The Troy Strawberry Festival kicks off with a parade on Saturday morning. The Festival site will open at 10 am with lots of treats and fun for the whole family. Of course all summer food events need a little music. This festival is no exception. Learn more at http://www.troyohiostrawberryfestival.com.
Other Strawberry Festivals are taking place in Pittsburg, PA on June 4th. In Kimmswick, MO on June 5th and 6th. In Lebanon, OR on June 6th. In Ashland, VA on June 5th. In West Cape May, NJ on June 5th. Enjoy the sweet and tart treats that your local strawberry growers bring to our tables.
The Gourmet Latino Festival kicks off today in New York’s Astor Center with an opening cocktail party. The party features Latin inspired cocktails and wines paired with antojitos from New York’s best Latin restaurants. The festival continues with exciting food and libations events through the weekend. Then enjoy Latin Dining Week at participating restaurants throughout the city. Learn more at http://www.gourmetlatinofestival.com.
What could be more fun than playing in the Colorado slopes in the late spring? We love that they just like to party. This weekend the folks in Snowmass are going to throw one in honor of the Chili Pepper and Brews. This annual event has competitions in both Chili cook-offs and a microbrew competition. But don’t forget your dancing shoes. Friday night the Kyle Hollingsworth Band headlines followed on Saturday by Brett Dennen and on Sunday George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic wraps it up. Now you know why we just love the Colorado Mountains all year round.
Here’s a twist. A 3-Day Louisiana and New Orleans style music, food and camping festival kicks off today in of all places…Augusta, NJ. This 3 day festival started as a small crawfish boil for transplants from the muddy south missing their national food. This is the 21st annual celebration of Crawfish Fest. It is nice to have an event that honors the good people that are struggling with the disaster in the gulf. Get out and enjoy some crawfish pie, red beans and rice and especially some alligator sausage. The headliners are Taj Mahal, Galactic and Marcia Ball joined by more than 20 other performers. Campgrounds open today at Sussex County Fairgrounds. Learn more and purchase tickets at http://www.crawfishfest.com/index.html.
California is celebrating the fruit of the vine. The LA Wine Fest takes place this weekend featuring wine and spirits from around the globe. This annual event draws people from across the country. This event is about learning and tasting with seminars daily. Check it out at the Raleigh Studios on Melrose in Hollywood. Tickets and seminar reservations can be made through their website, http://www.lawinefest.com/.
Other wine events in California include the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival. This is a great event that fills the morning sky with colorful hot air balloons. Temecula Valley is a prolific wine producing region and you will get to taste some of the best. Entertainment includes Jimmy Wayne, Gin Blossoms, Paul Rodgers and Spyro Gyra. We have always come away from wine tasting tours in this region with cases of wine and a lilt in our step. We didn’t even need the hot air balloons for the lilt! Check out their website for more information, http://www.tvbwf.com/.
Newport Beach and Foster City also have food and wine festivals this weekend. I guess we will need helicopters and jets to get to all of these.
The Great Chowder Cook-Off takes place at the Newport Yachting Center in Newport, RI on Saturday. There is stiff competition to become known as the Top Clam. The whole family is sure to enjoy the live entertainment.
Monday kicks off Dr. Pepper’s 119th Birthday Bash in Dublin, TX. This is a weeklong celebration so important to the region that Dublin changes its name to Dr. Pepper. If you have never had a Dublin Dr Pepper you need to get here. This takes you back to the days of natural flavorings to savor on a hot summer day.
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