The Garlic Lovers' Cookbook

From Gilroy, California, the Garlic Capital of the World...

On the last full weekend in July, Gilroy is host to a Hungary horde of more than 125,000 garlic fanciers for three savory days of sun, fun-and absolutely phenomenal food.  Since 1979, the Gilroy Garlic Festival has attracted amateur cooks to test their culinary prowess in the Great Garlic Cook-Off Contest.  The fruits (or rather, the bulbs) of their labors pack the pages of THE GARLIC LOVERS' COOKBOOK.  This volume chronicles the innovative early years of the festival, when visitors enjoyed a dizzying melange of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, European, Asian, and all-American flavors.  This breathtaking (and we're not kidding) collection of more than 200 recipes is as zesty as ever!