<![CDATA[Cinco de Mayo, Rhode Island style]]>So I showed up to work yesterday in our RI office - we're celebrating Cinco de Mayo at lunchtime! Woot!

The food trucks rolled up. Since this is Rhode Island, one of them was called 'The Paddy Wagon', specialising in 'traditional Irish barbecue', which apparently is a baked potato with pulled pork on it. Who knew?

Hasta la Vista, baybee!

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/39588/cinco-de-mayo-rhode-island-styleRSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 20:57:34 GMTWed, 06 May 2026 14:58:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Cinco de Mayo, Rhode Island style on Wed, 06 May 2026 19:42:57 GMT]]>Sigh. I miss New England. All the food trucks here are Mexican (though very good) or fusion something or other. Irish meat and potatoes sounds absolutely exotic.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362197https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362197Wed, 06 May 2026 19:42:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cinco de Mayo, Rhode Island style on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:36:18 GMT]]>Yeah, that's kind of a misnomer. The potato is fine. but BBQ? Paddy, please....

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362179https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362179Wed, 06 May 2026 15:36:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cinco de Mayo, Rhode Island style on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:11:36 GMT]]>

@Mik said:

Now, this strikes me as a glass half empty thing.

Oh, I'm not complaining. The baked spud was actually pretty nice. I just thought it was funny.

Yes, truth be told there was a taco truck too - I chose the one without the enormous line.

'Traditional Irish barbecue' was also slightly misleading since it wasn't wasn't pouring with rain.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362177https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362177Wed, 06 May 2026 15:11:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cinco de Mayo, Rhode Island style on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:03:37 GMT]]>Now, this strikes me as a glass half empty thing. By trucks, I'd imagine at least one of them was Mexican?

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362176https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/362176Wed, 06 May 2026 15:03:37 GMT