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6 Great American Food Festivals You Should Experience At Least Once
Eating is one of the simplest and most reliable pleasures human beings experience. From infancy onward, the act of filling our bellies and satisfying our palettes plays a central role in our daily lives.
From Thanksgiving spreads and food truck tacos to Michelin-starred restaurants and fresh-shucked oysters, when the food and atmosphere are right, eating can easily remind us why being alive is such a precious gift. When eating meets traveling, the gift expands exponentially.
Eating and traveling are such perfect bedfellows that traveling in order to eat makes perfect sense. If you love to experience a place through its aromas, spices, kitchens, and food culture, then taking in a food festival now and then is a great way to get away from it all. For an easy weekend full of culinary surprises, here is a look at some of the best food festivals in the United States.
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