Thank you Roosevelt Row for putting on such a fun festival this time of year! This was my first time attending after seeing the fliers when I was at RoRo last weekend shopping at the vintage stores.
While it was smaller than I thought it was going to be, it still had a lot to enjoy. The vendors were all good. My husband and my friend decided to each get something different from 3 different vendors, in order to be able to try as much as possible.
The Pasilla Pepper White Bean Chili with the Jalapeno Hush Puppies from Jobot were top notch, sooooooooo good! We also had Short Leash Dog's super yummy and spicy sausage stuffed poblano pepper with fried jalapenos...those were just as tasty as the chili. Both were definitely our favorites. But we also had the green chile mac 'n cheese empanada from AZ Food Crafters, which we thought was just okay...it was a little dry and could have used more cheese or the sauce could have been on the inside instead. Yet, we enjoyed all of it!
My hubby and friend really loved the Deschutes beers while I thought the pineapple sorano pepper margarita with the 3 Amigos tequila tasted fantastic. It wasn't spicy but had a really nice flavor to it. The wooden tokens were a great idea and made it super easy to get drinks throughout the event.
For dessert, we enjoyed the caramels and the chile dark chocolate truffle. Holy moly! Both were seriously divine and super spicy.
We wish there would have been more salsa entries. The mango salsa (wondering who entered this one) was delicious...and I HATE mango or fruit salsas normally...while the other 3 were really bland and not so fun to eat. But the idea of it was a lot of fun and we enjoyed it.
The entertainment was spot on as well and we sat in front of the makeshift stage (loved that it was behind one of the RoRo houses) to enjoy the talent show, trivia, and The Senators.
What are the few things I would have changed? Please add some lights in the portapotty section (we used our iPhone flashlights) and maybe get some more salsa entries for next year. Oh and maybe add more benches this time around for more seating while eating.
Thanks again Roosevelt Row! This was an awesome and delicious time!!