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    Loomis Eggplant Festival

    3.9 (10 reviews)

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    Eggplant Parmesan sandwich from the Rubino's Restaurant stand
    Chuck M.

    2019 marks the 32nd year of the Annual Loomis Eggplant festival. I've been attending this small town celebration since its humble beginnings. Back in the early days it was really lacking in its namesake and was more of a craft fair than anything else. The crafts are still here, but you can now actually purchase many dishes made from eggplant. It's taken awhile to get this festival dialed-in but now eggplant lovers (and those that are eggplant-curious) can finally get their fill. Hopefully the eggplant based offerings will continue to grow each year! Not a fan of eggplant or the color purple? Well, there are still many reasons to attend: - It's a free festival with plenty of free parking (unlike those $$$ Expo events). - Bouncy stuff to keep little ones happy, free live music and entertainment, cute furry critters to pet, chalk art & a pancake breakfast (if you get there early enough). Fun facts about the Purple People Eats-it: - Eggplant make a great meat substitute and has the added benefit of being high in fiber. It does a great job of absorbing oils and flavors. Who needs that "Impossible" stuff when you've got eggplant! - No, it's not a vegetable...it's a fruit. It's also a member of the very cool (and sometimes deadly) Nightshade family!...so eating eggplant is like living on the edge (not really but tell yourself this if you want to). - The flowers and leaves of the Eggplant can be poisonous if consumed in large quantities...so don't. Just sayin' ;-)

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    My first time going to Loomis' Eggplant Festival. SO much happening.. but I didn't really come across any eggplant dishes. It was a lot of vendors and purple and eggplants but not so much eggplant dishes so I was kinda disappointed. It was a nice outing maybe just a celebration of harvest because there sure wasn't any eggplant. I got a sample of eggplant from American River College's Culinary Program and I kinda expected more like Garlic to Gilroy's Garlic Festival but no such luck. ARC's samples were good and parlaying that into promoting their program and Oak Cafe was brilliant. I enjoyed the live music and walking around Loomis but I expected more eggplant out of an eggplant festival. And the whole time I wasn't sure if where I parked was okay to be parked there. There were tow signs but other people parked there and I wasn't sure but I did it anyway and mentally prepared for what if I did happen to get towed.. Anyway, more eggplant please.

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