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<\/a>The summer 2019 Festival. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
It\u2019s a three-to-four-hour indoor-outdoor event this coming Sunday afternoon, October 13th, at the Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside in Culver City. It takes place in their\u00a0Palisades Ballroom and the adjacent patio, and even in part of the back parking lot. (So we also get some exercise in, going from area to area!)<\/p>\n
And for just one-all-inclusive price, you get to\u00a0eat and drink to your heart\u2019s content. (There\u2019s also the option of an early-entry ticket, so you can get an extra hour in, before the masses arrive, which I highly recommend.) At the two\u00a0LA Westside Food & Wine\/Spirits Festivals that I\u2019ve attended in the past year, there were all kinds of food and beverage purveyors, offering something for everyone. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll recognize many of the eateries on tap.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m happy that two of my favorite places will be there. Mr. X and I eat\u00a0Panini Kabob Grill\u2019s delicious dishes several times a year\u2014their fare is always so fresh and healthful. At the summer Festival, this place served the most generous plates of chicken and rice, along with a little bag of hummus and pita. That one was a full meal unto itself! I also can\u2019t wait for another slice of Fresh Brothers Pizza. A friend and I just had the yummiest full pizza at one of their outposts, and I\u2019ve been craving it ever since.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Just one of the tables of beautiful food at the summer 2019 Festival. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
And, of course, there will be all kinds of desserts and chocolates; you\u2019ll most likely find me at one of those<\/em> tables!\u00a0\u00a0In the summer Festival, there was a little truck serving banana bites that they dipped into chocolate and fun toppings of your choice, and another table making colorful and creative pancakes. I hope to see those two again, or at least some similar fun snacks.<\/p>\n In the beverage category, quite the variety is expected.\u00a0\u00a0There will be lots<\/em> of unlimited alcohol, (so please do not drive there yourself if you\u2019re planning on drinking,) along with plenty of nonalcoholic beverages (like tea, water, and kombucha) to keep you hydrated all day.<\/p>\n There are always some fun give-aways, which have included health bars, tote bags, and plastic drinkwear in the past. And there will also be\u00a0live music\u00a0and<\/em> a DJ to keep it all moving.<\/p>\n