Food Truck Festivals Food trucks are increasingly popular – concession stands on wheels that offer a delicious variety ranging from the concession classics (hotdogs, burgers) to culinary creative meals. There are reality TV shows about it (The Great Food Truck Race) and also they make cameo appearances on tv sitcoms (one example I can think [...]
Happy Fried Day! Welcome to another instalment of Concession Obsession. Today we will feature the strange world of deep fried concession food. The Classic – Onion Rings A trip to an amusement park or baseball game isn’t the same without some onion rings – hot out of the fry basket, it’s the perfect compliment to [...]
Snow Cones, Sno-Cones, Shaved Ice, Ice Cones Ice + flavor = whatever you call it, it’s the perfect treat for a hot day at a carnival, state fair, rodeo, parade – any outdoor event! Today I continue my regular feature about tasty concession treats, this time from a snow cone trailer. If you can buy [...]
Happy Ice Cream Month! That’s right, it’s ice cream month – a great way to really kick into summertime! Ice cream is the official mascot of summer holiday, after all! Ice cream is welcome at any summer event: the beach, a picnic, the playground, a roadtrip, and the back yard! Unfortunately, it’s not easy to [...]
It’s a Hot Dog Hootenanny! For your next hot dog concession business, maybe try one of these. This tattoo is featured at tattooblog.org. Types of Hot Dogs Veggie Carnivores can buy this cheeky tshirt at zazzle. However, if you like veggie dogs there are a lot of options out there, and some of them taste [...]
Carnivore’s Carnival A highlight in any road trip: a stop at a restaurant that offers a meal challenge like the two steak-eating challenges I’m about to describe. Or, schedule your trip to coincide with a competitive-eating contest for a taste of local culture! I also found challenges and contests featuring cheese steaks, country-fried steak, burgers, [...]
Honky if You’re Corny Well I might as well get this over with! I am in fact NOT a fan of corn dogs- odd, because I love hot dogs and I love corn… Something about the sweetness of the batter and the wiener-y flavor of the dog just doesn’t work for me. However, I can [...]
Devil’s Rope Barbed wire, also called ‘devil’s rope’ “forever altered the development of the American West” (wikipedia). History Joseph Glidden was one of the original inventors and was awarded the patent after a legal battle. When he died he was one of the richest men in the US. I didn’t know anything about the history [...]
