Farmers Market Favorites

September 22, 2021

As summer winds down, we asked our staff to share their go-to farmers markets and favorite items.

"Logan Square Farmer's Market, on the square! I buy 10 lbs. of blueberries every time I go. [Roedger Bros. Farms] is my blueberry dealer. During the pandemic, they had an unmarked white van meet you in a Jewel parking lot to dole out the goods. When I pulled up there was a cop car there, so I was a little nervous it wasn't what I thought it was, but then I saw the cops walking away with boxes of blueberries. 😂" – Carrie Sabourin, Senior Director of Client Services & Strategy

tomato and mozzarella salad
"Heirloom tomatoes, grilled peaches, fresh mozzarella, basil and pickled blackberries—all from the Green City Market." – Tim Gant, VP, Creative Director

"Maggie's Munchies is a pet vendor at the Wicker Park Farmers Market." – Colleen Coster Luaders, Creative Director

"I visited Kansas City a couple of years back for my birthday and of course looked up if there would be a farmers market while I was there. To this day, it’s my favorite I've ever visited. It’s called City Market and it was rows and rows and rows of all of the goodies (seriously, the largest I’ve ever seen—they shut down a parking lot). Since I was traveling I didn’t purchase any groceries, but I did come across the largest mums I’ve ever seen at the largest farmers market I've ever attended." – Skylar Skidmore, Senior Marketing Manager

SUNDAY MORNING SCONES

February 28, 2023
March 1st, 2023 We’re thrilled to introduce the newest addition to our culinary family: Chef Steve Madonna. Formally trained in both Italy and the United States, as well as having worked for Wolfgang Puck, Chef Steve brings an extensive set of connections and culinary knowledge to our already stacked chef roster. Featured in this month’s issue is one of Chef Steve’s favorite recipes for making memories at home with your loved ones.

Chef Austin’s Pumpkin Pie Milk Punch

October 19, 2022
October 19, 2022 Pumpkin pie is a nostalgic menu item and my personal favorite when it comes to fall and winter menus, as it goes hand in hand with a traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas feast. We elevate the nostalgia by turning this must-have holiday dish into a clarified cocktail that leaves your taste buds as curious as your eyes. We get adventurous as we replace expected visual elements with an ice-cold glass of clarified liquors infused with pumpkin pie. This cocktail defies all visual expectations, while leaving your sense of smell and taste immersed in a seasonally nostalgic experience.

The Great Canadian Snack Game

October 19, 2022
October 19, 2022 Canada is well known for many things. Hockey, snow, maple syrup, and a few other stereotypical but somewhat accurate concepts may immediately come to mind. What you may not know, though, is how invested we are in the snacks that we consume. Compared to the U.S., sure, we are no match for the quantity and variety offered in the land of the free, home of the snacks. However, what we know in our hearts is that Canada has a long-standing, tried-and-true, flawed, yet beloved top-notch snack game. I’m talking about comfort foods that have become so integrated and so established that they are classified as cult-favourites—and no, I did not spell favourites incorrectly. You are about to see a lot more of the letter “U” in this article. Sorry! The great Canadian snack game is easy enough to understand. You think of a flavour and either slap it on a potato or pair it with chocolate. Snacking has always been a huge part of Canadian food culture, but it is only going up from here. To put it lightly, the past few years have been tough on everyone around the world, and Canadians have chosen to increase their spending on snacks by 67% as an indulgence or, personally, as a coping mechanism. In no way, shape, or form am I claiming to be a culinary expert somehow employed in the field of Finance, but I have eaten a lot in my life and right now, I’m the best and/or only Canadian guide you’ve got. Let’s get into the details:
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