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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Concession Obsession: Cupcakes If you’re a regular reader of drivingandining, you know that I’ve decided to feature some of the tasty (and sometimes surprising) foods you can buy from concession trailers, carts, food trucks, or counters. If this is your first visit, welcome! Check out some of my other concession obsessions: the hot dog cart, the corn dog, funnel [...]
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 [...]
