It must smell amazing in Menton, France, right now. The city in the French Riviera is holding its 77th annual Lemon Festival, which pays homage to the lemon, through March 3.

According to the Menton Office of Tourism, the festival attracts more than 250,000 lemon lovers every year. The fest honors Menton's nickname as "the City of Lemons," since citrus was a main crop for the area, something the city is looking to recapture. The Menton lemon is supposed to be rich in acid and essence and has a high essential oil content in the peel. And really, anywhere you go in the French and Italian Rivieras will try to push some local-made products on you, from lemon soap to limoncello liqueur. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-02-26T13:07:23-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/1/22/81752/9611

San Francisco is known for their food scene, but with San Francisco Beer Week 2010 they’re throwing their hats in the ring for contention as a serious beer town as well.

Events kick off on February 5 and run through February 14—yes, it’s a little more than a week. The San Francisco Brewers Guild starts things off right with their Opening Gala. The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will be filled with enthusiastic beer fans as they sample over 30 craft brews and barrel-aged beverages. Tickets for the opening night start at just $45, but jump up to $55 if you order them after January 31. ]]> kjb 2010-01-22T12:50:05-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/1/8/82546/59591

We’re only about a week away from the World Beer Festival in Columbia, South Carolina. All About Beer Magazine has been putting on festivals like this for several years, and even though most hop-heads don’t travel across the globe to attend, the organizers do a great job of having plenty of libations from around the world. We’ve attended their offerings in North Carolina before and definitely think it’s worth your time.

There’s going to be at least 250 different beers for everyone to sample, and they’ll be coming from craft brewers, microbreweries, and even breweries that have enough cash to advertise during the Super Bowl. We’re happy that Anheuser-Busch is attending the festival, but we’re going to have to pass on the Bud Light Golden Wheat—thanks anyway. ]]> kjb 2010-01-08T10:54:57-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/12/17/8254/2966

While your family is busy waiting in line to pick up one of those spiral sliced hams, there’s plenty of others picking up tamales for the holidays. If you haven’t added the traditional Mexican dish to your seasonal spread, now’s the perfect time to do it. However, if you are a little nervous to shake up your family’s tradition, just swing by the Somerton Tamale Festival this weekend in Arizona to get a taste of what you’re missing.

Things run from 11am until 10pm on December 19, and this is the third year that organizers have been running the party. It's a free festival, so don't worry about postponing all the Christmas chores for another day in favor of heading out to the city of Somerton. There will be music and other entertainment throughout the day, including mariachis and other traditional Mexican sounds. Later in the afternoon is when your vote will matter—that’s when festival organizers tally the votes for the Best Tamale Award. ]]> kjb 2009-12-17T16:34:46-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/12/2/83848/0416

The holiday season is full of extra calories thanks to delicious cookies, chocolates, and candy canes. We’re also big fans of getting some extra nourishment from holiday beverages—eggnog anyone? If drinking gets you in the Christmas spirit, then Portland needs to be on your to-do list for this weekend. The city is getting ready for its Holiday Ale Festival today through December 6 in Pioneer Courthouse Square—don’t worry about getting chilly, its inside heated tents. It’s a good deal too, just $20 will get you ten tasting tickets and a souvenir mug.

There’s going to be over 45 different holiday brews from all over the globe, but there will be plenty of local beers from Oregon as well. Each day there will be a limited selection of specialty beers, so make sure you check out which day might be best for your porter palette. We want to attend this Thursday to take on the Ho Ho Homo Erectus from Walking Man Brewing. It’s an Imperial IPA that’s been aged in Jamaican rum barrels—there’s only a quarter barrel of this one, so get there early to try it out. ]]> kjb 2009-12-02T11:19:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/11/13/172215/77

· Sydney
It's the final weekend to catch some large-scale sculpture snuggled up the sandy shores of Bondi Beach up to Tamarama as Sculpture By The Sea ends on Sunday, November 15. Works by over 100 artists sit half-buried in the sand, or perched on rocks, or just chilling in the surf. The best part of making it a day and seeing all of the sculptures, aside from the amazing photographs you can take, is that it's all free. See examples from last year and find out more information at their official website.]]> JetSetCD 2009-11-13T17:45:52-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/12/8253/2905

Can't make it out of the city this autumn to experience one of our Top Three Town Festivals For Fall Foodies? Don't worry, we went to one for you this weekend, after trekking from our usual roost in New York City to Northwest Ohio for the Grand Rapids Apple Butter Fest.

The freshly-churned apple butter, piping hot apple dumplings, bean soup and buffalo burgers aside, fall festivals such as this are truly the epicenters of the culture surrounding autumn. We can go crunch the leaves in Central Park whenever, but being surrounded by crafters who do wrought-iron cornstalks and stalls selling candles scented like pumpkin vanilla is a concentrated fall experience. But it's not too late to head to one of these festivals on your own! ]]> JetSetCD 2009-10-12T14:08:36-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/