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Food Fest Highlights: Cherries, Artichokes, Apricots and Olives
Published on: May 29, 2017
What a week for feasts! Memorial Day BBQs are merely warm-ups for a summer of tasty treats starting with baked cherry pie, 30 olive themed dishes, apricot ice cream and artichokes prepared by Monterey’s best chefs. Pictured is Beaumont Cherry Festival.
June Food Festivals
- BEAUMONT: Cherry Festival June 1-4, 2017 “Fun for all and all for fun”
- LOS OLIVOS: Jazz & Olive Festival June 3 sampling 30 different olive-themed dishes prepared by local chefs
- MONTEREY: Castroville Artichoke Festival June 3-4 Monterey Bay area chefs love to show off their artichoke cooking culinary skills
- PATTERSON: Patterson Apricot Fiesta June 2-4 Apricot Pie Eating Contest
- SAN LEANDRO: San Leandro Cherry Festival June 3 Cherry Pie Bake-off
Specialty, Ethnic Foods
- COSTA MESA: Lions Club Fish Fry June 2-4
- DOWNEY: St. George Greek Festival June 2-4
- HOLLISTER: Portuguese Festival June 3 – 4
- LANCASTER: Blazing Saddles Gala & Grand Auction June 3
- LODI: Taco Truck Cook-off June 3
- McKINLEYVILLE: Pony Express Days Chili Cook Off May 31
- MONTEREY: La Merienda, Custom House Plaza June 3
- NORCO: Horse Town Brew n Que Festival June 3
- PALM SPRINGS: Palm Springs Restaurant Week June 2-11
- SACRAMENTO: Taste of Summer June 3-4
- SAN JOSE: San Jose Greek Festival June 2-4
- SAN LUIS OBISPO: SLO Greek Festival June 3-4
- WRIGHTWOOD: Taste of the Village June 3
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