Food and Wine Festival

[Party Rocker]

The first of the first preparation photos are in!

 

[Alf33]

When I was going home from work today I seen an ad for the F&WF on one of those electronic billboards. It was in Chesapeake. It kind of took me by surprise seeing it but then I thought it was good that it's being advertised.

 

[Sky]

Well I see Marketing is actually spending money, which is good. Taken just now in Churchland (Portsmouth).

Sky

Edit: I'd fix it if I wasn't on mobile. Sorry

 

[Jrbgwfan06]

Here are the newest preparations for the F&WF:

Octopus vines are everywhere:

Just remember if you look up and see Octopus vines, you're at a F&WF booth.

By the way, yesterday I saw they had a big Bill-board up on VB Blvd, for the F&WF.

 

[Party Rocker]

I honestly think the vines help to provided a cohesive theme to the event, and I think they do add some class to the event. They are much more classier and nicer than tinsel.

 

[Thomas]

The theme is vines? I thought it was food.

 

[Zachary]

Tons of new Food & Wine pictures in the latest main site post. Link

 

[Griffon]

lighthouse went in today

 

[Jrbgwfan06]

For the Carribean booth?

 

[Nicole]

Does anyone understand the pumpkins? No one in my tour group could figure out what they had to do with Canada.

 

[Thomas]

Does that booth serve something with pumpkins?

 

[Irishman]

Does anyone understand the pumpkins?  No one in my tour group could figure out what they had to do with Canada.

Pumpkin Carmel Mousse that is served at the booth is the only thing I can think of.

 

[MrLaptop]

Are all the stalls and decorations seen in the main site post just for the F&WF? Just wondering if they are temporary.
Oh, and I just discovered something awesome, there are barrels in Scotland. Something I have been waiting to see.

 

[Jrbgwfan06]

There has always been barrels in Scotland....

 

[Party Rocker]

Some booths are actual regular snack stands converted into a F&WF booth. The Scotland booth, half of the Scandinavia booth, the Crepes & Coffee booth, the Canada booth, the Belgium booth, the Italy booth, the Greece booth are all actual permanent structures that are regular snack stands for the most part.

 

[MrLaptop]

@Matthew
No, I don't recall them in recent years, and indeed they definitely weren't there in 2009.

 

[Party Rocker]

They are probably there for the F&WF decor. The park places barrels throughout the park for the festival.

 

[MrLaptop]

I think they should keep the barrels in Scotland.

 

[Party Rocker]

Also just a note, while the Crepes & Coffee stand is permanent the menu does change for the festival and they do add other types of crepes.

 

[Jrbgwfan06]

The barrels are now permanent, they were all over earlier this spring, and they don't look anything like the F&WF barrels. I think they got added in recent years.