’Tis the season to sweat, eat and drink among the sticky masses at outdoor music festivals, and the second Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival looks to be expanding its food and beverage offerings to match the excellence of its musical lineup. Last year, the food was disappointing — carnival-style fare, for the most part, and not enough of it. This time around, they’re bringing in a long list of regional food trucks, vendors, and carts from Minneapolis / St. Paul, Madison, and Eau Claire.
Here’s the full rundown of food and drink you can expect to find on August 12 and 13.
EAUX CLAIRES 2016 FOOD & DRINK LINEUP
9 Degrees (Eau Claire)
Mackinac Island fudge ice cream
Mint chocolate chip ice cream
Strawberry ice cream
Mocha mud pie ice cream
Clear Water BBQ (Eau Claire)
Pulled pork
Pulled brisket
Ribs
Conley’s Ice (St Louis, Mo.)
Fresh squeezed lemonade
Frozen lemonade
Shaved ice
Croix Valley BBQ (River Falls)
Pig wings
Pulled pork sandwiches
Ribs
Daryl’s Dog House (White Bear Lake)
Chicago style hot dogs
Dogwood Coffee (Minneapolis and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Zamboni cold brew
Maple syrup infused cold brew
Almond milk iced lattes
Drip coffee
Dumpling Darling (Iowa City)
Pork, beef, veggie, and tofu steamed dumplings and bao buns
Kimchi
Spicy edamame
Fat rice noodles with red pepper sauce
Jonny Pops (St. Louis Park)
All-natural frozen fruit and cream pops
KP Katering (Chippewa Falls)
Burgers
Wraps
Cheese curds
Salads
Pete’s Pops (Milwaukee)
Strawberry basil pops
Avocado pops
Pineapple jalapeño pops
Chocolate sea salt pops
Retro Burger / KC Diner (Elk Mound, Wis.)
Fresh, quality beef burgers
Hand-cut potato twisters on a stick
The Marigold (Eau Claire)
Gelato
Veggie, Southwest, and Italian wraps
Shadrach’s Fiery Furnace Traveling Pizza Company (Orlando, Fla.)
Neapolitan style pizza
Toppers Pizza Food Truck (Menomonie)
French fried onions pizza
Oven-roasted tomatoes pizza
Mac ’n cheese pizza
Tater tots pizza
Topperstix
Tutto Bene Wood Fired Pizza (Eau Claire)
Pizza Margherita
Sausage mushroom pizza
Pepperoni pizza
Chicken pesto pizza
Vegetarian pizza
FOOD CARTS
Banzo (Madison)
Falafel pita chicken and beef skewers
Falafel balls
Hummus and pita
Hand-cut chips
Homemade baklava
Curd Girl (Madison)
Fried cheese curds with gourmet sauces
Layla’s (Madison)
Kabobs
Rice bowls
Salads
Melted Craft Grilled Cheese (Madison)
Chef-designed sandwiches and sides
Slide Food Cart (Madison)
Pulled pork sliders
Buffalo chicken sliders
Slow-cooked sirloin sliders
Fried sweet potato slices
Taqueria Sabor Queratano (Madison)
Tacos
Burritos
Quesadillas
Tortas
Rice and beans
FOOD TRUCKS
Foxy Falafel Food Truck (Twin Cities)
Pulled lamb sandwich
Falafel sandwich
Spicy fries
Hummus and pita
Gastrotruck (Minneapolis)
Spicy BBQ pulled pork
Grass-fed beef brisket with horseradish slaw
Black bean burger with apple jalapeño relish
Kabomelette (Twin Cities)
Kabobs
Omelettes
MN Nice Cream Food Truck (Twin Cities)
Vanilla and chocolate ice cream cones with toppings
O’Cheeze Food Truck (Twin Cities)
BACHN Grilled Cheese: bacon, apple, walnuts, honey, fontina cheese
COBR Grilled Cheese: chipotle pulled chicken, bacon, ranch sauce, pepper jack
Not So Classic Grilled Cheese: Dubliner Irish Cheddar, Havarti, cheddar
Potter’s Pasties Food Truck (Twin Cities)
The Traditional Meat Pie: minced beef, carrots, potato, onion, gravy
Thai Veggie Pie: potato, carrot, spinach, ginger in red Thai coconut cream sauce
The Pig Pie: braised pulled pork, apples, onion, coriander
Rhubarb lemon, chocolate, and peanut butter sweet pies
WINE & BEER
Autumn Harvest Winery and Orchard (Chippewa Falls)
Fionnrua
Northern Lights
Lagunitas (Petaluma, Calif.)
Pilsner
IPA
Leinenkugel (Chippewa Falls)
Summer Shandy
Wisconsin Red Pale Ale
Oktoberfest
Original
Light
Mikkeller (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Eaux Claires Pale Ale
Summit Brewing Company (St. Paul)
Extra Pale Ale
Saga IPA
Session IPA
The Brewing Projekt (Eau Claire)
Gunpowder IPA
