I got the best snack Santa of 2019, hands down. No exaggeration.

The first part of my gift was a beautiful box of chocolate from San Diego that was full of all sorts of interesting flavors, which is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for. The ultra dark chocolate bar with basil and mint was my favorite (it's also vegan! While I'm not vegn, I do like to eat/support vegn when I can) and my husband and kids loved trying the different flavors with me.

But that wasn't all... We also got two tickets to Fried - a brand new French fry and music festival in town! We love food festivals! My family and I are all adventurous eaters and we love supporting local, so we try to hit at least one a year. This one was so excellent!

We started with Sonoran fries from Farmboy, a local farm-to-table restaurant that I've been dying to check out. It was so good we didn't have a chance to take pictures before we scarfed them haha Next, we got amazing buffalo chicken fries from Detroit Coney Cruiser. Then came bulgogi tacos from Hibachibot, which were packed with flavor. Garlic parm fries from Frites St, cheese curds from American Poutine Co, fried pb & j from Culinary Sköl, crabby zombie fries from French Me - Just... So much good stuff. We finished the night with a mortadella pizza from Merkin Vineyards while Fairy Bones (one of my favorite local bands) took the stage. Let me tell you, I've never eaten a better pizza in my life. Merkin is a farm-to-table restaurant that is part of Caduceus Cellars, owned by Maynard Keenan, and they were some of the nicest people I've ever met. We were stuffed after all that, there were so many trucks we didn't get to try. Hopefully they continue the festival and I can check 'em out next year :) Oh, it was just such a wonderful night. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Santa. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your generosity is astounding <3

Folks reading this, If you're in AZ or passing through, take some time and go eat at these restaurants and trucks. All of the food we got was absolutely incredible, and the people running these trucks worked so hard to give us that great experience.

I do apologize for potato quality photos and weird orientation, but I assure you, everything was incredible.