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Waffle History I just had a conversation with someone on this topic the other day – who invented the waffle? Possibly the Belgians, I was rooting for the Germans, but wouldn’t have been surprised if they actually originated at a concession stand at a State Fair. Who Invented the Waffle? The first waffle-like treats were made [...]

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 [...]

Healthy Concession Options It seems like the offerings at  concessions are getting more extreme (and by extreme, I mean extremely unhealthy) just when culture is getting more health conscious. One example is the ever popular concession menu item: a deep fried version of something that is pretty fattening to begin with. Some examples are deep [...]

North Carolina Sweet Potato Festival  If it’s October, that means it’s time for the North Carolina Sweet Potato Festival which takes place from October 27 to October 29. The festival is in Snow Hill right across from the Ace Hardware on Highway 13 in Greene County. Festival Events Every year they have a photography contest [...]

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 [...]

Driving and Dining was nominated to participate in the TripBase 7 links meme. A big thank you to Traci over at Go Big or Go Home for the nomination! Here are 7 links to previous posts here at drivinganddining.com – a sort of ‘best of’ list that is a great way for new visitors to [...]

Concession Obsession: Fresh Fruit Could it be? Could Driving and Driving be writing about food that is… healthy? Yes, it’s true, today we are looking at the freshest, most healthy concession food of all – fresh fruit bought at a fruit stand by the side of the road. Even foolish fruit phobics who are stubbornly [...]

World’s Largest Indoor Water Park SeaGaia Ocean Dome, Japan Japan’s SeaGaia Ocean Dome was the world’s largest indoor park (it looks like it has been closed since 2007). It has a retractable roof, 3 water slides and surfing. When it was open, it also had boutiques where you could rent high fashion swimsuits and several [...]

We are just over one week into summer. I don’t know if it’s the summer vibe or the fact that my husband just spent a few days in Los Angeles, but this morning when I woke up I had sun tans, surfing and Santa Cruz on my mind. .I also had Free Kitten’s Surf’s Up [...]

I was watching some Pogues music videos on YouTube recently when I noticed the concession stand for the first time (I can’t help it, I can spot a concession stand any where). That got me thinking, what other video clips feature concessions, concession foods, or concession trailers? The Smashing Pumpkins music video with the ice [...]