Culinary Calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
To best facilitate publication, please submit listings 14 days in advance. A TASTE OF ART AND WINE: Annual celebration to support the Asheville Art Museum. 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville.

Festivals, Celebrations And Interesting Gatherings (The Monterey County Herald)
Iremember a time when the now ever-popular Gilroy Garlic Festival was attended by a mere 15,000 people, and when the recipe contest was won by a mother of four who put 40 cloves of garlic in a pan with one whole chicken and a few potatoes.

FESTIVAL AIMS FOR THE SWEET SPOT (The Monterey County Herald)
In the Jewish tradition, children are sometimes taught by appealing directly to their taste buds, using baked bread formed into letters and honey-doused pages, according to Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum of Carmel Valley's Congregation Beth Israel.

CLIPBOARD (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Archbald Pork dinner: Black Diamond Hose Company, 926 Rock St., annual pork dinner is Aug. 23 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets, at $9, can be purchased from members or at the door. Takeouts will be available. For details, call 876-2310.

Faith Matters (Savannah Morning News)
SPECIAL EVENTS/SERVICES

HEATED WORDS IN THE KITCHEN (New York Post)
A FURIOUS food fight has erupted between "Top Chef" winner Ilan D. Hall and Manhattan restaurateur J.E. Englebert. "I will rip his head off for screwing me!" fumed Englebert, who co-owns Prime and Suzie Wong and claims Hall agreed to be his star...

NEIGHBORHOODS (The Salinas Californian)
The King City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Hispanic Outreach Committee is planning an "El Grito Celebration" at Town Square, Sept. 13.

Forward.com (Forward)
Sue me, I’m a little late to the “Yay, the 2nd Avenue Deli is back!� party. But yay, the 2nd Avenue Deli is back! Party! Everyone knows the story. The 2nd Avenue Deli opened in 1954. The pastrami and corned beef were sublime. The place shut in 2005 after a rent dispute.

Dinner-Party Disaster (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Photo: Egyptian-Style Potato and Green Bean Salad was on the menu at Pat Reed’s dinner-party disaster.