Once again this year, 64 food vendors at the Jazz Fest will peddle twice as many culinary temptations. A gourmand’s dream—or nightmare—when faced with the challenge of fitting it all in, considering the time span of the fair and the limited capacity of the human stomach. If your ambition is to eat everything, this year's offering of 158 food items, divided by seven days at the Fair Grounds, leaves the belly-boggling prospect of consuming 23 dishes a day.

Much more within the realm of possi...