The Market is getting a wee bit smaller as the weather turns cold, but there is still plenty to do and see. Many vendors are adjusting their businesses accordingly. One of the food carts is serving piping hot pea soup. Delicious! One of our favorite musicians, Bob Piascik, strolled the alley a bit as he played, encouraging a dance party among vendors and visitors alike. Cupcake Susie made perfect fall cupcakes this week, spiced apple cider and pumpkin honey almond! Café Brioso always brings plenty of hot coffee that smells so enticing you can’t pass it up.
If you have been down to enjoy the Market this season, then you have probably noticed our fantastic Market staff. They are always on hand to help and have done a marvelous job with everything from directing traffic when a car has to pass to tents flying away in the wind to capturing it all in pictures. They are also the reason the Market is continuing. The Winter Pearl Market has found a location (33 N. Third Street) and is set to begin after the summer Market is over, but we need everyone to come and support it! Hope to see you soon!
I love the chill in the air! Especially with the Cafe Brioso coffee smell wafting down the street, along with pumpkin spice crepes! It was a glorious fall day at the Market. This week I stocked up on vegetable. Everything is so ripe and looks fantastic! I don’t know who found purple vegetables in the first place, but I love them, and more importantly, my kids love them. We got purple bell peppers that taste just like the green variety but come in a color more appropriate for princesses. Let’s face it; princesses can’t eat your average colored vegetables. I also got arugula, spinach, tomatoes, banana peppers and zucchini.
I stopped by Zapico Foods this week to sample their sauces. This place has it all! Owner Mike tells of his grandmother making these recipes a hundred years ago for the family, and teaching him about growing his own vegetables to put in the recipes. These sauces and dressings are all made and packaged at The Ohio State University. He makes a rich tomato sauce, a balsamic dressing and a smoky barbeque sauce, all at a very reasonable price.
The Vintage Vamp has beautiful jewelry. Her things have such an exquisite look about them, like you would belong in an old movie while wearing them. If you like her style, she does custom work as well. Definitely worth checking out while you are at the Market.
I love that my three-year-old son now wakes up on Tuesdays and screams, “Market! We do to market today!” At the beginning of the summer, it was a bit harder to entice him to want to go. But now he has learned the beauty of samples, fresh tomatoes, live music we can dance to, and friendly Market staff who are always up for playtime. Andy played his guitar and sang for us at the Market last week and it was lovely! He had all sorts of people singing along with him and dancing down the street, which got me just a bit closer to my dream of living in a musical.
As we near the end of the summer Market, I’ve noticed some vendors having clearance sales. One of them is Salon D’Art. Her prices are already extremely reasonable and her jewelry is gorgeous! Her things are more like pieces of art than jewelry. This is definitely the place to find one-of-a-kind pieces.
My favorite vendor from last summer was definitely Sugardaddy’s, probably owing to my serious brownie addiction. They have since moved into a store right around the corner from the Market. Last week, in another sign of the changing seasons, Tom stood out in the Market with pumpkin brownie samples for Sugardaddy’s. They were cooked perfectly and utterly delicious!
Gorgeous weather at the Market! Fall is what Ohio does best, in my opinion. In case you missed it, Tuesday was Squash Day. The Market Sample Booth had all sorts of goodies out, including lemon and yellow squash cupcakes, chilled squash soup and little acorn squash cakes. It was fabulous and you can find the recipes here! The next special day at the Market is September 28 when Barrio’s chef cooks for shoppers in the Ohio Proud Mobile Kitchen. If you haven’t been to one yet, you should definitely come out to this one.
Tuesday we were also treated to the musical styling of The Willie Phoenix Band. I’ve seen his name around town and finally got the chance to listen. They are fantastic! They play all over town and are worth the night out to go see them play somewhere. You can also find them on iTunes.
I ended up spending more money than I had budgeted out for this week because a new vendor arrived. Aboxa Fudge claims to be the best fudge you will ever eat, and I think they are right about that. This Dublin-based company doesn’t use preservatives, artificial colors or sweeteners in their fudge. Your fudge comes in this cute little box that you can bring back for a discount on your next box. And if you try it once, there will be another box.
Come down to the Market every Tuesday and Friday! Support your local economy!
We knew it! Cupcakes can be healthy!!! Don’t believe us? Susan Quinn, the genius behind Let Us Eat Cupcakes explains why you can find her cupcakes at a farmer’s market.
Now that September is upon us, I realize that the summer market will be drawing to a close before long. Not to worry, there are still a few weeks left, but I am savoring buying summer produce while I still can. Last week I was able to get some perfect tomatoes, broccoli, squash and peppers. I sautéed them all together and it was fantastic!
I’ve been walking by this lovely smell all season long and finally investigated. Sweet Smelling Savour sells candles, lotions, body wash and oils. They have some amazing smells that have been enticing customers all summer. Their website is full of testimonials from customers that are so pleased with their products. They are definitely worth stopping by on your lunch break.
In dessert news this week, there were some hard decisions to make. Let Us Eat Cupcakes had strawberry balsamic. I’ve learned that the weirder the flavor combination sounds, the better it is. And Leslie’s Creperie has added buckeye crepes to the menu. Decisions, decisions. It’s best to buy both and find someone with which to share.
Market Days in the fall are coming! That always means a change in produce, a change in the smells surrounding the Market. You can almost smell the cooler air coming. More farmers are bringing apples, which I love and so do the kids. I’ve been waiting for it to get cooler so I can make some warm cider with local apples. The miles that these apples travel are less than one hundred from tree to your table. The miles that apples from a typical super market travel can number closer to thousands and thousands. By coming down to the Market and buying our apples, you are saving the world from all that extra pollution. You are also single-handedly helping our local economy by keeping your money here. It’s just another reason why the Pearl Market is such an outstanding place.
Another thing that comes with fall, customers are starting to look for Christmas presents! I saw on Facebook recently that there are quite a few vendors at the Market that will take custom orders for their work. If you are looking at a vendor’s work and want something that you help control the design, ask them! We have been asked for quite a few pieces of custom work over the summer and we have obliged every order. It’s a wonderful option to mix your own creativity with someone else’s know-how, and it’s such a lovely idea for a gift.
Now that the days are gorgeous and cool, come help save the world and buy local with us!
We’re so excited about what the future of Pearl Market might be. Check out this video where Cleve Ricksecker dreams big and our vendors share what they love about selling their wares a the Market.
It was a fantastic day at the Market! Somewhere around the beginning of August, when it gets so unbearably hot and humid, the Market starts to drag a bit for the vendors. It gets stuffy and the new fall vendors haven’t started coming in yet. Tuesday had finally cooled down and it was a lovely day to stroll around looking for fresh produce and fancy little gifts. And (this is where I would insert a drum roll) we were blessed with a new food vendor!
The other food vendors at the Market are still delicious, but it is nice to have new options. And boy, what a new option! Leslie’s Creperie rolled their cart down the alley and everyone got excited. And I, being nosy, ran down immediately to see what they are all about. I ordered a spinach, egg and feta crepe. It was huge and amazing! They have all sorts of crepes, from savory to sweet. If you want to come and check them out, I suggest you come early because they had a line of people for three solid hours. They will be at the Market every Tuesday and Friday until the end of the season. Come on down and find out what all the fuss about!
If you haven’t made dinner yet this summer using only fresh-from-the-farm treasures found in Pearl Market, you are missing out. But the good news is you still have time.
Grab some tomatoes, melons, peaches, corn, zucchini and meander on down Pearl Alley where you will discover savory meat and bread before heading home tonight. If that isn’t enough to fill you to the brim, stop by and pick up one of the yummo dessert options found in the Market. It’s all here, all fresh and all GOOD.
Here is a great video of last week’s Tasty Tuesday. When you’re done watching and your mouth is watering, click here for the recipes for the delicious goodies that were sampled. Let us know what you think.
The Market is getting a wee bit smaller as the weather turns cold, but there is still plenty to do and see. Many vendors are adjusting their businesses accordingly. One of the food carts is serving piping hot pea soup. Delicious! One of our favorite musicians, Bob Piascik, strolled the alley a bit as he played, encouraging a dance party among vendors and visitors alike. Cupcake Susie made perfect fall cupcakes this week, spiced apple cider and pumpkin honey almond! Café Brioso always brings plenty of hot coffee that smells so enticing you can’t pass it up.
I love the chill in the air! Especially with the 
I love that my three-year-old son now wakes up on Tuesdays and screams, “Market! We do to market today!” At the beginning of the summer, it was a bit harder to entice him to want to go. But now he has learned the beauty of samples, fresh tomatoes, live music we can dance to, and friendly Market staff who are always up for playtime. Andy played his guitar and sang for us at the Market last week and it was lovely! He had all sorts of people singing along with him and dancing down the street, which got me just a bit closer to my dream of living in a musical.
Gorgeous weather at the Market! Fall is what Ohio does best, in my opinion. In case you missed it, Tuesday was Squash Day. The Market Sample Booth had all sorts of goodies out, including lemon and yellow squash cupcakes, chilled squash soup and little acorn squash cakes. It was fabulous and 
Now that September is upon us, I realize that the summer market will be drawing to a close before long. Not to worry, there are still a few weeks left, but I am savoring buying summer produce while I still can. Last week I was able to get some perfect tomatoes, broccoli, squash and peppers. I sautéed them all together and it was fantastic!
Market Days in the fall are coming! That always means a change in produce, a change in the smells surrounding the Market. You can almost smell the cooler air coming. More farmers are bringing apples, which I love and so do the kids. I’ve been waiting for it to get cooler so I can make some warm cider with local apples. The miles that these apples travel are less than one hundred from tree to your table. The miles that apples from a typical super market travel can number closer to thousands and thousands. By coming down to the Market and buying our apples, you are saving the world from all that extra pollution. You are also single-handedly helping our local economy by keeping your money here. It’s just another reason why the Pearl Market is such an outstanding place.
It was a fantastic day at the Market! Somewhere around the beginning of August, when it gets so unbearably hot and humid, the Market starts to drag a bit for the vendors. It gets stuffy and the new fall vendors haven’t started coming in yet. Tuesday had finally cooled down and it was a lovely day to stroll around looking for fresh produce and fancy little gifts. And (this is where I would insert a drum roll) we were blessed with a new food vendor!