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We Heart Artichokes Hearts: Castroville's Artichoke Festival Returns
SF Weekly ^
| Thu, May 7, 2015
| Peter Lawrence Kane
Posted on 05/07/2015 6:50:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
05/07/2015 6:52:22 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: nickcarraway
Castroville? CASTROVILLE?"
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:07:34 PM PDT
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
To: nickcarraway
I love artichokes! Even if Hillary Hitlery’s favorite expression is, “Okey-dokey artichokey!”
And here in South Carolina we have the annual Salley S.C. Okra Strut. Just had a Crawfish Festival. Catfish has its day, too.
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:11:52 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("I am a free man, O Muslim. There's nothing you can do about it.")
To: nickcarraway
This is a new one to me and I’ve been to a bunch of Garlic festivals in Gilroy...great way to refresh the wine cellar.
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:27:18 PM PDT
by
norton
To: norton
Grew up in Monterey, loved going to Watsonville to pick the strawberries.
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:31:57 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: nickcarraway
Nearby Gilroy also has a yearly GARLIC festival.
When I was a boy it was spectacular and even on normal days you could smell the approaching city from the highway from literally 10 miles away.
Alas, today something like 90% of garlic in the USA is now imported (mainly from China) and so the popularity of the Gilroy Garlic festival has dived for the deck.
The frangrance is also not nearly as powerful either.
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:32:44 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: gaijin
Marilyn Monroe's first modeling experience was in Castroville --she was elected Artichoke Queen.
I'm totally serious.
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:35:30 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: nickcarraway
“It may have choked Artie but it ain’t gonna choke Stymie!”
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:52:04 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Some times you need more than six shots. Much more.)
To: Vendome
As hard as it is to imagine because its such a bland place, Ms Monroe lived in Castroville for a short period.
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posted on
05/07/2015 7:52:10 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: skeeter
To: nickcarraway
Its only my opinion, but I can't tell the difference between Castroville, Watsonville, or Salinas. Bland.
Plus, its constantly fogged in.
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posted on
05/07/2015 8:13:39 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: nickcarraway
The festival has greatly improved since moving to the fairgrounds. It will be bigger this year with improvements made in the inside display areas. Parking is a problem so get there early.
To: dfwgator
We stopped at Pezzini Farms a couple weeks ago on our way back from Pt. Lobos — strawberries as big as tennis balls (well, almost) just bursting with the fresh picked flavor. The fields are full right now.
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posted on
05/07/2015 9:09:43 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: nickcarraway; artichokegrower
Don't miss the giant artichoke, if you go...
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posted on
05/07/2015 9:14:26 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: nickcarraway
their french fried artichoke hearts are
the
best - and their light tempura batter - I managed to get a hold of that recipe -
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posted on
05/07/2015 9:49:28 PM PDT
by
maine-iac7
( million ii, all)
To: nickcarraway
I love artichokes and mayo!
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posted on
05/07/2015 9:54:25 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: nickcarraway
I got married at the Castroville courthouse in 1971.
Back in the 70’s, during the recession, we lived off of artichokes and calamari. Calamari at one point was $.08 a pound at Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey.
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posted on
05/08/2015 1:06:01 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(Why does Eleanor Clift always look like her private parts are causing her acute pain?)
To: nickcarraway
While doing basic training at Fort Ord I visited Castroville,
The artichoke capital of the world.
WOW!
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posted on
05/08/2015 2:55:42 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
To: Joe Boucher
My late great Italian Grandmother made incredible stuffed artichoke hearts, I miss them and her dearly.
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posted on
05/08/2015 4:45:41 AM PDT
by
DAC21
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