This weekend we had the pleasure of attending a new food event. We try our best to frequent as many as we can and on Sunday we were double booked! After Ashley sipped her way through the Soupalicous show we headed to Foodival. A new event for both of us, but with a name like that how could we not be excited!
The event was very different from the usual food shows we attend. With a fire dancer, card reader and inflatables it was a great mix between food venders and fun!
Fire Dancing!
After our initial walk around we headed to Ice Volcano, the liquid nitrogen ice cream stand that looked like a science lab. We ordered the frozen marshmallows instead of the ice cream. It was a very interesting texture and the flavour of the marshmallow changed quite a bit with the liquid nitrogen. The first few bites were crunchy and sweet, but half way through we were ready to move on to the next stop. But definitely worth a try!
Ice Volcano’s mixing station
As a new found meat eater I have realized one thing, I LOVE bacon! When we spotted Rashers’ booth, I knew I had to try it. I was told the Hogtown Sandwich was a favourite, so I went with the recommendation, and I’m so happy I did. Peameal bacon on a bun with homemade brown sauce, this was the best thing I ate at Foodival I almost went back for seconds. The brown sauce, which I will rename as “heaven”, complemented the bacon perfectly. I can’t wait to head over to their Leslieville shop to try more!
The delicious Hogtown Sandwich
Mike’s Dog House seemed like a good idea, but sadly this truck was disappointing. With unique hot dogs on the menu like the Red Neck Dog and Frito Bandito I was expecting amazing but got nacho cheese (literally). I ordered the Mac n Cheesy Dog. I was served a hot dog with cold Kraft mac and cheese and Nacho cheese sauce (YUCK). However, the funnel cake fries with ice cream, chocolate sauce, served in a waffle bowl were very yummy!
Funnel cake fries
Crazy Corn was one of our last stops before heading home (with a food coma). The Halloween Haunt popcorn with chocolate, Reese’s Pieces and orange sprinkles was the one I purchased and Ashley took home the He Shoots He Skorz. Not only were they all fun and tasty but, gluten free! The lady that helped us could not have been sweeter and made a great point, “You just feel better when sprinkles are around” – AMEN!
The final stop was Redline Coffee for the Caramel Apple Cider. One of the best Apple Ciders we have ever had, it was the perfect blend of caramel and apples.
A big thanks to the organizer of the event, Steve, for being such a great help and an all around friendly guy!
We can’t wait to attend next year!
The Best: Rasher’s Hogtown Sandwich
Not the Best: Mike’s Dog House Mac n Cheesy Dog
not foodies. 