One year ago, I was invited to attend the blue carpet for the opening of Epic Universe. I got to talk to celebs like James and Oliver Phelps and WWE superstar Cody Rhodes about what they’d be riding, but there was another fun surprise that day: The Mac and Cheese cones. The handheld food item at Epic’s How To Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk became a big hit early on, but when the creative team at Universal Orlando was conceiving the dish, they had no idea what they’d gotten into. Frankly, neither did I.
I previously did get the chance to try some of the cones. I'm personally invested in the delicious PB&J cone (that is pork, bacon and jam), but originally, the cones were only available at one small kiosk: Hooligan's Grog and Fuel. Universal chef Jens Dahlmann was on hand for a Q&A celebrating the park’s first birthday, and he revealed the Mac and Cheese cones were one of the biggest surprises to come out of the park's opening.
