Nonsatiracle: Venders Featured at Autumn Leaf Festival

There are 4 days remaining for autumn leaf festival, and several venders are enduring the cold weather this week to keep the event festive. Among these venders are several businesses that have traveled far to bring you a variety in food options. The Venango Republic endured the cold weather this wednesday morning, interviewing several business owners to bring you the inside scoop. Our lead journalist, Jeremy Jetfuel, is now frostbitten because of this effort.

Here are the vendors driving the Autumn Leaf Festival.

Shabby's Nut House

Of course Shabby's Snack Shack has an alternative name for the traveling squirrel food. This was the first vendor to stop us on the street and offer us a sample of their items. Each nut was glazed and featured different options.

Firstly, a mix of cashews, pecans, and almonds covered in roasted cinnamon, vanilla and sugar.

Secondly, the smokey sweet heat mix which features almonds mixed with siracha peanut and butter toffee nut.

Finally, the salted cashews and pecans.

The owners traveled from Conneaut Lake and attend several events throughout the year. They sell homeade ice cream, apple dumplings, and rootbeer floats in addition to their selection of nuts. More information can be found on their facebook page.

Simons Food Concessions

Simmons Food Concessions traveled all the way from Pittsburgh and features several food items that one would typically find at a community festival. The owner inheritted this business from his parents who started it back in the 70s. They travel to major events most of which are in Pittsburgh.

The food selections which we had the pleasure of trying were chicken on a stick, mac and cheese, buffalo mac and cheese, and pork bbq on mac and cheese.

More information of Simmons Food Concessions can be found on their website and by visiting their Facebook page.

DeChellis Concessions

There are six different stombolis featured at this location inclusive of the original, veggie, pepperoni roll, superboli, meatball, and chicken italiano. The boli's range from 10 to 12 dollars.

This vendor traveled all the way from Canfield Ohio and is a third generation company.

Fowlers Taffy

Enjoy a variety of apples with varying recipes. From carmel, to cinamon, to fudge dipped gourmet, along with a selection of taffy you can chew and struggling to pull out of your teeth, Fowlers is here for you on the corner of N 5th and Main Street. Information can be found on their Facebook page and at thier website.

Papa Wood BBQ

Unfortunately, the owner of this business was too busy for an interview. But we were able to get a snapshot of the menu. Some of the options available are a pull pork sandwich, brisket sandwich, and St. Louis cut ribs. Sides include mac and cheese, coleslaw, and a smoked baked potato. More information can be found here.

Wally Sue's

The owner of Wally Sue's was funny during her first joke. We almost offered her a job. That is until she said that she "can't do stand up because she likes to sit down." We withdrew our job offer.

This vendor not only features cold drinks, but hot chocolate to combat the cold chill outside. Menu options include apple cider, soda, and water. They traveled all the way down from Erie to serve you in this confined trailer. So be sure to check them out on Facebook.

Some random business that was closed when we were there

I personally don't understand why food venders don't include their names on the outside of the trailers. Unless their name is Cotton Candy, I guess you'll have to stop by and ask them yourself. You can find them on facebook..... We think......

Zalluto's

This dude traveled from Sykesville Pensylvania. He features several panini's that can be seen in the photo above. We would list them ourselves but they are in the photo above. So this justifies our laziness. His competition is his daughter's business across from him.....

Sweet Adventure Ice Cream

Sweet Adventure Ice Cream is run by the daughter of the guy cooking panini's. Because we do not use real names on our website, we will refer to her with an alias. According to Google, he owners name can be defined as several things including "bitter, beloved, rebellious, or famous." It aparently also can be defined as "a large, level basalt plain on the surface of the moon, appearing dark by contrast with highland areas." We are just going to call her the Ice Cream lady.

According to the Ice Cream Lady, the model of their business focusses on a mix of trending and traditional recipes. Primarily, they want to offer items that are going viral on platforms like Tiktok while also offering items for people who don't like trends. You can find more information by visiting their Facebook page and on their website which according to google, doesn't exist.

The Original Jam

We don't know what a cavatelli is. But this vender went all out with his display. It's like a movie theater vibe that sells food. Unfortunatley, they were too busy to interview. But we were able to get a glips of the main menu options which include several pasta's, soups, deserts, and a cavatelli dinner. For more information, you can call them at 330-788-3976.

China Lite

We aren't sure if the lite refers to the fact that they packed lite, if they are a dietary chinese food, or if lite is used in the same sense of famous beers that sponsor the NFL. What we can tell you is that the menu offers more than what you would expect from a food vender serving Chinese food. There are a few lomein options, stir fry's, and different recipes for fried rice.

Brody's Mac and Cheese

This one is very strait forward. Mac and Cheese. We tried to make this interview as formal as possible but the girl running the vendor couldn't stop laughing because frankly.... They serve mac and cheese. What more information do you need. It is delecious and we will give a shout out to their facebook page. The two options we were given were the chicken bacon ranch and the boom boom chicken which are displayed in that order below.

You can check out Brody's Mac and Cheese outside of the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street. They traveled all the way from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania so be sure to follow them on Facebook.

Conclusion

There are several other venders availble through the 26th. Be sure to stop by Autumn Leaf Festival and enjoy the concessions. While you are there, be sure to also take your kids to the carnival section of town. Depending on how young they are, their faces will light up and give you the best feeling ever. Then, you can deal with them crying about having to leave later.