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Weekend Market Picks May 18 & 19, 2013: Eggplant Parm from Sunday Gravy

Sunday Gravy makes slow simmered meat sauce that transports you directly back to Old Italy of 100 years ago. This sauce is so rich that your stomach is begging you to stop while your mouth just can’t do that.

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Attention Francophiles and Foodophiles: Say Bonjour To Our New French Market

This past weekend the Bensidoun Group launched their newest market in New York City on the small plaza next to the Apple Store on 9th Ave. in the Meatpacking District. We went on Opening Day this past Friday, and it was fun to see our friend Sebastien Bensidoun in action, greeting shoppers and vendors and managing the tent flaps to let the air flow through. The market itself is situated a block from the Chelsea Market, which, in my humble opinion, is an advantage for both venues. I have found that markets situated in close proximity to each other benefit from making it easy for shoppers to hop from one to the next, visiting multiple markets rather than just one. There is enough of a distinction between this twice-weekly outdoor market and the large venue that is Chelsea Market to minimize replication of foods. The new French Market also directly serves businesses and visitors in the Meatpacking District and the Far West Village, offering a fresh alternative for breakfast and lunch.

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Lineposters – Love Your Subways, Love Your Posters

BROOKLYN CRAFT CENTRAL HOLIDAY MARKET FEATURED VENDOR! The New York City subway is an icon, as are the Paris Metro and London’s Tube. And it turns out that the routes they each travel create lovely, flowing designs. That’s what Cayla and John of Lineposters discovered when they took a bird’s

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Photos of the Day – September 26, 2011: Broadway Flea Market

This Sunday was the 25th Annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market!  Fortunately the predicted rain never showed up, and we even spotted some patches of blue skiy. This flea market is one of my favorite events of the year because it can only happen in New York City.  Broadway

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