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Local Expert: Marael Johnson

Award-winning travel writer Marael Johnson has written for many prominent print and online publishers on areas as diverse as Outback Australia, Europe's Basque region, Louisiana's Cajun country, and remote South Pacific islands. She grew up in Los...

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April 27, 2008
Food

Food, Wine, Sip, Dine in the Merry Month of May

An interesting assortment of food, wine, and beer fests take place in the month of May--some a short drive from L.A., others a day trip or overnight. All promise tasty treats and thirst quenchers.

On May 4, the elegant (and pricey) 20th Vintage Bouquet Charity Wine Auction will be held in Beverly Hills. Held at the illustrious Greystone Mansion, there will be tastings poured by leading California wineries, chef-created hors d'oeuvres, "blind" wine tasting, and both silent and live auctions. http://www.bhba.org/vb/

Oxnard hosts the California Strawberry Festival on May 17-18. In tribute to the juicy red fruit, will be such strawberry-ness as 50 food booths filled with succulent tastes, contests, berry hunts, and live music. http://www.strawberry-fest.org/

Farther north, overlapping with the Strawberry Festival (you can make it to both if you so choose) is Castroville's 49th Artichoke Festival, May 17-18. Purchase fresh-from-the-field artichokes, or eat them prepared many different ways. Accompanying events include a large parade, top-name bands, cooking demonstrations, and bus tours into the heart of an artichoke patch. http://www.artichoke-festival.org/

And, in between the strawberries and the artichokes, do make a stop at the 26th Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival, May 16-18. The weekend celebration, held in a casual city park, provides samplings from approximately 85 local wineries as well as wine-country fare and live music. http://www.pasowine.com/events/winefestival.php

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