Food at the Folk Festival

Credit: DEAN HOFFMEYER / Media General

Dig into crab cakes at this year's Folk Fest.

By: Staff | Richmond.com
Published: October 07, 2010 | 0 Comments | Post a Comment

The Folk Fest isn't just about the music. Okay, it's mostly about the music.

But it's also about three days of enjoying food and drink on Brown's Island, socializing with your friends, and digging into dee-licious food from Richmond restaurants and more.

There will be standard festival food -- like funnel cakes, spiral fries and corn dogs -- but this festival gets a little more exotic.

You can also nibble on spring rolls from Ginger Thai, rockfish sliders from Sam Millier's and samosas from India K'Raja at this year's Folk Festival.

Plus, there will be beer -- available for consumption throughout the festival -- which is a step up from year's past when you had to drink in specific areas. We say, cheers to that!

Here's what we're excited to try at this year's Folk Fest:

Gail's Eatery: Roti, Red beans, curry chicken, fish, plantains

Nadar's Bistro: Beef, lamb, chicken kebobs, hummus, stuffed grape leaves

Ginger Thai Taste: Satay chicken, skewers, spring rolls

India K' Raja: Samosa, kabobs, masala, mango lassi

Sam Miller's: Crabcakes, shucked oysters, rockfish sliders

La Milpa: Burritoes, Tacos, quesadillas, taco salad, nachos

Hammerheads Seafood: Alligator bites, crawfish ettouffee, bourbon chicken, shrimp creole, catfish nuggets

Mid-East Morsels: Chicken kebab, and Lahmajun (Armenian Meat Pie), rice pilaf, bulgur salad, red cabbage

Check out the Folk Festival's website for a full list of food vendors.