Next to impressive modern houses and buildings tourists will observe small houses sinking in greenery. This fusion of styles will turn a trip through the city to an engaging adventure. Santa Monica is of great popularity not only among hiking enthusiasts, but among genuine gourmands as well. Every fall the city hosts one of the most exciting gastronomy events being The Taste of Santa Monica festival which makes local residents and foreign guests acquainted with peculiar features of the ethnic culinary traditions.
An established place for holding the festival is a picturesque park named Santa Monica Pier. During the festival its territory gets equipped with numerous culinary stalls. Each of them offers the festival guests a vast choice of original treats and refreshing drinks. The gastronomy festival engages chefs of all popular restaurants and cafes of the city. Each chef presents the visitors of the festival a signature dish and a special tasting menu. The festival is followed with plenty of exciting entertainments and events being typical for the gastronomy events of that scale. Among entertainments of the festival tourists may enjoy master classes by best chefs of the city, interesting lectures being a perfect chance to learn some chef secrets and recipes.
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