{"id":3729,"date":"2015-09-08T10:47:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T08:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/?p=3729"},"modified":"2015-09-08T10:47:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T08:47:03","slug":"favorite-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/09\/08\/favorite-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favourite Prague Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/isx8lhHtwRI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>I like this festival for two reasons: \u00a01) \u00a0There is an extensive selection of unusual international food and drink. and 2) there is much more open space than is typical for Prague food events.<\/p>\n<p>Though I didn&#8217;t discover until I got home that I had no close up videos of the delicious dishes that we sampled. \u00a0So I have included\u00a0some photos by Karin of last year&#8217;s festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/09\/08\/favorite-festival\/fooddrink\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A1400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409411770&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food Drink\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink-300x276.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3731\" src=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink-150x138.jpg\" alt=\"home style service\" width=\"150\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink-327x300.jpg 327w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FoodDrink.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/09\/08\/favorite-festival\/samosa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"773,581\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A1400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409411869&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Samosa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3732\" src=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"samosa at festival\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa-399x300.jpg 399w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Samosa.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/09\/08\/favorite-festival\/exoticcoffee\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"797,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A1400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409412209&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Exotic Coffee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3733\" src=\"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"exotic mid-east coffee\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee-401x300.jpg 401w, https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ExoticCoffee.jpg 797w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I recommend, 1) if you are in Prague at the end of August look up this event and 2) where ever you travel check out local festivals. \u00a0Here are samples from Paros, Greece for instance. \u00a0http:\/\/www.ParosParadise.com\/ParosFestivals.htm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like this festival for two reasons: \u00a01) \u00a0There is an extensive selection of unusual international food and drink. and 2) there is much more open space than is typical for Prague food events. Though I didn&#8217;t discover until I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/09\/08\/favorite-festival\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[311],"tags":[327],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MK34-Y9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3864,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2016\/03\/14\/food-festivals-2016\/","url_meta":{"origin":3729,"position":0},"title":"Food Festivals Promotion 2016","author":"Michael","date":"March 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Olena Kagui at the PragueLife website has compiled a list of favourite food festivals and events for 2016. \u00a0The article is a promotional piece that includes links to official sites so I am repeating most of her information here and adding my comments and links.\u00a0 Dim Sum Pop Up: From\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":484,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2012\/02\/19\/pig-and-masopust-in-prague\/","url_meta":{"origin":3729,"position":1},"title":"Pig and Masopust in Prague","author":"Michael","date":"February 19, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Masopust like Carnival means good-bye meat. \u00a0Perhaps more it means another excuse to party in the winter time. \u00a0I know Prague makes the most of it with a whole series of local festivals only loosely connected to the upcoming Lent. \u00a0In our research, however, we learned that the charm of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/FestivalCrowd-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2576,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2015\/03\/29\/prague-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":3729,"position":2},"title":"Prague:  The Festival Life","author":"Michael","date":"March 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hmm, how shall I focus this post? \u00a0Too busy doing to write(used too many times, I think); never-ending story of things to do; local festivals are great for understanding culture; or the big picture of why we became expats and global nomads--to experience the foreign, not just observe it as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Seafood Festival Jiriho z Podebrad, Prague","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/SeafoodFestival.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1022,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2013\/11\/27\/christmas-season-is-here-like-it-or-not\/","url_meta":{"origin":3729,"position":3},"title":"Christmas Season is here &#8212;  Like it or Not","author":"Michael","date":"November 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Personally, I prefer to wait until a week or two before Christmas before getting into the spirit of the season. \u00a0Karin likes to wait until after the American Thanksgiving before getting out the decorations. \u00a0This year, however, events are forcing our hand. 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