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Introducing deep fried garlic calamari
Majid Bahriny, owner of Mama Mia's Ristorante Italiano in Gilroy and Morgan Hill, wanted to do something special for the 35th anniversary of the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Welcome back, Herbie!
Say hello to the newest Herbie the bobblehead, the first after a five-year hiatus and the eighth since the festival began producing Herbie dolls in 2002. The newest model sports a raspberry-colored Hawaiian shirt with small white garlic cloves on it, khaki shorts and blue sandals. The Herbie doll costs $20 and can be purchased at the festival’s mercantile, which will have two locations: One on the ranch side, and one on the park side of Christmas Hill Park.
Teen zone returns this year
Bay Area teens, rejoice! The Gilroy Garlic Festival's Teen Zone is back for it's second year due to popular demand.
Meet the judges
The five judges for 2013's Gilroy Garlic Festival's “Great Garlic Cook-off” competition have been announced. Here's who they are and the knowledge they're bringing.
Meet 2013 festival President Dennis Harrigan
Dennis Harrigan thought he finally arrived - with more than 100 spectators intently watching as he began to prepare his version of Chicken Étoufée on the demonstration stage in the early '90s of the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Garlic Festival Need-To-Know
When and where: The 2013 35th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28, at Christmas Hill Park, located in the center of town where Miller Avenue meets Uvas Creek. Gates close at 6 p.m.
Garlic Festival Cook-Off finalists announced
An Afrikaner Butternut Tart and Mahi-mahi Laulau with Shiitake Risotto are among the gastronomic tours de force that will battle it out during the Great Garlic Cook-Off at the 35th Gilroy Garlic Festival July 27.
Fit for a Queen
The 34th Annual Miss Gilroy Garlic Queen pageant opened with a video montage – set to pop/country artist Taylor Swift’s song, “22” – and finished with crowd favorite Olivia Echeverria, 22, being crowned 2013 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant winner.
Garlic Festival Poster Contest: We have a winner
The results are in for Gilroy Garlic Festival’s annual Art Poster Contest and once again a local artist has come out on top. Sheryl Cathers of Gilroy bested the other 28 competitors to take home the cash prize of $750.
