We had a lot of fun at the Taste of the Valley event this weekend. So much food to be had! There were a lot of great things to try, including some of our favorite foods like red velvet cupcakes from Cupcake Chic, and lettuce wraps from P.F. Chang’s. The frozen lemon chiffon custard from Coney’s was so good we were both wishing we could have more! The frozen yogurt and shaved ice were welcome treats too, we really needed to cool off, it was HOT that day!

The most impressive was Cafe Paesan, not only was the food excellent, but they were so generous with it! That photo above is all from them, and we didn’t even take all there was to take. We will absolutely be eating there again. Another happy surprise was Crio Bru, which is brewed hot chocolate (I really want this starter set).

There were a few disappointments, like not getting there in time to try everything, and Tucanos running out of food and not preparing more (unlike everyone else who made sure they fed everyone who went). Even more disappointing considering they were set up right outside of their restaurant, you would think they could manage more samples, especially since people paid to be there. Also kind of a bummer was that the misting stations weren’t really misting anyone! It was so hot out, the hot air rising just pushed the cool mist up and away from everyone.

It was a great event though, live music, loads of great food, and friends. Can’t beat that!