{"id":593,"date":"2026-10-25T10:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/?p=593"},"modified":"2026-10-25T10:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:40:42","slug":"falafel-review-10-only-kebab-at-festival-of-the-hills-conway-ma-october-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/2026\/10\/falafel-review-10-only-kebab-at-festival-of-the-hills-conway-ma-october-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Falafel review #10: Only Kebab at Festival of the Hills, Conway MA, October 4 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nice surprise at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalofthehills.com\/\">classic rural fair<\/a> with log-splitting and skillet-tossing, after a very hilly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalofthehills.com\/road-race\/\">10k<\/a>. The line was short so I decided to ask for a single falafel on the side. The person said sure, but we must have misunderstood each other because she rang me up for a full side order (4 pieces with white sauce), way more than I wanted. I&#8217;m glad in this case because the shape was so intriguing, but it discourages me from trying again in future unless I&#8217;m prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"4 falafel barrels in a dish, one bitten into\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_115721-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"falafel wrap\" class=\"wp-image-602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_120017-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Falafel sandwich open end, with tomato and lettuce visible\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261004_121153-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Falafel itself<\/strong>: Incredibly crunchy and dark crust, quite green on the inside &#8211; maybe a touch dry and\/or overfried, but overall delicious. I love the cute little barrel shape too. 8\/10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bread<\/strong>: Tasty, fresh, but not toasted. 7\/10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sandwich fixings, taste and texture<\/strong>: Good tomato, lettuce, pickle, and the white sauce was decent. 7\/10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Value for money<\/strong>: Expensive even without the accidental $8 side &#8211; $14 for a small sandwich. But fair prices are typically inflated and it was yummy. 6\/10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eatability<\/strong>: It held together pretty well but the last inch sprayed white juice all over my lap. I should have been more careful since it was juicy. 3\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bonus points<\/strong>: Great recovery meal! 1\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total<\/strong>: 32\/50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nice surprise at a classic rural fair with log-splitting and skillet-tossing, after a very hilly 10k. The line was short so I decided to ask for a single falafel on the side. The person said sure, but we must have misunderstood each other because she rang me up for a full side order (4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-falafel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606,"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salticid.com\/kogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}