Comments on: Home again, jiggity-jog

by: Tea

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:44:05 +0000

I’m sorry I missed you! But your photos are fantastic.

I was there with an out of town friend and it was weird to be thrown off my normal market routine. I fear she was bored with my farmer chat habit and excessive photography. Ah well, it makes me happy.

Hope to see you next Sat.

by: Single Chef

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:05:52 +0000

Oh, no. I completely agree. The things I pick up at farmer’s markets always tend to be handled with care and go into fantastic dishes– like a strawberry tirimasu or lamb meatballs vindaloo.

by: Anita

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:43:39 +0000

I’m probably repeating myself, but I find that — although things are more expensive at the farmers market — I don’t end up spending a lot more. I’m content with far less of the good stuff: half a Prather steak, a few perfect baby potatoes, tender spring lettuces.

For us, at least, shopping at the supermarket encourages waste: buying things we don’t need, buying too much (due to fixed package sizes), and the dreaded “let’s go out; I don’t feel like eating the crap we bought at Safeway” effect.

When I buy food directly from the farmer, I feel an obligation to treat the food with more care. Yes, I feel guilty about wasting their efforts, but I also get excited about cooking something ’special’ in a way that I just don’t experience when I’m buying factory-farmed stuff.

by: Single Chef

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:01:19 +0000

I don’t know what it is about Farmer’s Markets. When I lived outside of DC, twice a month I would venture to Eastern Market and buy my groceries for the week. Sure I spent more, but it always tasted so much better. In living in Austin, it seems fresh from the farm is everywhere. You can’t beat it.

Thanks for the post!

by: Anita

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:50:24 +0000

Same nursery rhyme actually…

To market, to market
To buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again
Jiggity-jig.

To market, to market
To buy a fat hog.
Home again, home again
Jiggity-jog.

To market, to market
To buy a plum bun.
Home again, home again
Market is done.

Yes, I am a font of useless trivia

by: Laurie

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:06:45 +0000

My mom always said “To market, to market to buy a fat pig/Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.” So it took me a moment to figure out this “jiggety-jog” business. Speaking of pig, that bacon looks luscious.

by: Anita

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:51:08 +0000

Ah, there I go again playing fast and loose with the facts. Now that I think of it, you did say “you just missed GQ!” and then we talked about La Richman’s Nola tempest, and I confabulated the two.

And don’t kid yourself: ~~Sonoma~~ Napa Farmer Chic is the new black.

by: Steve

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:39:06 +0000

We’re so happy to have you back!
I promise to be even more obnoxious and swell-headed.
Richman was there about a month ago and the photographers were there on Saturday. I have doubts that my photo will make it but I find extremely funny to think I’ll be in GQ in any sense.