CALIFORNIA 101 Travelers Guide - Randy’s Recipes
CA 101
By Randy Graham
Autumn is the period from the autumnal
cheeses, fresh fruits, olive oils, and more. Carpinteria’s Avocado Festival features zesty equinox to the winter solstice. It is often called “fall” because leaves fall from the trees guacamole and avocado ice cream (seriously good) and is scheduled for Oct. 2 to 3. as the temperature gradually decreases. It’s my favorite time of year. Whether you bob for The Paso Robles Harvest Wine Weekend, apples with the kids, carve pumpkins, or put slated for Oct. 15 to 17, is an opportunity to on a candy corn smile, it is a magical time of participate in grape stomps, barrel tastings, live year for sure. music, winemaker dinners, vineyard tours, and Autumn is also the perfect season for to experience the magic of the fall harvest. The experiencing some of the Central Coast’s SLO Harvest on the Coast event is scheduled excellent food-related events. Although all for Nov. 5 to 6; it celebrates the autumn grape dates are subject to change due to Covid, harvest with wine tasting and more. the Santa Barbara Rare and Reserve Tasting event, set for Sept. 24 to 25, offers extremely Here are some of the recipes that I make with fresh ingredients from the autumn harvest. I limited reserve wines matched with gourmet think you will like them. appetizers from top local chefs, with artisan
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