FROM NACHOS TO SHORTCAKE STRAWBERRY AFICIONADOS FLOCK TO ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN OXNARD.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. M. SODDERS Staff Writer OXNARD -- The first thing on Megan McGugan's to-do list at the 23rd annual California Strawberry Festival A Strawberry Festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the : Eat a funnel cake Funnel cake or funnelcake is a regional specialty food originally associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States. Funnel cakes are quite popular around the United States at ballparks, fairs and festivals. smothered smoth·er v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. in powdered sugar, fresh strawberries and whipped cream. ``I think it's the powdered sugar, and it's deep-fried and greasy, and now I've got powdered sugar on my skirt and I had whipped cream on my chin,'' said McGugan, 20, of La Crescenta, as she happily devoured the treat with her friend, Suzanne Stanke, 18, and Stanke's mother, Patti, 48. ``And it's such a healthy food,'' teased Patti Stanke. ``Oh, but it does have strawberries on it.'' Nearly 32,000 came to the festival Saturday -- the event continues today -- to feast on the dark red berries with the sunshine-warm taste in nearly every possible combination. Nearly 70,000 people attended the two-day festival last year, said Lisa Carey, spokeswoman. Besides the strawberry-laden funnel cakes, people could buy flats of plain strawberries, strawberries dipped in a variety of chocolates, strawberry smoothees, strawberry nachos, strawberry (dessert) pizza, ``Devil Brownies'' topped with strawberries, strawberry shortcakes, strawberry lemonade, strawberry margaritas, strawberry wine and even strawberry beer. ``(The beer) doesn't taste like liquid strawberry; it has a light essence'' of the fruit, said Robin Nishizaki, 29, of Camarillo, a chef, who was at the festival with his wife, Nicole, 26. ``It's a nice summer ale.'' Decked in a fluffy white veil and a pink T-shirt that read ``Team Bride,'' bride-to-be Stephanie Stage, 30, of Anaheim, chose the festival for her bachelorette party A bachelorette party, hen party, or hen's night, is a party held for a woman who is about to be married as a rite of passage. The term "hen party" or "hens night" is more common in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, the term "stagette" is used in Canada [1] , with her mother, Gigi Rivera, 47, of Northridge, and other members of ``Team Bride,'' sister Heather Brey, 27, Desiree Crow, 33, of Anaheim, and Jenny Smith, 27, of Burbank. ``I wanted to do something where I could just spend some time hanging out with my girlfriends,'' Stage said. ``And they have alcohol, good food and friendly people here,'' her mother added. The food court resembled a mini United Nations, with such exotic offerings as key lime Key lime n. 1. A lime indigenous to the Florida Keys, having a yellow rind and yellowish-green fruit. 2. A yellowish green. Noun 1. calamari, garlic french fries, gyros This article is about the food dish. For other uses, see Gyro. Gyros or gyro (Greek: γύρος, "turning") (IPA: [ˈjɪːɹəʊ] , falafel fa·la·fel or fe·la·fel n. 1. Ground spiced chickpeas shaped into balls and fried. 2. A sandwich filled with such a mixture. , Salvadoran corn cakes, cinnamon almonds, artichoke hearts, Philadelphia cheesesteak The cheesesteak, known outside the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area as the Philadelphia cheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, or steak and cheese is a sandwich principally of thinly sliced pieces of steak and melted cheese on a long roll. sandwiches, barbecued tri-tip sandwiches and vegetarian egg rolls. The festival also offered carnival rides, a strawberry pie-eating contest and a strawberry tart toss, but for many visitors, the real draw was the shopping, with more than 300 fine arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. vendors selling handmade soaps, clothing, paintings and sculptures in wood, metal, glass and ceramics. Helena Espinoza, 25, of Camarillo was charmed by an Art Nouveau-style sculpture of Shakespeare's Titania rendered in terra cotta-looking concrete by Marin County sculptor Danieli. A space at the back of the sculpture held a votive candle A votive candle is a small, typically white or beeswax yellow, candle, originally intended to be burnt as a votive offering in a religious ceremony. It also refers to a standard size of candle 2 inches high by 1.5 inches diameter. , with the light flickering from the sculpture's glass eyes. ``At night, you can see her eyes glow, but if you don't want to put a candle in it, you can put flowers,'' Espinoza said. ``Flowers by day, candles by night. I have the perfect place to put it, by my front door.'' lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 maps Photo: (1 -- also ran in Simi edition -- color in Simi edition only) Monica Ceja, left, Adriana Serrano, Claudia Vasquez and Eloisa Cortez leave the 23rd annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard Saturday with armfuls of berries. The event, with food and drink, vendors, live music, arts and crafts, and kids games, continues today. (2 -- also ran in Simi edition -- color in Simi edition only) Festivalgoers eye goblets with strawberries painted on them at the weekend's California Strawberry Festival. (3) James Chen, left, and wife Susan enjoy a strawberry kebab at the 23rd annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard on Saturday. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News Map: (1 -- 2 -- also ran in Simi edition) California Strawberry Festival at College Park |
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