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Oh what a tasty week it is in California with the “BIG ONE,” Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival (Castroville is\u00a0home to the World’s Largest Artichoke!)<\/a>\u00a0There’s a little bit of culture remembering when Marilyn Monroe was the festival’s beauty queen, artichoke farm tours, Canasta Artichoke Throwing Contest and food consumption galore, including Artichoke Eating Contest.<\/p>\n AVALON: Taste Around Avalon May 31 | Restaurant Week June 1-7, 2018<\/p>\n BEAUMONT: Beaumont Cherry Festival<\/a> May 31-June 3<\/p>\n BREA:\u00a0Summerfest June 1-3<\/p>\n CULVER CITY: Taste of the Nation in Culver City June 3<\/p>\n DOWNEY: St. George Greek Festival June 2-3<\/p>\n ENCINITAS: Annual Encinitas Wine, Spirits & Food Festival June 2<\/p>\n FOSTER CITY:\u00a0cityFEST June 2-3<\/p>\n FULLERTON: Taste of the Town June 2<\/p>\n HUNTINGTON BEACH: Elks Regional Chili Cookoff and Car Show June 2<\/p>\n LOS ANGELES:\u00a0South Robertson Festival June 3 |\u00a0LA Wine Fest June 2-3<\/p>\n McKINLEYVILLE: Pony Express Days<\/a>\u00a0 Cook-off \u00a0May 30<\/p>\n MONTEREY: La Merienda<\/a> Birthday Dinner June 3<\/p>\n MONTEREY: Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival<\/a> June 2-3<\/p>\n NORCO: Horse Town Brew N’ Que<\/a>\u00a0June 2<\/p>\n OXNARD:\u00a0Casa Pacifica Wine, Food & Brew Festival June 3<\/p>\n PACIFICA: Taste of Pacifica June 2<\/p>\n PALM SPRINGS: Restaurant Week June 1-17<\/p>\n PATTERSON: Patterson Apricot Fiesta<\/a> June 1-3<\/p>\n RIVERSIDE: Inland Empire Salsa Festival June 2<\/p>\n SAN DIEGO: Night Market\u00a0June 1-2<\/p>\n SAN FRANCISCO: Molloy’s Chili Cook Off June 3<\/p>\n SAN FRANCISCO: Union Street Festival June 2-3<\/p>\n SAN JOSE: San Jose Greek Festival June 1-3<\/p>\nBut that’s not all!<\/a><\/h2>\n