Driving and Dining

Fall Concessions It’s almost the end of the month and Halloween is just around the corner – I have a large pumpkin in my yard, getting bigger every day, to remind me. This got me to thinking – what are  concession stands serving in September? Many concession stands close down after Summer is over, but [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, 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 cakes, [...]

An Ode to Cotton Candy Cotton candy and carnivals – you can’t really have one without the other! Cotton candy is a staple of the concession stand culture I love so much. I bought my daughter her first cotton candy at a Disney on Ice performance. We shared it and it was a special moment, [...]

Concession Obsession May is National Hamburger Month – the perfect time to feature what is, in my opinion, one of the best foods to buy from a concession stand! According to whatscookingamerica.net, the hamburger patty dates back to the time of Genghis Khan. Apparently ground meat that could be eaten with one hand was the [...]

Concession Obsession The second part in a continuing feature on my favorite concession food: foods you can buy from concession trailers, carts, or counters. I can’t walk by a street vendor or mobile kitchen, without buying a snack. <<previous Concession Obsession: History of the Hot Dog Cart Funnel Cake Photo: fantes.com Funnel cakes are made [...]

Concession Obsession I have a real weakness for any food you can buy from a street vendor or concession stand, I can’t walk by one without buying a snack. You can imagine how I fare at the local county fair or amusement park – it’s a feeding frenzy! I’ve decided to feature some of the [...]