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All the News That's Fit to Eat - Oct. 8, 2008

YumSugar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:30:05 -0700

Ten multipurpose pantry items that will come in handy for the home cook. - San Francisco Chronicle
Why we have food cravings and what they mean. - Boston Globe
This Columbus Day, learn how the historical voyage changed the way the world eats. - Chicago Tribune
The economic downtown is changing the dynamics of the fine dining industry. - Los Angeles Times
What role does gender play when dining at restaurants? - New York Times
Why onions make us cry, and the best way to stay dry-eyed. - Washington Post
A home cook gets put to the test in a restaurant kitchen. - Miami Herald

Noteworthy Nibbles - Sept. 22-29, 2009

YumSugar — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:50 -0700

When it comes to food festivals, I've decided that the peak of the season isn't the three-month span between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Instead, it's right this minute, when the last of the season's seafood festivals converge with harvest celebrations and the beginning of chili cookoffs. We can't wait to check out the bites at the Taste of Petaluma.

Where will this week be leading you? Let us know in the comments below!

New York, NY: StarChefs New York Rising Stars Revue - Sept. 22
London, KY: World Chicken Festival - Sept. 24-27
Columbus, OH: Columbus Food & Wine Affair - Sept. 25
Redondo Beach, CA: Redondo Beach Lobster Festival - Sept. 25-27
Sonoma, CA: Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival - Sept. 25-27
Los Angeles, CA: Feast of San Gennaro - Sept. 25-27
Orlando, FL: Epcot International Food & Wine Festival - Sept. 25-Nov. 8
Petaluma, CA: Taste of Petaluma - Sept. 26
Pittsburgh, PA: Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival - Sept. 26
Stone Mountain, GA: The Great Miller Lite Chili Cook-Off - Sept. 26

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Noteworthy Nibbles - Aug. 4-11 2009

YumSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:45:00 -0700

So you weren't able to make it to last week's Maine Lobster Festival? Breathe easy, because this weekend presents a whole new plethora of opportunities. Choose between watermelon, sweet corn, elephant garlic, country cornbread, and others. (Hey, I never said it would be easy.) Or, if you're in Northern California, join me at the first-ever SF Chefs.Food.Wine, a four-day food and wine event in the heart of San Francisco. What will you be attending? Let us know below!

Hope, AR: Hope Watermelon Festival Festival - Aug. 6-8
San Francisco, CA: SF Chefs.Food.Wine. - Aug. 6-9
Lenox, MA: Tanglewood Wine and Food Classic - Aug. 6-9
Mendota, IL: Mendota Sweet Corn Festival - Aug. 6-9
Columbus, OH: Columbus Wine Festival - Aug. 7-8
Wilton, ME: Wilton Blueberry Festival - Aug. 7-8
Crystal Falls, MI: Humungus Fungus Fest - Aug. 7-9
North Plains, OR: Elephant Garlic Festival - Aug. 7-9
Portland, OR: The Bite of Oregon - Aug. 7-9
Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Summer Restaurant Week - Aug. 7-16
Austin, TX: Festival of Cheese - Aug. 8
Woodland, CA: Woodland Tomato Festival - Aug. 8

To see the rest, read more.

Jamesport, NY: North Fork Craft Beer BBQ and Wine Festival - Aug. 8
Paso Robles, CA: Winemakers' Cookoff - Aug. 8
East Nashville, TN: Tomato Art Fest - Aug. 8
Woodland Park, CO: Vino and Notes - Aug. 8
Anaheim, CA: Celebrity Food Show - Aug. 8-9
San Francisco, CA: The Gourmet Housewares Show - Aug. 8-10
Shelburne, VT: Vermont Fresh Network Annual Forum - Aug. 9
Clark County, KY: Slow Food Country Cornbread Supper - Aug. 10
Houston, TX: Houston Restaurant Week - Aug. 10-23

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Noteworthy Nibbles - July 21-28, 2009

YumSugar — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:15 -0700

Food events this week are all over the map, both literally and figuratively speaking. This weekend, I'm hoping to join some friends in a budget- and eco-friendly Slow Food potluck dinner. If I've got the time, I'd love to make it out to the world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival, where garlic lovers come in droves to sample everything from garlic fries to garlic ice cream.

One day, I'd would enjoy making a trip to the Oxnard Salsa Festival and Indiana's Pierogi Fest. What will you be attending this week? Let us know below!

Fremont, MI: National Baby Food Festival - July 22-25
Farmerville, LA: Louisiana Watermelon Festival - July 23-25
Portland, OR: Oregon Brewers Festival - July 23-26
South Boston, VA: Virginia Cantaloupe Festival - July 24
Ypsilanti, MI: Summer Beer Festival - July 24-25
Frankfort, IN: Frankfort Hot Dog Festival - July 24-25
Summit, NJ: Summit Wine & Food Festival - July 24-26
Gilroy, CA: Gilroy Garlic Festival - July 24-26
Whiting, IN: Pierogi Fest - July 24-26

To see the rest, read more.

Chincoteague Island, VA: Chincoteague Blueberry Festival - July 24-26
Fredericksburg, TX: Gourmet Chili Pepper & Salsa Festival - July 24-26
Columbus, OH: Jazz & Rib Fest - July 24-26
Sugar Grove, IL: Sugar Grove Corn Boil - July 24-26
San Francisco, CA: Slow Food Potluck - July 25
Castle Rock, CO: Castle Rock Wine Fest - July 25
Seattle, WA: Ballard SeafoodFest - July 25-26
Oxnard, CA: Oxnard Salsa Festival - July 25-26
Courtland, CA : Pear Fair - July 26
San Mateo, CA: Festa Italiana Street Fair - July 26

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Noteworthy Nibbles - Sept. 3-8, 2008

YumSugar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:20:43 -0700

This week's so packed to the brim with festivals nationwide, you couldn't avoid one if you tried. There are food and wine classics all across the East Coast, and here in the West, we're planning on dropping by the chocolate festival in our neck of the woods. If we've left anything out, please chime in below.

Brigham City, UT: Peach Days - Sept. 3-6
Saratoga Springs, NY: Saratoga Wine & Food Festival - Sept. 4-6
Marion, OH: Marion Popcorn Festival - Sept. 4-6
Columbus, OH: Columbus Food & Wine Affair - Sept. 5
Chicago, IL: Windy City Wine Festival - Sept. 5-6
St. Louis, MO: Norton Wine Festival - Sept. 5-6

To see the rest, read more.

Groves, TX: Grillin' In Groves - Sept. 5-6
Bowers, PA: Chile Pepper Food Festival - Sept. 5-6
Forth Worth, TX: ZestFest 2008 - Sept. 5-7
McHenry, MD: Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival - Sept. 5-7
Paw Paw, MI: Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival - Sept. 5-7
Lithopolis, OH: Lithopolis Honeyfest - Sept. 6
Valparaiso, IN: Valparaiso Popcorn Festival - Sept. 6
Fulton, CA: Kendall-Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival - Sept. 6
Kennett Square, PA: Mushroom Festival - Sept. 6-7
Temecula, CA: Temecula Food & Wine Classic - Sept. 6
San Francisco, CA: Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival - Sept. 6-7
Rhinebeck, NY: Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest - Sept. 6-7
Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival - Sept. 6-7
Humble, TX: Chocolate Festival of Texas - Sept. 8-9

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