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7th
Annual California Fig
Fest 2010 |
Words, Photos & Slide Shows by JoAnne
Green
August 10, 2010
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A lot of exciting activities have happened
at the peak of summer in Clovis and Central California.
One of the most popular festivals in August
was the Seventh Annual California Fig Fest
on Saturday, August 7th.
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It was a perfect time for a Fig Fest as
California fresh figs are at their peak
season in August. The beautiful location to
taste delicious California fresh and dry
figs, both straight and in a variety of
scrumptious dishes, was on the cool and
shady lawn of California State University,
Fresno.
This year, California Fig Growers
Association and Slow Food Madera jointly
created a remarkable and delicious Fig Fest.
On this Saturday, fig growers, food
purveyors, and highly talented and
well-known chefs from more than a dozen top
restaurants in the Central Valley put out
great selections of incredibly creative
dishes and artisan products for fairgoers
and fig lovers to taste. There was no doubt
that ample samples of various unique and
delectable fresh and dry fig-based dishes,
such as
from Cracked Pepper Bistro, Ruth's Chris
Steakhouse, The Vineyard Restaurant & Bar,
Love & Garlic, The Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm
Market, The Vintage Press, Trio Restaurant,
Whole Foods Market, and many other
restaurants and caterers, were the main
ingredients for a successful seventh Annual
California Fig Fest.
Here are photo essays that illustrated a
wide range of fun activities at Fig Fest
2010:
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| Linda Cain stands next to
her sons, Adam & Andrew.
Linda comes to the Fig
Fest every year to help at the booth of
Valley Fig Growers
It was the first year
for both Adam & Andrew
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Here are two
first time fairgoers, Jill
Espinosa and Jamie Gearon.
Jamie comes
to Fig Fest because she likes
fruit and is looking forward to
trying new taste and flavor.
Jill comes
to Fig Fest because she enjoys
organic fruit. She feels that
figs are good for the body.
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Owners of
Trelio Restaurant in Clovis, Chef Mike
Shackelford and his father James
Shackelford, along with one of
their employees, Christina
Ferguson, invite fairgoers to
taste Caramel Chocolate Stuffed
Figs with Maldon Sea Salt. These
unique fig confections were
specially created by Chef
Shackelford for Fig Fest. Chef
Shackelford used dried Calimyrna
figs for this delicious recipe.
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A mother &
son team, Guillume and Renee
Laquerriere from Mesple Farms,
Madera, show a display of Black
Mission figs. They also have
beautiful Calimyrna and Brown
Turkey figs here at Fig Fest. |
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The Herman
Family, Erik, Diane, Kevin &
Lindsey, have been very busy to
answer fairgoers' many questions
about varieties of figs from The
Specialty Crop Co., such as
Sierra, Kadota, Brown Turkey,
and Black Mission.
There were
also questions about different
types of fig plants at their
booth, such as Tiger, Brown
Turkey, Sierra, and Black
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This young
lady already has such a gourmet
palate as she goes for the
refreshing looking Fig Couscous
Salad prepared by Sierra Nut
House in Fresno. |
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California
Fig Fest is a wholesome family
event with face painting for
children, popular easy-listening
music
for adults, and the game of Pétanque for fairgoers of all
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With an emphasis on California figs, both
fresh and dry, as the main ingredients, a good selection of fresh and
delicious-tasting dishes from many
innovative and talented chefs and food
purveyors around the Central Valley made
the Seventh Annual California Fig Fest a
splendid festival.
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Have an Awesome Day & Experience in
Clovis and Central California!
Clovis is what every
small town aspires to be
when it grows up!SM
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