cstephens2

cstephens2, 6 hours ago

The weird part is that the husband did mobile order for this dish, and when he picked it up, the first pic is what he brought back. Oh, lots of kale, that's nice. (It wasn't as day-glow green as it appears - that's a function of my weird phone camera.)

I moved the kale aside and the second pic is what I saw. I looked at it for a minute. Umm, that doesn't look like beef. That coloring makes it look like chicken. I tasted a piece. Umm, that's not chicken. It was flour / pasta, like gnocchi. /2

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cstephens2, 6 hours ago

There's nothing on the app, either the regular menu or on mobile order, that lets you order a vegetarian version of this dish. It's possible that you can only order it from a cashier, but the line was too long for me to ask. I don't know how you'd know to order it, though, as I didn't see any signage, though I didn't look at the regular posted menus. /3

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cstephens2, 6 hours ago

When the husband took the dish back up, the cast member looked at it, looked confused, and then called for another of the dish, which is what he brought back. He said the CM didn't seem to know what the dish was either.

You can see in this picture, of the regular dish, that it does contain a few pieces of gnocchi, which are the orange lumps at the bottom middle of the picture. (Not the bigger orange lump at the bottom right - that's a pepper.) /4

cstephens2, 6 hours ago

I think this is a terrific vegetarian offering, and I would absolutely order it, especially with the abundance of kale. The question would be how to go about doing that, and if it's available, why isn't it included on the menus in the app?

I don't know which part is supposed to be the "Tattooine bounty" though. Surely not any of the vegetable matter, from a desert planet, so maybe the gnocchi? #DockingBay7 #BlackSpireOutpost #GalaxysEdge #Batuu #Disneyland #SeasonOfTheForce /5 end

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cstephens2, 3 days ago

Got to see Dug today. His talking collar works too. There was a little girl who was so incredibly happy to see him. She didn't want to leave. #DisneyCaliforniaAdventure #UpMovie 2/2

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cstephens2, 5 days ago

Several people had prior commitments and so could not be at the event but sent video messages - Alan Menken, Paige O'Hara, Susan Egan, and Jodi Benson. Jodi's tribute especially brought many of us to tears.

As expected, many songs were sung during the course of the evening.

"Part of Your World" was performed by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, who are also currently working on "Moana 2". /2

cstephens2, 5 days ago (edited 5 days ago)

I don't know the woman who sang "Poor Unfortunate Souls", but she's on the far right in the picture, & she was terrific. (Found her - Kerry O'Malley.) I learned tonight that they'd originally wanted Bea Arthur to voice Ursula, but that didn't work out. Charlotte Rae was also in the running, but that didn't work out either.

"Proud of Your Boy" (which was cut out of the animated film "Aladdin" but included in the stage musical) was sung by the man on the left of the picture, who I don't know. /3

cstephens2, 5 days ago

Julie Garnyé performed "Disneyland" from the show "Smile".

Two songs from "Little Shop of Horrors" were performed, "Somewhere That's Green" and "Suddenly Seymour", with Darren Criss dueting on the latter song. /4

cstephens2, 5 days ago

For "Beauty and the Beast", there was a clip played of a recording session for the song "Be Our Guest", from the documentary "Waking Sleeping Beauty". If you haven't seen that documentary, I highly recommend it. It's available on Disney+, and I believe it's available for rent or purchase from other platforms. /5

cstephens2, 5 days ago

The evening ended with a rendition of the title track from "Beauty and the Beast" from Darren Criss on the piano.

Thank you to everyone involved for an incredible evening. #HowardAshman #ASCAPFoundation #TheWallis #WallisAnnenbergCenterForThePerformingArts /6 end

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cstephens2, 5 days ago

I've been thinking that it seems very coincidental that two movies about imaginary friends were coming out within months of each other, taking polar opposite turns of what happens to the forgotten friends. I was interested in knowing what happened in "Imaginary" but there was no way I could watch it. #IFMovie /3 end

cstephens2, 5 days ago

@kurtsh I love the show. It's even better if you know anything about kitchen culture, but it's not required. There's plenty that involves just family dynamics. There are some episodes in season 2 that are incredibly tense and uncomfortable. It deserves all of the accolades it's gotten. I'm looking forward to seeing where they go with season 3.

cstephens2, 4 days ago

@kurtsh The basic story is that a chef who's well regarded and been working in fancy upscale international restaurants comes back to Chicago to help salvage the family restaurant after the death of his brother. There's a lot of family drama surrounding why he'd originally left home as well as his return. There's also the individual stories of the various people who work in the kitchen and the new, young manager as well as the older manager.