Favorite thing you ate @TBF

Festivarian Events Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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For us hands down, had to be the Sea Salt Caramel ce cream from Boulder Ice Cream.

After 2 straight days, considered myself fortunate on a water run to discover they were down to about 7 servings, so scored and made my wife extremely happy.

Even more thrilled after 86’ing it on Saturday to stand in line for runner-up Island Coconut, only to discover that they had been forced to refreeze about a half a tub, the day before, my wife couldn’t believe it when I strolled back Sunday afternoon with another bowl full.

So thankful for all the great food, but kudos to Boulder for bringing this gem along; so glad we managed to have it all four days.

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…for this year … best meal was the 30 Day Dry Aged Bison Ribeye at the Sheridan Chop House. Simply amazing. Also have to give a shout-out for the Crepes and “Guys Fries” at Festival proper.

v/r

Kevin

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ANYTHING from Baked In Tellurde, especially the giant apple fritters. Their 530 opening time kept me upright.

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Simple pleasures: there’s nothing like a breakfast burrito (with bacon) and a Ranger after tarp run.

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^^ amen, brother! Loved the morning crew at the beer tent!

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Yeah, the fritters are good … ESPECIALLY in the morning! They also make a good Pastrami Reuben, which I had one night of the festival.

Otherwise, only ate a corn dog and veggie curry on the inside … both were “meh” at best. The stir fry vendor wasn’t setup this year, hopefully next.

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This thread is pissing me off. All I had for breakfast was a banana and four strips of Bacon. Not enough Bacon.

Um the Dumplings and the Pizza at the festival grounds were incredible, life altering. Multiple food boners.

And a close runner up was the Steak Sandwich.

Pretty pissed they ran out of Dark and Stormy’s on the last day.

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Sigh, I knew I should have been more specific and meant inside the Fest proper, but the aged Bison sounds good nonetheless.

FOM I was fortuante enough to get a Corn Dog fresh from the fryer and it was tasty.

Other than Ice Cream, I had Wantons and Dumplings twice and Pulled Pork sandwich twice. Both were good enough to go back, obviously.

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Limeade- sold by two young girls at ticket area, club soda, fresh lime juice, crushed ice.(I added some tequila, delish)
Spicy Noodle Salad and Dumplings in Venue. Add some of their Chili sauce. Food Porn.
Honga’s on Main Street- Korean Barbecue lettuce wraps and a Bourbon Mojito. Ahhhhhh!
Gyro and Greek Salad in Venue. Great Titziki sauce and fresh salad.
Sour Cream Doughnut Bar @ Baked in Telluride- Insanely good.
Blue Cheese and Green Chile Burger w/ tater tots @ Cornerhouse Grille. Awesome.
Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream in Venue.
Old Fashioned Jalapeno Corn Dog- As good as any I’ve had at any small town fair.
Rolle Bolle at Beer Tent. Very good.
Bloody Mary Bowl of Life @ Town Park campsite- mixed in big bowl, very spicy with large pickles, jalapenos and passed around to share. Good times!
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Although I had to bail at the last minute on TBF this year, Boulder Ice Cream and New Belgium has been about 90% of my “diet” over the years at both TBF and RG, with an occasional baked good and coffee thrown in for nutritional balance. In the festivarian spirit, I try to avoid eating anything that my be considered healthy. While some my scoff, this is no doubt at the heart of the popularity of bacon at the fests. And Boulder Ice Cream, wooh: its smooth–its cold–its delicious Jerry!

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Boulder needs to make bacon-flavored ice cream just for Telluride. I’d try it!

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Yes—the girls selling Limeade at the entrance was a great Wednesday treat given the heat. :sunshine
ChocolateShrooms on the gondola was a bit much for me :eek
Coconut Ice Cream gets 5 gold stars from me. :thumbsup
Food vendors were terrific: CornDogs, Dumplings,Killer flank steak, grilled Cheese-n-Bacon, Gyro, etc were all good.
Honorable mention-TaterTots @ the ‘little blue house on the hill’ :cheers

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:wave Would have to be the “pancake treats” that Courtney was slavin’ over at TropTues. Tasty fersure! :thumbsup

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Mountain Village: Asian Fried Chicken w/ Oskar Blues Ten Fidy :cheers at Palmyra bar at Peaks Resort.

Town: Opah roll at Cosmopolitan’s Happy Hour.

Field: Tie- Creamy cool goodness of Gyros with extra napkins and sodium yum-yum of Chicken-basil dumplings with peanut sauce.

Camp: Cedar plank grilled salmon, sautéed kale and Bananas Foster.

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RockyGrass Academy is rolling along, and Boulder Ice Cream is set up.

I just wanted to say that you guys are right. This Salted Carmel Ice Cream IS good. :pooh

:evil

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I wouldn’t lie to a fellow festivarian Dustin, let alone you of all peeps!

A fellow bacon gustivarian!

Get it while it lasts, over a 100 in the Springs yesterday and 90 at 8600’

I can’t imagine it is much cooler up there, but bet the heat just makes the Sea Salt Caramel that mcuh more appealing. :wink:

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If the old Stir Fry booth doesn’t come back in 2014 (who I’d like to see return!), I’d vote for letting these guys setting up their operation (Get Fried Rice):

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Get-Fried-Rice/118347261574277

… went to Hornings Hideout for SCI a few weeks ago and they were there along with a couple other really healthy good food options. It was like being introduced to an “alternate universe” where there can be both healthy and good food options at a festival! I had seen Get Fried Rice @ Furthur Festival in 2010 in Angles Camp, CA … and they were very well received there too.

Truth be told, by the end of last day at Hornings I succumbed to getting a “bacon dog” (beef hd, bacon strip, a few beans, + special sauce) as my last meal there … it was REALLY good :evil

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the wonton place at the end of the row… WOW!! … Love their food!! as long as they are there …I will be in line waiting - well worth it! :medal

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The jalapeno corn dogs were my go to. Also the wontons were delicious! :wave