June 2, 2015

We're celebrating dads and grads and getting ready for wedding season and summer. We just love the flavors of summer -- can't get enough of those sweet, yummy stone fruits that drip down your chin. Yum!

Don't forget...Poor House in the Annex reopens this Friday, June 5, with a HUGE sale you do NOT want to miss.

See you at the Market!

Join us for Locals' Night every Tuesday from 5 to 8 pm at Oxbow Public Market. Meet old friends and new at this weekly gathering and enjoy a mid-week break from cooking at home! Many of our merchants have special items and offers on the menu. Click here for current Locals' Night specials.

PRIDE NIGHT AT OXBOW

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 5-8 PM

The Napa LGBTQ Pride Committee welcomes Napa's LGBTQ community, its families, friends and allies to enjoy Locals' Night at Oxbow Public Market on June 16. Celebrants will find the info table between Kara's Cupcakes and Oxbow Produce & Grocery. They'll have their ubiquitous LGBTQ pride lanyards and raffle tickets available at the information table, as well as information on other Napa LGBTQ Pride 2015 events and news about special discounts in and around Napa in association with Pride 2015.

NAPA FARMERS' MARKET Napa Farmer's Market logo

OPEN TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS

Oxbow Public Market is proud to play host to the Napa Farmers' Market, which is open every Tuesday and Saturday from 8 am to 12:30 pm (May through October) in the south parking lot across from Oxbow. In addition to farm-direct produce, gourmet food and handmade crafts, the market also features live music, chef demos, children's activities and more. Click here for more information.

THE OLIVE PRESS WINS BEST OF SHOW Olive Press award-winning oils

The results are in for the inaugural CA State Fair Olive Oil Competition and The Olive Press won Best of Show over every extra virgin olive oil entered in the competition! Sevillano took the stage, winning Best of Show, Best of Division and Gold. The Olive Press took home another Best of Division for Blood Orange Olive Oil, four Gold Medals, three Silver Medals and a Bronze. Congratulations!

POOR HOUSE MOVING SALE

Poor House is moving to a new location this month. Join them for their HUGE moving sale starting this Friday, June 5, 2015! Items on sale will be at least 50 percent off and the sale will continue until everything is gone! Make sure to stop in and get first dibs on all the amazing Poor House items!

Note: the annex shop on McKinstry Street is moving. Poor House in the main market hall remains.

OXBUCKS ARE THE PERFECT GIFT

Oxbucks are the ideal gift for everyone on your list... teacher, grad or dad. Available at Oxbow Cheese & Wine Merchant and The Model Bakery, OxBucks come in booklets of $25 and may be redeemed at any merchant or restaurant in Oxbow Public Market. Oxbucks can be used to dine out, pick up something for a meal at home, enjoy a glass of wine, or buy anything from chocolate to spirits to candles. Can't decide what gift to get? Oxbucks are truly the perfect gift.

JUICE-DOWN-YOUR-CHIN FRUIT

Twice a week staff from Oxbow Produce go to the Berkeley Farmers' Market to buy apricots, peaches, plums, pluots, nectarines and pears. As the season evolves so do the types of fruits available and each kind has different varieties that ripen throughout the growing season. The first of the peaches has arrived, Crimson Lady. Frog Hollow Farm is located in Brentwood, CA on the east side of Mt. Diablo and owned by the famous Farmer Al, who uses only organic methods and biodiversity in his treatment of crops and soil. Throughout the week at Oxbow Produce you'll also find other hand-selected stone fruit from Bera Ranch and Tenbrink Farms. Get ready for the summer fruit season, bake a pie, put up some jam or eat this "juice-down-your-chin" fruit as is.

CATE'S FANTASTIC FINDS Cate & Co. salami

Everything that you find in Cate & Co.'s bakeshop is created in their kitchen except for a couple of items that they discovered, fell in love with, and just had to share with their customers. They call these items "Cate's Fantastic Finds!" The most recent "find' is a line of nitrite-free salamis in a variety of distinctive flavors created by Bay Area producer Zoe's Meats. Ideal for picnics and snacking, these salamis also make a savory accompaniment to a cheese board along with a sliced Cate & Co. sourdough baguette.

SUMMER FLAVORS Napastak

Summer is right around the corner and Napastak has delicious and unique food products that will inspire the home chef and impress the palate. You will find a wide variety of grilling sauces, delicious flavored balsamic vinegars for fresh garden vegetables and salads, and much, much more. Let's shake and sizzle some fun in the kitchen and make it an epicurean summer!

DAD...THE WORLD'S BEST SHUCKER Hog Island - father's day

Bring Dad in to Hog Island Oyster Co. and treat him to this sharp Dad's day deal! One dozen Hog Island Sweetwaters, his own custom Hog Island shucking knife (with handsome Rosewood handle) and a cold beer of his choice -- for just $60. The gift that keeps on shuckin'. Limited offer, available June 21, while supplies last. Too far away to celebrate the date? Send him a Hog card instead, and let Hog Island do the shucking.

JUNE ENCHILADA PLATE SPECIAL

Black beans and corn are one of life's many perfect pairings. C CASA's June enchilada special features this duo in an enchilada combined with their four cheese blend and topped with pico de gallo, micro greens and serrano chile crema, accompanied by a C Caesar salad, and a Mexican Brownie bite with caramel drizzle and sea salt. The plate is $12 plus tax.

MONTE VOLPE FROM MENDOCINO OCWM Monte Valpo

Always on the prowl for interesting wines, Oxbow Cheese & Wine Merchant (OC&WM) just received a few cases of this fine Mendocino red made from Aglianico, the grape variety responsible for Taurasi, and other long-lived red wines from Campania, Italy. Campania is the region through which Hwy A-16 slices east to west, and the food and wine of the region was the inspiration for A16 Restaurant in SF. There isn't much Aglianico grown in California, and Greg Graziano's Monte Volpe bottling is the best local version OC&WM has found. $28/bottle.

GIFTS FOR TEACHERS AND DADS

Say thank you to your favorite teacher or happy father's day to your favorite dad with the new combo package from Anette's Chocolates. The combo includes dark chocolate covered ginger cookies and chili lime tequila tortilla brittle for $36 -- the perfect size and easily shareable!

CUPCAKE WEDDING CAKE

Need a sweet ending to your big day? Kara's Cupcakes' wedding cakes are the perfect way to sweeten your special day! Call 707-258 -2253 (CAKE) to set up a consultation for a sweet ending. Stop by the bakery, order online, or call the cupcake hotline to pre-order: 1-866-554-CAKE (2253).

TWIN-SIZE ICE CREAM CUPS

Stop in to enjoy a twin-size cup of ice cream from Three Twins Ice Cream. Choose from as many as 18 different flavors and pick one, two or three flavors for your twin creation. The photo pictured here is cherry chocolate chunk, Mexican chocolate and chocolate chip cookie dough.

OXBOW PUBLIC MARKET

610/644 First Street

Napa, CA 94559

707.226.6529

www.oxbowpublicmarket.com