Last weekend I went back to the Bay Area for my grandmother's 90th birthday. Let me tell you, 90 is old, but I hope when I am 90-years-old I have her life of living independently with my husband, dog and garden. Then I want to celebrate the big 9-0 surrounded by close friends and family- this is exactly what happened last weekend.
Every time I return to San Francisco for a visit, it is nothing short of an eating marathon. Much amazing food was consumed including from Whole Foods, a Falafel sandwich, high-end Peruvian food (with the most amazing Sangria I have ever tasted- and I lived in Spain for six months), crepes and
Zachary's pizza (I was raised on this pizza, it is the best pizza on the planet- read about it on
Yelp). Anyway, one of the perks of the trip was going to one of the many Sunday farmers' markets. This particular one was the
Montclair Village Farmers' Market. This is one of the smaller markets around, but it was jam packed with yummies that would be rare to find in a square state's farmers' market. Here are some highlights:
German Bakery
Peaches as far as the eye can see.
Tomatos.
Enough said for those of you, like us, who live where it snows in late June and have an insanely hard frost on September 7.
Beautiful salad mix.
Squash galore.
Giant fruit and veggies down every aisle, you know the kind of goodness that it takes three months or more to grow.
They also had fresh seafood stands, but since I got there right when it opened the fishy goodness was not out yet. I also really enjoyed all the ethnic food prepared on sight to munch on while shopping. Those of you that are still unsure about this small market, you can read about this place on
Yelp.
Bottom line, where ever you are take time to check out the local farmers' market, you won't be disappointed. And if you are in the Bay Area go to Zachary's.
by Lindsey
