Quince of My Dreams
Celebration of a Forgotten Fruit
Saturday,
November 5th, 2011
10 AM to 12 PM Vineyard Farmers Market - Northwest corner of Blackstone &
Shaw
Quince Celebration Features Gourmet Chefs, Live Jazz, Fresh Quince, &
Book Signing
Casa de Tamales, Dusty Buns Bistro Bus, La Boulangerie,
Trelio Restaurant
and Yalla Yalla.
FRESNO, Calif., Membrillo in Spanish, coing in
French, quitte in German, ayva in Turkish, and
sergevil in Armenian – all over the world the fruit bearing quince
tree (Cydonia oblonga) is cultivated and prized for it’s
versatility in the kitchen. Unfortunately in the United States this
wonderful fruit has been nearly forgotten.
To help us rediscover the quince we have invited “Simply Quince”
author Barbra Ghazarian to visit the Vineyard Farmers Market to sign
copies of her cookbook.
In addition our “market chefs” will be on hand to tempt and delight you
with creations made from this incredible fruit.
Admission to the event is $5, with tickets available
at the gate. Featured local restaurant’s providing quince dish samples
include; Casa de Tamales, Dusty Buns Bistro Bus, La Boulangerie,
Trelio Restaurant and Yalla Yalla.
For an additional fee ($5 - $10) we will be offering tastings and
unique cocktails made from Marian Farms oak aged brandies,
vodka and pisco.
Quince of My Dreams will be held at the
Vineyard Farmers Market located on the Northwest corner of Blackstone &
Shaw in Fresno, California. The event will start at 10 AM and end at
noon. The ShapHill Duo will perform live jazz music.
Traditionally this hard, fuzz-covered, aromatic cousin of pears and
apples is used to make sweet, festive, ruby-red jams and preserves.
However, Barbra Ghazarian’s Simply Quince masterfully
demonstrates the quinces versatility, floral fragrance, subtle flavor,
and dazzling color in 70 easy recipes full of legend, history, culture,
and scientific facts. Most varieties of quince are too hard, astringent
and sour to eat raw. The event, sponsored by the Vineyard Farmers Market
Association, is designed to increase appreciation for quince and local
produce. Fresh quinces are harvested from late August through December.
Holiday
Gift & Craft Show (Also known as Christmas at the Market) is now
accepting applications!
Bee
My Honey Festival Winners!
1st
place: Cracked Pepper Bistro
2nd place: Dusty Buns Bistro Bus
3rd place: Marian Farms
Bee My Honey
Festival
Featuring Bee
Bob’s Honey Saturday
April 2, 2011: 10 AM to 12 PM Tickets: $5
Participating
restaurants include:
Cracked Pepper
Bistro, Dusty Buns Bistro Bus,
Max’s Bistro, Marian Farms, and Trelio.
“I’m very
worried about the bees,” says publisher Bette Peterson “Our whole valley
depends on the bee!”
March 17, 2011 (Fresno, Ca.) Vineyard
Farmer’s Market invites you to celebrate the valleys tiniest heroes at
the first annual Bee My Honey Festival on Saturday April 2nd,
2011 to be held during it’s regularly scheduled market located at
Blackstone & Shaw in Fresno, California. The market will also be
celebrating the release of a new locally published children’s book; The Honeybee and the Butterfly Tumble Through the Air written
by local author Kierstin Allbergottie and Illustrated by local artist
Joseph G. Garcia that was inspired by longtime Vineyard vendor “Bee”
Bob Nyberg.
The Vineyard Farmer’s Market has
invited some of its Market Chefs to sweeten up the festivities with a
demonstration of honey inspired culinary skill. Among this event’s
participants are Vatche Moukhtarian of the Cracked Pepper Bistro, Scott
Sauer of Max’s Bistro, Michael Shackleford of Trelio, Dustin & Kristin
Stewart of Dusty Bun’s Bistro Bus and Chef Doug Wakida of Marian Farms.
For a five-dollar ticket you will enjoy
a feast for the senses with honey infused dishes from five of Fresno’s
most innovative chefs, native bee friendly plant sales, a children’s
book signing and storytelling and live honey inspired music by the multi
- talented Patti Torrey. There is no admission necessary for the book
signing, storytelling, or native plant sale aspect of the event.
Who:
Vineyard Farmers Market Association
What:
Bee My Honey Festival; Food sampling, live music, book signing, and
storytelling, native plant and honey sales. (Storytelling takes place at
11:00 AM)
Where:
100 W. Shaw, (Northwest corner of Blackstone & Shaw)
When:
April 2nd from 10AM to 12PM
How:
$5 admission ticket to food sampling and music area See www.VineyardFarmersMarket.com for more details.
Gumbo
Throwdown 2011:
Saturday February 26th 10AM to 1PM
Chef Mike Shackelford and his winning gumbo!
Chefs at the
Market: Gumbo Throwdown! Saturday
February 26, 2011 10 AM to 1 PM
$10 for a Sample
Ballot, $5 for a Bowl
Participants Include:
Cracked Pepper Bistro, Dusty Bun’s Bistro Bus, Max’s Bistro,
IOT Culinary School, and Trelio!
Fresno, Ca. – February 1, 2011 - Mardi
Gras comes to the Vineyard Farmer’s Market located at Blackstone & Shaw
in Fresno, California with it’s 4th Annual Gumbo Throwdown,
featuring live Cajun music and Mardi Gras bead & mask sales!
The Vineyard
Farmer’s Market has invited some of its Market Chefs to “Throwdown”
in a head to head competition of culinary skill. Among this year’s
competitors are the Cracked Pepper Bistro’s, Vatche Moukhtarian, Scott
Sauer of Max’s Bistro, Michael Shackleford of Trelio and Dustin Stewart
of Dusty Bun’s Bistro Bus.
For
a ten-dollar ticket you will enjoy an eye-opening feast for the senses
with gumbo from five of Fresno’s most innovative chefs, bead and mask
sales, a beer garden, and live Cajun music by Lonesome Jem & the
Lunatics featuring Jemmy Bluestein.
How it works:
For $10 attendees receive a ticket/ballot good for one 4 oz. sample of
gumbo per booth. The ticket/ballot will list each of the participating
restaurants, and will be marked off at each station. The ticket/ballot
will have a space on the bottom to indicate a favorite. Once the
attendee has sampled each gumbo they drop off their ticket/ballot in a
centrally located ballot box.
10
to 11:30 AM: Gumbo
Throwdown: each chef serves up samples of their best Gumbo. There are
five chefs participating.
11 AM to
1:00 PM: Lonesome Jem
and the Lunatics perform in our own Bourbon Street inspired Beer Garden.
11:30 AM to
1PM: End of voting. Any
remaining gumbo will be sold for $5 a bowl. Sorry, no bowl sales until
11:30. No
guarantee of availability.
12:30 PM:
Gumbo Throw Down Winner is announced and does a victory lap around the
market, trophy held aloft! Well OK, sometimes it is hard to get the
Chefs to run, so please be there to cheer them on!
A limited number
of advance tickets will be available for sale at the market beginning
Wednesday February 23, 2011 from 3 to 6PM.
Judges Choice: First Place -
Cracked Pepper Bistro
Judges Choice: Second Place - Max's
Judges Choice: Third Place -
Trelio
AND
Peoples Choice: First Place - Trelio
Peoples Choice: Second Place - GiGi's
Cucina Italiana
Peoples Choice: Third Place - Elbow
Room
For Immediate
Release Vineyard Farmers Market
presents: Chefs at
the Market: Gumbo Throwdown! 10 AM to 1
PM • Saturday February 6, 2010
$8 for a Sample Ballot • $ 5 for a bowl (available after 11:30AM)
Participants Include: Cracked Pepper Bistro, Elbow Room, Erna’s
Elderberry House, GiGi’s Cucina Italiana, Max’s Bistro & Trelio!
The slightly damp crowd got
on their feet for Lonesome Jem & the Lunatics.
Fresno, Ca.
– January 14, 2010 - Mardi Gras comes
to the Vineyard Farmer’s Market at Blackstone & Shaw with a Gumbo
Throwdown, live Cajun music and bead sales! The Vineyard Farmer’s Market
has invited some of its “Market Chefs” to “Throwdown” in a head to head
competition of culinary skill. Among the competitors is the Cracked
Pepper Bistro’s, Vatche Moukhtarian, , Pino Borrelli of GiGi’s Cucina
Italiana, Scott Sauer of Max’s Bistro, Michael Shackleford of Trelio and
new to the competition this year, Karsten Hart of Erna’s Elderberry
House and Roy Harland of the newly revamped Elbow Room in Fig Garden
Village.
Although this is Chef Roy Harland’s first year as an official
participant in the Gumbo Throwdown event, his son Malachi Harland won in
2008 for the Elbow Room’s previous Chef’s Table restaurant and he was a
behind-the-scenes contributor to former Bentley’s co-worker Justin
Shannon’s win in 2009. “Looks like I'll be trying to follow in my son's
footsteps,” said Harland, “He's not an easy act to follow, same for
Justin.”
For an eight-dollar ticket you will enjoy gumbo from six of
Fresno’s most innovative chefs and get into the Mardi Gras spirit with
bead sales, a beer garden, and live Cajun music by Lonesome Jem & the
Lunatics featuring Jemmy Bluestein.
This year there will also be a judges panel on hand to give out a
“Judges Choice” award. How it works: For $8 attendees receive a ticket/ballot
good for one sample of gumbo per booth. The ticket/ballot will list each
of the participating restaurants, and is marked off at each station.
The ticket/ballot will have a space on the bottom to indicate a
favorite.
Once the attendee has sampled each gumbo they drop off their
ticket/ballot in a centrally located ballot box. 10 to 11:30 AM: Gumbo Throwdown: each chef serves up
samples of their best Gumbo. There are six restaurants participating. 11 AM to 12:30 PM: Lonesome Jem and the Lunatics perform
in our own Bourbon Street inspired Beer Garden. 11:30 AM to 1PM: End of voting. Any remaining gumbo will
be sold for $5 a bowl. Sorry, no bowl sales until 11:30. 12PM: Gumbo Throw Down Winner is announced and does a
victory lap around the market, trophy held aloft! Well OK, sometimes it
is hard to get the Chefs to run, so please be there to cheer them on!
A limited number of advance tickets will be available for sale at the
market beginning Wednesday January 27, 2010 from 3 to 6PM. See
www.VineyardFarmersMarket.com for more details.
(see more event pictures here)
Vatche Moukhtarian wins First Place
for Vegan Asparagus Soup w/Coconut Milk
at
Oh Spear Me! Asparagus
Celebration!
$5 a Ticket,
Tickets
available at the "door" Participants Include:Bistro Rustico, Aqua Shi,
Cracked Pepper Bistro, Erna's Elderberry House, GiGi’s Cucina Italiana and Trelio!
Spargelzeit* comes to the Vineyard
Farmer’s Market at Blackstone & Shaw with Oh Spear Me! Asparagus
Celebration!While they have to wait until late spring to start celebrating in
Germany, April will provide plenty of the green stuff for our local
celebration.The Vineyard Farmer’s Markethas invited six of its Market
Chefs to create asparagus inspired dishes in a delightful morning
display of culinary skills. Not only will you get to sample asparagus
creations from six of Fresno’s most innovative chefs but also get into
the Spargelzeit spirit with live music by the Dalton Mountain
String Band, a coloring contest for the kids, recipes and lots of
asparagus fun.
How it works:
For $5 attendees receive a ticket/ballot good for one sample of an
asparagus dish per booth. The ticket/ballot will list each of the
participating restaurants, and is marked off at each station.
The ticket/ballot will have a space on the bottom to indicate a
favorite.
Once the attendee has sampled each asparagus dish they drop off their
ticket/ballot in a centrally located ballot box.
All proceeds will benefit the Vineyard
Farmer’s Market Association, a non-profit corporation.
See www.VineyardFarmersMarket.com for more details.
*Spargelzeit = Asparagus time
Spargel: German name for asparagus
Zeit: German for time
2nd Place
Bistro Rustico
Marinated
Asparagus over Crostini
3rd Place
Erna's Elderberry House
Marinated Asparagus Salad
Mardi Gras comes to the
Vineyard Farmer’s Market at Blackstone & Shaw with a Gumbo Throwdown,
live music and bead sales!The Vineyard Farmer’s Markethas invited six of its Market
Chefs to “Throwdown” in a head to head competition of culinary skill.
Not only will you get to sample gumbo from six of Fresno’s most
innovative chefs but also get into the Mardi Gras spirit with bead
sales, live Cajun music by Lonesome Jem & the Lunatics and a beer
garden.
How it works:
For $8 attendees receive a ticket/ballot good for one sample of gumbo
per booth. The ticket/ballot will list each of the participating
restaurants, and is marked off with a sharpie at each station.
The ticket/ballot will have a space on the bottom to indicate a
favorite.
Once the attendee has sampled each gumbo they drop off their
ticket/ballot in a centrally located ballot box.
10 to 11:30 AM: Gumbo Throw Down:
each chef serves up samples of their best Gumbo. There are six
restaurants participating.
11:30 AM to 1PM:
Remaining gumbo is sold by the bowl until gone or 1PM, whichever comes
first.
We have no control over the time-gumbo ratio gods. 12PM: Gumbo Throw Down Winner announced and does a victory
lap around the market, trophy held aloft!
All proceeds will benefit the Vineyard
Farmer’s Market Association, a non-profit corporation.
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