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Vacations and Travel

From La Tomatina festival in Spain to the infamous Wisconsin state fairs, there's a food festival for every taste. Which food festival would you most like to attend? Why?

Charlie6
  • Charlie Berg
  • Sommelier
  • Michael Mina Bourbon Steak DC
  • Washington, DC
I'm headed to the Sonoma Wine Country Festival coming up Labor Day Weekend, I'm super-psyched to be attending this celebration of one of the great wine-country cultures of the world. Awesome Pinot ... more »

Last updated: Aug 4 2012

 
Djd_6414
Best food festival I know of is actually Jazz Fest in New Orleans. It is a veritable orgy of great food from boiled crawfish, cochon de lait poor boys, crabcakes and anything else you can imagine. ... more »

Last updated: Jul 26 2012

 
Melissa2_web[1]
  • Melissa Trimmer
  • Pastry Chef
  • Le Cordon Bleu Chicago, Pastry Chef Instructor
  • Chicago, Illinois
I really like to go to Chicago Gourmet where I can see lots of local chefs doing what they do best: cook. [http://spoonfeed.restaurantintelligenceagency.com/images/emails/top_bg.gif?et_id=fxrnvj] [... more »

Last updated: Jul 25 2012

 
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I always say I want to go to the Giant Pumpkin fest in the Greater Ohio Valley to see the monster pumpkins...I believe the record is over 1,800 lbs...crazy. But, I always seem to miss it. The Sl... more »

Last updated: Mar 14 2012

 
Stevemcdonagh3(2)
Not a traditional 'food festival' per se, but I very much want to attend Oktoberfest someday. There's something about the food that pairs with beer that makes me really happy. Fried, bready, salty,... more »

Last updated: Jun 29 2011

 
Craigharzewskiheadshot
I want to go to the Iowa State fair, I have heard that it is the best.

Last updated: Feb 11 2011

 
Chrissycake
a corn festival! i LOVE corn - i can't wait until someone engineers the world's largest popcorn kernel. can you imagine? it would be like dinner...or use it as a vessel and each nook and cranny wou... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Fehribach_paul
I'm kind of infatuated with the array of local hog-centered festivals that take place in Galicia. It would be fun to spend a summer there and go to them all.

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 

Last updated: Aug 4 2012