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La Tomatina 2010 Festival Tomato Fight Bunyol Buñol Bunol Spain España

2010-08-31T08:17:25.756Z

Tens of thousands of revellers from around the world pelted each other with tonnes of tomatoes Wednesday in a mushy festival in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol.
The one-hour bloodless battle, known as the Tomatina, left the town awash in a sea of tomato pulp.
The town council brought in some 100 tonnes of ripe tomatoes on trucks for the estimated 40,000 tourists who descended on the town of just 9,000 inhabitants for the annual festival, which has taken place for more than 60 years.
Many of the participants were shirtless while others wore old clothes, hard hats or goggles.
Afterwards, workers hosed down the walls and streets to remove the tomato pulp.
Spanish media said the tomatoes cost the town council around 28,000 euros (35,000 dollars), about one third of the overall budget of 70,000 euros for the festival, most of which goes to pay for security, cleaning services, mobile toilets and civil protection.
More than 100 police and 120 civil protection volunteers were on hand in case of incidents.
The "Tomatina" is held each year in Bunol, located in a fertile region some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the coastal city of Valencia, Spain's third-largest city, on the last Wednesday in August.
The origins of the event are unclear although it is thought to have its roots in a food fight between childhood friends in the mid-1940s in the city.
It has grown in size as international press coverage brought more and more people to the festival.

La Tomatina in Bunol, Valencia is the largest food fight on the planet. Every year approximately 40,000 tomato enthusiasts turn up for the biggest tomato fight in the world.

Five bulbous, tomato-packed rockets are sent whistling into the sky to start the festival of La Tomatina. The masses congregated below then launch into a one hour frenzy of tomato throwing - it's everyone for themselves.

One of the highlights of First Festival Travel's tour packages is the optional excursion to a nearby village to experience their all night wine & water festival. Join us for the festival experience of a lifetime!

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See pictures from the Tomatina Tomato Fight, including the Ham Up a Greasy Pole, the Tomato Fight itself, the messy aftermath and some very cool girls:

La Tomatina Tomato Fight in Bunyol

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2010-08-28T16:11:52.163Z

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Gordon Ramsay - How to skin and bone salmon

2010-08-28T15:41:58.985Z

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[E] Domaine Duseigneur part 1, farming the vineyards w Frederic Duseigneur

2010-08-26T11:08:03.816Z

http://www.bkwine.com/wine_tours/wine_tours.htm --- Interview (part 1) with Domaine Duseigneur (Rhone), Frederic Duseigneur. Domaine Duseigneur is a small family wine producer in the southern Rhone Valley just across the river from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, run by the brothers Frederic and Bernard (they also work with the famous French sommelier Philippe Faure-Brac).

Frederic sees himself more as a farmer than a winemaker. The most important thing is what happens in the vineyard, that you have life in the vineyard, healthy vines. There is a big difference between traditional farming and organic farming. Biodynamic farming is one more step, as done at Domaine Duseigneur since many years.

In biodynamics they use two preparations: 500 which is specially prepared cow manure, diluted in water and sprayed in the vineyards in the autumn; 501, a finely ground powder of quartz. It is also sprayed, but in the spring. This helps the flowering of the vines.

At Domaine Duseigneur they also use some further preparations, homeopathic infusions made from plants and herbs, eg nettles, horsetail, thyme, rosemary or other. These help the plants to fight diseases themselves. This is done instead of spraying with chemicals (sulphur or other). In biodynamic farming one is allowed to use both copper and sulphur, but in smaller quantities. These preparations are also believed to help the vines to better survive difficult weather (hot, cold, wet etc, that happens in the Rhone Valley).

It is difficult to prove the effect of biodynamic farming, Frederic Duseigneur says, but one can see the effect on the vines. And the final proof is also in tasting the vines.

More info: http://www.domaineduseigneur.com/

By BKWine, http://www.bkwine.com. Interviewer: Per Karlsson, BKWine. © Copyright BKWine, Per Karlsson.

Music: Johan Stertman & Patrik Lundin, with permission

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SF Chefs 2010: Andrew Freeman on Trends, Success

2010-08-25T19:42:10.098Z

SF Chefs 2010. Co-producer Andrew Freeman talks about the premiere culinary event of the year, and what it means for San Francisco. Plus, discover the latest trends and a glimpse into next year. Highlights include Chefs, mixologists, rocking winemakers and foodie favorites.