{"id":6142,"date":"2012-06-02T12:38:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2012-06-02T12:38:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-02T19:38:18","slug":"10-weekend-celebrations-in-california-and-a-world-of-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/10-weekend-celebrations-in-california-and-a-world-of-food\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Weekend Celebrations in California and a World of Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If there’s a theme to carry this weekend to its end, it might as well be “food”.\u00a0 Here’s why:<\/p>\n

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  1. COSTA MESA<\/strong> – Costa Mesa Lions Club event from the Fish Fry<\/strong> Club<\/a>, June 2 & 3, 2012. New location in Fairview Park, and the ever popular Baby Contest. cmnhlions.com<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. DOWNEY <\/strong>– St. George Greek Festival. Share the love of Greek food<\/strong> and beverage.\u00a0 June 2-3, 2012. Location: 10846 Downey Ave., Downey, Ca. 90241. Call: (562) 862-6461 stgeorgedowney.org<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. LAGUNA BEACH – <\/strong> Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation, food event<\/strong>. Seven celebrity chefs prepare culinary delights for attendees. Wine, signature cocktails, live music, and picturesque panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean at Montage Laguna Beach.\u00a0 Chefs include Craig Strong of Studio, William Bradley of Addison at the Grand Del Mar, Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill – New York City,\u00a0 Jen Carroll of Concrete Blonde- Philadelphia,\u00a0 Suzanne Goin of\u00a0 The A.O.C. Lucques\u00a0 and Tavern – Los Angeles, Lee Smith of Montage Laguna Beach,\u00a0 Michael Voltaggio of ink.-Los Angeles, and Alan Wong of\u00a0 Alan Wong’s – Honolulu. 100% of tickets sales supports Share Our Strength\u2019s efforts to end childhood hunger.\u00a0 Celebrity Chef Tasting 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets:$150,\u00a0 $175 door. montagelagunabeach.com\/tasteofthenation<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. SAN FRANCISCO <\/strong> – Union Street Eco-Urban Festival Saturday, June 2, & Sunday, June 3, 2012, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0 Union Street from Gough to Steiner San Francisco, CA. Free event is held rain or shine.\u00a0 This is an Alcohol Free. Vendors on site selling foods<\/strong>. unionstreetfestival.com\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. SAN LUIS OBISPO – <\/strong> San Luis Obispo Greek Festival\u00a0<\/a> June 2 & 3, 2012. <\/strong>This festival of Greek Food<\/strong> & Dancing is held at <\/strong>The Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo, CA, greekfestivalslo.com<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. SANTA MARIA<\/strong> – Elks Rodeo<\/a>,\u00a0 May 31 – June 3, 2012. Elks Parade – Saturday June 2, 2012, 9 a.m. on Broadway St.\u00a0 Broadway between Fesler and Enos, Santa Maria, CA. Santa Maria style BBQ<\/strong> sold at events. Cost: $20 – 30\u00a0\u00a0 Tickets\u00a0 (805) 922-6006. smelksrodeo.org\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. STOCKTON<\/strong> – International Jewish Food<\/strong> Fair and Family Festival. 39th Annual event.\u00a0\u00a0 Festival Admission and parking are free. There will be fun, food, music and ethnic activities. Food will be available for purchase.\u00a0 Time: 9:30a.m. Location: Temple Israel of Stockton 5105 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, CA.\u00a0 Contact:\u00a0 (209) 351-0933 www.stockton.urj.net<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. TEMECULA<\/strong> – Temecula Balloon & Wine Festival<\/strong><\/a> June 1 – 3, 2012\u00a0\u00a0 Cost: $10 – 20 general admission. Hours: Friday – 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday – 6 am to 10 p.m. Sunday – 6 am to 6 p.m. Location: 37701 Warren Rd., Winchester, CA (just outside Temecula at Lake Skinner County Park) temeculacalifornia.com<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. VENTURA<\/strong> – Casa Pacifica Wine and Food Festival<\/strong>\u00a0 cpwineandfoodfestival.com<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. WALNUT CREEK<\/strong> – Art & Wine Festival<\/strong>, June 2 & 3, 2012\u00a0 walnut-creek.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If there’s a theme to carry this weekend to its end, it might as well be “food”.\u00a0 Here’s why: COSTA MESA – Costa Mesa Lions Club event from the Fish Fry Club, June 2 & 3, 2012. New location in Fairview Park, and the ever popular Baby Contest. cmnhlions.com DOWNEY – St. George Greek Festival. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}