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Fun Summer Food Events

It's official. Summer has finally hit and the heat is turning up. My grill has already been fired up several times and will be in good use for a couple of more months ahead. I love being able to eat outdoors while soaking in the sun and slapping away those pesky mosquitoes. The mix of smokey BBQ and citronella candles burning is appealing, no?

Well, despite nature's attempt at luring me away from the great outdoors I can't resist enjoying my food outside. I even go searching for other people's food outside. Ok, I don't really mean that I scour the streets looking into dumpsters but I mean I love looking into little summer food festivals and events. Last year, I went to the Taste of Rhode Island to soak up the gorgeous scenery as well as taste some yummy local restaurant dishes.

I'm beginning to look into these fun little getaways again and have come across a few that I thought I'd share with you:

New Amsterdam Market (NYC - 6/29 10am - 4pm):
This event is unique in that it has garnered interest in over 50 farmers, food producers, purveyors, distributors, bread bakers, caterers, and chefs, as well as photographers, filmmakers, food systems advocates and other pioneers of a regional, sustainable food economy. You can expect to see vendors with specialties ranging from honey, fruits, to pastured meats.

2nd Annual UnFancy Food Show (Brooklyn, NY – 6/29 12pm – 6pm)
Don’t fancy any foi grois or know how to detect the “grassy” flavors in your cheese? Even if you do, the 2nd Annual UnFancy Food Show seems like a fun event to leave your delicate wine glass at home and wander around with a nice Brooklyn brewsky in hand while checking out the local goods.

New York Summer Restaurant Week (NYC – 7/21 -7/25 | 7/28 – 8/1):
Various restaurants in the big apple are participating in this three course prix-fixe dining. I see some returning participants from the winter week on the so if you missed something you wanted to go to last time, you get another chance at the fixed rate. I still want to check out Alfama Portuguese dining one day. It sounds like it would be a great experience.

Boston Summer Restaurant Week (Boston, MA 8/10 – 8/15 | 8/17 – 8/22):
Boston is celebrating their restaurants throughout Boston, Cambridge, the suburbs and beyond with three course prix-fixe meals. Their list of participating restaurants won’t be ready until late July. I might have to plan a Boston trip around this time to see what the goods are.

Baltimore Summer Restaurant Week (Baltimore, MD 7/26 – 8/3)
Baltimore has over 90 restaurants participating in their restaurant week for the season. I’ve never been to Baltimore before but from a quick glance at the list, I’d definitely look into the Afghan cuisines and see what the menus have in store.

13th Annual Bluesapalooza & Festival of Beers (Mammoth Lakes, CA 8/1 – 8/2)
West coasters will have a chance to revel in mircrobrew taste-testing fun while tapping their feet to the beat of the blues. Check out this event with more than 50 mircobreweries from around the country.

Slow Food (San Francisco, CA 8/29 – 9/1)
The topic of slow food has been on the rise for quite some time now with consumers becoming more aware and conscious about where the products they’re consuming are coming from and what means were used to produce and/or raise them. A member began a topic about this a while back and it’s nice to stumble upon an event that will help further educate and spread the word about this movement.

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These are just a few notable ones that look fun and interesting to check out in my opinion but there are tons more going on this summer. Feel free to add to this list of past or future summer food events and festivals that you enjoyed or look forward to – we’d love to hear more about it!

Posted Jun 25, 2008 by SuDoughName | 1 Comment | Share It

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