Happy Holidays Best wishes for 2012 to all of you, thank you for keeping up with the tasty travels of Driving and Dining. Check out our article from earlier this month for some concession stand treats from Christmas concessions -the perfect snacks during your ice skating, winter festival, Christmas market, or other winter outing. Today [...]
Christmas Concession: Christmas Goodies Last year I featured Christmas Markets around the world, but this year I’d like to focus on the fantastic food at Christmas market concession stands . Baked Apples I have never seen a baked apple look this good – check out the recipe over at Sandra’s Recipes. Hot Sandwiches A hot [...]
Well it’s December 1st tomorrow – so there is still time to do some online shopping! Concession themed gifts are a great way to unwrap some fun in your living room. Even if it’s snowy outside, concession themed presents take you to that hot August day at the state fair or amusement park. They are [...]
Happy Halloween! What better time to look at some of the creepier concession tricks and treats? Some seasonal attractions go ‘all out’ with their Halloween themed concession stands, but all concession stands can add some fear factor to their food this time of year. The Headless Horseman Hayride and Haunted House in Ulster Park, NY [...]
31 Days Until Halloween Halloween is so close, it’s scary! There are so many options for concession stands, whether it is a counter set up at our school Halloween dance or a food truck at a Halloween carnival. Here are some ideas: Halloween Cupcakes When it comes to these concession cakes, you have two options. You [...]
Well, today is Mother’s day and moms all over the country have enjoyed a lovingly made breakfast in bed, or a delicious Mother’s Day brunch. Churches and restaurants are giving out flowers to visiting moms and special outings and dinners have been planned. Mother’s Day always falls on a Sunday, and it’s the perfect day [...]
There’s something bunny going down in New Mexico, a bunny resort of sorts. A great place for the Easter Bunny to relax after this weekend is over and an otherwise timely feature at drivinganddining.com because, it’s the Year of the Rabbit: Bunnytown, USA Meet Jeff Hartzer of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He used to deliver mail [...]
Well it’s that time of year again, time to strap on those bunny ears and hop around the yard hiding eggs just so your kids can go look for them! I always enjoy finding the ones they miss, months later when they are squished (and squishy)… but no one wants to see a Grinch at [...]
Chestnuts also known as: 板栗, Kastanie, castaño, châtaigne 1. the smooth-shelled, sweet, edible nut of any of a genus (Castanea) of trees of the beech family 2. a reddish-brown horse 3. an old, stale joke or phrase Nutty History The History of Chestnuts According to the Cambridge World History of Food, “In the mountainous areas [...]
A Happier New Year It’s almost New Years and everyone knows that people rarely keep their New Years resolutions, I know I rarely do. I’ve been giving this some thought… Dreaming the Years Away New Years Resolutions are often overly optimistic (I’m going to go to the gym. Every. Single. Day.) and usually very serious [...]
