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| - Blamwich was one of four mobile food vendors who catered to the Opening Gala of the Calgary International Film Festival at Eigth Avenue Place. Although it was a one item selection, Jerk Chicken on Baguette, what a treat this was. My only complaint was, if you allow me to plagarize from Emeril Lagasse, the spice seriously needed to be "kicked up a notch". Most who were attending were film industry professionals and we can take the heat. It was not a sufficient enough concern to downgrade the rating to four stars.
Servers were carrying the treats, sliced into small hors d'ouvres like sandwiches from the street into the venue and they could barely get six feet inside the door of this huge location before their trays were empty. I cannot remember eating meat on a bun so tender as what we were given to eat. It was a real hit and I ate alone at least a dozen as well as bucket loads of perogies, sausages, fries with cheese (not poutine), and gelato from the three other trucks.
To put icing on the cake, French Champagne maker Moet et Chandon provided the bubbly to wash down the food. Champagne and snack truck food, what a novel idea it was but a huge success among the attendees. Jackie Dupuis, Executive Director of the CIFF has to be commended for this.
If you see the Blamwich truck on your travels about the city, I hope your stomach is empty because I am ordering you to try their fare. You will be stunned with the quality.
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