A Taste of Two Cities

Today the ultimate battle took place in Baltimore: DC Food Trucks vs. Baltimore Food Trucks! And might I say, it was awesome!  The event, which was sponsored by Charm City Events, took place at the Westport Waterfront in Baltimore. 20 food trucks from each city came to sell there wares and we lucky ones got to vote on whose food was better.  Ultimately, the Baltimore food trucks won, which I should be happy about as a Batlimorean but all of the food I had from DC was amazing!  Of course, I had a bit of the Baltimore food last year at the Baltimore foodtruck roundup and it was quite delicious too. But I didn't want to repeat myself so I made a list of the places I wanted to try.

First up was a pierogie from Busia's Kitchen.  I LOVE pierogies.  They are my 6th food group so I was excited to try a homemade version.  We were given the choice of one made with farm fresh cheese and one with potatoes and feta. Neither of which were authentic pierogies but we decided on one of each anyway.  When we got them, they were smothered in fried onions which is classic so I was excited.  Unfortunately, I shouldn't have been.  It's not that they were bad, they just weren't what I wanted.  They were flat, and tough and very hard to eat.  So I was a little depressed at this point...

Next up was, Jolly Pig.  They listed a selection of miniature tacos with an Asian flare.  So I sprung for 1 Pulled Pork and 1 Korean BBQ.  Now this was what I wanted!  The pulled pork taco had crispy onions and scallions and some kind of BBQ sauce and was absoultely delicious!  The Korean BBQ was good but not exactly what I expected.  It was supposed to have some kind of slaw on it but instead it had sticky rice and scallions but was still yummy!

Then we found some yummy lemonade at Karlita's.  By this time, we were ready for dessert.  Now usually, in food truck land, you only have access to cupcakes but this time around there was cheesecake!  Sweetz Cheesecakes makes individual sized cheesecakes instead of slices which is about the best idea ever!  We decided to each try something different so we could sample each others.  This resulted in a Blueberry-Lemon, Cookies and Cream and mine which was a frozen slice of banana cheesecake covered in chocolate.  It was so creamy, so cold and so banana-y that it tasted like a triangular banana. DELICIOUS!!  Ther perfect summer treat!  Of course, my niece thought so too and it was quickly commandeered by her.  Unfortunately, they were gobbled up so fast that I didn't get a picture of any of the goodies, not even the food truck itself.

The Baltimore cupcake contribution: Had some last time and they were delectable!  She also has about a million flavors to choose from.  They all sounded so good that it was almost impossible to decide.

Shave Ice Rickshaw: Adorable!

Tried this last summer: Aside from being WAY spicier than I assumed it would be, the injire was purple and squishy and very cool to eat with whatever I ate it with (I'm still not entirely sure what the meat was...)!

A vintage clothing truck...interesting...

There's a rumor that they are doing this soon in DC, so I will definitely be attending that one as well, if only to eat a heck of a lot more!  All I have to say is:

A Taste of Two Cities: Best. Idea. Ever.