Gilroy Garlic Festival

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First Garlic Festival President
Dr. Rudy Melone with Secretary of State March Fong Eu

2003
25th Annual Festival President
Janie Mardesich

20th Anniversary 1998 Festival Founders
Don Christopher, Dr. Rudy Melone and Val Filice
(Mr. Garlic far right)

First Garlic Festival
Bloomfield Ranch, 1979

	Preparing... Cooking... Enjoying! Gourmet Alley, 1979
Gourmet Alley 1979


Mr. Garlic 1979 Bob Kraemer	Mr. Garlic 2002 Gerry Foisy (With Garlic Queen and her court)

Miss Gilroy Garlic 1979
Katie Bendel

Miss Gilroy Garlic 2002
Vanessa LaCorte
Court: Melissa Noto, Lisa Ramsey and Jessica Anderson