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Art & Soul features a spectacular selection of cuising from around the world. Let your taste buds travel the world by choosing from any of the high quality food vendors in the festival's three food courts.

You will find cuisine ranging from classic American BBQ to vegetarian Indian dishes.

Palate tempting dishes include:

Teriyaki chicken	Vegetarian pad thai
BBQ ribs and chicken	Fish tacos and popusa
BBQ links and tri tip	Catfish & fries
Falafel sandwich and dolma	Cajun turkey sausage
Chicken jalapeno sausage	Polish sausage
Veal bratwurst	Philly cheese steak
Shrimp and hush puppies	Okra and greens
Indian vegetarian	Crab cakes
Shish kabobs	Garlic fries

New for 2008

Jambalaya and gumbo	Crawfish etoufee
Red beans & rice	Gyros and spinach pie
Tri tip sandwich	Smoked turkey leg
Tibetan organic food	Grilled panini

For those craving something sweet:

Sweet potato pie	Cobbler and pudding
Mud pies	Strawberry shortcake
Kettle corn and funnel cake	Deep-fried Twinkies
Rainbow Italian ice	Fresh-squeezed lemonade

Locally-Produced Food & Wine Showcased at

Comcast Art & Soul Oakland Festival

Gourmet Food Expo Added to Popular Event

The 2006 premiere of Oakland's Own Expo was a resounding success. The event highlighted Oakland food producers while prompting Bay Area consumers concerned about energy conversation, greenhouse gases and oil dependence to view the food they choose to eat as important as the cars they choose to drive.

Participating exhibitors offered free samples of gourmet food, wine, tea, chocolate, baked goods, organic produce, nut butters and all-natural barbecue sauce – all produced in Oakland.

"It was a fabulous event for us. We achieved so much outreach.See you next year even bigger and better."

Rebekkah Arnett

Numi Tea

"I thought it was a great opportunity to tell people our company is in Oakland. There were huge crowds and every person seemed receptive to supporting Oakland businesses."

John Mahon

Premier Organics

"Everything was well organized and booths were top notch."

Cheryl Serpentine

TransFair USA

Participants in 2007 included:

City Slicker Farms
Cosmic Chocolates
Dashe Cellars
Delizia Brand Olive Oil Company
EcoMetro Guide
Enat Winery
JC Cellars
L'AMYX Tea Bar
New Orleans Bill's Creole Foods
Numi Tea
Premier Organics

Informational and interactive activities were hosted by:

Oakland Parks & Recreation Community Gardening Program
TransFair USA
Oakland Merchants Leadership Forum
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)
OaklandUnwrapped.org
Grass Routes Travel
Buy Fresh, Buy Local - Community Alliance with Family Farmers
EcoMetro Guide

If you represent a food company and would like to participate in Oakland's Own Expo in 2008, please e-mail the Festival Producer Jim MacIlvaine or call (510) 238-2933.