Tag: Copley Square Market

  • Champagne Paul Bara Grand Rosé – Our Memorable New Year’s Eve Guest!

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    We had been storing our bottle of Paul Bara Grand Rosé Champagne at the top of our wine rack for nearly a year awaiting an extra special occasion to pop its cork. Through the months, we took care to properly store this $60 bubbly – always on its side, never subjecting it to extreme temperatures, occasionally turning and, yes, even dusting it – but couldn’t quite commit to opening it.

    Finally, with the eve of 2014 closing in, we had to act. The day before the big night, we began chilling the Paul Bara but, just to be on the safe side, iced down a back-up bottle of Bollinger as a sort of new year’s celebration insurance.

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    Soon after dark on New Year’s Eve, we put together a cheese plate and sat down to try our much anticipated rosé champagne. The clink of glasses, a toast, that first sip, and … Lovely fruit balanced by a crisp backbone, not heavy at all. And, the wine’s copper hue, that Penny described as an Italian rose gold color, is amazing!  

    The perfectly ripe (but not over-ripe) brie and Bara were excellent together! There was no problem with the black peppered cheese and a liver paté with truffles. The fruit of this rosé was like the taste of early season Atlas Farm strawberries from the Copley Square Market.

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    Despite being 70% pinot noir, it’s a Champagne that’s not overpowering. It has finesse. It reminded Penny of “… people who deliver on what they say they’re going to do versus those who just talk a good show.” And, what a show it was! We couldn’t have been happier with our selection.

    By the way, as you’ve probably guessed, there was no need for our rescue bottle of Bollinger. But, since it was prepped and ready to go, we invited this irresistible French charmer to join us at our New Year’s day table. Happy 2014!   

    For more about this special Champagne, see: Here's Our Wine Pick for New Year's Eve 2013

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

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  • At The Market: Strawberry Season!

     CHE_8116 - Version 22013-06-18-bz-shopping-copley-bob-oppenheim-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The scent of strawberries is in the air at local farmers' markets, this week, and shoppers all seem to have a basket or two or three among their selections. We captured our friend Bob Oppenheim buying his berrys at the Atlas Farm Stand during Tuesday's Copley Square market.

    DSC_5524 - Version 22013-06-19-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We purchased these beauties from Hamiltion Orchards. Is it possible for berries to have terroir? Whatever the secret, Barbara Hamilton and her crew grow some delicious berries. We ask her every market when her blueberries will be coming. 

    If pick-your-own is on your agenda, you can start checking your favorite places to see if they've opened their strawberry fields for the season.

    CHE_8121 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The big displays of garden plants are slowly being replaced with harvested greens and vegetables. If you are thinking of adding some herbs to your life, this is the time to buy the plants.

    CHE_8090 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Strawberries, hakurei turnips, fennel, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic scrapes, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok choi, chard, small onions with green tops, snap peas, sweet peas, herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils – many farms will stop bring plants to market when they have enough produce to fill their stands. 

    Coming Soon!

    After strawberry season comes blueberry season. I start looking for the first blues about July 4th. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Strawberry Season!

     CHE_8116 - Version 22013-06-18-bz-shopping-copley-bob-oppenheim-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The scent of strawberries is in the air at local farmers' markets, this week, and shoppers all seem to have a basket or two or three among their selections. We captured our friend Bob Oppenheim buying his berrys at the Atlas Farm Stand during Tuesday's Copley Square market.

    DSC_5524 - Version 22013-06-19-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We purchased these beauties from Hamiltion Orchards. Is it possible for berries to have terroir? Whatever the secret, Barbara Hamilton and her crew grow some delicious berries. We ask her every market when her blueberries will be coming. 

    If pick-your-own is on your agenda, you can start checking your favorite places to see if they've opened their strawberry fields for the season.

    CHE_8121 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The big displays of garden plants are slowly being replaced with harvested greens and vegetables. If you are thinking of adding some herbs to your life, this is the time to buy the plants.

    CHE_8090 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Strawberries, hakurei turnips, fennel, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic scrapes, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok choi, chard, small onions with green tops, snap peas, sweet peas, herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils – many farms will stop bring plants to market when they have enough produce to fill their stands. 

    Coming Soon!

    After strawberry season comes blueberry season. I start looking for the first blues about July 4th. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Strawberry Season!

     CHE_8116 - Version 22013-06-18-bz-shopping-copley-bob-oppenheim-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The scent of strawberries is in the air at local farmers' markets, this week, and shoppers all seem to have a basket or two or three among their selections. We captured our friend Bob Oppenheim buying his berrys at the Atlas Farm Stand during Tuesday's Copley Square market.

    DSC_5524 - Version 22013-06-19-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We purchased these beauties from Hamiltion Orchards. Is it possible for berries to have terroir? Whatever the secret, Barbara Hamilton and her crew grow some delicious berries. We ask her every market when her blueberries will be coming. 

    If pick-your-own is on your agenda, you can start checking your favorite places to see if they've opened their strawberry fields for the season.

    CHE_8121 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The big displays of garden plants are slowly being replaced with harvested greens and vegetables. If you are thinking of adding some herbs to your life, this is the time to buy the plants.

    CHE_8090 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Strawberries, hakurei turnips, fennel, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic scrapes, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok choi, chard, small onions with green tops, snap peas, sweet peas, herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils – many farms will stop bring plants to market when they have enough produce to fill their stands. 

    Coming Soon!

    After strawberry season comes blueberry season. I start looking for the first blues about July 4th. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Brookline & Belmont Markets Open Today

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    Brookline Summer Farmers' Market

    Long before every neighborhood was setting up a farmers' market for locals, the Town of Brookline was supporting fresh and local food every Thursday afternoon in summer at the Brookline Summer Farmers' Market. It will run each Thursday from now until October 31st. Hours are from 1 pm to dusk.

    Last year, a winter market was set up in the Arcade building, making this town the year-round envy of many of its neighbors.

    We've told you about the joys of this market before both here and on Serious Eats. Plan a Thursday afternoon in Coolidge Corner, and you'll discover many food related joys!

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    Belmont Farmers' Market

    Also, today from 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., you can enjoy meeting a great group of vendors on opening day of the Belmont Farmers' Market. We're going to put a trip to Belmont on our market shopping list because we really enjoyed this market the last time we were there.

    DSC_4799 - Version 22013-05-31-reds-best-seafood-seta-cooler-markets-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Market Tip of the Week

    Chef Seta Dakessian from Seta’s Mediterranean Foods (shown above) with Jason Tucker from Red's Best seafood at the Copley Sq. Market, suggests bringing a cooler to your farmers’ market, especially if you're buying fresh fish!

    Farm & Market Tidbits…

    Genevieve Stillman from Stillman Farm reports, "We are harvesting lettuce, chard, beets, arugula, mesclun, turnips, onions, strawberries, snap peas, and more. Of course, we'll have plants at the markets for the coming month too! I've been enjoying freshly snipped herbs in all my salads, as well as edible flowers."

    Ben Sommer, Copley Square Farmers' Market Manager, said, "I've always liked a good dilly bean. Now I can get them at the market from our new vendor Maine Homestead! There are so few commercial picklers in New England that sell at farmers markets. I think we're really lucky to have them here with us on Tuesdays." 

    Peter Ward, Central Square Farmers' Market Manager said, "Great to see Chef Steve Johnson of Rendezvous – a regular at the market – back shopping this season."

      
    CHE_7853 - Version 22013-06-04radish-kolrabi-beets-lettuce-chiveflowers-bok choi-rhubarb-Keown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Mushrooms, green garlic, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok Choi, chard, snap peas, chive flowers (love those- break them up in your salads,) herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils.

    Coming Soon!

    Strawberries are about to star at all our markets.

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Brookline & Belmont Markets Open Today

    20110707-160211-(market-scene)-(brookline-massachusetts)-(shopping-stillmans) (2)

    Brookline Summer Farmers' Market

    Long before every neighborhood was setting up a farmers' market for locals, the Town of Brookline was supporting fresh and local food every Thursday afternoon in summer at the Brookline Summer Farmers' Market. It will run each Thursday from now until October 31st. Hours are from 1 pm to dusk.

    Last year, a winter market was set up in the Arcade building, making this town the year-round envy of many of its neighbors.

    We've told you about the joys of this market before both here and on Serious Eats. Plan a Thursday afternoon in Coolidge Corner, and you'll discover many food related joys!

    20100610IMG_3021 - Version 2 (1)

    Belmont Farmers' Market

    Also, today from 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., you can enjoy meeting a great group of vendors on opening day of the Belmont Farmers' Market. We're going to put a trip to Belmont on our market shopping list because we really enjoyed this market the last time we were there.

    DSC_4799 - Version 22013-05-31-reds-best-seafood-seta-cooler-markets-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Market Tip of the Week

    Chef Seta Dakessian from Seta’s Mediterranean Foods (shown above) with Jason Tucker from Red's Best seafood at the Copley Sq. Market, suggests bringing a cooler to your farmers’ market, especially if you're buying fresh fish!

    Farm & Market Tidbits…

    Genevieve Stillman from Stillman Farm reports, "We are harvesting lettuce, chard, beets, arugula, mesclun, turnips, onions, strawberries, snap peas, and more. Of course, we'll have plants at the markets for the coming month too! I've been enjoying freshly snipped herbs in all my salads, as well as edible flowers."

    Ben Sommer, Copley Square Farmers' Market Manager, said, "I've always liked a good dilly bean. Now I can get them at the market from our new vendor Maine Homestead! There are so few commercial picklers in New England that sell at farmers markets. I think we're really lucky to have them here with us on Tuesdays." 

    Peter Ward, Central Square Farmers' Market Manager said, "Great to see Chef Steve Johnson of Rendezvous – a regular at the market – back shopping this season."

      
    CHE_7853 - Version 22013-06-04radish-kolrabi-beets-lettuce-chiveflowers-bok choi-rhubarb-Keown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Mushrooms, green garlic, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok Choi, chard, snap peas, chive flowers (love those- break them up in your salads,) herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils.

    Coming Soon!

    Strawberries are about to star at all our markets.

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Brookline & Belmont Markets Open Today

    20110707-160211-(market-scene)-(brookline-massachusetts)-(shopping-stillmans) (2)

    Brookline Summer Farmers' Market

    Long before every neighborhood was setting up a farmers' market for locals, the Town of Brookline was supporting fresh and local food every Thursday afternoon in summer at the Brookline Summer Farmers' Market. It will run each Thursday from now until October 31st. Hours are from 1 pm to dusk.

    Last year, a winter market was set up in the Arcade building, making this town the year-round envy of many of its neighbors.

    We've told you about the joys of this market before both here and on Serious Eats. Plan a Thursday afternoon in Coolidge Corner, and you'll discover many food related joys!

    20100610IMG_3021 - Version 2 (1)

    Belmont Farmers' Market

    Also, today from 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., you can enjoy meeting a great group of vendors on opening day of the Belmont Farmers' Market. We're going to put a trip to Belmont on our market shopping list because we really enjoyed this market the last time we were there.

    DSC_4799 - Version 22013-05-31-reds-best-seafood-seta-cooler-markets-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Market Tip of the Week

    Chef Seta Dakessian from Seta’s Mediterranean Foods (shown above) with Jason Tucker from Red's Best seafood at the Copley Sq. Market, suggests bringing a cooler to your farmers’ market, especially if you're buying fresh fish!

    Farm & Market Tidbits…

    Genevieve Stillman from Stillman Farm reports, "We are harvesting lettuce, chard, beets, arugula, mesclun, turnips, onions, strawberries, snap peas, and more. Of course, we'll have plants at the markets for the coming month too! I've been enjoying freshly snipped herbs in all my salads, as well as edible flowers."

    Ben Sommer, Copley Square Farmers' Market Manager, said, "I've always liked a good dilly bean. Now I can get them at the market from our new vendor Maine Homestead! There are so few commercial picklers in New England that sell at farmers markets. I think we're really lucky to have them here with us on Tuesdays." 

    Peter Ward, Central Square Farmers' Market Manager said, "Great to see Chef Steve Johnson of Rendezvous – a regular at the market – back shopping this season."

      
    CHE_7853 - Version 22013-06-04radish-kolrabi-beets-lettuce-chiveflowers-bok choi-rhubarb-Keown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Mushrooms, green garlic, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok Choi, chard, snap peas, chive flowers (love those- break them up in your salads,) herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils.

    Coming Soon!

    Strawberries are about to star at all our markets.

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At the Market: a Visit to the Prudential Center Farmers’ Market

    IMG_6306 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    One of our walks this week took us to the Prudential Center where we picked up a few items for our supper from the specialty food vendors. The Prudential Center Farmers' Market is open on the Bolyston Street side of the complex from 11 am to 6 pm each Thursday. 

    IMG_6308 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-swiss bakers© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We'd been missing the pretzels, and pretzel rolls from swissbäkers. We know they have a new shop on Western Avenue in Allston, but we haven't made it there yet! We'll add it to one of our Watertown runs. For now, it's great to have them back in the city at the Prudential and Dewey Square markets.

     IMG_6311 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-stir-it-up-pepper-jelly-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We enjoyed our pretzels with cheese and zingy pepper jelly from Stir It Up. We took our cue from the sample they were offering and their famous savory cheesecake torte baked with a glaze of their pepper jelly (below). Think about picking up one of these the next time you need party food. 

    IMG_6310 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-stir-it-up-pepper-jelly-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In addition to chilled goat cheese with a dollop of "sweet heat" (as they call it), we also warmed some brie and spread the lime pepper jelly on that. It was a big hit!

     IMG_6316 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-when-pigs-fly-bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This market will be another source for fresh-from-the-boat fish this summer with Cape Cod Fish Share on hand.

    IMG_6313 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-when-pigs-fly-bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    While we do occasionally visit the Coolidge Corner shop for a When Pigs Fly bread fix, it's good to have them back in the neighborhood on Thursdays!

    DSC_4631 - Version 22013-05-24-copley-farmers-market-purchases-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We also stopped by the Copley Square Farmers' Market on Friday and picked a great dinner from the vendors there including a fine fillet from Red's Best seafood. Looks like it will be a summer of healthy eating! 

    A special thank you to Dave Gilson from The Herb Lyceum for bringing some chervil clippings to town to share with cooks like Penny. She sprinked rouchly chopped chervil leaves on that moist flakey fish before serving it. Perfect! 

    In Season Right Now!

    We also saw: mushrooms, swiss chard, spinach, green garlic, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, lots of annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants, hot house tomatoes, scallions, and cucumbers.

    Enjoy now before it's gone!

    Asparagus and early hoop house strawberries. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Market and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At the Market: a Visit to the Prudential Center Farmers’ Market

    IMG_6306 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    One of our walks this week took us to the Prudential Center where we picked up a few items for our supper from the specialty food vendors. The Prudential Center Farmers' Market is open on the Bolyston Street side of the complex from 11 am to 6 pm each Thursday. 

    IMG_6308 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-swiss bakers© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We'd been missing the pretzels, and pretzel rolls from swissbäkers. We know they have a new shop on Western Avenue in Allston, but we haven't made it there yet! We'll add it to one of our Watertown runs. For now, it's great to have them back in the city at the Prudential and Dewey Square markets.

     IMG_6311 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-stir-it-up-pepper-jelly-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We enjoyed our pretzels with cheese and zingy pepper jelly from Stir It Up. We took our cue from the sample they were offering and their famous savory cheesecake torte baked with a glaze of their pepper jelly (below). Think about picking up one of these the next time you need party food. 

    IMG_6310 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-stir-it-up-pepper-jelly-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In addition to chilled goat cheese with a dollop of "sweet heat" (as they call it), we also warmed some brie and spread the lime pepper jelly on that. It was a big hit!

     IMG_6316 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-when-pigs-fly-bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This market will be another source for fresh-from-the-boat fish this summer with Cape Cod Fish Share on hand.

    IMG_6313 - Version 22013-05-23-prudential-farmers-market-when-pigs-fly-bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    While we do occasionally visit the Coolidge Corner shop for a When Pigs Fly bread fix, it's good to have them back in the neighborhood on Thursdays!

    DSC_4631 - Version 22013-05-24-copley-farmers-market-purchases-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We also stopped by the Copley Square Farmers' Market on Friday and picked a great dinner from the vendors there including a fine fillet from Red's Best seafood. Looks like it will be a summer of healthy eating! 

    A special thank you to Dave Gilson from The Herb Lyceum for bringing some chervil clippings to town to share with cooks like Penny. She sprinked rouchly chopped chervil leaves on that moist flakey fish before serving it. Perfect! 

    In Season Right Now!

    We also saw: mushrooms, swiss chard, spinach, green garlic, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, lots of annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants, hot house tomatoes, scallions, and cucumbers.

    Enjoy now before it's gone!

    Asparagus and early hoop house strawberries. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Market and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At the Market: a Visit to the Prudential Center Farmers’ Market

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    One of our walks this week took us to the Prudential Center where we picked up a few items for our supper from the specialty food vendors. The Prudential Center Farmers' Market is open on the Bolyston Street side of the complex from 11 am to 6 pm each Thursday. 

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    We'd been missing the pretzels, and pretzel rolls from swissbäkers. We know they have a new shop on Western Avenue in Allston, but we haven't made it there yet! We'll add it to one of our Watertown runs. For now, it's great to have them back in the city at the Prudential and Dewey Square markets.

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    We enjoyed our pretzels with cheese and zingy pepper jelly from Stir It Up. We took our cue from the sample they were offering and their famous savory cheesecake torte baked with a glaze of their pepper jelly (below). Think about picking up one of these the next time you need party food. 

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    In addition to chilled goat cheese with a dollop of "sweet heat" (as they call it), we also warmed some brie and spread the lime pepper jelly on that. It was a big hit!

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    This market will be another source for fresh-from-the-boat fish this summer with Cape Cod Fish Share on hand.

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    While we do occasionally visit the Coolidge Corner shop for a When Pigs Fly bread fix, it's good to have them back in the neighborhood on Thursdays!

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    We also stopped by the Copley Square Farmers' Market on Friday and picked a great dinner from the vendors there including a fine fillet from Red's Best seafood. Looks like it will be a summer of healthy eating! 

    A special thank you to Dave Gilson from The Herb Lyceum for bringing some chervil clippings to town to share with cooks like Penny. She sprinked rouchly chopped chervil leaves on that moist flakey fish before serving it. Perfect! 

    In Season Right Now!

    We also saw: mushrooms, swiss chard, spinach, green garlic, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, lots of annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants, hot house tomatoes, scallions, and cucumbers.

    Enjoy now before it's gone!

    Asparagus and early hoop house strawberries. 

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    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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