How Do You Spell Asparagus? A Look Back to Asparagus Fest 2011
9 Nov 2011 | 8 Comments | posted by Gus | in General, Introduction
A-S-P-A…no wait, how do you spell asparagus? Well in Stockton we spell it Best of the West Food Fest. That’s right everyone, it’s time to start thinking about the 2012 Stockton Asparagus Festival! Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, let’s take a moment to look back on the fun that happened in 2011 with a quick video:
The music was a huge hit, bringing national acts like Joan Jett, Starship, and even Smashmouth! The real attraction is the asparagus, though. There were over 42,000 orders of deep-fried asparagus served; 10,000 Foster Farms Aspara-Chicken Wraps, and the Aspara-Ice Cream completely ran out on Saturday with over 5,000 orders served! That’s a lot of green goodness going around.
This year Asparagus Alley will have a new face running the show. 2011 Was Andy Prokop’s final year running the deep fryers and serving Aspara-Steak Sandwiches. Fear not, the festival will be in good hands and there will be plenty of asparagus for everyone. If you just can’t wait until April you can start creating your own asparagus dish and enter it in the recipe contest.
What was your favorite part of the 2011 Stockton Asparagus Festival? Leave a comment below or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Be sure to include the official hashtag, #AsparaFest2012.
25 years of great Asparagus Festival Recipes all in one book!
16 Dec 2010 | No Comments | posted by MrAsp | in Food
If you are still looking for that great gift for your fellow asparagus lover you need to order, the 171 page collection of recipes from the past 25 years of the festival. It’s a compilation from the Stockton
Asparagus Festival, past cookbooks, files of the California Asparagus Commission, and top winners of the annual Recipe Contest.
This special edition is dedicated to the three gentlemen responsible for founding this long-lasting, nationally acclaimed food festival: Bill DePaoli, California Asparagus Grower’s Commission; Joe Travale, Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau; and Gordon Medlin, Bank of Stockton.
The book also contains a congratulatory letter from Martin Yan, who has been the featured celebrity chef for over a decade. He says, “I have been to food festivals all over the world, and I must say that the Asparagus Alley is as unique as it gets.” “The best thing that I get to take with me after the festival, he claims, is the collection of great recipes.”
In addition to recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, side dishes, sauces and dressings, the book also contains some history of the green stalk, as well as tips on how to select, store and prepare. There are also informative sections about the Festival, Asparagus Alley, the California Asparagus Commission, and the annual Recipe Contest.
Also appropriate to celebrate 25 years of the Stockton Asparagus Festival, the illustrations throughout the pages are by local artist Bill Kobus from the original 1986 “Asparagus, All Ways…Always.”
25 years of great Asparagus Festival Recipes all in one book!
16 Dec 2010 | No Comments | posted by MrAsp | in Food
If you are still looking for that great gift for your fellow asparagus lover you need to order, the 171 page collection of recipes from the past 25 years of the festival. It’s a compilation from the Stockton
Asparagus Festival, past cookbooks, files of the California Asparagus Commission, and top winners of the annual Recipe Contest.
This special edition is dedicated to the three gentlemen responsible for founding this long-lasting, nationally acclaimed food festival: Bill DePaoli, California Asparagus Grower’s Commission; Joe Travale, Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau; and Gordon Medlin, Bank of Stockton.
The book also contains a congratulatory letter from Martin Yan, who has been the featured celebrity chef for over a decade. He says, “I have been to food festivals all over the world, and I must say that the Asparagus Alley is as unique as it gets.” “The best thing that I get to take with me after the festival, he claims, is the collection of great recipes.”
In addition to recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, side dishes, sauces and dressings, the book also contains some history of the green stalk, as well as tips on how to select, store and prepare. There are also informative sections about the Festival, Asparagus Alley, the California Asparagus Commission, and the annual Recipe Contest.
Also appropriate to celebrate 25 years of the Stockton Asparagus Festival, the illustrations throughout the pages are by local artist Bill Kobus from the original 1986 “Asparagus, All Ways…Always.”
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