| Olives Ole' - Internat'l Olive Festival of Texas |
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| Event Description |
This is Les Dames d'Escoffier, San Antonio Chapter's second annual International Olive Festival located at the beautiful Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard just 20 minutes south of San Antonio. Our first Olive Festival was so much fun and was such a huge success, we decided to make this an annual event.
Event highlights:
* Gourmet Food Concessions
* The Region's Largest Olive Bar
* See a "Live and Fresh" Mediterranean Food Pyramid that will show the foods that are a part of a healthy lifestyle
* Expert Seminars on how to select quality olive oil, olive oil tastings, how to grow olives and preserve your harvest, health & wellness experts will share information on the health & nutritional benefits of olive oil and how olive oil is the ultimate green product for household uses and skincare, soap making using olive oil
* Learn how to keep a Mediterranean pantry and use olive oil in cooking in the many food demonstrations
* Mediterranean herb gardening
* Raffle tickets with prize drawings every hour
* Gift shop and tours of the olive orchard
* Children's activity area.
Tickets will be on sale at area HEB stores on 2/27 and at the gate day of event. To get to the festival from San Antonio, take I37 South to exit#120 (Hardy Road), go left or east on Hardy Road, entrance on left. |
| Event Date |
3.27.2010 |
| Event Time |
10 am - 4:00pm, Cost $10 at HEB starting 2/27 |
| Event Location |
Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard |
| Contact Information |
June Hayes or Ann Thacker
210-496-0289 or 830-596-1949
Send Email: junehayes@aol.com or ann@thackergroup.com
Send Website: www.ldeisanantonio.org, click on Olives Ole' Logo
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Don't Miss
Second Annual
International Olive
Festival of Texas
March 27, 2010
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Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard
25195 Mathis Rd.
Elmendorf, Texas 78112
www.sandyoaks.com
Region: Southwest Texas - 15 miles southeast of San Antonio
25 vendors, exciting food and wine concessions for foodies, cooking demonstrations by chefs and other experts, health and nutrition seminars, olive oil beauty products, presentations on Mediterranean herbs and growing olive trees for pleasure or profit, entertainment, tours of the olive ranch and olive oil presentations. Suitable for all ages 10 & up.
$10 at gate. Proceeds benefit scholarships. Presented by Les Dames d' Escoffier San Antonio Chapter. Ample free parking. |
