Forest Hills Street Fair

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David: Some scenes from today's Forest Hills Festival along Austin Street.  The weather couldn't be more perfect for it!  It ran from 10am to 6pm.

Drake: I am actually more impressed by these local street fairs each time I go. They used to be pretty indistinguishable from any of the other fairs around the city, with the food mostly dominated by your Italian sausage vendors. But each time I go, there seems to be more of a local spin, with more and more Forest Hills restaurants setting up stalls. Today, for example, I stumbled upon Cabana's stall and decided to give one of their chicken empanadas a try. I started walking away, took a few bites, stopped in my tracks as the pleasures that come from experiencing a delicious piece of food for the first time washed over me -- and immediately headed right back to their stall. I ordered a couple more empanadas and some delicious rice and beans. 
Just from this experience alone, I'm adding Cabana to my list of local recommended restaurants! 

Cabana dishes out their empanadas and other delicacies. This was my pick for the best food at today's Fair. 

More Cabana, which is located on Restaurant Row (70th Road) in Forest Hills. 

Forest Hills Street Fair Pics

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Noticeable at today's "Forest Hills Festival of the Arts," as they call it, was the participation of a large—and ever-growing—number of local bars and restaurants, and a much more interesting mix of vendors than what we used to see at these NYC street fairs. I had a couple of amazing empanadas, for instance, and have this very delicious looking high-end chocolate with sea salt doughnut awaiting me in my fridge. And the freshly-made strawberry lemonade wasn't so bad either...

Dare I say it? The Forest Hills Austin Street Fair is emerging as an event that I might actually just look forward to in the future. Does anyone know when the next one will be held?

Station House had a pop-up "beer garden"