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Foodees Food and Culture Festival stops at Tanger Outlets

Traveling food trucks aim to brings community together
Sean Barba enjoys a tasty bacon on a stick from JD’s House of Bacon food truck during the Foodees event at Tanger Outlet. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
October 5, 2025

Foodees Food and Culture Festival made its inaugural Delaware stop at Tanger Outlets Sept. 26-28, when more than 40 food trucks and vendors sold delicious vittles and wares to the local crowd. 

“The key to our success is that we reach people and bring them together,” said Mack Morgan, Foodees Fest social media representative. “We are touching lives, one meal at a time. This is our first time in Delaware and certainly will not be the last with the amount of love not only from customers but also the amazing local vendors. We had a lot less of our regular locals, so it was a pleasure meeting and creating these longlife connections within your community.”

The festival was developed with the goal of rebuilding the bridges of community.

For more information, go to foodeesfest.com.

 

Elijah, left, and Elmore Kirby work their Chris K Crystals booth.
Coffee, donuts and milkshakes.
Vincenzo and Liz Sassano greet people at their lemonade truck.
People crowd to purchase barbecue from the Xu San Duo food truck.
With a great name for an ice cream truck, The Brainfreezer serves up delicious frozen dessert.
Lisa Lindsay of Fierce Creations in Milton features NFL team pups at her booth.
Daisaun Bush of Smoker’s Delight is ready to add more ribs to the smoker.
Shelby Doyle displays her photos at her Shel-Shel D Photography booth.
Chaun Davis of S1BBQ presents a bowl of mac and cheese to Linda Perle of Lewes.
The crowd starts building up around lunchtime.
Keisha Israel, left, and Delpheny Outland are ready to serve the crowd at Smoker’s Delight.
The Aguggia and Carpenter families enjoy the different vendors. Shown in back are (l-r) Samantha Carpenter, Penelope Carpenter, Lilly Carpenter and Nicholas Carpenter. In front are Bella Carpenter, Ali Aguggia, Frankie Aguggia and Mikey Aguggia.
Sandy’s Crystals sets up at the event.
Laurie Barnes works at the Hooked on Seafood truck.
Skip and Jymayce Wescott enjoy the hand-squeezed lemonade from Portia’s.
Beth Barba is served a tasty funnel cake from JJ Davis.
The cooks from the La Hermosa food truck prepare tacos.
The crowd had many trucks and vendors to choose from at the event.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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