For Mother's Day, Farmers Market Chefs Share How to Make Food as Good as Mom's | You can hone your culinary skills at home, or even dine at the finest restaurants in the city, but nothing quite compares to home cooked meals made by mom. Mother’s Day is a reminder to recognize and appreciate mothers, grandmothers, and other caregivers who nourish us, both in food made with love and wisdom shared over time. This Mother’s Day, we are sharing a few stories from Foodwise food makers whose early culinary curiosities were nurtured by their mothers. They continue to rely on skills and knowledge from their mothers as they work alongside the next generation, now as parents themselves. | |
| Mother's Day Gifts at the Farmers Market | Nothing says “I love you, Mom” like locally grown bouquets and delicious treats from the farmers market! Check out our ideas for pampering mom, from a homemade brunch and handcrafted sweets to a home spa kit from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. | |
| Free Market to Table Cooking Demo Tomorrow! | In addition to working at Green Thumb Organics at the farmers market, Maria Gonzalez is a professionally trained chef, graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco. Stop by the Foodwise Classroom for a cooking demo featuring the seasonal bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, with recipes and samples for all. | |
| This recipe from Chef Pam Mazzola of Prospect brings together the bounty of spring's harvest including English peas, leeks, and green garlic. | |
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New on Saturdays: Kitiya Kitiya Ditpare grew up in a family restaurant in Bangkok. Her cooking style has also been influenced by travelling in the United States. After previously popping up at the La Cocina booth, Kitiya will be joining as a Saturday regular, offering Thai curry pastes and sauces and creamy Thai tea. | | Get Your Blueberry Fix on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays! Triple Delight Blueberries is a family farm operated by fifth-generation farmer Mark Sorenson, his wife Kimberly, and their three daughters. On their farm in Caruthers, the grow blueberries to bring to the market late spring into early summer. | |
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Pakistani Cuisine at Roti The Malik brothers started Roti to offer Pakistani cuisine using local ingredients. At their stand you’ll find rotis, naans, parathas, chutneys, curries, pickles, daals, and other dishes and condiments for healthy Pakistani-inspired meals. | | Cherries at Gotelli Farms The Gotellis offer many varieties during cherry season, including Golden, Rainier, and Brooks, which are all well-adapted to the hot climate of their farmland in San Joaquin Valley. Stop by for the first cherries of the season! | |
This is the most up-to-date info about this week's seller attendance at the time of publication. Please check in at the Foodwise Info Booth for any last-minute changes. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm | May 7 New: Kitiya Returning: Balakian Farms, Bocadito, K&J Orchards, Old Dog Ranch Out: Capay Mills, Devoto Gardens and Orchards, Four Sisters, Hodo, Rainbow Orchards La Cocina Pop-Up:Bake Love Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | May 10 Returning: Triple Delight Blueberries, Urban Organics Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | May 12 Returning: Triple Deight Blueberries En2Action Pop-Up: Gumbo Social Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | May 12 Returning: Gotelli Farms, Jen Kindell Out: Fox and Lion Bread | | |
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