Need some more yummy fests to try out before summer packs it in well here are a few that might interest you!  There’s the Taste of the Nation in Orlando to the Epicurean Classic in Michigan.  Whatever you may choose to do this week drop us a not and let us know how it went!

• Vail, CO: Taste of the Nation Vail — Aug. 27
• Dallas, TX: RCA Pit BBQ Education Event — Aug. 27
• Winterville, NC: Winterville Watermelon Festival — Aug. 27-29
• Gueydan, LA: Gueydan Duck Festival — Aug. 27-30
• Urbana, IL: Urbana Sweet Corn Festival — Aug. 28-29
• Barnesville, MN: Potato Days — Aug. 28-29
• Oakland, CA: Eat Real Festival — Aug. 28-30
• St. Joseph, MI: Epicurean Classic — Aug. 28-30
• Traverse City, MI: Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival — Aug. 29
• Providence, RI: Savor Providence — Aug. 29
• Los Angeles, CA: Lean Times, Green Times — Aug. 29
• Wells, ME: Wells Chili Fest — Aug. 29

To see more, 

• Orlando, FL: Taste of the Nation Orlando — Aug. 29
• Yorkville, CA: Yorkville Highlands Wine Festival — Aug. 29
• Eagle River, WI: Festival of Flavors — Aug. 29-30
• San Jose, CA: Italian Family Festa — Aug. 29-30
• Bodega, CA: Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival — Aug. 29-30
• Dallas, TX: Share Our Strength, a Tasteful Pursuit Hosted by Stephan Pyles — Aug. 30
• Tucker, GA: Slow Food Summer Harvest — Aug. 30
• St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Cooks! — Sept. 1
• New York, NY: Slow U: Ice Cream, from Sugar and Snow — Sept. 1

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Among some of the tastiest festivals this week, you will find a number of ones to choose from, sweet corn, elephant garlic, and watermelon.  Along with those you will also find a number of festivals that center around wine. Yummy!

Which one will you be going to tis week?

• 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
• 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
• Prosser, Washington: 28th Annual Prosser Wine & Food Fair — Aug. 8

To see more,

• Jamesport, NY: North Fork Craft Beer BBQ and Wine Festival — Aug. 8
• Chicago, Illinois: Being a chef: French Menu from Green City Market  — 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

• With all the taxes going on, expect more taxes to be proposed on meat and fast foods.  — The Epi-Log

• Do you know, how to politely take photographs of food in a restaurant? — Serious Eats

• Sandwich of the week, Poached Egg and Prosciutto Muffinwich. — YumSugar

• The proper tips on how to store your coffee. — Slashfood

• Spice paste, what’s it good for? — Cookthink

• Need a cocktail, maybe a summer cocktail, go red and yellow! — Hostess with the Mostess

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