Try all the cool flavors froM Brooklyn Floss at the 2015 Grub Street Food Festival on Sunday This weekend is chock full of fantastic markets! That’s another reason why Fall is one of my favorite times of year. (Markets and sweaters are the two reasons, to be clear.) Don’t miss the annual Grub Street Festival on Sunday. Last year, I tried Brooklyn Floss, and they’re back again this year. Their fluffy clouds of cotton candy make everyone smile. Weekend Market Picks! Saturday, O

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

Entering abcmkt, the new food, kitchen and tabletop market at ABC Carpet & Home (Photo courtesy of Ed Lefkowicz) Amidst the excitement and chaos of the holiday season last November, ABC Carpet & Home quietly launched abcmkt, a sanctuary of artisanal foods, splendid tableware and heirloom-quality kitchen tools. As you may have noticed by now, I am prone to using superlatives when I am excited about something. But please trust me when I say that spending time in abcmkt gives us

The skies may be grey in the late fall, but the farmers markets throughout the city are filled with amazing colors, like these plump heirloom tomatoes that taste even better than they look. I love seeing how the same vegetable can come in such a wonderful array of colors. I also feel like knitting again (quickly!), and I can assure you that the naturally colored yarns from Merino Sheep Farm are a joy to work with, as it glides easily on my aluminum or wooden needles. We know

OK – Are you sitting down? It is opening weekend of the Holiday Shops at Bryant Park! The Holiday Village encompasses the Holiday Shops and the ice skating rink, as well as Celsius, the rinkside pop-up restaurant. The longest-running holiday event in the city, the Holiday Shops are open November 1, 2013 – January 5, 2014. The rink and Celsius stay open through March 2, 2014. This market features over 100 vendors from New York City and beyond. It is also a food destination. So

Yup, I said “feedsack inspired design.” Growing up in Ohio, I used to love going to the farm supply store with my dad to get gigantic 50 lb. bags of dog chow for Fiana, our bouncy Irish setter. The store had tall red and white Purina checked silos of feed outside and smelled of fertilizer and hay inside. (Purina makes some interesting chows, FYI.) We would wander through the isles looking at all the farm supplies and implements. And then we’d go out for an ice cream. It was a

Roberta from Le Primitive, was in her usual spot, but she had some brand new designs at the Bleecker Street Market alongside Our Lady of Pompeii. I’ve loved her work with vivid glass jewelry, and now she and her sister have branched into silver and minerals. These pieces are all handmade and hand hammered into flowing statement pieces. Each one comes with soft, adjustable suede ribbon so that you can wear it at any length you choose. Roberta and Simonetta, originally from Rom

Elephant in the Attic is a wonderful collection of vintage objects at Artists & Fleas that will turn any space into a home. I wanted to move right into the small market boutique of Caitlin Brubacher, curator and owner of Elephant in the Attic and Burnt and Mended handmade accessories for men and women on Etsy. She has an eye for fun prints and pictures too, many of which are framed and hanging in her boutique (left), with many more unframed images to thumb through in the bins

Do not miss the incredible shopping and eating at the iconic Brooklyn Flea during their seasonal “Gifted” Holiday Market! Here is their press release: [singlepic id=1585 w=320 h=240 float=center] BROOKLYN FLEA’S ANNUAL “GIFTED” HOLIDAY MARKET RETURNS TO SKYLIGHT ONE HANSON WITH 100+ VENDORS ON 3 FLOORS FOR 5 WEEKENDS ONLY Curated and cool vintage/handmade/food gift items crammed into spectacular former bank building starting Thanksgiving weekend. Hurricane Sandy fundraising f

The silver snail shell ring pictured caught my eye this week at the Independent Designer Pop Shop (ID Pop Shop). This round, shiny beauty is a great work of creativity and craftsmanship, as are all Kimberlin’s designs. It reminds me of summer at the beach. Come meet Kimberlin and appreciate her designs in person at the ID Pop Shop in Chelsea Market through Sunday, August 19. And here are my Weekend Market Picks! Saturday, August 18, 2012 Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket: This mar

And now for the Weekend Market Picks! Saturday, August 11, 2012 Greenpoint / McCarren Park Greenmarket: This market is another one of my favorites. The people watching is great too, with old timers from the neighborhoods, lots of kids, and sweet dogs. It’s one of the larger markets, with over 20 sellers during peak season (now). 8AM – 3PM, Union Ave between Driggs & N 12th Street, Brooklyn Saturday & Sunday, August 11 & 12, 2012: Antiques Garage: A classic flea market, the An

And stop by any Greenmarket to pick up plump, juicy cherries, like the ones in the photo from the Cheerful Cherry Farm! Saturday & Sunday Brooklyn Flea:  I’m definitely feeling the need to visit the Brooklyn Flea, as it’s been a few weeks.  Looking forward to seeing my usual favorites and checking out what’s new in food, artisans, and fleas!  Saturday in the Ft. Green location and Sunday in Williamsburg. Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market and Sunday Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar: The Hel

A year ago this week, Markets of New York City hit the the bookstores!  I am so thankful for all the friendships, adventures, vintage and handmade treasures and mouthwatering edibles that have come into my life because of this project. To commemorate this anniversary, I made this slideshow, 100 Images: A Year in the Markets of New York City.  It’s a visual love letter to all the people, places and things that make the markets in this city so wonderful! #KarenSeiger #friendshi

There are lots of great markets growing and thriving in Brooklyn these days, and one of the most exciting ones is the coming Dekalb Market, soon to be a home to artisans, farmers, food innovators, and chickens. I was incredulous as I walked along Flatbush Avenue towards the market site last December. I spent a semester studying at Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn Campus as an undergraduate, and I could hardly imagine a market, let alone a farm, right across the street. [

Special Blog Event: I enjoy reading a good number of blogs. Some inspire me, some crack me up consistently, and some actually make me tear up with every posting. Oh – and some make me hungry.  So I invited them to join me in a Valentine’s Day Blogger Round Robin.  We’ve all got all the links to each other’s postings at the top of our own.  So please click through and read all the blogs.  And share them with your friends!  (Thank you to Manhattan Users Guide for the origina

Last week we launched Markets of New York City at Posman Books in Chelsea Market.  It was exactly what I hoped my Big Fat New York Book Launch Party would be, which is to say, lovely, intimate, delicious, and full of my nearests and dearests.  Starting with my mom, Haydee Seiger, who sported a vintage silk dress for the occasion.  My gorgeous and fabulous sister Andrea Seiger was adorned with her favorite finds from markets all over the world, from New York to Veracruz and Ac