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What's In Season in Kentucky This Week:
  • Apples
  • Beets
  • Cabbage
  • Garlic
  • Greens- kale,  Swiss chard, collard
  • Lettuces
  • Onions
  • Pears
  • Peppers
  • Potatoes
  • Pumpkins
  • Radishes
  • Squash- Acorn, Butternut, Cushaw, Hubbard
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • The last of the Tomatoes
The Lexington Farmers' MarketNovember 17, 2010

 

This month has been a great chance to reflect on how loyal and dedicated so many of our customers are and how excited Lexington has become about good, wholesome, local food. November markets are always a little precarious weather-wise and it's been so encouraging to see customers bundled up early in the morning braving the cold alongside farmers and vendors so they can do business together. And a little later in the day, once it's warmed up a bit, we see the baby strollers and late rising customers venture out to make the most of the LFM outdoor season. This weekend looks to be lovely so make sure you come down to Cheapside Park on Saturday (or Broadway and Maxwell tomorrow or on Tuesday) to get all the delicious produce, meat, eggs, cheeses and more to make your Thanksgiving a local feast!

 

Don't forget- we're still OUTSIDE for two more SATURDAYS, the 20th and 27th as well as this THURSDAY and next TUESDAY. We will move indoors to Victorian Square Plaza December 4th and remain there every Saturday, December 4th-April 2nd (excluding Christmas and New Years Day).

 

Sarah Buzogany

Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager

 
Market Times and Locations
Tuesday/Thursday
S. Broadway and Maxwell
7am-4pm
(Through the end of November)
Saturday
Cheapside Park on Main St.
7am-3pm
(Through November 27)
Sunday
Southland Dr.
Closed for the Season
Our Sponsors
Fayette Alliance
WUKY

Good Foods

Sullivan University National Center for Hospitality Studies

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WEEKLY RECIPE

Looking for something tasty, simple and green to eat while you're gearing up for Thanksgiving? Try a broccoli sandwich!


Herbed Broccoli Sandwich

Yields 4-6


2 cups broccoli (finely chopped)

½ cup onion (finely chopped)

A few dashes each of dried basil, thyme, pepper

½ teaspoon salt

4-6 slices French bread

¾ cup cheese (shredded)


In large frypan sauté in broccoli and onion in 2 tablespoons oil until broccoli is bright green. Mix in herbs and salt and top bread with vegetable mixture. Sprinkle each slice with shredded cheese and broil until melted. Serve immediately.

Lind, Mary Beth and Cathleen Hockman-Wert. Simply in Season. Herald Press. 2005.




INFORMATION FROM OUR SPONSORS


SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY


We are pleased to announce that Sullivan University is a returning sponsor of the Lexington Farmers' Market and will be providing many more seasonal cooking demonstrations at our Saturday markets.  More information will follow as it becomes available and please take time to thank the representatives of Sullivan University when you see them at the market.

GOOD FOODS MARKET AND CAFÉ

Enjoy local --- Shop local. Buy local. Eat local! Stop by for brunch before or after you visit the Lexington Farmers Market on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Good Foods Celebrates Thanksgiving!

 

At Good Foods, we can help you make your Thanksgiving meal a feast you won't forget. We offer local, natural turkeys, heat and serve sides, tempting pies, the entire meal, or a Thanksgiving Day buffet. For those who want to dine out, join us Thanksgiving Day as we host a buffet from 10 am - 3 pm. Alex Jenkins, our new chef, has created a menu featuring: Bourbon Brined All Natural Turkey; Roasted Turkey Breast with Confit of Leg and Thigh; Quorn Roast; Tofurky; Turkey or Mushroom Gravy; Cranberry Blood Orange Sauce; Gourmet Green Bean Casserole; Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Candied Pecans; Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Candied Pecans and Chorizo; Roasted Roots - Turnips, Parsnips, Carrots, Celery Root; Wild Rice, Chestnut, and Sage Stuffing (made with vegetable or turkey stock); Whipped Sweet Potatoes; Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes; and dinner rolls. Soups will include Roasted Parsnip and Green Apple; Pumpkin Bisque; Chorizo and Lentil; and Chicken Tortilla. Don't forget dessert such as pumpkin cheesecake, bourbon pecan, apple, and pumpkin pie.

 

When: Thursday, November 25

Thanksgiving Day Hours 8 am - 4 pm

             Thanksgiving Buffet 10:00 am - 3 pm 

           

Where: Good Foods Market & Café

455 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 278-1813

www.goodfoods.coop        

 

Good Foods Co-op is a locally owned and operated cooperative business where everyone is welcome to shop at either of our locations - Good Foods Market & Café on Southland Drive or Good Foods Chapter 2 inside the downtown Lexington Public Library. Good Foods has served the Lexington community since 1972.

Good Foods Market & Café, 455 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 278-1813, www.goodfoods.coop


 

THE FAYETTE ALLIANCE

The Fayette Alliance is Lexington's ONLY land-use advocacy organization that regularly educates and lobbies local government for a sustainable growth model that benefits all of us.

We believe that preserving our signature Bluegrass landscape, creating a dynamic and equitable cityscape through infill redevelopment, and improving our natural waterways by fixing our sanitary sewer and stormwater systems are key components to achieving our economic and environmental promise here in Lexington-Fayette County.

We are an alliance of citizens from the entire community, including stakeholders from the agricultural, neighborhood, and infill sectors. We are a united voice for responsible growth, and only weigh-in on those land-use issues that have countywide implications. Together we can chart our future, and positively impact local zoning decisions-the very building blocks of our community.

If you want a better quality of life for all of us, please join The Fayette Alliance today for free.  Visit www.fayettealliance.com for more information.

 

INFORMATION FROM OUR SPONSOR WUKY

 

WUKY BECOMES LEXINGTON'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR STORYCORPS' 2010 NATIONAL DAY OF LISTENING

Lexington residents to share and record holiday memories and stories on the day after Thanksgiving

 

On Friday, November 26, 2010, WUKY will represent Lexington in the third annual National Day of Listening, a national holiday started by the acclaimed oral history nonprofit organization StoryCorps in 2008. The National Day of Listening is an effort to encourage all Americans to honor a friend, a loved one, or a member of their community by interviewing them about their lives.

 

National Day of Listening participants are encouraged to record their National Day of Listening interviews using equipment that is readily available in most homes-from cell phones to tape recorders to computers or even pen and paper. StoryCorps has created a free Do-It-Yourself interview guide with equipment recommendations and interview instructions available online at www.nationaldayoflistening.org.

 

WUKY will be partnering with the Lexington Public Library and taking part in the 2010 National Day of Listening. Interviews with individuals will be recorded at the Northside Branch Library on Russell Cave Road just off of New Circle Road. Please schedule a recording session with Charles Watson by calling  859 231- 5590.

 

"The idea of listening during the holiday season has clearly resonated with people across the country," says StoryCorps founder and MacArthur "Genius" Dave Isay. "The National Day of Listening, which coincides with Black Friday-traditionally the largest shopping day of the year-provides a meaningful alternative to holiday consumerism and proves that simply listening to one another is the least expensive and most meaningful gift we can give."

 

WUKY General Manager, Tom Godell, said: "Recording holiday memories and stories is a great way to connect with family and friends and provide an oral history of your relationship with them for future generations. This also serves as the kick off our sponsorship of StoryCorps' upcoming visit to Lexington in May and June of 2011."

 

To see how more people across the country are celebrating this year's National Day of Listening, visit: www.nationaldayoflistening.org. The 2010 National Day of Listening is sponsored by the Fetzer Institute.


WUKY was founded in 1941 as the radio voice of the University of Kentucky. Our mission then-as now-was to bring information and enlightenment to the people of central Kentucky. Back then we even hauled radios to remote areas so people could hear our programs. Today we're pioneering the use of digital technology to bring multiple streams of great non-commercial programming to this region. Whether you're a Lexington resident or a visitor, please take a moment this weekend to tune your radio to WUKY at 91.3FM, and, when you get home, stream our signal on line at www.wuky.org. There you'll enjoy NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Car Talk and Fresh Air all supplemented by award-winning WUKY news. On weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m., you'll hear a unique blend of music that we call "Adult Rock", featuring a wide variety of artists from Talking Heads to Norah Jones to Lucinda Williams. In addition, our weekend schedule includes everything from A Prairie Home Companion to the big bands, the Grateful Dead Hour, and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. WUKY 91.3FM truly has something for everyone. We are able to accomplish all this only because of community support. Income from this and other special events, underwriting by area businesses, and contributions from individual donors account for over two-thirds of our budget so please pledge now and thank you so much for supporting WUKY.

NEWS FLASH AND SPECIAL EVENTS

NEWS FLASH...

 

Capacity Incwill host their November Urban Marketthis Saturday from 1:30-6:30pm at the Barrel House at 903 Manchester St. The Urban Market is an opportunity for small businesses run by women to showcase their products and services start up their businesses. http://www.capacityinc.org/capacity_urban_market.html


November is Good Nutrition Month

Kentucky farmers grow and raise a wide variety of food commodities and food products that are part of a nutritious diet.   In this time of Thanksgiving, remember to thank at least one of Kentucky's 85,000 farm families for providing a healthy, abundant food supply.



SPECIAL EVENTS...

On Saturday the Friends of the Lexington Farmers' Market will be in attendance to sell market merchandise and answer questions. Central Baptist Hospital's cookbook Beyond The Fence will also be available for purchase at these tables.


The Compost Crew from SCAPA will be at market on Saturday with a bin to demonstrate how to compost at home. Come check out the process and learn how to reduce your impact in landfills.


 

PARKING is always FREE at all of our markets if you know where to look!  On Saturday it's as easy as parking in the Financial Center Garage (#8 on the map) across the street from Cheapside Park and next to the blue 5/3 building. This lot is generously provided to us by Central Parking and for this we are extremely grateful.  Beyond that garage, all street parking is free on Saturdays and there are also several pay lots in the area.

 Saturday Parking Map

Finally, if you have ever lost items at any of our markets and they have not been returned, please check with Jeff, the market manager, during market hours or by phone at (859) 608-2655.

 

HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK...


Caffemarco

Bourbon County

 

This is the final Saturday market for CaffeMarco and we will take a moment of thanksgiving. Big thanks to the front of the house: Colonel Ray, Francine, Mary + Stitch. The boys down in the fire pit: Randy, Stinky, Kim, and Toon. Great job again this year, guys! And, of course, the hard-working and creative Fabrication & Duplication Dept. : Laura, Erin, Oolong, Kerry, and Dobbs.  Wow, such a great effort by a talented and appreciative crew.

 

And YOU! You, the loyal, the skeptical, the scornful, the " I can't move through this damn outdoor market quick enough because of all the babies in buggies, buskers, browsers, big dogs, and arresting displays of freshly picked produce ". You, who helped change the meaning of LOCAL from WHERE you are to WHO you are.

 

Thank You.

 

CaffeMarco will be available every Saturday in Victorian Square this winter. Please visit the lovely displays and the lovely people at Elmwood Stock Farm. 

 

Black Bag - calorie laden

Red Bag - is this seat taken?

Gold Bag - port out starboard home

Tan Bag - bargain at half the price

Green Bag - returning + rethinking

 

CaffeMarco

Open 10 to 6

729 Main St.

Paris, Kentucky


www.caffemarco.com

www.bravetart.com

 

BYBEE FARM PRODUCE

Madison County

 

Homegrown tomatoes for Thanksgiving! We have a bumper crop of beautiful late season tomatoes just in time for your holiday meal. We will be on the market Saturday and possibly Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

 

Thanks as always,

 

Gerald and Debra McMaine

 

"FRESH LOCAL HONEY" by NICK and BEV NICKELS

Fayette County


We WILL at the Lexington Farmers' Market downtown on Saturday, November 20th. The Farmers' Market on at Southland Drive concluded Sunday, October 31st.

 

We offer the highest quality raw clover honey, pure beeswax candles and pollen. 
 
Our delicious raw honey comes only from the fields and orchards surrounding Lexington, Kentucky. Our raw honey is unheated, and unprocessed so that all its attributes are fully preserved. Honeycomb in a jar with strained honey is also available.
 
Our candles are 100% unbleached, all natural beeswax. Beeswax candles are long lasting and clean burning. They contain no toxins or soot common to commercially produced paraffin candles. They are the candles of choice for those who have asthma, allergies, or headaches due to paraffin or scented candles. They are naturally fragrant with a subtle honey scent. They are made with filtered beeswax; so they produce a bright, clear, steady flame and beautiful illumination.
 
Bee pollen is nature's most complete food, rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids and a complete source of protein. It can give us that extra edge to stay healthy. An all-around nutritional supplement, bee pollen is ideal for daily use. The bee pollen granules can be sprinkled over salad or cereal, added to liquids or eaten as is.

Web Site www.KentuckyHoney.com

 

BlueMoon Farm ***Sustainably Grown***

Madison County

 

I promised you all the recipe for our delicious Cranberry Sauce before Thanksgiving, so here it is!

Blue Moon Farm's "Not Your Average" Cranberry Sauce

Into a medium saucepan put:

1 Bag Fresh Cranberries, washed and drained

1 Cup Water

1/2 Cup Honey

1 Large Apple or Pear, peeled, cored and cut into cubes

1 Medium Jalapeno Pepper (Optional), finely minced

        (you can remove seeds first for a little less heat!)

1-2 Cloves Blue Moon Farm Garlic, minced

1/2 to 3/4 inch Freshly Grated Ginger Root

Bring to a boil, then simmer until cranberries pop.

Serve warm or cold.

It's so easy to make!!  We use it all year 'round with chicken, turkey or pork.  We hope you will try it, and we know you'll enjoy it!

 

Don't forget you can now get our Music Garlic and Garlic Scape Pesto at Good Foods Market, and garlic powder by mail from us!  We can do bulk orders of Stone Cross Farm Pork, Colcord Farm Beef and Kenny's Cheeses for your holiday parties and feasts!  Just email us!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!  We hope you get to spend your day with loved ones, eating great food!

Blue Moon Farm "Garlic makes good scents!"

www.bluemoongarlic.com   Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic

 

Superlative coffee roasters

Fayette County

 

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week!  We hope to see everyone at the market this Saturday as you prepare a great Thanksgiving dinner.  A great way to compliment your favorite pie or dessert is with FRESH Roasted  Superlative Coffee! 

And, Superlative Coffee makes a great hostess gift . . . we'll be at the Roastery:  116 Mechanic Street on Monday 11/23 and Tuesday 11/24 from 7:30 AM to 1PM.

Then we head over to the Keeneland Holiday Market on Wednesday (11/24) , Friday (11/26), Saturday (11/27) & Sunday (11/28).  So if you are out and about with family and friends for the holiday, please stop by.

 

BLEUGRASS CHEVRE

Clark County

 

We hope to be at the market with cheese on Saturday, but it will be a very small batch.  A few of the bottle babies escaped from their pens over the weekend while I was gone, very cleverly located their mothers, and started nursing.  When I got home, all the little rascals had smiles on their faces, and were saying "Na-na-na-na na."  When I tried to put them back on bottles, they clamped their little mouths shut and refused the milk replacer.  Moral of the story is Never try to outsmart a goat, even it it's only three days old!  It's a good thing they are very, very cute.

We have many more does left to kid, but this episode is taking away about three gallons of milk a day that would have made a nice big batch of cheese for the weekend.

If you want to know for sure if we'll be at the market, give us a call on Friday at 859.421.6983.

We'll see you sometime soon!

Susan and the gourmetgoats@msn.com

 

HILLSIDE HERITAGE FARM

Garrard County

Hello everyone.  What an effect a fast moving low front has.  Tuesday while feeding, I had 3 sows that were rooting out a nest instead of coming up to eat.  I had to call Clay and get him to come home from Berea to help me get them up into the barn because I was feeding by myself.  As of 7:00 this morning, two had started to farrow and the others look like they are close!

We should have a complete selection of our products this weekend.  Last Saturday was a good day for us and we appreciate your continued support.  We will also be moving to Victorian Square after the outside Market closes, so come see us.

Don't forget to look through our recipe collection and find just what you need for a meal in the coming weeks.  Of course our recipe collection is all about PORK!

 We invite you to visit our website (which still needs updating) www.hillsideheritagefarm.com and also ask you to join us on Facebook. 

This has been a great season and we have really enjoyed getting to know so many of you.

John Contini


MARION PITTMAN

Casey County

 

Thursday will be my last day at the market this season, please stop by. Everything is from Casey County.

 

SCOTT EVANS

Madison County

 

Saturday, November 20 will be my last market for the 2010 season. I still have some homegrown tomatoes and peppers so come stock up!


Abigail's

Fayette County

 

www.abigailsoap.com www.abigailkeam.com

www.abigailshoneyblog.blogspot.com

Sustainable beekeeper, winner of 16 honey awards and Reader's Favorite Gold Medal winner for debut novel - DEATH BY A HONEYBEE.

HAND BALMS

DON'T FORGET YOUR HANDS THIS WINTER.  Get my Lavender or Honeysuckle hand balms to protect your skin.  Also comes fragrance free. 

FALL SOAP

It's time to stock up wood and do those last minute tasks before cold weather shows up.  The trees are showing color and fall is in full bloom.  Time for my Chocolate Amber Soap and Pumpkin Spice Soap which are great fall soaps. Just made a new batch of Mint Julep and Forest Green.  Also will have Sandalwood, Hyacinth, Supermoist, Oatmeal Body Scrub, the last of Spring Rain and Flowing River. 

 

HONEY 

I will have the last of the Comb Honey for this year at the Market.  It makes a great Thanksgiving Day treat or house gift. 

 

When does honey go bad? I used to tell people - never, but have since learned that if a yeast spore gets into the honey - that will cause the honey to ferment.  Otherwise honey stays fresh for centuries - theoretically.

 

What to do when honey crystallizes - put jar on dashboard of car on sunny day and let the sun re-liquefy it. 

 

NEWS FROM THE RIVER BLOG - for pictures click on

www.abigailshoneyblog.blogspot.com              

After the Market, come to Frankfort for the Kentucky Book Fair from 9am to 4pm in Frankfort.  I will be there signing books and my husband, Peter, will be manning my booth at the Farmer's Market. 

 

See you at the Market this weekend.


HENKLE'S HERBS AND HEIRLOOMS

Jessamine County

 

Greetings!  It is a bittersweet moment, but we regret to inform you that our offerings for the year have been depleted.   We revel in the fact that our mouth watering produce arrived earlier and departed later than any other market season since we have participated, but this is it for us.  Thank you so much for all of your support and love in the historic 2010 Lexington Farmer's Market season.  We anxiously anticipate providing our pesticide free, 100% homegrown goodness to all of you in April of 2011.  Thanks for a great year and happy holidays!

Mark and Velvet Henkle

 

ELMWOOD STOCK FARM

Scott County

 

Yeh!  One more week of the outdoor Saturday farmers markets before the Thanksgiving holiday for Elmwood (we will not be attending the market after Thanksgiving) and we are still bringing new items each week.  Then we all move indoors each Saturday morning.

 

PRODUCE we are featuring several types of Lettuce Heads including butterhead, red leaf, green romaine, and buttercrunch.  Other items include Purple Top White Turnips, Golden Turnips, Spanish Black Radishes, Watermelon or Beauty Heart Radishes, Daikon, Bok Choy, Kohlrabi, Swiss Chard, Lacinato Kale, Mustard Greens, Tatsoi, Curly Kale Greens, Salad Mix and more.  All certified organic and tasty sweet after several frosts.

 

Other crops include Sweet Potatoes, Red Onions, Yellow Onions, Garlic and fresh cut Herbs, all certified organic.

 

MEATS our inventory of grassfed Angus organic beef has been restocked, along with a full selection of certified organic hens and packs of cut-up chicken pieces ready to stock up your freezers for cold weather meals.

 

A handful of bone-in Leg of Lamb are available, contact us if you need to reserve one for a special holiday celebration.

 

TURKEYS we are still taking pre-orders for Elmwood certified organic heritage and traditional broad-breasted turkeys.  Due to outstanding demand the last few years, we have more available this season.  We suggest ordering now for Thanksgiving or your December holiday celebration.

 

The turkeys are processed at KY's small USDA inspected certified organic facility outside Bowling Green and will be ready for pickup the weekend prior to Thanksgiving - Saturday Nov. 20th.  Just contact the farm (best by email) and we'll share more details with you on expected available sizes, the differences in taste and appearance dependent on heritage or broad-breasted breeds, pricing, prepartion tips and more.  We are proud to be one of just a few farms in the US to grow organic heritage breed turkeys.  You can taste the difference and know that you are serving the best!

 

EGGS we offer our certified organic eggs from free-ranging hens on grass pasture each market.  The hens are still happy with moderate temperatures this fall and rewarding us with beautiful tasty brown fresh eggs.  Stock up now for your morning breakfasts and holiday baking.

 

SCHEDULE Elmwood Stock Farm will be set up on Saturday mornings at the outdoor Cheapside Park market through Thanksgiving.  We then move indoors inside the Victorian Square Shoppes Saturdays during December (not Christmas Day or New Years Day, however).

 

This winter, Elmwood will be at the Victorian Square indoor market EACH SATURDAY during January, February and March.  Look for us to secure your own share of locally grown, organic, wholesome, healthy farm food each week of the growing season. These days, more than ever, it's important to know the source of your family's food and you can look to a local organic farm to meet your body's nutritional needs resulting in good health.

 

Visit our website to learn more, review our price lists, and pre-order your special items.

 

www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/


OFF THE DOCK SEAFOOD

A Fresh From the Boat Affiliate

 

Try some of our wild-caught natural seafood. We have Yellowtail, Sea Bass, Butterfish, Crab Cakes, Flounder Fillets (stuffed flounder 6oz and 10oz,) Grouper Fillets, Beer Battered Grouper, Mahi-Mahi, Parrot Fish, AK Salmon, Scallops- Sea& Bay, Shrimp, Snapper, Shrimp Burgers, Swordfish, Ahi Tuna, Seaweed Salad, Haddock Fillets, Grouper Cheeks, Lobster Tail, Crab Stuffed Mushrooms.

 

http://www.freshfromtheboat.com

 

JAVA JONES

Fayette County

                                                 

Thank you for all your support during our first market season! It was great to get to know you all. Java Jones will have a permanent winter location at 2070 Lexington Rd, next to Toyota of Nicholasville. We've already had some of our regulars stop by so please come see us there and have a great winter!

 

VVF CONFECTIONS

Fayette County

 

John and I will be at the market this Saturday.

 

Thanks,

Marianne Swintosky

VVF Confections

 

GOOD THYMES GARDEN

Mercer County

 

Find us at the Saturday and Sunday markets with salt risen bread, yeast rolls, heirloom tomatoes, acorn and butternut squash, candy onions, cucumbers, bell, banana, Habanero, jalapeno, pimento and Anaheim peppers, and sweet potatoes.

  

HOME PICKINS

Jackson County

 

We have a nice selection of Roaster and Fryer chickens . They are pasture-raised without antibiotics, added hormones or any other synthetic substances, They are USDA inspected and vacuum sealed for ultimate freshness. Also look for our USDA beef and our fresh eggs!


THE PAW PAW PLANTATION

Powell County

 

I am at every market through the week.

I have at my booth: Paw Paws, heirloom tomatoes, hydroponic tomatoes, sourdough bread, a variety of sweet fruit and vegetable breads, Kentucky agate slices-geodes-gemstones, bittersweet and sassafrass

Roland McIntosh from the Paw Paw Plantation

 

LONE OAK FARM

Scott County

 

I'll be at the weekend market and sometimes through the week with with local Logans kale, Collins collards, Bravo cabbage, pumpkins and more.


SALYERS FARM

Franklin County

 

This weekend we'll have the pulled pork BBQ sandwiches, BBQ chicken, ice cream and Amish butters and cheeses you've come to know and love. Come get some peanut butter, honey roasted peanut butter, chocolate peanut butter, almond butter or cashew butter milled right at the market!

 

LA PETITE CREPERIE

Fayette County

 

La Petite Crêperie brings a little taste of France to the Bluegrass

 

The idea for opening a walk-up crêperie was hatched many years ago when I was a student in France.   After discovering crêpes they became a staple of my diet because as a hot, quick meal they fit right in with the poor student budget.    The best part was that they were never far away.   Walk-up crêpe windows are like hot dog stands in New York; they are everywhere. 

 

My husband Mark and I took many more trips to France and ate countless more crêpes.  We decided that the good people of Lexington should be able enjoy them here.   After years of tweaking batters and looking for just the right griddle, and after serving hundreds of crêpes to our friends, family and my French students, we think we've hit on a good combination.  

 

La Petite Crêperie hopes to recreate the experience of ordering a French crêpe à emporter.  Half of the fun is watching, smelling, and anticipating how delicious it's going to be.  Our batter contains only eggs from the market, Weisenberger white and wheat flours, Kentucky produced whole milk, water, canola oil, sugar and salt. Our sweet crêpe fillings include honey and jam from Farmers' Market vendors, and the butter and sugar crêpes are made with homemade butter from the market.   We also make a hearty breakfast crêpe with market eggs, cheese and vegetables.   Our menu will vary as other fruits, berries and vegetables come into season. 

 

La Petite Crêperie will be open most Saturdays at Cheapside from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm. and most Sundays at Southland from 10:00 until 2:00.  You can visit our website, www.petitecreperie.com to find out exactly where we will be and when.  Bon appétit!

 

Remember to visit our website at http://www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.com for more information about the market.

 

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