Getting Grub

Today's agenda included checking out the Grub Street Food Festival on the LES. If it wasn't apparent from some of my previous posts, I'm a big fan of food trucks. They're mobile, fun, and most importantly, their food is fantastic & usually cheap. After reading this week's TONY that highlighted P&H Soda, and then finding out P&H would be at Grub Street, my Saturday afternoon fate was sealed.

Street Food Festival

First off, walking from the subway to the LES was a rather fun adventure for me. I'd never walked through Chinatown before, and checking out streets full of awesome produce was pretty rad. Not so rad? Entire smoked ducks (yep, heads still attached) hanging in many of the store windows. I was also rather surprised to come across Zarin Fabrics & Home Furnishings on the walk to the festival. (Yeah, I watch Real Housewives of New York. What's it to you!?) Anyway, seeing Jill Zarin's place of business was wacky. What was even more wacky? Bethenny, also of RHoNY, was filming portions of her reality show with her husband and baby AT the food festival! Which was CRAZY busy I might add. I can't believe people bring babies or dogs to these things. I guess you make your own rules when you're a reality tv star though. There were a few douchey New Yorker's in attendance in general. Anyway, once inside the fair grounds proper, delicious things awaited. I obviously couldn't partake in everything, but notable food finds for myself and the Mister were a pollo patacon from Patacon Pisao, a ditch dog from Ditch Plains, Lime and Hibiscus & Quince sodas from P&H, a liege w/ nutella & strawberries from Wafels & Dinges, and a fried rice ball stuffed with pumpkin from Arancini Bros. Everything was awesome. There was also mussel paealla, bacon marmalade, chicken chili with hominy, french macarons galore, fresh lobster rolls, and pretty much anything and everything else you could think of. If only my stomach could hold more! The great thing about living in New York though, is that there's always another day, always another food truck. So I don't feel like I have to pack everything all in like I do when I'm on vacation.

Good Eats

Now, stay tuned tomorrow as I head back to the LES, and check out the 10th Annual Pickle Festival! It's surely a weekend of good times and good eatin'.