This past weekend, my friend Robert and I went to the Santa Monica Farmers Market to do some shopping. Well, I shopped and he played with his camera. The trip was such a success, meaning such a money-suck, that I will be doing group trips to the local farmers market every Sunday starting from now on. So if you are interested and in the Los Angeles area, give me a holler. We can ooh and ahh over the season's bests together.
Watermelon salad, anyone?
Stone fruit du jour. Picturesque white peaches. Truly.
Bounty for my soon-to-be assembled farro salad.
I wasn't at Scarborough Fair. I was at the Santa Monica Farmer's Market.
Aubergines or eggplants, call em what you will. They taste great grilled, steamed, sauteéd, raw, how-eva you like them.
Pretzel roll, not doing a yoga pose but kind of just being round and plump and delicious.
Peep show.
Ever seen Twins with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito? This is the tomato version.
Thank you and good night.
While I was mostly impressed with the market's offerings, I was disappointed by the lack of essential ingredients like ginger, garlic, shallots, and red chilies. There was definitely an emphasis on fruit; tables of various stone and citrus fruits were on display. I did pick up an interesting cabbage/radish hybrid called the raphanobrassica. The vendor suggested that I shave it into salads. I think I might include it in my highly-anticipated farro salad with roasted vegetables, via jamieoliver.com.
images courtesy of Robert Festino
LOCATED
Santa Monica Farmers Market
1901 Main St # 2
Santa Monica, CA 90405-1082
(310) 458-8712
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