National Food Festivals and Food Events, Mar. 24-31, 2009

by POPSUGAR Food 1

Spring is in the air, and that's evident with the number of fun food events going on this week that pay homage to everything from rum to crawfish.

We can't wait to taste our way through the year's best wines at Wine Enthusiast's annual Toast of the Town, and taste tequila cocktails made by SF's top mixologists at the Nirvino Mixology Contest.

What events will you be eating your way through this week?

• Seattle, WA: StarChefs Rising Stars Revue — Mar. 24
• Coral Gables, FL: Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival — Mar. 26
• San Francisco, CA: Wine Enthusiast Toast of the Town — Mar. 26
• Tampa Bay, FL: International Rum Festival — Mar. 26-28
• Chalmette, LA: Louisiana Crawfish Festival — Mar. 26-29
• Lake Tahoe, CA: Winter & Wine Fest — Mar. 26-29
• West Palm Beach, FL: Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show — Mar. 26-29

To see the rest, read more.

• Hammond, LA: Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge — Mar. 27-28
• Lodi, CA: Lodi Spring Wine Show — Mar. 27-28
• Uniondale, NY: Spring Craft Beer Festival — Mar. 28
• Rutherford, CA: Napa Valley Mustard Festival Grand Finale Event — Mar. 28
• Miami, FL: Deering Seafood Festival — Mar. 29
• New York, NY: Friends of James Beard Benefit — Mar. 29
• Miami, FL: Deering Seafood Festival — Mar. 29
• Washington, DC: Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation DC — Mar. 30
• San Francisco, CA: Nirvino Mixology Contest — Mar. 31

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