Drivers would catch a whiff of Don Christopher’s success miles before they reached Gilroy, Calif., the distinctive odor of garlic rolling in through the windows and vents, beckoning motorists straight ...

GILROYIn a crowded pavilion on the outskirts of Gilroy, two cooks threw calamari into massive pans full of searing oil. An instant later, six-foot-tall flames burst upward in blazing pillars, followed ...

Over four decades, the Gilroy Garlic Festival became the city’s calling card — a point of pride celebrating a product that local farms grew by the bushel. What began as a humble luncheon in 1978 ...

Here's how to plan a trip to Gilroy, California. Scott Strazzante/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Mural in Gilroy, California. As you drive toward Gilroy, you won’t need signs to inform ...

GILROY, Calif., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The new administration’s tariffs might be a concern for some companies, but as the United States’ largest family-owned and operated garlic farm, ...

Known as the Garlic King, he used his enthusiasm and a business acumen to build an empire around the once-lowly “stinking rose.” By Clay Risen Don Christopher, a California farmer who turned the ...

Don Christopher, pictured at his namesake ranch in 2003, helped bring the quirky Garlic Festival to Gilroy, Calif. (Associated Press) Drivers would catch a whiff of Don Christopher's success miles ...