This calendar lists Slow Food Marin-Petaluma workshops, seminars, and other events relating to food and cooking. Additional listings may be found at Slow Food Norcal. For more information, questions, or comments about the calendar,
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March 2008
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1 National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week
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1 National Peanut Butter Month
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25 National Waffle Day
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30 National Hot Dog Day
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30 La Gioia's Birthday
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April 2008
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1 In 1957, spaghetti was discovered to grow on trees. More info...
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9-13 11th Annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival Celebrate 10 years of film, food, and wine at an intimate extended weekend in the heart of Sonoma wine country, featuring over 75 new films from around the world. Food & wine tastings before every film screening, lively receptions, parties, exclusive winery excursions, and casual mingling with emerging filmmakers, film stars, star winemakers, and celebrity chefs. Books your lodging and festival passes at www.CinemaEpicuria.org or call (707) 933-2600.
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22 Earth Day Number 37!
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24 National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day
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24-27 tentative dates 14th Annual 2008 Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, billed as a "dating service for oysters and West Coast wines." 2006 "Oyster Award" winners announced.
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25-27 Stockton CA Asparagus Festival
More info here
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May 2008
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1 May Day
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1 National Strawberry Month
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1 National Barbecue Month
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1 National Egg Month
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1 National Salsa Month
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2 National Truffles Day
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24 National Escargot Day. All Slow Food members are encouraged to boycott this holiday!
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June 2008
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5 National Hunger Awareness Day More info here
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6 National Doughnut Day
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8 Slow Food San Francisco's 5th Annual Golden Glass
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13 National Lobster Day
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13 Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
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21 National Vanilla Milkshake Day
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July 2008
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* Slow Food founded in 1986 in Bra (Piemonte) Italy
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1 National Baked Bean Month
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1 National July Belongs to Blueberries Month
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1 National Culinary Arts Month
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17 National Ice Cream Day
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20-21 California Peach Festival, Historic Downtown Marysville CA More info here
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24 National Salad Week
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27-29 Gilroy Garlic Festival, Gilroy, CA More info here
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August 2008
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2 National Mustard Day
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15 Julia Child's Birthday (1912-2004)
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18 National Sparkling Wine Night
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29-Sept 1 SLOW FOOD NATION, Fort Mason & City Hall, San Francisco More info here
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September 2008
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1 National Chicken Month
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1 National Honey Month
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1 National Organic Harvest Month
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1 National Potato Month
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1 National Rice Month
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1 Better Breakfast Month
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15 Pig Stand Opens in Dallas in 1921 (world's first drive-in restaurant)
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TBD Tomato Fest®, Carmel, CA More info here
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19 National Butterscotch Pudding Day
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TBD Slow Food CHEESE, Bra, Italy More info here
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October 2008
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1 Homemade Cookie Day
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1 National Pizza Month started in 1987. Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second. Half of all pizzas are purchased on Fridays and Saturdays.
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1 National Pork Month
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1 National Seafood Month
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21 World Food Day
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31 Halloween
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November 2008
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1 Good Nutrition Month
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1 Hunger Awareness Month
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1 National Fig Month
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1 Peanut Butter Lover's Month
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22 Thanksgiving
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24 National Espresso Day
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December 2008
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25 Christmas
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January 2009
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1 New Year's Day
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1 International Gourmet Coffee Month
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1 National Pizza Week
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7-13 Oatmeal Month
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18-20 NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show, San Francisco Moscone Center More info here
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24 National Peanut Butter Day
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February 2009
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1 National Cherry Month
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1 Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, FL. The biggest day for pizza ordering is Super Bowl Sunday.
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11 Paul Bocuse's Birthday (1926)
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15 Valentine's Day
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24 "Fat Tuesday" Mardi Gras Day
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27 The first Mardi Gras celebration was held in New Orleans in 1827
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