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Quick Bites: Beer burp, new Dametra, world record garlic eating and a three-burger day.
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Quick Bites: Beer burp, new Dametra, world record garlic eating and a three-burger day.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • May 23, 2017

Back when I ate my way into the doctor's office trying every burger in Monterey County, one of the best I tried appeared at Edgar's in Quail L…

Lobster balls, gator and kangaroo at the 2016 Gilroy Garlic Festival.
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Lobster balls, gator and kangaroo at the 2016 Gilroy Garlic Festival.

  • John Bays
  • Aug 4, 2016

For this annual celebration of all things related to the zesty clove vegetable, my mission is simple: find the strangest foods that the festiv…

Quick Bites: River Road Wine Trail improves, new Salinas spot, Bill Lee's new business, ?uestlove to party with David Bernahl.
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Quick Bites: River Road Wine Trail improves, new Salinas spot, Bill Lee's new business, ?uestlove to party with David Bernahl.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated Jul 15, 2015

This would qualify as an embarrassment of riches. 

What happens when you send an intern to the Gilroy Garlic Fest and tell her to eat it all. (All!)
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What happens when you send an intern to the Gilroy Garlic Fest and tell her to eat it all. (All!)

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jul 23, 2014

Shirley Chen is an inspiring type of teenager.

Reviewing 2013 in Food (Part I): Intense diets, from GAPs to garlic to eating worms to intermittent fasting to paleo.
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Reviewing 2013 in Food (Part I): Intense diets, from GAPs to garlic to eating worms to intermittent fasting to paleo.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 27, 2013

Eating cockroaches. Binging on as much cheesecake and chow mien as you want. Cutting out whole grains and healthy beans altogether.

Ungodly Garlic Mission: 21 Different Dishes at Gilroy Garlic Festival
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Ungodly Garlic Mission: 21 Different Dishes at Gilroy Garlic Festival

  • By Shirley Chen
  • Jul 30, 2013

At the Gilroy Garlic Festival, food, wine and people come together for three glorious days of eating, cooking, frying, drinking, craft hunting…

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