Ted's Back!

All images: Apple

The first teaser trailer for season 4 of Apple's Ted Lasso has arrived. I absolutely love Ted Lasso. It's an unexpectedly wholesome series that uses soccer as a vehicle to impart important life lessons. It is amazing and I enjoy watching it over and over again.

Here's the official synopsis from Apple:

In season four, Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would. 

Season four marks the return of fan favorites including Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, alongside new additions Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely.

Ted Lasso season 4 arrives on Apple TV on August 5th.

Orange-Cranberry Scone Recipe From Disney

Disney

Afternoon tea returned to the Grand Floridian last month. The Garden View Lounge - Tea Experience is a whimsical Alice in Wonderland inspired tea party filled with delightful teas and sweet and savory bites. Your meal begins with Orange-Cranberry Scones and Disney has shared the recipe so we can enjoy them at home.

Orange-Cranberry Scones

Makes 12 Scones

Soaked Fruit

zest of 1 orange

1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped

1/2 cup dried cranberries

3 Tbsp orange liqueur or orange juice

Combine orange zest, dried apricots, dried cranberries, and orange liqueur in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Cranberry-Orange Scones

3 Tbsp heavy cream

3 Tbsp crème fraîche

6 Tbdp sugar

2 cups cake flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup butter, at room temperature

Soaked Fruit

1 egg, beaten

2 tsp water

Whisk heavy cream, crème fraîche, and sugar together in a small bowl and set aside.

Sift cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Cut room temperature butter into small cubes and add to flour mixture. Mix with paddle attachment on low speed until coarse crumbs form. 

Add reserved cream mixture and mix on low speed until a rough dough forms and flour is no longer crumbly. Add Soaked Fruit with any remaining liquid and gently mix until dough is soft and starts to pull away from sides of the bowl. Do not overmix.

Place dough on a floured cutting board and shape into a 6×8-inch rectangle that is 1-inch thick. Cut into 2-inch squares and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Freeze for at least 30 minutes before preheating oven.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Set scones out of freezer while oven is preheating. Combine beaten egg and water in a small bowl. Brush on top of scones. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until golden brown.

Save the Day - SZA

Pixar

Pixar's Hoppers is the story of young Mabel and her extraordinary efforts to be a part of the animal kingdom and save their home. This song, "Save the Day" is the perfect theme for her journey.

Hoppers is available now on Digital.

May The 4th Treats At Disney World

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Star Wars Day is less than a week away. So, it must be time to discover what tasty treats and galactic sweets will be arriving at Disney World in time for May the 4th.

Hollywood Studios

Oga's Cantina

• Batuu Bites: Blue corn, barbecue, and curry spice chips with lotus root, green bean chips, and herb dip
• The Roaring Loth-Cat: Minute Maid Apple Juice, lemon, and cinnamon with Seagram’s Ginger Ale ⭐️🧋
• Three Suns Over Batuu: Minute Maid Premium Lemonade with hot honey, DOLE Pineapple Juice, mango, guava, and ginger ⭐️🧋
• Kamino Cooler Served in DJ R-3x Souvenir Mug: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bols Blue Curaçao Liqueur, passion fruit syrup, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and lime juice ⭐️
• Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick - Served with Jabba Juice or Outer Rim
• Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick - Served with Jabba Juice or Outer Rim

Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo

• Endorian Fried Chicken Tip-Yip: Crispy chicken served with house-made macaroni and roasted vegetables garnished with cauliflower leaf kimchi
• Shaak Pot Roast with Kublag Mash: Birria pot roast with turmeric-garlic mash and roasted carrots
• Sweet Puffer Pig Ribs with Portion Bread: Pork ribs brushed with tangy BBQ sauce and served with mac & cheese and sponge cake​
• Endorian Chicken Tip-Yip Salad: Guava BBQ chicken with avocado-jalapeño dressing, arugula, radish, romaine lettuce, cucumber, red onion, haricot vert, pineapple, and rice noodles
• Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick - Served with Moof Juice or Takondana Quencher
• Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick - Served with Moof Juice or Takondana Quencher

Kat Saka’s Kettle

• Jabba’s Sail Barge Bucket ⭐️

Milk Stand

• Pink Milk: Plant-based rice milk blend with sweet and fruity characteristics ⭐️🧋
• Pink Milk Cooler: Plant-based rice milk blend with sweet and fruity characteristics and Bacardi Superior Rum ⭐️

• Kerkoiden Blue Cake: Spiced vanilla shortbread cookie with ginger cream cheese icing ⭐️
• Bantha Sipper ⭐️

Ronto Roasters

• Keshian Spiced Chips: Lotus root chips tossed in cinnamon sugar

Beverage Carts in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

• Ettel Nuts: Assortment of sweet, spicy, and queso fundido nuts with chocolate candy rocks​ ⭐️

ABC Commissary

• Chosen One Cooler: A crisp, refreshing blend of Granny Smith apple with white cranberry and lime juices served with a green Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick ⭐️🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka) 
• Sith Lord Libation: A flavorful combination of blood orange with white cranberry and lime juices served with a Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick 🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka)
• Bantha Sipper ⭐️

Backlot Express 

• Your Chosen Path Cupcake: Cookies and cream cupcake, marshmallow buttercream, white chocolate X-Wing, and milk chocolate rocks. Inside the cupcake, a secret lightsaber color will reveal itself! ⭐️
• Wookiee Cookie: Two oatmeal cookies with vanilla cream filling garnished with a milk chocolate sash on top
• Chosen One Cooler: A crisp, refreshing blend of Granny Smith apple with white cranberry and lime juices served with a green Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick ⭐️🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka) 
• Sith Lord Libation: A flavorful combination of blood orange with white cranberry and lime juices served with a Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick 🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka)
• Bantha Sipper ⭐️

Fairfax Fare

• Bantha Sipper ⭐️

Hollywood Hills Amphitheater Refreshments near Fantasmic!

• Chosen One Cooler: A crisp, refreshing blend of Granny Smith apple with white cranberry and lime juices served with a green Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick ⭐️🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka)
•  Sith Lord Libation: A flavorful combination of blood orange with white cranberry and lime juices served with a Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick 🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka)
• Salvaged Protocol Droid Bucket ⭐️
• Bantha Sipper ⭐️

Ice Cold Hydraulics

• Salvaged Protocol Droid Bucket ⭐️

Rosie’s All-American Café

• Chosen One Cooler: A crisp, refreshing blend of Granny Smith apple with white cranberry and lime juices served with a green Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick ⭐️🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka) 
• Sith Lord Libation: A flavorful combination of blood orange with white cranberry and lime juices served with a Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick 🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka)

Outdoor Food Cart near the Main Entrance

• Bantha Sipper ⭐️

Popcorn Cart near Center Stage

• Salvaged Protocol Droid Bucket ⭐️

Snack Cart near Hollywood Boulevard

• Chosen One Cooler: A crisp, refreshing blend of Granny Smith apple with white cranberry and lime juices served with a green Rechargeable Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Swizzle Stick ⭐️🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka) 
• Sith Lord Libation: A flavorful combination of blood orange with white cranberry and lime juices served with a Rechargeable Darth Vader Lightsaber Swizzle Stick 🧋 (Also available with Absolut Citron Vodka)

Available Throughout the Park

• Lightsaber Churro served with chocolate sauce

Disney Springs

Amorette’s Patisserie

• Bright Suns Chocolate Mousse: Milk chocolate mousse, lemon curd, tangerine, and brown butter cake ⭐️

The Ganachery

• Across the Stars Ganache Bars: Ganache Bars inspired by Star Wars planets, featuring the flavors of corn and nuts for Kashyyyk, dragon fruit for Tatooine, spicy cherry for Mustafar, and mint-lime for Hoth ⭐️
• Millennium Falcon Chocolate Pop: Solid milk chocolate pop with crispy pearls

⭐️ - New

🧋 - Non-alcoholic

Spider-Noir Trailer and Posters

All images: Marvel

A new trailer, and four new posters, have arrived for Spider-Noir. The series follows the trials and tribulations of Ben Reilly, Private Eye. It looks so fantastically dark and retro.

Here's the official synopsis from Marvel: 

Based on Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man Noir, the “Spider-Noir” live-action series tells the story of Ben Reilly, a private investigator in 1930s New York. Played by Nicolas Cage, the burnt-out private eye is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only super hero.

Cage is joined by Lamorne Morris, portraying journalist Robbie Robertson, Li Jun Li’s Cat Hardy, a nightclub songstress and femme fatale, and Karen Rodriguez, who plays Ben Reilly’s assistant detective, Janet.

Two of the posters are virtually identical, but on is in true-hue full color,

and the other is in authentic black and white. The series will be released in both styles.

The other two posters are so retro. They look like the covers of the old pulp fiction gumshoe books from the 1930s.

Spider-Noir arrives on Amazon Prime Video on May 27th.

Wall-E Quote

Pixar

"I don't want to survive.

I want to live!"

- Captain B. McCrea, Wall-E

Duuuuude

"Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... And Beyond" is my favorite performance at Disney World. The Animal Kingdom show features giant puppets, like Crush, that are totally righteous.