Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival: Food, Art, Music, FUN! I kicked off this weekend traveling to Columbia, Missouri for the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival. In its 10th year, the festival is held at Stephens Lake Park with two large stages, one charming porch stage, musical acts playing roots, blues, gospel, country, folk,…
Farm Aid 2016: More Than a Concert
Last weekend I traveled with my favorite fella to the Washington, D.C. area to attend Farm Aid 2016, held at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. Surely you’ve heard of Farm Aid, the annual concert started in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp. It has continued every year since with a multi-act…
Cultivate Festival, Kansas City 2016
Last last month I went to Cultivate Festival in Kansas City. I ate great food, heard fantastic music, learned a lot about where food comes from and had a great time with friends. I thought I would give you a peek into Cultivate… Cultivate is Chipotle’s annual festival. This is the second time Kansas City…
Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis, TN: Eats, Treats and Beats
Last Summer, while visiting as many music festivals as I could squeeze into my schedule, many people told me I had to check out the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis. Well, if you insist… 😉 Beale Street Music Festival is part of Memphis in May International Festival, a month long celebration of all that is…
Summer Music Festivals: All of the Fun with Zero Food Worries
Summer Music Festivals: All of the Fun with Zero Food Worries. Are you making plans for Summer yet? With all of the Summer Music Festival announcements rolling out at a feverish pace, I’m dreaming of warmer times filled with music and food. Last summer I went to as many music festivals as I could, writing…
I Ate Here: 80/35 Music Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
Continuing on my Summer of Music Festivals, I took a short roadtrip with my favorite fella to Des Moines, Iowa for the 80/35 Music Festival. We live just about three hours from Des Moines, yet haven’t spent a lot of time there. Every time we are there, we discover