World of Food Festival

September 17, 2022 World of Food Festival

As surely as the great Allentown fair signals the end of summer, The West End World of Food Festival – a key-fundraiser for the West End Alliance – is a harbinger of autumn. Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday, Sept. 17 from noon to 10:00p.m. at this familyfriendly and dog-friendly event!

“Following up on Scott Smith’s success of years past is no small task, but I’m managing my stress well,” said Event Organizer Stephen Rohrbach. “Especially because we have engaged a lot of sponsors and volunteers that make that job easier. We will continue the tradition of off ering great food and music in our beautiful West End.”

The popular block party will feature numerous food trucks vending both typical festival foods – hot dogs, burgers, pierogies – as well as a variety of international goodies. Greek Street Greek gyros and other foods Josie’s Fancy Funnel Cakes Their

“funnels with fl air” are served up with fruit, chocolate, whipped toppings, sauces, or powdered sugar. Little Mike’s Fine Foods Cheesesteaks, sausages, hot dogs, hamburgers, pierogies, French fries, corn dogs, lemonade, and chicken fi ngers. The Bagel Bus (from Back Home Bagels)

A wide assortment of straight-up bagels, as well as an array of their signature bagel-based sandwiches that go far beyond just a “schmear.”

You can refresh yourself at numerous beer and wine tents as well.

And what’s a block party without music? The Festival has booked a range of acts that will be performing all day.

All the profi ts from the West End World of Food festival go back to the West End Alliance, and stay in the neighborhood, paying for street banners, Christmas décor, plant maintenance and other amenities.

Several of last year’s eateries will return in 2022, including:

Caribbean Islands Cuisine Yaki Soba noodles tossed with fresh-cut vegetables and topped with your choice of sauce – light and refreshing “Tropical Paradise” or “Caribbean

Jerk,” a combo of sweet and heat. Puertorrican Culture Preservation, off ering a variety of island dishes Sherri’s Crab Cakes Freshly made cakes of lump and jumbo lump crab with a signature spice mix, used in sandwiches and with mac and cheese; seafood based soups, tacos and po’ boys. Take- A-Taco A mainstay of fairs and festivals for over 40 years, T-a-T off ers their popular soft -shell tacos, taco salads, pierogi fries, and rice and beans. Pie in a Cone (formerly Pies to Die For) – luscious homemade pies, served in a cone Atomic Hogs Pit BBQ Specializing in pulled pork and Texas-style brisket, Atomic Hogs also dishes up San Pablo chicken, Memphis-style ribs (with seven kinds of scratch-made sauces) and lots more.

This year’s music lineup includes:

Mike Guldin and Rollin’ & Tumblin’ (noon – 2:00 p.m.) -- Two time International Blues

Challenge fi nalist and Bucks County, PA’s master of the “butt -shakin’ blues” Mike Guldin performs with C. J. Clark, Tim Hooper, Jeremy Jaff e, Mike

Rauchut, and Billy Wear. Ostrich Hat (2:30 p. m. – 4:30 p. m.) – this rockin’ quintet has brought its lively sound (performed with no prerecorded backing tracks) throughout the northeast region. You’ll hear upbeat, fun songs from every genre of popular music. In the group’s own words, “We fl ow like a

DJ but rock like a band!” GirlCrue (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.) Covering all your favorites from Blondie, Fleetwood Mac,

AC/DC, the Pretenders, Pat Benatar, Bruno Mars,

Janis Joplin, Z Z Top, Motley Crue, Joan Jett , disco and country hits and everything in-between,

Girlcrue is an all-female rock, dance, funk, highenergy party band from the Lehigh Valley. M80 (7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p. m.) – this ‘80s party band returns in 2022 to close the day with its recreations of hits by Aerosmith, Billy Idol, Depeche

Mode, Eurythmics, Joan Jett , Journey, Madonna ,

Motley Crue, Van Halen and other stars.

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