Though the Biscuit Festival is now several years old, for
some crazy reason last year was my first chance to go, and let me tell you, I
fell in love. One of the first things I did
when I found out I was coming home in May was to check the dates of the 2014
Festival. Because life is grand and
America is amazing, my visit coincided perfectly. If you’ve been around me very long, you know
that Biscuits and Gravy rank right up there will pickles and chocolate as one
of my favorite foods, and ALL THREE of those things were to be found and eaten
at the Biscuit Festival. I was obviously
in food heaven.
My dad, Sadie, and I made sure to get to Biscuit Boulevard
on Market Square early, but even then it was insanely crowded. Apparently lots of people love biscuits.
So this is how it works: You buy a $10 ticket good for 5 samples and you
have your choice of over 20 vendors. The
only thing that keeps you from buying more tickets is your rapidly expanding
belly, because thankfully most of the vendors don’t take the term “sample” too
seriously. It was a tough choice, and
certainly line length played into the biscuits I got (who can wait?! I WANT
BISCUITS!) but here are the 6 I tried. If
you’re smart you’ll commit to teamwork, because then you can sample DOUBLE the
biscuits. Unfortunately it took until
our last sample for Sadie and I to figure that little trick out…
1. The best came first.
This fried steak with tomato and
arugula biscuit was southern with a twist, and I was a 100% fan. It was one of those biscuits that as youj
were eating you would hear people say, “Hey, where’d she get that one?!”
2. The Chocolate and
Bacon Biscuit. I’m a chocolate fan,
but this one just didn’t do it for me.
It seemed like they just took a mediocre biscuit and drizzled some
chocolate sauce on it, which was a little sad.
3. The Pickle Biscuit. If you’re curious, you should check out
Southern Living, because they were the providers of this delicious
creation. I only regret spending a
sample on it because they were giving unlimited free biscuits later on.
4. Some-Fruity-Delicious-Thing-That-May-Have-Had-Pineapple. Recommended by a friend, this one was a
winner; I just wish I could remember the details.
5. A decent but
nothing special bacon biscuit with some delicious jams. That pretty much says it all about this one.
6. Honey-Bourbon Ham
Biscuit. Yep, it was as good as it
sounds.
While reflecting on it, I just had the most terrible revelation
that I’ll be missing the 2015 festival.
So, some may consider it to early to say, but I can pretty much
guarantee I’ll be in attendance in 2016.
That’s only 22 months, right?
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