Okay, so the name doesn't exactly sound Italian (or French or Spanish, for that matter). But after all, Spoodles is in Disney World, and one of the requirements when you enter the enchanted land is that you suspend all disbelief. For instance, if you believe that it's impossible to find good food within the confines of Mickey's Florida home, think again. And if you believe that a restaurant with a name like Spoodles can't have wonderful Mediterranean-inspired cooking, chef Bart Hosmer has something for you to chew on.

Take the whole-roasted yellowtail snapper with tomato-caper-olive sauce, or braised osso buco with cardamom-spiced sweet potato, for instance. These are just two of the inspired dishes on Hosmer's enticing menu. Make no mistake-this is serious food prepared by a serious chef and served in a surprisingly comfortable, casual Mediterranean setting. A forth-coming guidebook published by England's AA Travel Division even rated Spoodles the best food in all of Disney World. And with Disney chefs attracting national attention all over the place, that isn't hollow praise.

A native of California, Hosmer learned his craft at restaurants around the Golden State, including Bradley Ogden's Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur and Hiro Sone's Terra in St. Helena. He traveled the world-and we don't mean EPCOT-to further hone his skills. Of course, even if we didn't know firsthand that Hosmer is a very talented chef, we would still be predisposed to like him, because among his favorite cook-books is James Beard's American Cookery.

The folks at Disney know how to show their guests a good time, and this dinner is sure to be yet another feather in their caps. Leave the mouse ears at home. This is a Disney event for grown-ups only.