Popular Gilroy Garlic Festival hoping you won't notice lack of garlic

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I think it can be argued that Burbank is more Hollywood than Hollywood is Hollywood-- but that's another story.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

I think it can be argued that Burbank is more Hollywood than Hollywood is Hollywood-- but that's another story.

Which is exactly my point. If people can still talk about "Hollywood" even though precious little actual movie making is done there anymore, then people can still talk about "Gilroy" as the garlic capital, even though precious little garlic is grown there any more.

Burbank shares a mayor, public transportation, etc. with Hollywood and is barely separated by some hills. But there's no doubt that the industry once synonymous with Hollywood has largely shifted over those hills. It's a small geographical shift, but important. And yet, "Hollywood" remains the moniker. Same goes for Venice and Murano (although as NA illustrates, Murano apparently thinks itself separate enough from Venice to have done a good job of making its own name for itself) and it seems Gilroy/the rest of the central valley.

[Snowflake]

Way back before the 101 corridor linking San Jose to Gilroy was built, there was Blood Alley, a trecherous 2 lane nightmare in the fog, but home to tons of great farmstands, orchards and produce galore.

I love Casa de Fruita (and any farm stand I run across) there's one I like near Solvang off 101 heading South to LA. Not sure if it is still there since I've not done the drive in a while.

Locally, Sf Farmer's Market is great and while I'm at work, Sigona's in Redwood City, a veggie feast!