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Giants Garlic Fest held at AT&T Park

As fans walked up to AT&T Park last Friday, there was a distinct smell in the air. It’s a smell that Gilroy residents know all too well: garlic. The Giants, in conjunction with the Gilroy Garlic Festival, hosted their 2nd Annual Giants Garlic Fest at the park.

Garlic Fest returns to AT&T park

The San Francisco Giants are hosting their 2nd Annual Giants Garlic Fest Friday at AT&T Park.

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Seniors council to give out farmers market vouchers

Track and Field: San Benito girls claim Garlic Classic team title

Simone Cooper won the triple jump and Savanna Wilson won the long jump to lead San Benito High’s girls track and field team to the title in the Garlic Classic hosted by Christopher on Saturday at Gilroy High.

Hot Ticket March 15, 2013

March 15: Applications available for Garlic Festival Queen Pageant

Good golly! G-fest ups cook-off purse to $5,000

Goodness, gracious, great cloves of garlic: Event organizers behind Gilroy's internationally-renown foodie extravaganza have sweetened (or spiced?) the 1st, 2nd and 3rd-place prizes for the event's signature competition.

It’s a great time for soup

Although spring is a month away, we have plenty of cold days ahead. Hot soup can be a good cure for those brisk evenings still ahead. I enjoy many varieties of soup, but one that will always hold a place in my heart is Italian Lentil Soup.

Garlic Festival pageant open to San Benito residents

The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is seeking contestants, including those in the Hollister area, for the 35th annual Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant. Contestant applications are available at the Garlic Festival office, 7473 Monterey St., or at gilroygarlicfestival.com.

Columnist opens door to the culinary world

Hello and welcome! I am proud to introduce to you my new column, The Flavor Chronicle. My name is Mitch L. Mariani II and some of you may remember me from my former column, Mixed Grill. This is another food column and I will continue to write about grilling and barbecue, but only seasonally. In The Flavor Chronicle, I have the unlimited culinary world open and unbounded. As my culinary interests go far beyond the grill, I’m very excited for all the possibilities.

Garlic Festival embezzlement investigation still active

Three weeks after the Garlic Festival reported $18,000 in cash missing from their ticket booth, the alleged embezzlement continues to be actively investigated by Gilroy Police.

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