What You Missed at GoogaMooga
We’d love to tell you that this past weekend’s GoogaMooga went off without a hitch — our mother ship, New York Magazine, was a sponsor, after all. But anyone who went, or checked out Twitter, knows that the festival had its share of hiccups. Long lines, short food supplies, and even one noteworthy fried-chicken fistfight combined to give festivalgoers plenty to gripe about. Festival co-founder Rick Farman: “Of course, we know there were problems and we have apologized to any frustrated festival goers. We’ll improve. First year, always a lot to learn.” And to be fair, Sunday went a lot more smoothly than Saturday. But with all that said, the ambitious-if-flawed festival did have its share of bright spots and great food (when you could find them). So, in that spirit of positive thinking, we’ve rounded up plenty of moments from both days, which you can check out straight ahead, without the potential threat of water shortages and swinging fists.
Update: Superfly, the group behind the festival, will issue refunds to everyone who bought ExtraMooga tickets.
James Murphy, Aziz Ansari, and David Chang: BFFs
Soft-shell crab sandwich
Atendees couldn't have asked for better weather
Mini pulled Duroc pork pang with spiced honey
How pumpkin carvers kill time during the Halloween off-season.
An overhead view.
Anthony Bourdain took some questions from the crowd.
BLT with thick juicy slabs of grilled bacon, red leaf lettuce, lucky's tomatoes, and bacon-infused mayo.
Yep, that's an entire cow.
Part of the ExtraMooga section, the Boathouse hosted well-known chefs like Marcus Samuelsson.
Bacon tasting flight
A look at the pay-only Extra Mooga area.
Oyster shucking contest!
Shave ice!
The "Chihuahua” Dog: a bacon-wrapped Crif Dog with avocado and sour cream.
Flatiron steaks on the grill at Michael Anthony's demo.
Ordering tip: Ask specifically for the skin.
Lemon-ricotta fried cheesecake bomb with fresh mint
Chicken sandwich
Molecular cocktails!
Lobster roll
Crowds here were an issue.
No festival is complete without a monkey.
Roasted corn nachos
Margherita
So cute.
Chicken wings
A girl and her pig.
The guy on the lower right can't believe what he just heard.
Pork slider
Burgers on the grill
Pinoy Corn and longga dog
There were a lot of whole animals on display.
Spring onions with Romesco