Taste of DC - Recap

Had a great time at The Taste of DC yesterday. If you're looking for something to do today, I highly recommend getting over to 13th and Penn NW an check it out. The earlier you get there, the better. As the day went on it got more and more packed. We arrived just before noon in hopes of turning the outing into a lunch trip. They had some troubles with the ticket booth, and seemed fairly unorganized, but we eventually got our food tickets from Will Call and started hitting up the booths. I suggest getting tickets online, as the lines for purchasing tickets were much longer then the lines for picking up tickets paid for online. There are no more earlier bird tickets, so basically you can buy packs of 10 tickets for 15 a pack.. $1.50 a ticket.  http://www.thetasteofdc.org/

The first place we hit up was Luke's Lobster, and their sample lobster role at 5 tickets was not a lot of food, but one really tasty treat. The bun was buttered and grilled on the spot, chuck full of big pieces of lobster, lightly seasoned. It was delicious. Definitely hit up their booth.

The next stop was the Co. Co. Sala, a restaurant that specializes in chocolate. What you see here is their bacon mac and cheese tart with chocolate bacon on top. It was a very interesting combination that really worked well and was quite a treat! I believe it was only 2 tickets.

Ready for something filling, one of the biggest plates for your tickets was at Mayur Kabab. For just 2 tickets, they gave us a Samosa with a side of chickpea malasa. The samosa was a little cold for me, and I like a lot more spices in mine, but it was pretty good, albeit on the blander side of Indian and Pakistani food for me. It will probably appeal to the more common eater, who may have never given Indian food a chance. It's one of my favorites though.

It wouldn't have been a complete day without a stop at the Amsterdamn Falafel shop. For 4 tickets, they gave you a pita filled with hummus and cucumber salad, and one falafel ball. You can sauce it yourself with some Dutch mayo and Tahini. It was delicious and hit the spot.

This lamb burger with feta and tzatziki sauce for 5 tickets was another item we got to get filled up before hitting the wine and beer tasting tent. Delicious and filling, offered at the Yamas Mediterranean Grill booth.

Before leaving, we hit up Co. Co. Sala again for their desert offering. This 2 ticket treat was out of this world. Layers of chocolate moose and sauce, topped with a piece of chocolate, it was a highlight for the desserts.

These 2 wines were our favorites in the wine area:

Lastly, in the alcohol area, hit up the Divine chocolate booth. For 2 tickets you get a sample of chocolate and a whole 3.5oz bar of chocolate. One of the steals of the day!

I've only just touched on all the options there were. There is something for everyone! Head out there today and have a great time! Get there early or risk long lines. We missed out on the Waffle Shop's booth because the line was really long, but their waffles looked amazing, so look for them early if you want to try their stuff.