Greek festival

Greek deliciousness

I liked The Iliad, I think Greek girls are cute, and being around lots of dark haired people speaking with their hands reminds me of my Italian family, so of course I had to try the St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival.

Things were fairly tame when I got there. Most of the fun is in the dancing, which is heaviest from 4-6pm. However, having just experienced my first crossfit workout, I was starving. That pita didn't stand a chance.

Nor did the Moussaka, a really interesting layered mix of eggplant, ground beef, and potato topped with a creamy Bechamel sauce and grated cheese. Why have I never had this before? I spent a week in Greece and never saw this. It just goes to show you that tourists never get the good stuff. I also had some souvlaki, which was just OK, and some spanakopita. The spanakopita didn't seem to have any feta in it, which was bizarre to me. What was even weirder is how good it was. I've never enjoyed spinach that much.

Plus, the seating! I have never been to a more hospitable festival. There was tons of seating, both indoors and out. Everyone at Honfest this weekend will be standing on the hot pavement trying to balance their drink while they lather their pit beef with horseradish. Sometimes you need an ancient civilization to show you how things should be done. Take it from the Greeks, Baltimore: add seating to your festivals.

I won't be hitting up Honfest myself, unfortunately, because I'll be at a wedding for the rest of the weekend. All you damn love-birds are really cramping my Baltimore party style with your out of town weddings. My next one is fourth of July weekend. I mean... July 4th, really? Good thing I love wearing a tux in Texas in the middle of the summer.

Hell, if I wanted to stand in the sun and pretend to look relaxed I can do that in Baltimore. At Honfest.