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Garlic and Girls in Gilroy

July 27, 2005 at 1:09 PM | by | Comments (0)

On our festivals beat today...we've discovered the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, CA. (Thank god they have this, because that's about it for Gilroy) The festival's the be-all-end-all of garlic and they've carted in two tons of it for this weekend's annual gathering.

It runs all day Friday through Sunday and is $12 to enter but you get quite the smorgasboard of garlic fun. They have a Gourmet Alley with everything from garlic bread to scampi to stuffed mushrooms, as well as live music and a garlic cook-off and recipe contest. Don't miss the Miss Garlic Queen Pageant (above) where contestants have to give a speech on the merits of garlic.

Bring your own breath mints. Apparently, Listerine was going to sponsor the event but was turned down at the last minute.

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