America loves to eat - especially at the over 1,000 fun and food filled festivals that take place across America each year. From Maine lobsters to Gilroy garlic to the potatoes of Idaho, Americans love to celebrate their unique regional specialties. And that's why towns across the country turn their Main Streets into parade routes, crowning new queens and hold cooking competitions of all stripes.
The Best Recipes from America's Food Festivals ushers us into this wonderful world of America's best homemade food and blue ribbon winning recipes. Chef and food journalist James Fraioli has culled over 200 of the best recipes from over 45 of these amazing food fests from 25 states to delight home cooks at every level. There is a portrait of each food festival then 5 of the best recipes entered into the cooking contests held. Each recipe is the work of a real person and contains ingredients that anyone can find in their home or local market.
