Food Truck Festival

Greetings folks! I hope all is well in your world as it is in mine. This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the first ever Atlanta Food Truck Festival a.k.a Atlanta Food Street Festival. As some of you may know, food trucks have become the latest craze in the culinary industry and I was too excited to begin my tasting adventure.

I actually found out about the festival from a Groupon that I purchased and I later learned there would be music, fun and the top 10 food trucks in Atlanta. So....., I brought my appetite and folding chair and I was on my way to Piedmont Park in the city.

When I first arrived, I was surprised to see the massive crowd and the loooooong lines that equated to 45 min. to a 1 hour wait on food, in the sun! Needless to say I was not happy at all. Although there were a wide variety of trucks there ranging from the Puerto Rican truck, Healthy Food truck, Smashed and Mashed truck and a Cuban truck. Sadly, I did not get an opportunity to try any of them because of the long lines, but I did hear the Cuban sandwich was not that great.

Thankfully, my friend and I had a strategy to prevent either one of us passing out in the heat, and with that we managed to get a pork sausage link from Black Tie Catering and it was good ( yes, I forgot to snap a pic). What made this link so good was that it was pretty big and the mixture of mustard and bbq sauce was great. Not to mention it was on a fresh potato bun that was awesome. My food companion had her link with cole slaw on it and she said it was pretty good. Thankfully, she purchased a third link for us to split, which really hit the spot. Surprisingly after we ate, sat under the tree and listed to an awesome band named "Grits and Jelly Butter" we were good to go.

In the mist of us standing in line we managed to try salt and vineger popcorn, lemon pepper pop corn and a cake shot that was a replica of a pina colada, which was very different but good none the less. All in all we had a great time and I look forward to attending the event next year. However, next time I will have a better strategy to get the most out of my experience.

Happy Eating!

Nothing Bundt Cakes!

Greetings folks! I hope everyone is doing well. You should know by now that when I am MIA it is not due to lack of inspiration ( because I am always eating :) ) but moreso due to life and work taking over. None the less, I have something for you...."Nothing Bundt Cakes", in Sandy Springs, GA (yes, I be every where)!

In early June, I had a girlfriends weekend and it was great! We hungout, ate, relaxed and had a fabolous time in the ATL! Normally when I have guest I try to take them to the best "mom and pop" restaurants in town because I figure, why eat at chain restaurants when there is so much variety in Atlanta?

So....of course, I made my pilgramige to the infamous Cami Cakes and without fail my guest looooved them! While we were eating our cupcakes a friend of mine mention a place in Alabama called "Nothing Bundt Cakes". She went on to say they sale miniture ( and large) budnt cakes in a few flavors and that they are awesome ( this is where get excited). She said they give out free samples and they encourage you to try as many as you like. However, she warned me that the red velvet had choclate chips in it and they were "unexpected" and a different experience. So, I made a mental note and we went on with our weekend.

Lo and behold on Sunday when we went to The Flying Biscuit ( another favorite) I saw this cute little van next to the restaurant that advertised bundt cakes. Next thing I knew, I looked up and I was standing infront of the bundt cake store!! Unfortunately, it was Sunday and they were closed.

However, the following Saturday I was going to a concert in the area and I stopped by to finally give this place a try. When I walked in I expected the shop to smell like sugar and fresh baked goods, but to my suprise and disappointment it smelt like nail acrylic....WTH! I mentioned this out loud and the worker said it was a nail shop next door and the fumes were so strong it overpowers the store.....wow, can we say health hazard!

After getting over the initial shock I saw the amazing display of cakes!!!!! I also looked in the corner and saw red velvet samples!!!!! Before I could even taste one, I picked it up with a napkin and noticed it was sooooooo moist. Thankfully, my friend had prepared me for the choclate chips but to my suprise they were not that bad, just different. With every bite ( yes, I had two samples) all I could say was " oh my god!" because this stuff was better than good, lets say "life changing"!

I was so excited that I could not decide on which one to get, so I ended up leaving with a red velvet and a pecan praline that is slap your momma good. I do not know what they put in them cakes to make them so moist but they do a hellava job.

Evevrytime I think of them my mouth begins to water  ( like now) . I have to try my best to stay away while I am on " Operation Sexy Back" but whenever I make my trek to the concert hall I will be sure to stop by!