Tag: farmers markets
monday may 5th 2008
Buffalo Chefs as Locavores
Most of Buffalo's fine dining restaurants change their menu two to four times a year in order to take advantage of the season's best produce and to provide their clientele with weather-appropriate dishes. You may love a good braised short rib, but it may not be suited to an evening's meal in the full heat of August. A wise chef moves forward with proteins, produce and preparations that reflect the season. The best way for a chef to do this is to purchase goods grown and raised by area farmers.
But buying local isn't as easy as it seems if you're a chef in Buffalo.
Once upon a time, Buffalo chefs would rise at dawn and head down to the bustling Clinton Bailey Wholesale Market to buy fresh produce from an array of local farmers. In recent years, the market has seen resurgence, but not to the point of being the hub of Buffalo’s food industry that it once was. Today, only a small number of dedicated farmers arrive at pre-dawn hours …
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sunday february 3rd 2008
Super Chili for Superbowl (and it's local, too)
Its game day, folks, and if there’s anything that Americans love as much as football, it’s probably the food that accompanies it. For many, Superbowl provides welcome relief from the rigorous diet and exercise that many have committed themselves to since their New Year’s resolutions were made. (Might I suggest that they allow themselves another day or two of freedom, as Mardi Gras is only two days away?) For others, it’s a chance to really strut their stuff when it comes to casual entertaining.
I like to keep it simple. Hearty, one-pot, American fare is the way to go as far as I’m concerned. I decided to cook up a pot of chili this year, nothing fancy, just good. It seemed like a good opportunity to try out one of our city’s coolest products: Growing Green’s Amazing Chili Starter.
Growing Green is a…
sunday january 13th 2008
Wintermarket = Good Stuff
The basement of the Lafayette Presbyterian Church may not be the chicest marketplace in town aesthetically speaking, but true foodies will be thrilled with the selection of artisan goods available at Elmwood's new Wintermarket.
I was in a rush, but managed to pop in for a few minutes this afternoon. The crowd wasn't huge, but the vendors assured me that they had done a steady business throughout the day.
The always natty Patrick of White Cow Dairy was there with his full line of farmstead dairy products. Not only with the yogurt and custard we’ve all grown to love, but also with a reformulated batch of thick chocolate pudding. He was also displaying a copy of the most recent Bon Appetit magazine in which his fine products are featured.…
saturday december 22nd 2007
Winter Farmers Market Comes to Elmwood
A few weeks ago, David Setzer of the Artful Table sent me an email to tell me that a farmers market was searching for a winter home on Elmwood. I was, of course, excited to hear this. Quite honestly, I hear all kinds of exciting ideas every week-- but bringing them to fruition is often another story. Not this time.
I am happy to announce that many of the vendors from the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market, along with a few others, will kick off the opening of the Wintermarket on Elmwood on January 13th. Located inside the Presbyterian Church at the corner of Lafayette and Elmwood, it will be open on Sundays from 1 - 4PM until the Elmwood-Bidwell Market re-opens in May.
This is fantastic news for the entrepreneurs who will have a venue in which to sell their handcrafted and farm-raised products in the "off-season", and it's a great opportunity for the neighborhood as well. I've…
