I've been frustrated by ToC's recent history and in particular its having the exact same menus and tired list of vendors every year, but this year's event is hitting all the right notes. There are some very innovative tents like the ones from Pure Vietnamese Kitchen and one selling BBQ duck neck (I'm almost intrigued!), good coffee at last from Kaffeeklatsch, a great representation from our exploding craft beer community and a very diverse assortment of food trucks in the spot furthest to the east side of the plaza. I dropped $20 on tickets day 1 and will be back to more damage on day 2.