EAT REAL this weekend!

Join CCBC at the Eat Real Festival on Saturday & Sunday, July 16th & 17th at Helm's Bakery.Eat Real is a free two-day festival at Helms Bakery that celebrates eating, making and growing good, affordable food. L.A.'s best food trucks will converge with numerous food skill demonstrations, which include learning how to make butter, grow balcony food gardens, craft kimchi, raise backyard chickens, and concoct fresh gazpacho using a bike blender! Also on the menu is a panel on food writing, live music, butchery contest, and craft marketplace. Read more about the festival here.CCBC is teaming up Bikerowave  to host a free bike valet service and lead DIY fix-it workshops and bike tuneups! We'll also have a Bike Wheel of Fortune raffle. So ride your bike, spin for chance to win awesome prizes ranging from beer, swag, food, and great bike stuff, and beat the "Carmegeddon" heat.The valet is along Venice Blvd. - between National and Helms. It will run from 10am-6pm on Saturday, 10am-5pm on Sunday.For those coming from L.A. - biking to Eat Real couldn't be any easier, especially with our guided bike tour! The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) will take the lead on guiding two-wheel rides to the event. Meet at the courtyard at the Wilshire and Western station of the Metro Purple Line at 10:30 a.m., and the ride begins promptly at 11 a.m. You'll arrival at the event no later than noon, with plenty of time to enjoy the food fun. Ride happens at both days, same times.Questions? ccbicylecoalition@gmail.com ~ 310-845-5831Want to volunteer? Sign up here!