With all the weather we’ve been having lately, who wouldn’t want to dive into a bowl of hot chili?! My mom was proud of her chili, and rightly so, but my daring stops at browning meat for Sloppy Joes from a box. I leave it to the pros. So I am super excited about NYChili Fest on Sunday at Chelsea Market! Proceeds from this event go to Food Systems Network NYC.
Twenty-four (!) chili masters will be dishing up their best beans and beef with fantastic cornbread from Amy’s Bread. NYChiliFest Sponsor Dickson’s Farmstand Meats will be supplying 100% locally raised, dry-aged beef from Wrighteous Organics to “provide a level playing field for the competition.” And, yeah, it gets even better, folks: Brooklyn Brewery is bringing four chili pairings because apparently the right beer can make chili even tastier.
Who will win the 2011 Golden Chili Mug? Come to NYCHili Fest and find out for yourself! Warning: NSFV – Not Safe for Vegetarians!
NYChili Fest, Sunday, January 30 from 4 – 8PM at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave at 15th St. Live music too! Advanced tickets are sold out, but you can get them at the door starting at 3:30PM on Sunday.
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloomy days stays our farmers from the Union Square Greenmarket! The snow has been falling like popcorn since last night, turning into slush when it lands. And our farmers and local food purveyors are out there today, selling cold but tasty baked goods, apples, pretzels, squashes and more. Breezy Hill Orchard has hot apple cider!
Thank you for keeping the market going, no matter the weather. Days like today, as much as the glorious, bountiful days of summer, are why we love New York City’s Greenmarkets as much as we do!
With apologies to the US Postal Service Creed.
Happy New Year!!! I hope you had a great holiday season! I purchased every single gift this year at the wonderful holiday markets all over town, starting with an antique Bavarian porcelain tea cup from the Greenflea that I sent my mom for her sacred afternoon tea, and finishing with a handmade sock monkey hat from the Union Square Holiday Market for my niece. And lucky for me, all of my gifts came from the markets too, from fingerless gloves to several amazing and gorgeous pieces of jewelry, which I will model for a future post.
The Greenmarkets and stalwart flea markets have been open the entire season, bless them. And the artisan and other specialty markets are starting to wake up again for 2011. I hope the makers and vendors take some time in January and February to relax and recover — and restock — before the markets really start up in the springtime.
So I just thought I’d check in and post this Markets Word Cloud, which is a fun way to show recent trends and key words on the Markets of New York City blog. I love some of the words that came up big: Market, Delicious, Treats, Holiday, and Chocolates. And some sweet smaller words show up too, like pickles, husband, crispy, and tea. There are word combinations are actually quite poetic:
Colorful Ribbons Maybe Sweet
Last Drink Next
Citytime Husband
Wonderwhip Chocolates
Heart Hope Drinker
Lovely New Cheer
Many markets are open for us to explore and shop at this weekend, despite snowflakes the size of hamsters. Union Square Greenmarket is open for business. The Brooklyn Flea is open all weekend at One Hanson Place. And Artists and Fleas has a new home at 70 North 7th (between Wythe & Kent).
Looking forward to another spectacular year of creativity, design, deliciousness and inspiration at the Markets of New York City!
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