Food Truck Festival or Flood Festival - A Toss Up

The Little Rock Food Truck Festival was all I heard about for weeks before it actually happened.  Bestie loves to eat 'food from a truck'.  We have been known to turn around or stop short in order to pull into a parking lot where a truck is set up purveying food.  I tend to be a little more selective and go for the trucks that look spic and span but Bestie will eat from any food truck, even the ones that have weird substances dripping out of them.  He says those are the ones with the best spices and flavor. Ok....

Knowing this, it was understandable that we HAD to attend the food truck festival in downtown Little Rock even though the weather was threatening storms.

 

Local merchants got in the act and showed off their wares.  Main Street is going through a revitalization effort and there are lots of old and new businesses there.  Bennett's Military Surplus has been there for years and had a lot of people dressed up in the 'fashions' they have to offer.  Kiddo #1 was home with us and we had to get a photo with this camo dude.

We had been at the festival for just a few minutes when the rain started.  It was just sprinkles so we continued looking for the perfect food to have.

This is my favorite food truck.  The shrimp and grits are to die for!

This was the perfect food truck for Bestie.  The rain had picked up and Bestie wanted to see ALL the trucks available before making a choice so we continued down the street.  Amazingly, we did see a lot of people Bestie grew up with and they love food trucks too.  Maybe it was something in the water in his hometown.

 What had been a gentle shower suddenly became a downpour.  Kiddo #1 and I huddled under an umbrella as the water began to rise into the street.  Hardcore foodies staying in line to get food.  Some of them didn't even have umbrellas but that did not deter their desire to try the truck.

You see the water did get fairly deep near the sidewalk.  Thank goodness we all wore flip flops and the rain was warm.

So the rain was an excellent time to check out some of the local entertainment.  These entertainers were in a studio on Main near 6th street.

The rain showed no signs of letting up so we stepped under an awning to escape the torrential downpour.  The name of the store seemed pretty 'cool'.

Even though the rain would slack up, it would return with more strength the next time.  Because we couldn't decide on a food truck and we were soaked, we decided to go do brunch in the neighborhood.  Ever hear of The Afterthought and Vieux Carre?  You might want to check them out for jazz brunch sometime.  We were dry, the food was good, the drinks were better and the music was perfect.

So we hit the Food Truck Festival and got a nice brunch in the neighborhood where we could watch the rain from the comfort of the dry.  Sounds like a successful weekend to me! Plus, Kiddo #1 got leftovers to take home with her.  Bonus!