6/16/09

Armenian Festival in Old Town, Alexandria

A few weekends ago Cat and I went to Armenian Festival in Old Town, Alexandria, VA. I was so looking forward to it: good food, shopping (although I wasn't allowed to buy anything), and dancing. The amazing aroma of grilled chicken and lamb hit us the second we arrived at the festival. We did a quick walk through the shopping area and then like many other people got in line for food.

The menu was quite varied and all proceeds went to charity! Just an extra incentive to eat ;) armenian festival, menu I ended up buying a lamb kabob with lavash, hummus and dolma. I was sad to find out that lavash was cold, but the rest of the food did not disappoint. The lamb was perfectly grilled, tender, and had a bit of a smoky flavor. Hummus was really garlicky, and dolma was so good, I just wished it was bigger.

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After we ate, we enjoyed Armenian dancers: fun music, gorgeous costumes and interesting choreography. The dancers really lucked out because the weather was overcast and not the 80 degree heat as was promised.

armenian festival, dancers, old town, alexandria I'm definitely looking forward to more Summer festivals!

14 comments:

  1. DewiJune 16, 2009

    Sounds like a fabulous festival, love lamb kabob!

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  2. AnonymousJune 16, 2009

    Kebabs are one of my all time favorite foods! What could possibly be bad about grilled meat :)

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  3. Simones KitchenJune 16, 2009

    Sounds like a fun festival. I am actually so looking forward to the Taste of Amsterdam which is going to be next week. All about food!! Can't wait..

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  4. AnonymousJune 16, 2009

    How fun! Is Armenian kebab much different from Georgian one?

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  5. gastroanthropologistJune 16, 2009

    Those kebabs looks delicious. Wondering what the thin Armenian pizza looks and tastes like...

    Good for you about holding off on buying things for the next two months - most of us have way too many things. I've been moving around a lot lately and more stuff becomes a curse when trying to fit your life into a few suitcases!

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  6. ZoeJune 16, 2009

    Delish! I love lamb kebabs!

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  7. SashaJune 16, 2009

    Oh yum!
    Armenian food is awesome.

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  8. ♥peachkins♥June 16, 2009

    That's some fun weekend! I bet you and Cat enjoyed yourselves..

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  9. SaraJune 16, 2009

    The festival looks delicious! I love getting food at summer fests.

    Trying new things while you're walking around looking at all the things going on is so much fun.

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  10. Chef FrescoJune 16, 2009

    Aw how fun! I want some of that food!

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  11. Mary BergfeldJune 17, 2009

    What fun! Your photos are wonderful and the food sounds incredible. Lucky you :-).

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  12. The HistorianJune 17, 2009

    I know the people who organize this event, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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  13. ThistlemoonJune 17, 2009

    Sounds like a great day! I grew up in the greater DC area, and I remember going to events like this with my mom a lot!

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  14. WinkerJune 18, 2009

    Looks like you had a blast and a FEAST! If summer ever gets to my neck of the woods - festivals - here I come!

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