Kingdom Konsultant Travel Blog

Located in Epcot's Chinese Pavilion, Nine Dragons is definitely one of those Disney World restaurants that seems to fall off of the radar. Now, I'll admit, I must have passed Nine Dragon's a hundred times, and never thought to dine here. I am betting most of you are thinking the way I did; "I can get Chinese food at home", or have made ADRs (Advanced Dining Reservations for you first time visitors) only to cancel and dine elsewhere. A lot of past reviews are mixed regarding this restaurant, which I think contributed to me not dining here in the past, but I had to give Nine Dragons a fair chance. I can tell you, I'm glad we did! And....... did you know NO MSG is used in any dishes at Nine Dragon's? Neither did I! Being a fan, that was great news to me! Nine Dragons underwent a recent facelift or refurb in Disney-speak in 2009. It really is a pretty restaurant. The reception area does tend to get a bit crowded, but we were seated within fifteen minu

The owner of her own catering business for years, the self taught cook has catered for everything from the local Elks Lodges and High Schools to the Atlantic County Officials.  Her private themed parties of up to 150 guests were well known as well as cooking for many celebrities.  She has had the pleasure of knowing and meeting many wonderful chefs and cooks (and learned a few techniques from!) such as Chef Robert Irvine, Melissa D'Arabian, Sunny Anderson, Paula Deen, Pat and Gina Neely and Guy Fieri.  Deb has also been a field editor for Taste of Home Magazine for the last 8 years and she does as much cooking for her community as she can to help out.  Deb also helps manage many Facebook pages that have to do with the various Disney lounges including the most recent, Friends of Disney Dining and Libations. We are pleased to announce that she will be contributing to our blog exclusively as a featured weekly blogger starting on February 1, 2015