Fire in the Hole!

Discussion in 'The Good Life' started by qhsdoitall, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    Gilroy Garlic Festival was this past Fri, Sat & Sun. Plenty to eat and lots of entertainment. Garlic everything including wine and ice cream. I didn't get to go this year due the horse show but here is a picture of one of the Pyro Chefs putting the finishing touches on a batch of Gilroy Garlic Festival Calamari in Gourmet Alley on Friday.

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  2. TraderJoe

    TraderJoe Pink Floid

    I have heard about that........is it good or no.? :confused:
     
  3. Bronco

    Bronco Mac Daddy

    Any Garlic Shave Cream or Garlic Velva?
    (I know....now I am in trouble!:D)
     
  4. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    Let's just say it's an acquired taste. :D

    Garlic Aftershave has been known to appear there. :D
     
  5. bearbeard

    bearbeard Right Guard

    Oh wow...I love garlic....Italian food junkie that I am.

    Plus it keeps the mosquitos from biting!!!
     
  6. sysiphus

    sysiphus Member

    Now that, my friend, is what cooking is all about!
    Had a chance to go to the festival in '03 (I had honestly dreamt of going for the 10 years prior!) And I learned 2 things: Garlic is the world's most versatile food (if you like garlic!). Leave the kids at home or the hotel. I have not been that hot since then! It was so hot they were giving out bottles of water at the line to the shuttle bus! (not something they normally do)

    "The Devil walked upon the Earth
    Where his left foot stepped, garlic grew.
    Nevertheless, it is good for food" --Something I read in Chilepepper magazine years ago
     
  7. Kingpepper

    Kingpepper Active Member

    I wish I could come out to Gilroy for the Gilory Garlic Festival. So I'll settle for the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival in Saugerties, NY on September 29-30. Due to rain, attendence was down a bit, 36,000 last year from 46,000 the year before. It's a 45 minute drive from my house with my wife driving and a little faster if I could. We have a great time! Plant in October, harvest in July.

    For Joe : Garlic ice cream is great!

    http://hvgf,org
     
  8. rick

    rick I'll make ya SCream!

    oops..

    I thought this was another hot sauce thread :o
    ......pass the ice cream
     
  9. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    They do sell lots of garlic hot sauces there. :D
     
  10. sysiphus

    sysiphus Member

    Just because the festival is over doesn't mean that everyone should not make a pilgrimage to Gilroy. The festival is great, don't get me wrong, but 90% of what you can get at the festival is available there almost year-round. As a lover of the stinky rose, I almost had an accident when I drove around the curve and saw Garlic World! My wife, bless her heart, couldn't understand.
    Get to Gilroy, go to Garlic World (or the garlic shoppe) and take in the wonder that is garlic! Then, if they are in season, run (carefully!) across the road and load up on cherries. You can then die happy.

    Rich, I love your town! If not for the heat (and being in the PRC), I would settle there when I got out. If for nothing else than to smell the garlic in the air for three months out of the year!
     
  11. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    Yes, we do get into 100+ days here. But once the sun goes down so does the heat. Two days out of the year require A/C during sleep. Usually a nice high 50 low 60 during sleep time. Mid 80 to low 90 during the days right now.

    Only place you can hang a steak out in the morning and have it marinated by the time you get home at night for the grill. :D
     
  12. Htownmmm

    Htownmmm Member

    Now that's a fire!


    Marty
     

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