Garlic lovers celebrate in Gilroy Gilroy, California known as the “Garlic Capital of the World”, presents the 34th Gilroy Garlic Festival scheduled for July 28. The festival is presented by Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods and will take place at Christmas Hill Park. A small community in Santa Clara County with just over 48,000 residents, Gilroy enjoys an ideal climate for agriculture with temperatures ranging from an average low of 60 to a mid-summer high of 90 degrees. Receiving approximately 20 inches of rainfall per year presents perfect conditions for farmers specializing in garlic and other agricultural foods. Sitting between two active earthquake faults, the Calaveras and the Sargent faults, Gilroy has experienced two large earthquakes in the past four decades. The Gilroy Garlic Festival began in 1979 and has grown to one of the largest events in the region with an average attendance now of over 125,000 people. The festival generates over two million dollars for the community. The festival features a “recipe contest and a cook-off” for amateur chefs. Basic rules for competing include using at least six cloves of garlic in each recipe. The contests are required to prepare enough of the recipe dish to serve six judges and submit one for presentation. There is no limit as to how many recipes contestants may submit; registration applications must be submitted in advance. Professional chefs or food stylists are not allowed to participate. Gourmet Alley consists of booths offering several different food specialties that feature garlic as well as vendors selling gifts, crafts and unique items. Entertainment is provided throughout the event utilizing three venues and stages as well as musicians strolling about the event. Various styles of music such as jazz, country, Reggae, swing, rock ‘n roll and blues can be enjoyed by all during this very popular weekend event. Guest writer Diane Gandy, owner of TopDogPublishing.com, has held high level management positions in the travel industry for over 25 years. She has worked for various hotels and management companies as well as having held management positions with major global online travel companies. Through these years in high level positions, Diane gained an extensive amount of experience in copywriting and communication for various projects and companies including website content, blogging, marketing collateral, sales letters, business forms and communications, press releases, newsletters, editing, proofreading and consulting. Diane specializes in the hospitality and travel industry as well as small company start-up and business development. Visit http://www.TopDogPublishing.com for more information. About Augustus Collection Founded in 2011, The Augustus Collection is a professional umbrella sales and marketing company incorporating specialised programs and platforms for fashion, hotels to the European marketplace.
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