Los Angeles French Fry Festival crowned top spuds…
Fresh off National French Fry Day, The California Post set out to crown LA’s final fries at the inaugural Los Angeles French Fry Festival in Griffith Park, where a whole bunch of potato-loving Angelenos turned out to have fun the standard facet dish.
We sampled fries from 10 of Los Angeles’ top distributors, all handpicked by event organizers Street Food Cinema and Bucketlisters.
The lineup was curated based on “great taste, great ratings, and huge fan following,” Street Food Cinema event producer Heather Hope-Allison said. “We worked on curating a wide variety of vendors who create the best fries.”
Each basket then confronted the last word take a look at, with fry fanatic and California Post producer Steve Nevills serving as the official style tester to decide which vendor deserved bragging rights as LA’s fry king.
Hungry festival-goers packed the Los Angeles French Fry Festival at the Autry Museum of the American West in Griffith Park. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post
Vendors from all over Los Angeles served a selection of kinds of french fries at LA’s inaugural French Fry Festival. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post
“I’m a fry connoisseur because French fries were the first solid food my mother ever fed me and despite others just coming to the realization that fries can be the main course, I’ve been living that trend my entire life,” Nevills said. “I’ve tried fries from thousands of establishments, always looking for innovation in the community.”
Nevills decided that the best general fries had been from the Chick Truck because of their completely textured waffle fries with crispy buffalo chicken and blue cheese crumbles. He was overwhelmed by their aroma before even taking his first chew.
The runner-up was from vendor Everyday is Fryday, who wowed Nevills with its mango-habanero fries, a inventive and well-balanced mix of flavors and textures with a spicy kick.
The California Post’s resident french fry connoisseur Steve Nevills tried 10 different fries. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post
Angelenos at the French Fry Festival took their love of fries significantly. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post
The strains had been long but the fries had been short at the French Fry Festival. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post
There had been a number of kinds of french fries at the first ever Los Angeles French Fry Festival. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post
And finally, the best plain basic fry got here from vendor Frylicious because of its good texture: crispy on the skin, fluffy on the inside, not too skinny and not too thick. These fries paired completely with the massive selection of sauces accessible at the competition.
French fries are taking off as a foodie development across California and cooks are cooking with them in all sorts of inventive methods. The French fry competition exhibits how fries are evolving from a humble sidekick to the star of the show.
“They’re so versatile,” Hope-Allison said. “They’re so shareable. You can explore thousands of sauces. I think it’s time we showed fries the appreciation they deserved all along.”
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