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CONTENTS General information and schedule of events Lodi Grape Festival honors nation with patriotic theme, ‘America the Beautiful’ Mural captures festival’s patriotic theme Fair talent guaranteed to rock Lodi with funk, alternative, blues Don and Jean Phillips head this year’s parade as grand marshals Festival parade comes from months of planning, effort Patriotic festival theme turns Grape Pavilion into a hall of flags Festival presents chance to taste fine local wines Good eats, from snacks to desserts, can be found at the festival Bobbie Norton: Invaluable behind-the-scenes person Answers to Grape Festival trivia questions Butler Amusements brings fun, games to Grape Festival Step right up and win a stuffed bulldog! Talented people make murals with grapes Hewlett-Packard brings technology exhibit to town Swan Brothers bring comedy circus to festival once again Don’t forget to visit the petting zoo Grape Festival features tobacco-free zones for fair-goers Festival Web site tells what to see, do 2002 president Caroline Lange has years of festival experience Board of directors plans for four-day event all year 2001 Grape Festival carried on despite terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. From Tokay to today: Evolution of the Grape Festival |
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Good eats, from snacks to desserts, can be
found at the festival
By John Boyce When the annual Grape Festival opens Sept. 19, festival-goers will again experience an overwhelming array of fine food concessions. They will range from garlic fries to cobblers to barbecued meats of all kinds and roasted corn on the cob. The snacker will find items such as deep-fried onion blossoms, popcorn, peanuts, soft pretzels, roasted almonds and pecans, kettle popcorn, deep-fried vegetables, cheese on a stick, pizza slices, nachos, french fries, stuffed jalapenos, chicken fingers and pizza bread. Those with a heartier appetite will find it hard to choose from a variety of sandwiches including rib-eye steak, barbecue beef, hamburgers, grilled chicken, Philly cheese steak, turkey, tri-tip, submarines, bratwurst, polish, hot dogs, corn dogs, bagel dogs and foot-long hot dogs. Then, of course, there’s always Mexican foods such as tacos, burritos, tostadas, enchiladas with brisket and tamales. Oriental foods usually include pork ribs, teriyaki beef, chicken and shrimp, chow mein, and rice. For those with a sweet tooth there are cinnamon rolls, peach and berry cobbler, fresh fruit smoothies, cotton candy, caramel apples, candy apples, pink popcorn, licorice, Cracker Jacks, soft serve and hand dipped ice cream, Frosties, banana splits, sundaes, shakes, freezes, floats, frozen bananas, caramel popcorn, sno cones and funnel cakes Beverages include water, beer, wine, lemonade, lemon slush, sun tea, soft drinks, milk, hot chocolate, coffee, lemon shake-up, strawberry cooler and blended frozen fruit. Most venders at the festival are made up of local businesses, non-profit organizations, local women’s clubs and fraternal organizations. I hope you have a good time and will try some of the good foods that are available. I may add that there are three things needed to enjoy festival food and that’s money, an appetite and maybe a package of Rolaids if you like the food so well that you eat too much. John Boyce is specialty chef at Wimpy’s Marina on the California Delta. He can be reached at (209) 794-2165 or by e-mail at boycejhn@softcom.net. Home | News | Sports | Business | Features | Opinion | Obituaries |Classifieds | Archives |
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