Sacramento’s largest food festival was in full swing in the weekend’s opening hours Friday afternoon.
Terra Madre Americas, hosted at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center at 1401 K St. in downtown Sacramento, opened its doors at noon, with crowds packing the convention center’s lobby in anticipation. Brad Cecchi, culinary director for the festival and owner of Canon in East Sacramento, said the team is expecting at least double Friday’s turnout on Saturday and Sunday.
“(It’s) great because they’ll spill out into the street festival and they’ll be able to see the music (performances) and they’ll check out all the food trucks … outside as well,” Cecchi said.
On Friday, the festivities were contained within the convention center but, over the weekend, the festival will add an outdoor portion with food trucks and live music on I Street between 13th and 15th streets.
Still, the vendor marketplace, enoteca, drink stands and educational workshops and panels will still be operating indoors. Cecchi said guests should look forward to a panel with chef Jeremiah Tower and iconic East Sacramento grocer Darrell Corti at 2:30 p.m. as well as various cooking demonstrations by Latin American chefs in the center’s agroecology kitchen…