Sorry if you missed it, but it was a fine day in Taylor Park this last Saturday. Beautiful weather, great music and food, good friends and wonderful customers. I must have died and gone to heaven!
I’d have never thought I’d see a sushi vendor at our farmers’ market. But that’s just what happened last weekend. Yung, from St Albans’ Eastern Dragon Restaurant, set up a table this weekend to sell hand rolled organic vegetable sushi.
Even though we have not eaten at the restaurant, yet, my wife and I were happy to see him there, and tried a couple of selections for lunch. It was nice to chat with him while he made up our orders. I have to tell you that his tofu roll was, simply put, to die for. We know we’ll give the Eastern Dragon a try the next time we eat out in St Albans.
He and his family are just trying vending at the market. If it works out, he’ll be buying vegetables from our local vendors and then making and selling fresh vegetable sushi. That fits right in with our slogan, “Buy local, Eat Fresh!”.
Speaking of local, Marnie somehow talked the talented singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, Nick Kaiser into driving up from Bristol to play some his really fine tunes on this really fine day.
Sitting at our booth, we just kicked back, ate sushi and scones (from Ellen Read of Skeins and Scones), listened to Nick’s singing and pickin’, visited with other vendors, old and new, and customers, old and new. It could not have been a finer day!
Thanks Marnie, Yung, Nick and everyone else for a great day at the farmers’ market!
In some of my later posts I hope to talk about some of the new vendors at the market this year and their products!
7/18 Good news! Nick Kaiser plans to join us at Taylor Park again on August 8 and September 12!
