This weekend is Roanoke's annual Greek festival which is held right off of Williamson Road (Rte 11) at a Greek Orthodox Church. Last year, the festival drew over 20,000 visitors and they expect even more this year with the awesome weather we are having. Let me tell you: they do a great job. The hours are long (open until 10PM) and they don't close up at 8PM like every place else in Roanoke seems to do.
The best boyfriend ever and I went tonight and waited in a very long line, which is unusual for Roanoke, to select some Greek yummies from a buffet line. Sooooo worth the wait! He had chicken souvlaki, rice, green beans, and a Greek salad. I had moussaka, spanikopita, and some sort of flan-like, custard dessert. I think it was spelled something like "Galaktoburrito" but that's totally not it and I'm butchering the name. Anyway, the food was amazing and we got to sit outside under a gigantic tent listening to live traditional Greek music. It was in the mid 70's and just perfect outside... So nice to be enjoying an outdoor food festival with several thousand happy people after a long work week.
There were about a dozen kids of various dressed up in traditional costumes dancing and that was pretty adorable to watch. Especially the boy who liked his tassled hat and kept playing with it. No smashing plates, though.
The best boyfriend ever and I went tonight and waited in a very long line, which is unusual for Roanoke, to select some Greek yummies from a buffet line. Sooooo worth the wait! He had chicken souvlaki, rice, green beans, and a Greek salad. I had moussaka, spanikopita, and some sort of flan-like, custard dessert. I think it was spelled something like "Galaktoburrito" but that's totally not it and I'm butchering the name. Anyway, the food was amazing and we got to sit outside under a gigantic tent listening to live traditional Greek music. It was in the mid 70's and just perfect outside... So nice to be enjoying an outdoor food festival with several thousand happy people after a long work week.
There were about a dozen kids of various dressed up in traditional costumes dancing and that was pretty adorable to watch. Especially the boy who liked his tassled hat and kept playing with it. No smashing plates, though.
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| Desserts for the parents to nibble on |
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