Nothing has more appeal than a festival that promises a wide selection of food in a concentrated space. Being that it’s also the longest running culinary arts festival in the country – with 500,000 people attending each year – it practically screams foodie happiness.
So we arrived at lunchtime with 2 rumbling bellies to experience just that…Foodie Happiness.
Set up along Fifth Street between Race Street and Broadway, the festival is a good 5 city blocks long. Walking without any obstacles may roughly take about 8 minutes. Walking with a huge crowd of people, distractions and plenty of food booths could take a good deal longer.
And it did take longer, because there were things to slow you down, like…
…some rides…
…the “Create your own card” Bicycle Station (with card playing tables)…
…the Charmin bear…
…the concerts…
…the Dunkin Turbo mug…
…the advertising super hero (who looks very Space Ghost-ish)…
…and the people…
…LOTS of people.
But this crowd also ate.
There were groups of people who ate in place, sometimes changing the traffic pattern as people went around them. This usually wasn’t a problem as they stood off to the side on the most part. The others, though, balanced drinks and corn cobs and sandwiches as they made their way through, lowering their eyes as they took sips or bites. Often times, there was bumping involved as a result. If the consuming walker wasn’t careful, the possibility of spilling some food/drink on a fellow festival-goer became all the more fruitful.
But that only adds to the charm. So let’s move on to the food!
…plenty of Greek places…
…German restaurants…
…Asian food…
…English grub…
…and dessert.
2 bones at City BBQ ribs
Baby back ribs from Pit to Plate