Good stuff happening in the next few days. Slow Food Farm tours, Farmers’ Markets, Sunshine Gardens Plant Sale, Wine Tastings and the second leg of Austin Restaurant Week. Check the Events Calendar for more info. Need an adult beverage to help you decide? See the food and drink specials on the Happy Hour page.
Category Archives: Farmers Market
Cheese Could Save the World
A plan is in the works for Elevated Artisanal Goods and Kocurek Family Artisanal Charcuterie to join forces. Screw The Bachelor, I have been secretly hoping these two would get together forever. Scratch soups, cheeses and sausage available all week long. This could be the key to world peace. All I’m saying is, if this doesn’t happen, the terrorists’ win.
Dai Due This Weekend
The Dai Due train keeps a rolling. This weekend they will be at SFCs Farmers’ Market downtown on Saturday and the HOPE Farmers Market on Sunday. Hot items on hand will include Hot Biscuit with Sausage with Gravy ($6), Hot Biscuit with Honey Butter ($3.50), Grilled Kielbasa with Housemade Sauerkraut and Fireman’s 4 Mustard on a Soft Roll. ($7), Chorizo and Duck Egg Torta ($7), Fresh Citrus Soda ($2.50). When I interviewed myself for a comment about how much I like Jesses Grilled Kielbase, I replied: Num num num…
UPDATE: It’s Back On
UPDATE: It’s back on for Thur. Feb. 18th 6PM-9PM A “Locals Only” Happy Hour event featuring the chef’s of La Condesa, The East Side Showroom and Eddie V’s preparing food through out the event from produce supplied by The East Side Farmer’s Market farmers, ranchers and Farm To Table suppliers. Enjoy local artists and live […]
UPDATE: Farmers Market Finds
Good past weekend at the farmers’ markets. Downtown on Saturday, we hit up the fine people at Dai Due. We had a Buttermilk Biscuit with fresh, tangy butter and Mayhaw jelly ($3.50). The Mayhaw, also known as “Swamp Plum”, was made into jelly by Harvest Time Farm Stand (also at the market). I had not heard of Mayhaw before and upon further research, learned this: it’s wicked good! (That last bit got quite technical.) Truth be told, I also had a Bratwurst. OK, two, but at least they were on separate days.
Austin Farmers Market: Change For The Better
Can you believe it?! I was wondering if it would ever happen. Now I can’t believe it wasn’t always this way. The Sustainable Food Center’s Austin Farmers’ Market has (finally) moved to Republic Square Park. If you have been to the downtown market before, here is how you find the new location. Go to the old location and look over your shoulder!