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SF'S ARMENIAN FOOD FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 54TH YEAR
By Ellen Huet
SF Weekly, San Francisco
Sept 14 2011
CA
St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church's upcoming bazaar may advertise
live entertainment and Armenian folk dances. But church staff member
Sevag Badoyan knows what the real attraction is: the food.
"Baklava, kebabs, all kinds," are among the mouthfuls available at the
church's food festival, which celebrates its 54th birthday this year.
That's a lot of time to get the formula just right.
Although Badoyan described the fare generally as "Middle Eastern food,"
he emphasized the keufta, a sort of meatball that ranges in varieties
-- from India to the Balkans -- as well as spellings (try "kofta,"
"kufteh," etc.).
The Armenian incarnation, he says, is "basically ground beef with
cracked wheat -- the size of a tennis ball." Eloquently put.
The entry fee is just $5 for what can be a day-long feast and show, if
you plan correctly. The festival runs this Friday 7 p.m. to midnight,
Saturday noon to midnight (score), and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Feast on.
For more information, call the church at (415) 751-9140.
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/armenian_food_festival_puts_th.php
By Ellen Huet
SF Weekly, San Francisco
Sept 14 2011
CA
St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church's upcoming bazaar may advertise
live entertainment and Armenian folk dances. But church staff member
Sevag Badoyan knows what the real attraction is: the food.
"Baklava, kebabs, all kinds," are among the mouthfuls available at the
church's food festival, which celebrates its 54th birthday this year.
That's a lot of time to get the formula just right.
Although Badoyan described the fare generally as "Middle Eastern food,"
he emphasized the keufta, a sort of meatball that ranges in varieties
-- from India to the Balkans -- as well as spellings (try "kofta,"
"kufteh," etc.).
The Armenian incarnation, he says, is "basically ground beef with
cracked wheat -- the size of a tennis ball." Eloquently put.
The entry fee is just $5 for what can be a day-long feast and show, if
you plan correctly. The festival runs this Friday 7 p.m. to midnight,
Saturday noon to midnight (score), and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Feast on.
For more information, call the church at (415) 751-9140.
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/armenian_food_festival_puts_th.php