Flavors

We heard about the "Flavors of the Avenue" event one night while we were eating at our favorite Passyunk restaurant Plenty. On the counter were cards promoting the event and it sounded like it was right up our alley. When we found out that it was only $25.00 to attend there was no doubt in our mind that we would be buying tickets.
 The event was held in the parking lot across from Los Caballitos (better known as Cantina). Under the huge white tent over 20 of Passyunk's restaurants were featured. Each had its own stand where attendees could sample one of their signature menu items. Menu items varied from breakfast and dinner to dessert and samples of cocktails.
 We were very surprised by how many people were packed into the tent during the entire span of the event. Every stand had people lined up to try one of their dishes, although we noticed that Cantina attracted the largest crowds all wanting to try the margaritas.  There were restaurants that have been on Passyunk for years such as Mamma Maria's, whose food thoroughly surprised us, as well as new comers such as Izumi and Green Eggs Cafe. We both enjoyed almost every dish we tried and were full by the time we got to the last table.
 Outside of the tent was a free street fair, including a craft market and DJ. The craft market, called "Crafty Balboa", showcased many of the clothing stores in the surrounding area. We particularly like one of the new stores, NRS (Nicole Rae Styer), which features handmade, original items for women and children.
 This was a great annual event that we were so happy to have attended and hope everyone will try to make it out next year!
Here are some pictures from the event: