The Italian Festival was held in the Short North last night. We took a packed COTA bus down to Hubbard Street and walked to the festival, which was crowded by the time we got there. Most of the booths were full of food ranging from loaves of bread to “superbolis” to wine and beer. We ended up having strombolis for dinner and cannolis for dessert, both being expensive, but equally tasty. One of my favorite booths though was one belonging to an artist who did oil paintings. The paintings were so vivid and real looking. It was cool to see and talk with the man behind the paintings as well. Other things worth mentioning was the bronze knight statue that was standing by the Church. It was actually not a statue, but a real man, dressed in a knight outfit with his skin dyed copper! Overall, the festival was a great event to attend. The Italian culture was brought to life: kind people, great food, and fun times.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Italian Festival
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Alex! You got so much more out of the Italian festival than we did! I wish we could have seen more of the art like you did! I completely agree with you that everything was so expensive! I spent like 15 dollars on food! I kept saying that you could have gotten a steak for that. Ha...But to be fair the food was really good and I tried tiramisu for the first time! It was not as good as I expected and had a slight coffee taste which apparently is normal. We ate in the bottom of the church and quickly noticed we were the youngest people there. However, the elderly were very nice and one man even talked to us for a while! We thought it was really weird that to get drinks you had to buy a token and then use your token to get the drinks...I guess that doesn't fully make sense.. Oh well. As said, the bus was really crowded but it was sort of fun having to hold onto those bars. Luckily on our way back we ran into some second years who guided us in the right direction! All in all, the Italian Festival was super fun and I'm really glad we went!
ReplyDeleteI had a good time at the Italian Festival! They had so much food there that I didn't know what to get. Everything smelled super delicious. I ended up getting pizza because it was only two dollars a slice. Not bad for a really tasty pizza! We walked around for a while and saw a little Italian band playing. One man was singing and another man was playing his accordion. I love listening to Italian music so I really enjoyed their little performance. I was surprised to see the bronze man by the church as well. I am looking forward to going there again next year!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Italian Festival was a truly great experience. Interesting experiences with COTA and prices at the festival aside, I really enjoyed myself. In the town I'm from, we don't have much diversity so I personally had a great excitement in getting off campus and getting a taste of the community around me and the people in it. The stromboli was amazing, and even though I was told the cannolis could have been better, I enjoyed them enough. Alex mentioned the artist who made oil paintings; those were beautiful! Being a racing fan, I also loved seeing the Ducati bike tent and the chance to get up close to such a beautiful machine. All in all, the Italian Festival was an incredible experience and I intend to return next year.
ReplyDeleteThis weekend we had the opportunity to attend the annual Italian Festival. On a surprisingly warm fall day, a large group of us meandered along High Street and packed ourselves tightly into a COTA bus. Once arriving in Short North, we were transported from our normal "on-campus" surroundings and into a cultural event. The tiny area was packed with crowded of people lined up to buy pizza, bread, and other italian delicacies. While there, my group ate good food, admired the work of the vendors; primarily oil paintings and wooden figurines, and also watched a statue "come to life." (Alex discussed this earlier.) Overall, the experience showed me the italian culture in a new light and provided me with something to fill my friday night with.
ReplyDeleteMy roommates and I had gone to the Italian Festival on Friday. The festival had a lot of food and i wish we would have gotten to see more of the art and music. The food stalls were all near the entrance. The food was very good. I have had a lot of different types of tiramisus and it was seemed very different from what I've eaten at Bravo. It was very good though. While we were eating in the church there was italian slow music on and it seemed like what is played in movies when they show italian events. I just wish it was a little less expensive and we could have seen some of the art and other cultural things.
ReplyDeleteI went to the Italian Festival on a different day from the group because I met up with some friends from high school. This festival is seriously my favorite of all of them in Columbus. I love italian food, music, culture and especially the language (since after all, I am an italian minor). My favorite part is when the festival has musical groups come in and play and watching the bocce tournament. I feel those are the best because usually the people who participate in these events keep close ties to the traditions from home. The food is also great, but it isn't always as close to the cooking in italy. Most of the meals served are the more authentic versions of food you seen in America like pizza and stomboli but you don't get the piatti tipici (typical regional dishes) like you would in the homeland. Overall, the italian festival is great and I recommend it every year to people wanting a fun place to go!
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