Featuring Bee
Bob’s Honey Saturday
May 4, 2013
10 AM to 12 PM • Tickets: $5
Participating
restaurants include:
Cracked Pepper Bistro, Erna’s
Elderberry House, Keith’s Box Car Café, Copeland’s Catering and Marian
Farms
Vineyard Farmer’s Market invites you to
celebrate the valleys tiniest heroes at the Bee My Honey Festival
on Saturday May 4, 2013. The event will be held during regularly
scheduled market hours on the Northwest corner of Blackstone & Shaw in
Fresno, California.
Vineyard Farmer’s Market has invited the best of its Market Chefs to
sweeten up the festivities with a demonstration of honey inspired
culinary skills. Using local honey provided by Bee Bob’s Honey,
participants Vatche Moukhtarian of Cracked Pepper Bistro, Jonathon
Perkins of Erna’s Elderberry House, Keith Smith of Keith’s Box Car Café,
Nathan Lewis Copeland of Copeland’s Catering, and Sharon Alexander and
Doug Wakida of Marian Farms will create delectable edibles for our
enjoyment.
Inspired by longtime Vineyard vendor
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Publishing will be offering the 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.
For a five-dollar ticket you will enjoy
a feast for the senses with honey infused dishes from five of Fresno’s
most talented chefs, native bee friendly plant sales, and a children’s
book signing and storytelling 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, 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:
May 4th from 10AM to 12PM
How:
$5 admission ticket to food sampling and music area
Gumbo Throwdown VI
Chefs at the
Market: 6th Annual Gumbo Throwdown!
Saturday February 2, 2013 10 AM to 1 PM
$10 for a Sample Ballot,
Cracked Pepper Bistro, Keith’s Box Car Cafe,
Sequoia Brewing Company, TasteFresno and Trelio!
Fresno, Ca. – January 20,
2012 - Mardi Gras comes to the Vineyard Farmer’s Market at Blackstone &
Shaw in Fresno, California with it’s 6th Annual Gumbo Throwdown,
featuring d 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. This year’s
competitors are Cracked Pepper Bistro’s Vatche Moukhtarian, Michael
Shackleford of Trelio, new to the competition this year; Keith Smith of
Keith’s Box Car Café and a collective of food enthusiast’s at
TasteFresno headed up by Louisiana native James Collier.
For a ten-dollar ticket you will enjoy an eye-opening feast for the
senses with gumbo from five of Fresno’s most talented chefs, bead and
mask sales.
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.
11:30 AM to 1PM: End of voting. Any remaining gumbo will be sold for $5
a bowl. Sorry, no bowl sales until AFTER 11:30end of contest. Bowl sales
are not guaranteed to take place.
12:30 PM: Gumbo Throw Down Winner is announced and does a victory lap
around the market, trophy held proudly overhead!
A limited number of advance tickets will be available for sale at the
market beginning Wednesday January 30, 2013 from 3 to 6PM.
To avoid overcrowding, only ticket holders are allowed into the gumbo
event area.
11th Annual
Vineyard Farmers Market Holiday
Gift & Craft Show
November 24th through December 22nd (Wednesdays 3 –6 PM
& Saturdays 7 AM – 12 PM)
Vineyard Farmers Market -100 W. Shaw
– (Northwest corner of Blackstone & Shaw)
FRESNO, Calif., (November 14, 2012)
Vineyard Farmer’s Market will be hosting its 11th Annual Holiday Gift &
Craft Show during regular market hours November 24th through December 22nd,
2012. In addition to the fresh local fruit, vegetables, nuts, honey,
eggs, grass fed beef, heritage pork, locally roasted coffee, fresh
breads and pastries, fresh orange and pomegranate juice, fresh and
frozen tamales from Casa de Tamales and soups and pot pies from
Mediterranean To Go, the Vineyard will offer space to these Holiday
Artists and Crafters on the following dates:
Vessel Elegance:
Nov 24th Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd
Handcrafted
pottery
Avela Doce
Pendants: Nov 24th Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd
Cute funky and
handmade jewelry
Essentially
Homemade: Nov 24th Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd
Organic
Household Cleaner
Passionately
Created: Nov 24th Dec 1st, 15th, and 22nd
Art from the
Heart
Karen Conley
Designs: Dec 1st, 15th, and 22nd
Beautiful
necklaces and charming earrings
Kay Peters
Sermon: Dec 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd
watercolors
Oakawahnee Ranch
Alpacas: Dec 8th, 15th, and 22nd Alpaca
socks, hats and scarves
Scarlett
Designs: Dec 1st and 15th
Hand strung gems
& knitted shawls
Socks Instead of
Slippers: Dec 8th
and 15th
Essential Oils &
Organic Household Cleaner
Valley Center
for the Blind: Dec 1st and 8th
Hand knit hats,
scarves and gloves
Motley Nomad
Photography: Dec 1st
Landscapes,
Cityscapes and Nature Photography
Shop local, Buy
Local, Eat Local!
Vineyard Farmers Market will NOT be
open: Wednesday Dec 26 & Wednesday January 2nd. OPEN Saturday
Dec 29th.
For more info see:
VineyardFarmersMarket.com • LIKE <us
on facebook
Quince of My Dreams –
Celebration of a Forgotten Fruit
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
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, La Boulangerie, Marian Farms and Pinot Wine
Bar & Bistro
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,
La Boulangerie, Marian Farms and Pinot Wine Bar & Bistro.
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 12 pm. The Eva Scow Trio 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.
Featuring Bee
Bob’s Honey Saturday
April 14, 2012
10 AM to 12 PM • Tickets: $5
Participating
restaurants include:
Best Butcher, Casa de Tamales, Cracked
Pepper Bistro,
Erna’s Elderberry House, and Trelio.
Vineyard Farmer’s Market invites you to
celebrate the valleys tiniest heroes at the Bee My Honey Festival
on Saturday April 14, 2012. The event will be held during regularly
scheduled market hours on the Northwest corner of Blackstone & Shaw in
Fresno, California. The Vineyard Farmer’s Market has
invited some of its Market Chefs to sweeten up the festivities with a
demonstration of honey inspired culinary skills. Using local honey
provided by Bee Bob’s Honey, participants Vatche Moukhtarian of Cracked
Pepper Bistro, Michael Shackleford of Trelio, Gunnar Thompson of Erna’s
Elderberry House, Jose & Liz Aguilar of Casa de Tamales and Chef Cody
Nixon of Best Butcher will create delectable edibles for our enjoyment.
Inspired by longtime Vineyard vendor
“Bee” Bob Nyberg, Poppy Lane Publishing will be offering the 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.
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, face painting, native plant and honey sales.
(Storytelling takes place at 11:00 AM)
Where:
100 W. Shaw, (Northwest corner of Blackstone & Shaw)
When:
April 14th from 10AM to 12PM
How:
$5 admission ticket to food sampling and music area See www.VineyardFarmersMarket.com for more details.
For Immediate
Release
Northwest corner
of Blackstone & Shaw
Chefs at the
Market: 5th Annual Gumbo Throwdown! Saturday
February 11, 2012 10 AM to 1 PM
$10 for a Sample
Ballot,
Cracked Pepper Bistro, Dusty Bun’s Bistro Bus, Marian Farms,
Best Butcher, and Trelio!
Fresno, Ca. –
Mardi Gras comes to the Vineyard Farmer’s Market at Blackstone & Shaw in
Fresno, California with it’s 5th Annual Gumbo Throwdown,
featuring a live New Orleans brass band 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. This year’s competitors are the Cracked
Pepper Bistro’s Vatche Moukhtarian, Michael Shackleford of Trelio,
Dustin and Kristen Stewart of Dusty Bun’s Bistro Bus and new to the
competition this year; Cody Nixon of Best Butcher.
For
a ten-dollar ticket you will enjoy an eye-opening feast for the senses
with gumbo from five of Fresno’s most talented chefs, bead and mask
sales, a beer garden featuring Marian Farms Biodynamic Hot Toddies made
from locally distilled oak aged brandy, and live New Orleans style music
by the phenomenal Viper City Brass.
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:
Viper City Brass performs 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 AFTER 11:30. Bowl sales are not guaranteed to take
place.
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 8, 2011 from 3 to 6PM.
Due to crowding, only ticket holders will be allowed in the gumbo event
area.
See www.VineyardFarmersMarket.com for more details.
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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