New Mexico's Annual Hatch Chile Festival - a two day celebration of their world famous chile crop - will take place Saturday, September 3 - Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Hatch, N.M. (Located at Hatch Municipal Airport). This family friendly event will include chile eating contests, a carnival, food and craft vendors, music and more. Admission is $10 for a carload. For a list of times and events, click here. -guest contributor
New York Restaurant Week is now extended until Monday, September 5th (Saturdays excluded), featuring over 250 restaurants offering three-course lunch and dinner menus, at $24.07 and $35.00 plus tax, respectively. For additional information and a full listing of participating restaurants and their menus, click here. -guest contributor
August 15th marks the birthday of America's favorite chef Julia Child. Sur la Table (4527 Travis Street, Suite A) invites you to celebrate her life on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm with a French meal reflecting her cooking philosophy. In addition, the chef instructor will share tips, culinary French techniques and recipes easy-entertaining recipes. To purchase tickets ($69 per person) or to learn more, click here. -guest contributor
The second annual Los Angeles Craft Brew Crawl — visiting seven different bars — will take place downtown Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 3:00 - 8:00 pm. Tickets are $49.00+ tax and include a 6-ounce tasting glass and unlimited tastings of over 50 different taps that include New Belgium, Schneider Weisse, Sierra Nevada, Drake's Brewing and more. For more information or to purchase your ticket, click here. -guest contributor
Boston Restaurant Weeks runs for two weeks this August. Specifically, the restaurant weeks will run from Sunday, August 14 to Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21 to Friday, August 26 featuring over 200 restaurants offering prix fixe menus for lunch and/or dinner: 2-course lunch for $15.11, 3-course lunch for $20.11, and 3-course dinner for $33.11. Some restaurants participating include Mistral Restaurant, Davio's Boston, Taj Boston, Wine Cellar Restaurant and Warren Tavern. For additional information and a full listing or participating restaurants and their menus, click here. -guest contributor
La Cocina’s San Francisco Street Food Festival brings all of the best food in the Bay Area to one street, once a year, to celebrate the talent, the taste and the entrepreneurial spirit of people who make a living doing what they love to do. The festival will take place on Saturday, August 20 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm in the Mission District (located on Folsom Street from 22th to 26th, 23rd and 25th from Treat Street to Shotwell Street) and feature vendors from San Francisco and across the country including Chaac Mool, Azalina’s curry, El Buen Comer and more. Admission is free. For more information, click here. -guest contributor
Visit Cape Cod and enjoy a hearty meal with Monthly Wine & Food Flight Dinners at Regatta (4631 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Cotuit, Ma.). Running year round on every second Wednesday of the month Chef and owner of Regatta of Cotuit — Weldon Fizell — puts together four courses accompanied by three wines for $45 per person. Sample courses include Lobster Bisque, Baked Cotuit Oysters, Pan Roasted Cod, Maryland Style Crabcake and more. Tickets can be purchased by calling Regatta of Cotuit at 508.428.5715. -guest contributor
Beacon's 9th Annual Chowder Fest takes place on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Beacon Restaurant and Bar (25 West 56 Street). Kicking off at 6:30 pm the event will feature a variety of chowders and dishes including New England style clam chowder, Manhattan style clam chowder, seafood chowder, grilled lobster and more. Also included will be unlimited Brooklyn beer and Beacon's Vodka Spiked Pink Lemonade. For ticket information ($85 per person) or to learn more, click here. -guest contributor
Celebrate summer on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Japanese American National Museum (369 E. First Street) with delicious food from Los Angeles' Asian and Fusion food trucks. Running from 11:00 am to 5:0o pm attendees can sample food from a variety of gourmet food trucks including Komodo Truck, Bool BBQ Truck, Lomo Arigato Truck, and Dogzilla Hot Dog Truck. A portion of sales from each truck will be donated to support the National Museum's educational programs. For more information, click here. -guest contributor
Celebrate the traditions, foods and crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch at the 22nd Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival Thursday, August 11 - Saturday, August 13, 2011 at The Reading Terminal Market (Located at 12th and Arch Street, Philadelphia). The three-day festival will run daily from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This family friendly event will include a petting zoo, horse drawn wagon rides, live bluegrass music and traditional foods including chicken pot pie, donuts, ice cream, pies and canned fruits and vegetables that will be available to taste and purchase. The event is free with $4 parking available at the Parkway Garage at 12th & Filbert Streets. For more information, click here. -guest contributor
The fourth annual New Haven Food & Wine Festival returns Sunday, August 21 - Thursday, August, 25, 2011 during the New Haven Open at Yale giving guests the chance to sample food, wine and and cocktails from more than twenty of New Haven's top restaurants. Events include: BBQ Bash - Sunday, August 21 - 5:00-7:30 pm Taking place at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale, this event will feature chefs from 116 Crown, Caseus, Heirloom, Ibiza, Oaxaca Kitchen, Thali, Union League Cafe and Zinc serving up an outdoor barbeque feast. This event will feature live music. Tickets start at $35. Mixology 101: History of the Cocktail - Monday, August 22 [...]
Los Angeles’ Eat Real Festival will take place July 16 and 17, 2011 at Helms Bakery in Culver City (located on 880 Venice Blvd, L.A.). The two-day event will run Saturday 10:30 am – 9:00 pm and Sunday 10:30 am – 5:00 pm. The festival will include beer and wine gardens, a homemade goods competition, a cookbook swap, a kimchi class where you learn how to make this traditional Korean dish, and more. Food from popular food trucks and local restaurants including The Hungry Nomad, Crepe’n Around, Belcampo Meat Co., Let’s Be Frank will also be available with all food at the festival costing $5 or less. Admission is free. [...]
Miami Spice 2011 - a summer restaurant promotion showcasing Miami’s top restaurants - will run from August 1 - September 30, 2011. The promotion will commence with the 2nd Annual Taste of Miami Spice Kickoff Event & Fundraiser on Thursday, July 28th from 7:00 pm - 10:00 (Located at the Miami Beach Convention Center -1901 Convention Center Drive). The kickoff will feature tastings from a selection of Miami Spice restaurants and celebrity chefs selling and signing cookbooks. General Admission is $35 in advance or $50 day of event. Participating restaurants in the summer promotion include 1500°, Gotham Steak at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Bourbon Steak, Petit Rouge, The Capital Grille and more. Three course menus [...]
The 25th annual Taste of Dallas food festival will take place Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Fair Park located on 1200 S. Second Avenue (Grand Avenue) from 4:00 - 11:00 pm Friday, 11:00 am - 11:00 pm Saturday and 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday. Participants can sample food from dozens of Dallas' best restaurants including Blue Mesa Grill, Bolla Restaurant, Cheesecake Love, and Dickey's Barbeque Pit. An event for the whole family, the festival will include shopping in the new Taste of Dallas Culinary Marketplace, a Kids Taste Town, and music (stage line up includes Inner City All-Stars, IMAJ, Chad McBride & The Drifters, Spazmatics and more). Tickets are $8 [...]
"A Grand Ole Soupabration" on September 10, 2011 pits Central Coast chefs and restaurants competing for the best soups around, at a fundraiser benefiting Friends of the Elephant Seal (see note), a nonprofit organization. The event will be held at 1155 Cayucos Creek Road, Cayucos, CA from noon to 5 pm. Food Network celebrity Chef Rahm Fama and Los Angeles celebrity chef, Dakota Weiss are among the celebrity judges to pick the best one. Festivities include: sampling the artisanal soups and voting for your favorite soup, a non-alcoholic beverages, horseshoe competitions, raffles, a silent auction and a caramel apple dip booth. Tickets, which are now on sale) are $40 per [...]
The Atlanta Botanical Garden will hold its Well-Seasoned Chef Series - a culinary experience in the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen where chefs prepare a four-part tasting menu with food freshly harvested from the Edible Garden - every first and and second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Located at 1345 Piedmont Ave NE the series runs from now through mid-October. Featured chefs will include Jay Swift (July 5), Ford Fry (July 12), Shane Touhy (August 2), Piero Premoli (September 6) and Gary Donlick (September 13). Cost per session is $115.00. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here. -guest contributor
Hindinger Farm Strawberry Festival will be held Jun 18 from 11 am to 5 pm (Raindate, Jun 19) at Hindinger Farm 835 Dunbar Hill Road, Hamden, CT. The festival will offer hot dogs and hamburgers from Glenwood Drive-In, Strawberry Ice Bream made with fresh strawberries from Kelly's Kone Konnection and fresh strawberry shortcake. Also available: Hoops game baseball toss, tractor drawn rides to explore the farm plus Brian the Magician (from noon to 4 pm), Temporary Tattoos (from 1 pm to 3 pm).
Chicago will be throwing a ten-day food festival from Friday, June 24th - Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Grant Park (located at Michigan Ave. & Congress Dr.) from 11:00 am - 8:30 daily. The hours only on July 3rd will be from 11:00 am - 6:00. Included will be over 300 menu items from more than 70 Chicago restaurants such as Bobak Sausage Company, Connie's Pizza, C'est Si Bon! and The Grill on the Alley. The taste of Chicago is designed for the whole family as it will include a Family Village with hands-on activities and entertainment for children. Admission is free to the public. For more information, click here. [...]
The 29th annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl takes place June 7 - 9, 2011 from noon - 8 pm daily at Boston City Hall Plaza (Located on Atlantic Avenue and Surface Artery South). This event is the largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival. All proceeds go to cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since its inception, the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl has raised more than $2.9 million for cancer research and care. To purchase tickets ($15.00) or learn more click here. - guest contributor
The 18th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival — a celebration of everything salsa — runs from from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both Saturday July 30 and Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Plaza Park, Fifth and "B" Streets in downtown Oxnard, California. Presented by the Oxnard Downtowners, event highlights include Main Stage entertainment with salsa and Latin bands, a large salsa tasting tent, an eclectic vendor marketplace, international foods, kids korner attractions including tortilla art, a salsa recipe contest and much more. Admission and parking are free! For additional festival information, call 805-247-0197 or click here. - Guest contributor
