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Weekend Market Picks June 15 & 16, 2013: Summer Strawberries

I was recently chastised, and deservedly so, by my favorite Greenmarket manager, who shall go unnamed, for not having tried seasonal strawberries yet. “They’ve been out for three weeks – you should know that!” Right she was. And here they are. Sweet, delicious and juicy. Rhubarb is out now too.

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Cool Market Photo: The Irresistible Cuteness of Little Bunny

This story is long overdue, mostly because the ridiculous amounts of cuteness I have been keeping from you. Little Bunny is a wonderful and whimsical card design company based in Sunnyside, Queens. Owner and artist Jess Chambers draws lovely animals and uses a gocco printer to create exactly right greeting

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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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Weekend Market Picks, May 4 & 5, 2013: Van Houten Farms Spring Flowers

The Union Square Greenmarket is filled with flowers and trees for the city’s gardens, balconies and window boxes. I Loads of people were out today, carefully selecting their annuals from the sunny and bright offerings of Van Houten Farms. Maybe some day I’ll have a spot in the sun for

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Weekend Market Picks April 20 – 21, 2013: LazyLooz No Bake Biscuit Cakes

Recently at the Spring Fair Made in NYC, I was in dire need of a snack, a state in which I often find myself. Luckily, the next thing I came upon was a cool chocolaty sample of LazyLooz no-bake biscuit cakes. It was fantastic.

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