Gypsy Picnic

I have a new favorite event in Austin, which is saying a lot since I am firmly planted in my suburban lifestyle.  Kim heard about the Gypsy Picnic and after some investigating, my made the trip to downtown Austin, braved the parking situation, and walked a few blocks to the picnic at Auditorium Shores.  The Gypsy Picnic brought together 30+ food trucks from around the city to strut their stuff.  Everything offered was $3 and I guarantee they made a killing. 

The day was gorgeous and the live music rocked.  We brought all 3 kids with us, which I think we might not do next year given the length of the lines.  Seriously people, there were 50,000 folks were expected to sample some of the best food Austin has to offer.  While Kim stood in one line, I took the kids to grab hot dogs but these were no normal dogs.  These were Man Bites Dog dogs and had to be the best I have ever eaten.  As a matter of fact, Kim and I want to find this food truck downtown to go back for more.  We had so many delicious bites and could have stayed for hours more if the kids hadn't run out of patience.  Okay, if Morgan hadn't run out of patience.  We made the mistake of letting her out of the stroller and in a split second she was off and running in a crowd of 25,000!  Obviously, I caught her and all is well.  Believe me, you would have heard about it long before now if I hadn't.

I am marking my calendar for the first weekend in November in 2011 to picnic again with the Gypsies.  It was a an awesome day and totally worth parking downtown!