Just returned from my first "Arkalalah feed" downtown. One of the neat things about working in the downtown area is the convenience to Arkalalah activities. Food booths are within easy walking distance during the four days they are set up for the festival.
Talked to several people about their favorite Arkalalah foods, offered by some of the same vendors year after year. Some people keep going back to favorites such as pork burgers, buffalo burgers, Harvest Medley, bierrock, onion blossoms, corn on the cob and other foods
Other people may go to their favorite booth on the first day, then on succeeding days try out new treats.
Many Arkalalah-goers walk from booth to booth ordering one course from one booth, another from a different booth and a third (such as dessert) from a third booth.
With all the food — including desserts — offered at 23 different booths, Arkalalah is a time, I decided, not to worry about how much you eat, or you'll spoil the fun.
After visiting booths around the three main intersections downtown, I returned to the office with my dessert, an ice cream sandwich — vanilla ice cream between chocolate chip cookies. Yum, I thought, as I reflected on Arkalalah in the office break room:
Arkalalah has got to be one of the best festivals of its size that you could find in the whole world, I thought.
Was I just on a sugar high? Or is there something really special about this grand old Arkalalah Festival?
Foss Farrar
Traveler reporter
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There's something special, Foss, but you also were probably on a sugar high. I think I'll try the gyro next!
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