Did you know that the Rutabaga may have originated as a cross between a cabbage and a turnip? Spring officially begins on Sunday with the vernal equinox! We’ve had a beautiful week, and I’ve definitely felt a change in the season coming on, despite the snowstorm predicted for Sunday. (Make sure you check the markets’ websites and Facebook pages for weather updates!) This picture of rutabagas is the result of my hunt for complementary colors in the greenmarket. I loved the pur

Welcome to UrbanSpace Vanderbilt, Manhattan’s Newest Food Hall The many options at UrbanSpace Vanderbilt New Yorkers love to eat, and we love to hang out together (but only when it’s a choice and not a necessity, like the subway at rush hour). The UrbanSpace Vanderbilt food hall which opened in mid-September, is the perfect venue to meet up with your favorite people and find your new favorite things to eat. This bustling food hall is set in the New York Central Building at th

See this gorgeously nostalgic painting and meet Artist Richard Stalter at WSOAE I kind of love this time of year. Everyone is so eager to relax over this last long weekend of summer, and the city is just beginning to wake up again. My Facebook feed is filled with kids going back to school, and the downtown sidewalks are filling in up college students again. It’s both wonderfully and anchingly nostalgic, isn’t it? The only thing to be done is go out and visit some fantastic ma

Mad. Sq. Eats outdoor food market is open for the month of May For everyone who didn’t drown on Thursday, we all deserve a beautiful spring weekend! It looks like Saturday is going to deliver. Not sure about Sunday yet, but no matter because there are some great markets going on throughout the city! Saturday, May 3 Harlem Seoul at El Boar-rio: This is the first food event by El Boar-rio since last season and since the Urban Garden Center re-opened after the horrible gas explo

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 my own hot pink and pale yellow azaleas, but until then, I’ll just enjoy them at the market! Weekend Market Picks: Saturday, May 4, 2013 Etsy New York Spring Handmade Cavalcade: This association

The snowstorm came and went while we were snug in our wee little beds, leaving behind a blanket of frozen fluffiness. There have been too many cancellations and schedule changes to track here, so please check your favorite markets’ websites for updates. In the meantime, it’s almost Valentine’s Day! This weekend and during the week, several wonderful Valentine’s Markets are happening: Saturday, February 9, 2013 Greenpointer’s Valentine’s Market: Greenpointer’s second annual Va

If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a Francophile. In fact, I had my first Aha! moment about what would become Markets of New York City the day we went to a farmers market in Paris, just blocks from the Bastille (Av. Richard Lenoir, for the curious). In truth, Bastille Day wasn’t a particularly happy day, but it was the beginning of the French Revolution which would end the monarchy. So it’s all good, although Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette did know how to throw a fabulous fea

As we approached the Dekalb Market at about 7:30 PM last night, we began to see a line of people winding around the fence.  A line of people?  Waiting to get in?  Into a market?!  Yes!  It was the Brooklyn Night Bazaar! We did get inside, and there were loads of people under the food and drink tent, many more at the concert, and even more shopping for handmade treasures underneath the twinkly lights.  The Night Bazaar is a collaborative effort between the Bazaar organizers an

This weekend is jam-packed with exciting market events!  The annual London Terrace Street Fair is on Saturday, and I am positively GIDDY about the 25th Annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market and Grand Auction on Sunday  I’ve been waiting an entire year for both events! The mouthwatering image is a nutella and banana crepe from Bar Suzette at Madison Square Eats.  This month-long local food market in the Flatiron District is back today, September 23 with more del

BK Craft Central’s Shop The Archway Sponsored Vendor! I first heard about Pop Chart Lab in December at the BK Craft Central Holiday Market.  Literally. People in the crowd were talking about an awesome vendor selling clever, funny and incredibly detailed posters and tees.  So I went to look for myself and became an instant fan.  I also made a mental note to buy their Very Many Varieties of Beer Tee for my nephew’s birthday.  He is an aspiring brewmaster, and he’s awesome.  I

Saturday & Sunday, April 30th – May 1st Manhattan Crafts on Columbus (Outside, Artisans) This is the first of three weekends! Brooklyn Lyceum Spring Marketplace (Inside, Artisans, Food) Over 60 vendors! Saturday, April 30th Brooklyn Go Green! Greenpoint! Earthday Festival (Outside, Artisans) Educational Activities, music and more! Sunday, May 1st Manhattan New Amsterdam Market (Outside, Food) Theme is “Floralia, Celebrating Green and Growing Things.” Queens Astoria Market (I

Brew your own beer with a kit from the Brooklyn Brew Shop, guaranteed to fit nicely into any New York apartment.  Kits include either a 1 or a 5-gallon glass bottle, with the tubing and the stoppers, and one of their amazing flavor mixes, including “Grapefruit Honey Ale,” “Chocolate Maple Porter,” and “Bel-Gin Strong.”  At the Brooklyn Flea last weekend, they told me about their intriguing new floral beer mixes, “Rose Cheeked & Blonde,” and a lavender (as yet to be named).