Friday Urban Picnic

This has to be one of the best things I’ve experienced in my six years of living in the metro area. I happened upon this after seeing a tweet.
It is held in the parking area of the Sweet Auburn Curb Market. There were several food truck vendors participating and a good diverse crowd of folks. I got to meet some new people while waiting in line and even shared some natural hair care tips.
On this trip I tried the spicy pulled pork sliders and sesame fries from Yumbii (I’m drooling as I type this). One. Of. The. Best. Things. I’ve. Eaten!
I will definitely be attendance the next time this rolls around,

This is what makes Atlanta great and brings out the best in folks. I ate some delicious Venezuelan arepas from chef Lis Hernandez. She had a pork belly and chicken cornmeal arepas for $ 5 (cash only) with a bit of cilantro sauce. It was the perfect snack on-​the-​go to get me to the next food truck. City councilman Kwanza Hall showed up sportin’ a Fixie bicycle which is a local bike shop by husband and wife team Mikel and Pinky. Parking was easy and free on the street or you could park in the Sweet Auburn lot but it looked packed. If you couldn’t come this time next time bring a hungry belly and an adventure to try new delights. I’ll definitely be supporting local food again at Urban Picnic.

I went to my first food truck event today and as I drove back to work, I thought shame on me for only trying two items after making the drive to Sweet Auburn.
Friday Urban Picnics is run by the Atlanta Street Food Coalition, and held every last Friday of the month from March to October, 11−2pm. Location is the back of Sweet Auburn Curb Market. At today’s picnic, I arrived around 11:45 and lucked out with finding a parking spot. Lines were very short too — but that all changed after 12.
Good Food Truck and Yumbii were probably the most popular. Westside Creamery, The Pop Shop (or maybe it was The Pop Stop), and Black Tie BBQ were there, too. I think almost all items were under $ 10.
Today I had Good Food’s $ 5 Poodle which was to die for: French Toast hot dog bun, beef dog, apple maple slaw, … and then they strongly encourage you to add maple syrup and spicy mustard. Whoa that was really yummy — messy to eat though and I had sticky fingers afterwards from the maple syrup but no complaints from me :) Next time I’m trying one of their savory cones filled w/​all kinds of goodies! The Indian rice crispy treat sounded intriguing, too (curry, coconut, and candied fennel seeds)!
For dessert I had a $ 3 generous scoop of Westside Creamery’s bourbon & bacon ice cream. Just a hint of bourbon flavor and surprisingly thick pieces of bacon throughout — honestly I was expecting bacon-​infused flavor but my bad for expecting anything else but the real thing! They had some great flavors to choose but I went with bourbon & bacon since the Westside guy said it was his favorite.
I’ve already marked my calendar to make a field trip to the next several picnics b/​c there are too many new things to try!
Some tips: Bring cash. If you’re lucky enough to find parking in the Sweet Auburn parking lot, it’s free w/​validation — look for the table outside that validates tickets. Otherwise make a purchase inside to get parking validation. When I was driving back to work, I also found free parking available under the interstate — free for the first 90 minutes.