Finally made it to Food & Wine over the weekend. I have to say, this year was quite an improvement over 2023 -- despite fewer booths.
The merchandise this year was outstanding! I was happy to see a return of a F&W t-shirt, and the wine glasses also had a more unique design compared to 2023.
Our highlight of the festival was the pork belly from LA Style. The low of the festival was the pizza-flavored wings from Cluck-A-Doodle Moo. We were unable to try anything from Nuts About Cheese because it was raining and the booth flooded. And it was clear that they reduced the number of booths this year due to the number of construction walls throughout DCA.
We did the beer tasting with Stone Brewing, and it was fantastic. Plus, it was moved inside Carthay Circle due to rain, which was a delight.
And after several years of complaining about the lack of wine at the festival, they had more wine offerings at dining locations throughout the park. Nice to see the festival return to form.