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Mobile Food Truck Rodeo

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By TheJarrett818

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 On Sunday I went to the Mobile Food Truck Rodeo with my family. It really was a rodeo!! It was so crowded, we could barely walk.

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We had Cajun food from Jemil’s Food Truck. We had Gumbo and a Cajun sampler. I liked the white rice part of the sampler. I liked the flavor and the sausage. I didn’t like the Gumbo that much.

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We also had a pulled pork sandwich called a Porchetta Sandwich from Evolution Revolution Food Truck. I enjoyed the pulled pork with the combination of spinach. I think the combination was quite good. There were a lot of juices, but the meat was not too fatty. I enjoyed the combination of the dry meat with the juices in the sandwich. 

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My dog, Remy, also enjoyed the pulled pork. He loves pulled pork!!20130505_125943-001

The weather was really hot, a little uncomfortable, but near the water, it was breezy. It was too hot to stand in lines. The lines were too long. The food was good, but it was so difficult to get the food.So we gave up and went to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream. I may not want to go back there next year if it is just as crowded.

*photos by my mom

the Walrus and the Carpenter

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I like seafood. And I like oysters. On Sunday, we went to an oyster bar called the Walrus and the Carpenter. They have a Happy Hour between 4pm and 6 pm and the oysters are cheapest during 4-5pm (the oysters are between $1-$1.25 each, during that one hour). We had to get in line 30 minutes before the restaurant opened and there was already a long line of people waiting. We sat on the floor in the hallway outside the restaurant, using our gadgets and reading. We took the last four seats and sat at the bar counter.

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We ordered five dozen oysters. I ate about three dozen oysters by myself. We also ordered marinated arauco olives, bread, little brown farm’s chevre (goat cheese) with cherries and also a seafood bisque.

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The oysters:

I liked the Baywater oysters the most, because they were the small kind that do not taste too sweet or salty. I also liked the Treasure Cove, but not as much as the Baywaters. The Baywaters were my favorite.

I did not like the Effingham because it was too salty and I did not like the cucumber sweetness (but I like cucumbers – I’m eating cucumbers right now!).

If you like big oysters, order the Judd Cove. I thought the Judd Cove was okay. I didn’t like it that much. But I don’t like big oysters, I only like small oysters, like Kumamotos.

When I left, my tongue had a coating of creaminess and taste of the sea, from the oysters. I like that feeling.

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I really enjoyed the marinated auraco olives (which are green olives) because it had a lot of flavor, but it wasn’t like black olives. I also enjoyed the soup because it had a lot of seafood flavor, but also a creaminess and milkiness.The goat cheese with the cherries and bread were amazing!! It was an awesome combination because the bread was a base, the cheese added a saltiness and creaminess and then the cherries brought a tartness and sweetness.

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Overall, I really enjoyed the restaurant but if you want the cheaper price on oysters, be sure to get there between 4pm and 5pm. But make sure you get there 30 minutes at least before opening. 

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You can also read the Walrus and the Carpenter’s blog.

 * photos by my mom