Gypsy Picnic

So I intended to go to the Texas Book Festival today, but then I woke up and decided I much rather go shopping. Namely, I wanted to check out Sur la Table in the Domain so I sent my friend Elizabeth a text to see if she was interested. She mentioned they were going to the Gypsy Picnic at Auditorium Shores, and when there is food involved these days, I'm easily convinced. So we were off to check out the "trailer food festival."

Jonathan and I were both excited to see "Traditional Argentinean" empanadas. They were good, but it didn't come close to Jorge's roadside stand in Chile. I think I will never look at empanadas the same.





Our friends Raf and Erica own the Irie Bean on South Lamar so we were excited to try some of their food. By the time we got there, they were sold out of the Quinoa and Sweet Potato Griddle Cakes, but we managed to score one from the back. It was awesome and had the slightest hint of ginger.

We also tried the Jerk Chicken. I loved the fact that it had just the right amount of spice.

We had two favorites of the day...one from Trey's Cuisine - Steak Mac Croquettes. Mac & Cheese and steak, how can that not be a winning combination. Plus it was fried and topped with ranch...can you say heart attack?

This was our other favorite - Prosciutto and Fig Preserve Kolache with toasted pistachio from The Zubik House. Holy moly talk about delicious! I need to figure out how to make these.

This was the Smoked Pork Shoulder Kolache with local honey, jalapenos and onions also from the Zukib House. It was good, but no where near the Prosciutto and Fig Preserve Kolache.