Real Happenings
Events & Festivals • Tours & Classes
Here at realfoodtraveler, we're always eager to learn more about authentic regional foods and cultural traditions.
We love to take culinary tours, cooking classes, and attend a culinary events. And we really enjoy all the food festivals that shine a spotlight on regional foods, traditions, art, and music.
If you know of a happening we should check out, please email us.
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The Masters: A Throw Back to a More Elegant Time
Our Florida-based contributor, Deb Lander, takes us to the Masters Golf Tournament in Georgia for 1950′s food.
International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC), McMinnville, Oregon: A Wine and Food Extravaganza
Come with us to the International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon’s wine country.
California Dreamin’ at Vancouver’s International Wine Festival
Our Wine Editor Julie Pegg goes California Dreamin’ at the Vancouver Wine Festival.
A Fun New York Sushi Making Class
Our Asian-inspired contributor Sandra Scott tries her hand at sushi making.
Cornucopia: B.C.’s Food and Wine Extravaganza
Cornucopia, Whistler’s wild, extravagant food and wine celebration, has something for everyone who loves to eat and drink.
Cheyenne Frontier Days: More than Rodeo
If you’re a rodeo fan, you can’t do better than Cheyenne Frontier Days, a mega-celebration of all things western.
Crystal Mountain Wine Festival: Wine in the Mountains
Our wine guy, Michael Fagin, brings us a report from the fabulous Crystal Mountain Wine Festival — great wine, food, and hiking too.
Gig Harbor’s First Beer Festival: Beer at its Local Best
Gig Harbor, Washington’s first Beer Festival is a huge success and the time is ripe for expanding craft brewing in Washington.
Sun Peaks Wine Festival: Wine Wisdom and Powder Skiing
Sun Peaks Wine Festival in British Columbia offers terrific wine seminars and perfect skiing conditions.
Learning to Cook in Vietnam
Sandra and John Scott learned Vietnamese dishes may be delicious, but cooking techniques aren’t so easy.
Kirkland Concours d’Elegance: Wine and Classic Car Extravaganza
Nothing comes close to the perfect pairing of wineries and classic vintage automobiles you’ll find at the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance.
Exploring Boston’s Mysterious Chinatown
Boston is a city of neighborhoods and none is more vibrant and colorful than Chinatown. Step through the red and gold Chinatown gate at Beach and Hudson Streets and you’re transported into, what is for many of us, a secret and mysterious world.
