MONTREAL HOSTS CULINARY FESTIVAL
By Adnews Staff
Les Fetes Gourmandes Internationales de Montréal, a festival of food and drink, will be held from August 10 to 20 near Montreal. The event will showcase ethnic music and dance, workshops, original games and culinary demonstrations over a kilometre stretch of tents, pavilions and dance floors. This year the festival focuses on agriculture and will give visitors the opportunity to learn about the bio-food industry. Another exhibition will feature dairy production. It is organized by Les Productions Jacqueline Vezina Inc. Public relations is managed by Communication Louise Dungas of Montreal. Advertising for the event, which began earlier this month, uses radio, television and in newspapers. Since the festival first began in 1992 it has attracted over 2 million visitors.