WinterMarket at South St Seaport
This sounds lovely. Sustainable organic ETC one day indoor greenmarket this Sunday Dec 16 11am- 4pm, at the seaport building where the fish wholesalers used to be
The 3 corners lamb is fantastic.
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OP, the fish wholesalers used to fill the streets of my neighborhood before they moved to the Bronx. It was living history and much bigger than one building.
Thanks to everyone who reported back. I was out of town and didn't get to go to the WinterMarket. Your posts filled me in on what I sadly missed.
If any hounds also frequent the greenmarkets (including Union Square) how did the WinterMarket compare to the greenmarket? Vendors, price, quality, etc.?›3 Replies-
re: financialdistrictresident
Miss Needle
Dec 18, 2007 05:52 PM
WinterMarket -- about 1/3 the number of vendors as USQ. Prices were comparable. I thought overall quality was higher at Winter. I believe there were a couple of vendors at WinterMarket that you can find at USQ such as Flying Pig Farms. The baked goods were better at WinterMarket. Milk and Cookies had a stand there and offered samples of their spice and shortbread cookies that beat anything USQ offers. I really think USQ's baked goods are subpar. Winter also sold hot items such as chili, grilled cheese sandwiches, etc.
I really wish NY had a market like San Francisco's farmers market at the Ferry Building. Higher quality goods, delicious food stands -- hot and cold, more variety and lower prices.
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I second the feeling of claustrobia. i gave up on a couple of stands because it was freezing and there was so much jostling to get to the front of each booth. that said, the entire trip was worth it for the discovery of princeton-based ice cream shop the bent spoon. i sampled the three flavors they were offering - cranberry, wild honey, and ricotta. each one was better than the last. creamy and exceptionally flavorful. brought home a pint of the wild honey. counting down the hours until i get to go home and eat it...
also saw mario batali, which because i'm a dork, was exciting.
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re: bladerobbins
Miss Needle
Dec 17, 2007 11:27 AM
Ha! I also felt a rush of excitement when I saw Batali as well. Doesn't take much to entertain me. : )
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We tried one of the cheese and pickle sandwiches, some polenta with tubers and a braised beef sandwich from Marlos & Sons. We also bought some dry polenta, cookies and the honey.
I really hope they can make a go of this and move indoors! They're shooting for a Borough Market type set-up. My fiance also made the donation to join up so we can get involved and go to some of the events.
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Just got back myself. It was a very good turnout for such a grim day. I thought it was awfully cramped and claustrophobic; hopefully when/if the market moves inside, things will be more pleasant. I picked up a pound of Maine shrimp from Wild Edibles and sampled the sea vegetable chowder - hearty, but a little too salty - and various honeys. Miss Needle, if your DH is ever on the LES, Anne Saxelby makes cheese sandwiches (I don't think they're grilled, though) at her stand in Essex Market. No waiting.
Missed Mario altogether, as I got there at 2.
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Miss Needle
Dec 16, 2007 10:52 AM
Just came back from the market. I really do hope they get the space because it was an outdoor market. In this brutal damp cold, it wasn't a place you wanted to linger around. It was kind of small. But if they get the space indoors, they'll be able to have more vendors. DH and I shared Batali's roast pork sandwich with salsa verde which was very delicious. The pork was kind of dry, but the salsa verde helped. We even saw Mario walking around with shorts and galoshes (no signature clogs). We also had a sample of a roasted lamb sandwich with chutney and arugula which was very good as well. DH wanted the grilled cheese with pickle sandwich but decided against it as there was a huge line (they could only make two at a time). We purchased some lamb loin chops from 3 Corner lamb and a couple of packages of lamb tongues. I'm really excited about preparing the tongues! There were a couple of vendors missing -- not sure exactly why as we showed up at around noon.
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