Short Pump, Virginia

Lebanese Food Festival

Dianne, foreground, and Jenine wait, left, to begin the trek across Short Pump to the Lebanese Food Festival. The annual three-day event at St. Anthony's Maronite Catholic Church draws thousands to sample ...

... kibbe, shwarma, fatoosh, loubya bi zayt, baba ghanoush and other Lebanese delicacies, followed by ...

desserts like awwamaat, donuts soaked in simple sugar.

PHotographed with a Canon 5D Mark II