Take a culinary trip to experience the aromas and tastes of worldwide cuisine - foods of India, Spain, Pakistan, Thailand, Jamaica, Hawaii, Mexico and Central America. The third annual Berkeley International Food Festival, which takes place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, showcases West Berkeley’s International Marketplace restaurants, specialty food markets and unique import shops, and will feature cultural activities. Festivalgoers can visit eateries and food markets along the promenade for restaurant specials, chef cooking demonstrations, exotic food products and the utensils needed to prepare them, and the sampling of dozens of international dishes. Live entertainment, specialty food booths, community tables and amusements are featured.

The main attraction is the Kitchen on Fire cooking stage, hosted by celebrity Chef MikeC. from the acclaimed, hands-on north Berkeley Kitchen on Fire cooking school. Take a seat and watch guest chefs prepare dishes from around the world utilizing ingredients from the International Marketplace specialty food stores, and then sample them. Treat yourself to demonstrations, including the 5,000 year-old art of tortilla making by Picante Cocina Mexicana.