk Stout
  • Peppermint Cocoa: Hot cocoa by Joffrey’s Coffee with peppermint schnapps
  • Beer Flight
Nochebuena Cocina

Nochebuena Cocina
  • Tamale with chorizo, plant-based cotija cheese and spicy red chile sauce 🥕
  • Pernil: Mojo pork with tostones and ketchup-mayonnaise
  • Spiced Chocolate Cookie 🍪
  • Ponche Navideño: Mexican Christmas punch with apples, pears, guava, oranges, dried hibiscus, brown sugar, tamarind, cinnamon sticks, and clove 🎄🧋
  • 81Bay Brewing Co. Horchata Beer
Connections Café

Connections Café
  • Holiday Sugar Cookie 🍪
Connections Eatery
  • So Many Wishes: Pomegranate-green tea, hibiscus, lemon, and a dash of stardust 🧋
  • Coquito Milk Shake 🧋
  • Coquito Milk Shake with Bacardí Superior Rum
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
  • Horchata Cold Brew: A holly jolly blend of Joffrey’s Shakin’ Jamaican Cold Brew and horchata topped with whipped cream and cinnamon 🧋 (Spirited version available with Creamy Spiced Rum)
🎄 - New
🧋 - Non-alcoholic
🥕 ‐ Plant-based
🍪 - Cookie Stroll