GastroFest

Gastrofest Loves Vegetarians and Vegans

We here at Gastrofest are equal-opportunity eaters. Despite our omnivorous stance, we are ardent supporters of the vegans and vegetarians. Why? We believe having a strong vegetarian and vegan community adds to the vibrancy of our food scene. Vegetarian dishes can tap into a chef’s creativity, getting them to not only, “think outside the meat,”

One Spark Location

    The Gastrofest One Spark booth will be at the Main Street Park, right behind the Main Library. There will be electricity for any demos we want to set up and it’s visible enough to get good traffic. It’s the perfect spot for Gastrofest. Looking forward to seeing our supporters there!

Genesis of Gastrofest

The idea for Gastrofest came into this world in a likely place. A place where ideas are born and have been born for generations of ideas. It was a coffee shop. Bold Bean in Riverside, to be precise. I was there to meet Cari Sánchez-Potter to talk about Cooking with Intuition. The cookbook hadn’t been