Several thousand people turned out for the first-ever Hummus Festival at the Beverly Hills Farmers Market on Sunday Oct. 30.

Sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, The Israeli American Council, The Israeli House and the City of Beverly Hills, the Hummus Festival was a celebration of Israeli food and culture featuring a hummus competition. The top three were awarded gift certificates by Mickey Fine Pharmacy and Grill, the sponsor of the hummus competition. Judges Nancy Krasne, Vice-Mayor, City of Beverly Hills; Jeff Gross, Mickey Fine Pharmacy and Grill and Frances Bilak, Recreation and Parks Commission Chair, awarded a tie for First Place to Rose Kemps for her red pepper hummus and Rachid Rouhi from Mom’s Hummus (a vendor at the market) for his artichoke, spinach hummus. cado hummus. Visit www.beverlyhills.org/farmersmarket.