Recap of the 33rd Annual Taste of Falls Church
I had been concerned about rain, but it was the August-like heat and humidity that should have had me worried. While we can’t control the weather, the things we can control seemed to go really well yesterday at the combo Taste of Falls Church / Fall Festival (a few photos).
To start, the standard farmers market was busier than normal and had great selections, as always.
The festival was crowded, but I wouldn’t say overly so — unless you were fighting for shade.
Being there with 3 small kids (which, by the looks of things, was about average) posed the typical challenges of not losing one of them. Between the treats, pony rides, “rock” climbing, and various other inflatable activities, they had a blast.
The food was good, too, and with shorter lines that years past (even with the crowds). I chatted with one of the managers from Not Your Average Joe’s, and he let me know that they’d be opening “at the beginning of next year.” The have a dozen or so restaurants in Massachusetts and one in Leesburg, and their Falls Church location will be part of the new Spectrum at Broad & Penn. Originally slated to open in November, predictable delays seem to have set in.
The event also included booths hosted by local businesses (not just restaurants), artists, and organizations. I got to talking about tree preservation with the nice folks from The City of Falls Church Village Preservation and Improvement Society, also known as VPIS (say “veep-iss”). In my quest to participate in the community more directly, especially with organizations that are of interest to me, I couldn’t resist joining the membership for $10. With that membership I got a copy of H.H. Douglas’ Falls Church: Places and People, originally published in 1981, which tells the history of notable … wait for it … places and people throughout Falls Church’s history. More on that book and VPIS in future posts.
Kudos to whomever organizes the Fall Festival / Taste of Falls Church (I’m still learning such things) - nicely done!
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