441881 Sun Sep 16 17:07:54 -0700 2007 6 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2947078 Fleur de Cocoa, Los Gatos went for mini chocolate almond croissant - delicious & scoop of chocolate ice-cream - very rich & tasty Fri & Sat open until 9pm ------------ then Los Gatos Farmer's Market: This is what I saw & got: Silver Orchard had many varieties of apples: I got some Matsu, Gravenstein, and Fuji Spring Hill Jersey Cheese was there Aptos Apiary had 3 kinds of honey: Tan Oak Big Sur Wildflower Santa Cruz honey K & J Orchard had fruits and jams I got Royal Blenheim Apricot 12 oz jar for $7 they had Jujubes (Chinese dates) $3/lb some farm had Freestone peaches $2/lb the Crepe guy makes fresh made to order crepes: savory or sweet $4-$8. Aidell sausage had a booth Live Earth Farm had raspberry & blackberries 1 basket $3 ea. Olivos de Oro had EVOO Sudki's Indian food was there Three Sister farm Gilroy's Creamy Farlicky salad dressing & dip has Red Bell pepper Jam Saw Persian Cucumbers $3.99/lb Nicolau Farms has some goat cheese (chevre): regular or spicy red pepper 4oz flavored $6 6 oz $7 lady's had a garlic cheese one but sold out many others I didn't write down Recommended. Bring lots of CASH! Sundays: 8a-12:30pm. in the plaza Santa Cruz Ave/Main St. ------------- Main Street Burger: Came here after walking around the farmer's market. This place is across the street from it. I did the create your own burger: Step 1 pick burger: 1/3 lb Creek Stone Black Angus Beef $6.79 Step 2: choice of bun: I picked oat wheat Step 3 choice of sauce: garlic mayo Step 4 cheese: 1st cheese included..None for me Step 5 choice of 4 toppings included: lettuce, tomato, avocado, sauteed mushrooms. I think they forgot my mushrooms Burger I requested medium and it was, oat wheat was slightly toasted which I liked, garlic mayo not garlicky enough for me, toppings I got were fine. Also got a 4 oz Vanilla Frozen Custard - it was fine, not special at all. $2.49. They also have Treat ice cream made in Santa Clara Valley since 1948, a premium 16% butterfat ice cream. Drink: fountain drink, a cup I got was $1.79- get your own drink from the soda fountain or they have lemonade or ice tea. I made an Arnold Palmer (1/2 lemonade & 1/2 ice tea) and thought it was just ok. Nothing special. My total was $13.28. Credit cards taken. One unisex bathroom available. --------- NapaStyle store: It's a bit like Pottery Barn & Pier1Imports with some food products. They have furniture, tumblers $8 each, wine glasses $8 ea small/ $10 ea large..I was more interested in the food items. Truffle salt 4.5 oz for $36 Grey Salt 4.5 oz for $8.5 Strawberry Balsamic Preserve 11.5 oz for $12 Lavender Honey 12.9 oz for $12 Mission Fig Preserve 11.5 for $12 Cabernet dark chocolate sauce 9 oz for $12 Roasted Portobello Pasta Sauce 26 oz for $9 Many others I didn't write down I'll go back to get some stuff when I feel the need. You can also buy stuff from their website/catalog: www.napastyle.com Other stores in Berkeley, Pasadena, & Corte Madera pics: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=t5dik17.1d5thrvz&Uy=nwmqcf&Ux=0 Sun Sep 16 17:07:54 -0700 2007 10677 hhc 1 2947391 Was Nina's Russian Food at the Farmers Market? Did you ever get to the Campbell market for comparison sake. Going to repeat your links since that bug where the post doesn't link in the OP hasn't been fixed yet. Sigh ... frozen custard but only ok. I was hoping from the website description it would be better ... "made with fresh cream, sugar, egg yolks ... a Midwest original". Ancient report about Los Gatos Farmers Market http://www.chowhound.com/topics/24216 Sun Sep 16 19:09:53 -0700 2007 2947078 10264 rworange 2 2947638 Rworange, didn't notice Nina's Russian Food. I haven't checked out the Campbell FM yet..on my list though. I'm not the best to judge frozen custard so maybe you should still try it. Also, there's frozen vanilla custard at Willow Glen Frozen Yogurt Co, 1104 Lincoln Ave, SJ. Sun Sep 16 23:09:30 -0700 2007 2947391 10677 hhc 2 2950360 I went to Main St. Burger for the frozen custard and sadly it is not real frozen custard. They may be making it from a mix, but it was nothing like the real deal from the midwest. Will Glen is the closest to authentic. Mon Sep 17 17:23:55 -0700 2007 2947391 15083 sgwood415 1 2947424 So is this napastyle store related to the one on 4th street in Berkeley? If it's a chain, are there others? Kinda depressing, if so... Sun Sep 16 19:23:45 -0700 2007 2947078 11231 Glencora 2 2947457 Yep. I added the link to their website on the place record. Just three stores though, so not much of one ... LG, Berkeley and Pasadena ... one coming to Corte Madera Sun Sep 16 19:41:16 -0700 2007 2947424 10264 rworange 1 2950342 I'm actually not a huge fan of FDC's pain au chocolat (chocolate croissants). The almond croissants are much, much better and really are on a whole different level taste and texture wise. They also sell out rather quickly and are gone by noon if not earlier. - Jon Mon Sep 17 17:18:50 -0700 2007 2947078 127302 Rex914