CHURCH. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WELL, THIS WEEKEND THOUSANDS OF FOOD LOVERS WILL FLOCK TO STOCKTON FOR ONE OF THE REGION’S LARGEST FOOD FESTIVALS. THE SAN JOAQUIN ASPARAGUS ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE. JOINING US LIVE FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH A TASTE OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. MIKE. YEAH, WE’VE ALREADY BEEN SAMPLING ALL THINGS ASPARAGUS. RIGHT NOW WE’RE STANDING ON THE ASPARAGUS PLAZA. I TOLD YOU I FOUND SOMETHING THAT I KNOW FOR ME, MAKES ASPARAGUS EVEN BETTER. AND RIGHT THERE IN BIG, BOLD WORDS, BACON-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS. THAT IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. ASPARAGUS ALLEY, THAT IS. TAKE A LOOK. HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY. TOMORROW, SUNDAY, AND EARLIER OPENING THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. LAST YEAR’S. IT WAS NOON. THIS YEAR IT OPENS AT 10 A.M. AND KEEP IN MIND, IT’S NOT JUST ASPARAGUS. THERE’S ALSO A WHOLE LOT OF RIDES AND GAMES FOR KIDS. THERE’S A PAGEANT, A SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT FOR THE ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL QUEEN, AND OF COURSE, LIVE MUSIC EVERY DAY. $10 TO PARK. $5 FOR MOTORCYCLE. JUST MAKE SURE YOU BRING SOME CASH BECAUSE IT IS CASH ONLY. AND KEEP IN MIND, IF YOU’VE GOT A KID FIVE OR UNDER, THEY GET IN ABSOLUTELY FREE. NOW, COMING BACK OUT HERE LIVE, I LOVE SURPRISES. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO COME UP WITH THEM ALL MORNING. WE GOT ANOTHER SURPRISE. AGAIN, REMEMBER, WE’RE AT THE ASPARAGUS PLAZA. I LOOKED OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. AND WHO SHOULD I FIND BUT OUR OWN TAMARA BERG HAS ARRIVED. HI, TAMARA. GOOD MORNING. MIKE. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT PLANNED FOR US AT 830? WELL, AT 830, I THINK WE’RE GOING TO GO INTO THE REST OF THE ALLEY, SHOW OFF. MAYBE THE DEEP FRIED ASPARAGUS. SEE, I KNEW SHE’D FIND HER WAY TO THE DEEP FRIED ASPARAGUS. AND THEN AFTER THAT, SHE MIGHT EVEN TOP IT OFF WITH ASPARAGUS ICE CREAM. ABSOLUTELY. YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE A BITE. ONE BITE. YOU FALL IN LOVE. YES. AND A GREAT FORECAST FOR FOLKS COMING DOWN TO THE SAN JOAQUIN ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL ABOUT 82 THIS AFTERNOON. AND THEN TOMORROW WE’RE TALKING UPPER 70S. I KNOW, I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU’RE STILL IN YOUR JACKET. I WAS WONDERING THAT MYSELF. COOLER THIS MORNING. ALSO, I WANT TO SEE YOU TAKE TO THE RED CART OVER THERE. MIKE, CAN WE DRIVE IN THAT THING? ALL RIGHT, BACK TO YOU GUYS. KIND OF LIKE THE PASSING OF THE ASPARAGUS BATON. IS THAT? APPARENTLY SO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THERE YOU GO. NOW, YOU GOT TO RUN. OFFICIAL. IT’S