by POPSUGAR Food 4

In the height of good weather, food and festivity abound, and right about now, I'm wishing I could teleport myself around the United States. First I'd hit up Manhattan for Wine 2.0's wine sampling this week, followed by the Shrimp & Grits Festival in Georgia, and then some classic Eli's cheesecake in the Windy City. Don't miss out on these events — if you do, you'll have to wait another year!

• New York, NY: The StarChefs Rising Stars Revue New York — Sept. 16
• New York, NY: Epicurious Wine.Dine.Donate New York — Sept. 17
• New York, NY: Wine 2.0 New York — Sept. 18
• Atlantic City, NJ: Celebrity Chef Tour Atlantic City — Sept. 18
• Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA: Delaware River Food & Wine Festival — Sept. 18-21
• Nappanee, IN: Nappanee Apple Festival — Sept. 18-21
• La Crescent, MN: Applefest 08 — Sept. 18-21
• Leavenworth, WA: Wenatchee River Salmon Festival — Sept. 18-21

To see the rest, read more.

• Salinas, CA: Salute to Agriculture Taste of the Valley Food & Wine Show — Sept. 19
• St. Peters, MO: Smoke-A-Palooza — Sept. 19-20
• Hot Springs, AR: Smoke On the Water Arkansas BBQ Challenge — Sept. 19-20
• Madison, WI: Food For Thought Festival — Sept. 19-20
• Palisade, CO: Colorado Mountain Wine Fest — Sept. 19-21
• San Pedro, CA: Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival — Sept. 19-21
• Jekyll Island, GA: Wild Georgia Shrimp & Grits Festival — Sept. 19-21
• Berea, KY: Berea Spoonbread Festival — Sept. 19-21
• Sioux Falls, SD: Spirit of the West Festival — Sept. 19-21
• Monroe, WI: Green County Cheese Days — Sept. 19-21
• Los Angeles, CA: Picklefest 2008 — Sept. 20
• Lowville, NY: Cream Cheese Festival — Sept. 20
• Litchfield, CT: Litchfield Hills Harvest Festival — Sept. 20-21
• Chicago, IL: Eli's Cheesecake Festival — Sept. 20-21
• Westminster, MD: Maryland Wine Festival — Sept. 20-21
• Nebraska City, NE: AppleJack Festival — Sept. 20-21
• San Francisco, CA: A Food Affaire — Sept. 22

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