Texas gets a lot of credit for its cowboy cookin’– like BBQ and brisket– but this beautiful state boasts a bounty of fresh fruits and veggies! Dig in to your local farmer’s market for…
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Farmstand Favorites
Flock to your nearest farmers market to find flavors like these! The following recipes feature inspired farm-to-table ingredients for healthy eating from home this summer…
¡Ven a Comer! A Culinary Cookbook Celebration
It’s going to be un buen día as San Antonio chefs celebrate the rich heritage of Mexican cooking at Ven a Comer this Cinco de Mayo weekend! The three day festival will culminate in a delicioso multi-course dinner featuring…
A ‘Haven’ for Sleepy Heads
Just about any Saturday morning starting bright and early you can find a Farmers’ Market, but the key to getting the really good stuff is getting there early…until now.
Thank You, Kit!
Today, October 9, 2010, was truly a historic day for the city of San Antonio! The CIA officially opened its San Antonio campus at the site of the fabulous Pearl Brewery.
Got Smart Kids?
If your child is a budding entrepreneur or just really makes a great glass of lemonade, head to the beautiful historic Pearl on Grayson Street this weekend for the Best Tasting Lemonade contest. The Lemonade tasting begins at 10 a.m. and is a practice run for the big Lemonade Day coming to San Antonio later […]
Best Way to Spend Saturdays
Fresh home-baked breads, plump vegetables just picked from the garden and lots of homemade jellies and jams are a few of the wonderful things you’ll find at the Pearl Farmers’ Market.
Pearl Farmers Market Chef's Table – Wow!
What a delightful way to spend a Saturday morning! My dear friend Blanca Aldaco invited me to attend a Chef’s Table at the Pearl Farmers Market hosted by Johnny Henandez, chef of the soon to be new restaurant Mesalegre. It was fun! The family style presentation is on the beautiful upper banks of the newly […]
Want to Support Local Farmers…
It hasn’t even ‘officially’ opened, but the buzz has already started about the Pearl Farmers Market. I got there early, about 7:30 a.m., Saturday morning while the tents were just going up. Fresh cucumbers, zucchinis, lettuces, red and gold beets, strawberries…you name it all being unloaded to sell in the market. Cora Lamar with Oak […]
The Ultimate Honor System
While researching story ideas out in northern California, we fell in love with the incredible organic produce. We make every Farmer’s Market we can out here and cook freshly picked produce each night. We stumbled upon the coolest ‘tomato stand’ in Sonoma. Look at the sign closely – noone was manning the booth – you […]