Saturday, June 9, 2007

Summer Culinary Outings--Part 1

With summer nearly here, plenty of us are considering what we can do on the weekends. You might go to an outside concert, go bicyling, or visit the beach. Or you could go on a culinary adventure. There are a number of options for these culinary outings and I will present one here. I will discuss other options in a future post.

Summertime is a time for food festivals! The Scooperbowl just passed but there are plenty of other festivals coming up. Here is a sampling.

The Phantom Gourmet BBQ Beach Party will be held June 22-24 on Boston City Hall Plaza.
The 26th Annual Chowderfest is July 1 on Boston City Hall Plaza.
The 5th Annual Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic will be held August 8-11.
The 7th Annual Boston Summer Restaurant Week will be held August 5-17.
The Phantom Gourmet Food Festival will be held September 23 on Landsdowne St.

There are plenty of other festivals that you will find in your local newspaper or local magazines such as Boston Magazine. I may post about some of the others later as well.

Besides food festivals, there are also many local cultural fairs and festivals, such as Greek and Italian festivals. The North End has a ton of festivals during the summer. They have festivals just about every weekend. Some of the upcoming festivals include the celebration of St. Jude starting on June 24, St. Joseph on July 27, and Madonna del Soccorso (the Fisherman’s Feast) on August 24. At these cultural festivals, you get to try many ethnic foods and drinks. They can be lots of fun.

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