Happy Market Day

Vendors at the Farmer's Market at City Hall on Wednesday never look all that happy. It's a very long day, where the gig is the easy part. The hard part is loading up at the farm, driving to the job, setting up at the job and then repeating the whole thing in reverse afterwards. A musician is very familiar with this program. So it was nice to see someone yesterday who was selling tomatoes with a sense of humor.



If the red peppers are this thick and tasty, it must be September. The Great Plotnik roasted, peeled and marinated these French-style in garlic, salt, red wine vinegar and olive oil.



Tomatoes are at their peak now, though they're still expensive. The Plotniks have been eating their own Sungolds and Red Pear tomatoes, but those are tiny. He bought larger ones yesterday and cut chives up on top.



Then, there's the New York Cut steak. When Shmell Market has sold out to Whole Food or Real Food or whatever Yuppie Cashbox of Overpriced Food it is destined to become, there won't be any more great late afternoon bargains on really good beef. All the steaks will be from Spare Us Ranch and will start at $20 a pound and The Great Plotnik will be stuck with Safeway.

Mmmmmm, it was good in a pepper and garlic rub. Baked potatoes too. That's probably why the photos are out of focus: too much good food.