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FARMERS SQUASH MERCATO
This time of year, and especially with this year's warm late-summer
weather, summer squash and winter squash are both filling stands
at the Little Italy farmers' market. Pumpkins are the fall season's most visible fruit, but butternut
is starting to turn up alongside the zucchini. Sauteed in red curry, sliced
and grilled, or cut into chunks and baked with a light drizzle of maple syrup,
squash makes a perfect side dish or a hearty meal.
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SPEAKING OF SQUASH
If you can't wait until you get home from the market, Roots Fine Food will
add Butternut Squash Soup to their Mercato menu this weekend. Made using ingredients
from Little Italy market farmers Suzie's Farm and Sage Mountain Farms, this
luscious soup is topped with a sage puree and served with a slice of fresh
bread from Bread and Cie. Soup is good food!
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OILING FAD
Whether you're using it to coat fresh eggplant for grilling, dress a salad,
or to dip a crusty piece of bread before dinner, fresh and tasty oils are as
varied as the foods they enhance. At the Mercato, we feature olive oils from
small producers in California and Italy, avocado oils pressed locally, and
our newest discovery: healthy grapeseed oils infused with roasted garlic, basil
or chili, available at Gourmet Delights' booth at the top of the market. Grapeseed
oil has a high smoke point and doesn't cloud when chilled, making it a favorite
of many local chefs.
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TASTE OF LITTLE ITALY
Get ready to stroll Little Italy on Wednesday, November 4th sampling
specialties from 27 neighborhood eateries including Fabrison's, Anthology,
the Glass Door, Mona Lisa, Rice and Buon Appetito. Live music along the
route adds to the fun. Tickets for the last two events sold out. Click
here to
buy yours online now!
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WE LOVE WILLIE A LOT
You may have seen Willie Lee Brown and Willovealot at the Waterfront or local
jazz fests; now get ready to enjoy their bluesy tunes at the Mercato this Saturday.
At the top of the market, Justin Malizia will set the mood. Musicians
interested in playing at the Little Italy Mercato contact MERCATO
MUSIC for scheduling details. |
Photos
by Ramona d'Viola, April Gillette, Tim Stahl, and Mark Burchard. |
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Shop the Little Italy Mercato every Saturday from 9 am to 1:30
pm, year-round. Shop Date Street from Kettner to Union
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READ
ALL ABOUT IT
Pick up a
copy of the the new Fall issue of the Mercato Monitor at the Info Booth,
your source for Little Italy farmers’ market and neighborhood news,
and a map of the Little Italy farmers market.
KEEP IT COOL!
Our wonderful insulated, zipper-top Mercato shopping bags to keep your produce,
eggs, fish and cheese cold while you shop and on the way home are available
every weekend at the Mercato for just $10 at the Information Booth.
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WE LOVE OUR SPONSORS
Our
beautiful Mercato Banners are just one way local businesses like Anthology and Double
Tree Hotel support
the Little Italy farmers' market. Interested
in sponsorship? Email mercato@littleitalysd.com or
call 619.233.3769. |
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