Following on from my quick solo jaunt to Austin (the once where I cozied up in bed eating raw carob mousse pie and watching Friends reruns as the rain tippity-tapped on the window beside me), I flew to Washington, D.C. for a few days of meeting friends, brownie huntin’ and, unexpectedly, mosquito-luring. Golly, those mosquitos really loved me.
On one sunny bright-shining afternoon, I met up with my fabulous friend Lauren for an expedition to Truckeroo, a monthly food festival showcasing over 20 food trucks. (I’ve posted about Lauren once before, back in January 2010, when she took our friend Lincoln and me to Washington, D.C.’s Eastern Market).
Lauren is an utter gem, and it was a treat to catch up with her in person again. Travel tales, career hopes, and life adventures were all discussed in a flurry of words as we scanned the food trucks and ate our lunch, ending with a sweet (so sweet!) concoction of strawberry ice with vanilla frozen custard.
Knowing my love of well-crafted coffee, Lauren took me to Dolcezza, where I tried a few samples of gelato (pumpkin gelato rules ok!) while waiting for my iced Americano with soymilk. Utter perfection. Thank you for the lovely afternoon, Lauren!
Another friend I had the pleasure of meeting up with in D.C. was Victoria, a fellow chocolate blogger who has long promised to take me to Cocova if I ever visit her city.
Not only did Victoria take me to this Cocova mecca of chocolate wonderment, she even managed to take a sneaky ninja photo of me as I pored over each and every chocolate bar in the store (and tried almost as many samples. Oh the samples!).
It was fantastic to finally meet Victoria, and I was chuffed when, upon leaving with our respective hauls, she handed me one of her current favourite chocolates as a present. It was the Virginia-made Potomac Chocolate Upala 82% cacao bar, as seen below with my other Cocova goodies. Thank you, Victoria!
I definitely ate all of these before I even left D.C. It was good, good times indeed.
P.S. Victoria posted about our gallivant here.
COME BACK. I promise more chocolate.
Oh how I want to! But alas, I can’t enter the US again for quite some time. My Visa Waiver just ran out.
Mozzies love me too. I love chocolate and coffee.
I bet the mosquitoes love you because of your sweet blood from chocolate overdose
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YAY!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I’m fairly certain that’s the reason.
Sesame nougatine? Now that does sound delightful. All of this sounds delightful actually, and I didn’t know that frozen custard existed / was edible! Given my enjoyment of most soft things in frozen form (yoghurt, mousse, avocado desserts, etc) I sense I would like it a lot more than regular custard
It’s just ice cream, really. Do you have any Goodberry’s in WA? We used to in Canberra, but I think they all closed down.
No – but I just had fun looking at the ACT Goodberry’s website
It’s great you’ve got people everywhere to meet and take you all their favourite places! Those chocolates sound amazing!
Sounds like fun – I went to a food truck gathering in melbourne but the truck I wanted to eat at was too busy so we went to another one – hope you found your food at the truck you wanted to eat at.
And how much in your life has changed since you last saw lauren – must be lovely to meet up with old friends on your travels
Old friends and new friends – there’s magic everywhere I turn.
I love that you have such great people wherever you go! The world is so full of lovely people isn’t it?
Such glorious magical wondrous people everywhere I turn
The Truckeroo looks like fun… What was the best food you had from a truck and what was th best truck name!
You know me; I like the sweet things best
I don’t remember the names though! It was super, super hot so we were rushing around to order before finding shade to sit in.
When are you not having good times lately? Like seriously- mad jealous over here
Teehee! I’m ridiculously lucky with the friendships and adventures I’m finding and having.
ohh i thought i loved chocolate more than anyone haha. i think you have me beat!
I do tend to win at chocolate consumption.
The good times just keep on coming. How fortunate to have wonderful friends all over North America xx
How was the fresco Jamaica bar? I’m curious about Jamaica cacao, give me the deets!
Ooh, and what did you think of Potomac?!?
Patience, Iago. The reviews will come.
Vanilla frozen custard! I’ve overlooked the chocolate for the Vanilla frozen custard! CUSTARD, yes!
Americans know how to do ice cream-like confections well, they do indeed.
Truckeroo sounds fun! As does liberally sampling chocolate. I am intrigued by the sesame nougatine flavoured one.
Oh I want more food truck fun here! I recently watched a US show on abc iview about food truck competitions. Hosted by Tyler Florence. It was rad & also not at the same time but generally rad.
Heidi xo
Tyler Florence… I remember him not being one of my favourite food network stars, back in the day…
Look at all that chocolate!!! I think I would be in heaven there. Truckeroo! LOL that sounds even more hick than we are up in the north!
I didn’t even spy a skerrick of hick up North! Only magic
Glad you got to meet friends! How exciting!
A food truck festival sounds fun, as does that chocolate shop. I’m always astonished at how you land on your (chocolate covered) feet.
Oh, I foresee some wobbling once I’m truly trying to find my feet here in Canada.
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