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Ah, the cool shade at the Green Market, the smell of fresh produce, and a much more reasonable price tag than the local, crappy grocery store fare.
Tomatoes will soon be coming into season, along with a variety of other late summer goodies. This is the time to begin reveling in the local Green Marketsof New York City (see below for a list)!
Here are some things to look for, and also some fun events coming up around town:
Summer squash: Lots of nice squashes are now coming into season, so try a few creative dishes, but be careful when buying! Choose young squash with tender skin. Yellow & zucchini (aka courgette) are the most delectable at this time of the year.
Note: Try Michael White’s “Agnolotti”, a traditional Piedmontese style veal ravioli, served with a summer squash ragu and scented with rosemary oil. (Fiamma Osteria http://www.nyc.com/restaurants/Fiamma.54354/editorial.aspx )
Zucchini: One can easily tire of zucchini, but stirred fried in olive oil with fresh herbs, it makes a great accompaniment to many dishes.
Eggplant: Tricky, tricky tricky, isn’t it? Look for shiny skin and firm body. Lots of people like to grill the eggplant, but I like to make a ratatouille using very ripe tomatoes, fresh red bell peppers, eggplant, zucchini, onion and fresh herbs. Oh! And some grated parma reggiano....
Tomatoes & Corn - Two New World foods that have helped change the course of Mankind, or least dinner Chez Mankind.
There are two upcoming events celebrating these fruits of Demeter:
The American Institute of Wine & Food Announces:
The Fifth Annual Dinner of the Secret Tomato Lovers Society
Reception & Dinner featuring a tasting of Heirloom Tomatoes with discussion on how to pair wine with your favorite tomato fare led by Robin Kelley O'Connor, President of Society of Wine Educators & AIWF Board Member and an all-tomato menu prepared by Chef Sara Jenkins of BREADTribeca.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at BREADTRIBECA, 301 Church Street (at Walker Street), NYC
6:30 p.m. Reception; 7:00 p.m. Tomato & Wine Chitchat; 7:30 p.m. Dinner
RESERVATIONS: (718) 229-6565
The Corn Dinner will be on Monday, September 25th, at Café Centro.
GREEN MARKETS:Manhattan
Bowling Green
Broadway & Battery Park Place
Thurs 8am-5pm
City Hall
Chambers & Center St
Tu, Fri 8am-3pm
Washington Market Park
Greenwich & Chambers St
Wed 8am-3pm
PS 234
Greenwich & Chamber St
Sat 8am-3pm
Federal Plaza
Broadway & Thomas St
Fri 8am-4pm
Lafayette Street
Lafayette & Spring St
Thurs 8am-5pm
July to October
Tompkins Square
7th St & Ave A
Sun 10am-5pm
St. Mark's Church
E 10th & 2nd Ave
Tues 8am-7pm
June to December
Abingdon Square
W 12th & 8th Ave
Sat 8am-3pm
May to December
Union Square
E. 17th & Bway
Mo We Fr Sa 8am-6pm
Sheffield Plaza
West 57th St & 9th Ave
Wed, Sat 8am-6pm
Verdi Square
West 72nd & Broadway
Sat 8am-5pm
June to December
IS 144
W 77th & Columbus
Sun 10am-5pm
West 97th Street
Btn Amsterdam & Columbus Ave
Fri 8am-2pm
June to December
Harlem
West 144th St & Lenox Ave
Tues 8am-3pm
July to October
175th Street
West 175th St & Broadway
Thurs 8am-6pm
July to December
Brooklyn
Borough Hall
Court & Remsen St
Tues, Sat 8am-6pm
Albee Square
Fulton & Dekalb Ave
Wed 8am-3pm
July to October
Grand Army Plaza
Entrance to Prospect Park
Sat 8am-4pm
Windsor Terrace
Prospect Park West & 15th St
inside park entrance
Wed 8am-4pm
May to November
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Nostrand & Dekalb Ave
Sat 8am-3pm
July to October
Williamsburg
Havemeyer St & Broadway
Thurs 8am-5pm
July to October
McCarren Park
Lorimer & Driggs Ave
Sat 8am-3pm
June to November
Queens
Jackson Heights
Junction Food Bazaar parking lot
Jnct Blvd & 34th Ave
Wed 8am-3pm
July to October
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
149th St & Park Ave
Tues, Fri 8am-3pm
July to October
Poe Park
Grand Concourse & 192nd St
tues 8am-2pm
July to October
Staten Island
St. George
Borough Hall, St Marks & Hyatt Sts
Sat 8am-2pm
June to November
Tags:
AIWF, American Institute of Wine and Food, Chef Sara Jenkins, Green Markets, New York City Green Markets, Secret Tomato Lovers Society, summer squash
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Posted on 8/21/2006
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