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Four Favorite Markets in Rome

January 27, 2010
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I love markets. I love the beautiful array of produce, the gleaming fish, the wet floors, the smell of meat and flowers. There’s something about a local’s market which can put me in touch with a culture more than any museum, monument or religious structure. Rome is filled with many options for buying food; large wet [...]

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Food in Hanoi Vietnam- Day 3

July 13, 2009

Hanoi, July 6, 2009 Hang Be Market; clockwise-crabs tied up with rope, vegetables, unrefrigerated meat, grubs (still moving). It only took me 3 days, but I finally found the food market. After yesterday’s disappointment, I asked at the hotel’s front desk where the food market was. It’s called “Hang Be” and it’s near the top [...]

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How to Make a Basic Vinaigrette

May 4, 2009

Four Tomato Salad with Pea Shoots and Pesto Vinaigrette Saturday mornings there’s a decent sized Farmer’s Market in Pasadena, CA. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, but I went this past weekend. I have to say it puts my local market (which is barely one step above mini swap meet) to shame. Really, the assortment of [...]

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San Francisco Ferry Building Farmer's Market

April 9, 2009

This past week we visited San Francisco. The first place we head after dropping our bags at the hotel is the weekly Saturday Farmer’s Market at the Ferry Building. http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/   The weather is glorious, sunny and almost hot. There are dozens of stands selling beautiful produce and all sorts of other food products. By [...]

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