a tasty event invitation and a lemon cardamom muffin
I’ll let you in on a little secret. This weekend, there is going to be a bake sale and this is one you won’t want to miss. It’s put on by San Francisco food bloggers. If thats not enticing enough, let me step it up one more notch: all proceeds from this sale will be donated to Share Our Strength, which works to end childhood hunger. Now, come on. You can get behind that, right? So, if on Saturday you wake up with a sweet tooth, and a desire to do the world some good, come on down and say hello. You can click on the image above for more information on time and locations.
Now onto the muffins…
east bay underground market
Some incredibly flavorful pork from A Humble Plate. Love the food and the name. {ahumbleplate@gmail.com}
underground market-daytime edition
The SF Underground Market is quickly becoming one of my favorite things about this city. I look forward to it all month long and am happy to share with you some of the stand out performers from the daytime vendors.
[Check out the first ever EAST BAY underground market in Oakland in the parking lot at 24th and Broadway, this Saturday August 7th! The market will be open from 5-11pm. Come hungry! Check out foragesf.com for tickets and more info.]
The daytime market is quite a bit different from the night version. The overall feel of the place is a lot more like a craft fair than a hopping speakeasy, but for me, that was a bit refreshing. It was nice to get right in the door without an hour wait (although I’d probably wait 2 hours to get in, if I had to). There weren’t many times where I had to fight my way in to see what someone was selling, but there were a lot more people than I was expecting, which makes me happy. I love that this underground market is growing faster than we can dream, and that as more people learn of it’s existence, the more eclectic the offerings become. I can’t imagine what we will see come out of all of this. Way to go Iso. The city thanks you.
{Enjoy the eye candy below and please check out the stuff that looks yummy and lovely to you. All of the vendors at this market are trying to make a way for themselves through the rough woods of the food industry, weaving all of their passion and skill into their product. Support them by buying their wonderfully home-crafted stuff, and by passing it along to your friends.}
Nanny's Stout Mustard made with her brother home brewed imperial stout. It's delicious. {nannysmustard@gmail.com}
Zukra: A delicious gluten free bakery! They deliver! {www.zukrabakery.com}
Fruit Crisps in a jar. Such an adorable idea, and yummy too! {www.bakesalemarin.com}
Another one of Bake Sale's amazing crisps. Mmmm.
A tender french macaron (not to be confused with macaroon) from Christopher David. {christopherdavidmacaron.com}
Produce bags from Ambatalia. Lovely!
An absolutely ADORABLE apron made with a Ben Davis shirt by Ambatalia. I.WANT.ONE. {www.thefabricsociety.etsy.com}
Super good salsa from Salsa Delfina. It's his Great Grandmother's recipe. Has to be legit. {salsadelfina@gmail.com}
Passing on Great Grandma's salsa to the world.
san francisco underground market
Last night I had a wonderful adventure. About once a month, forage sf hosts an underground market. Not unlike a speak easy back in the prohibition days, this market produces a venue for culinary aficionados of all kinds to come out and sell their unlicensed stuff without the hassle of The Man. It’s an incredible opportunity for people who are home cooks, bakers, preservers, or sarsaparilla makers to come out and see if they have what it takes to keep this city’s cravings at bay without having to fork over a ton of cash for licensing, commercial kitchen use and the like. After the turn out last night I don’t think there is any doubt that San Francisco was definitely satisfied, and then some. The line for the venue was a couple hundred deep most of the night and we waited in line for over an hour just to walk in, but oh was it worth it.
Take a look at this visual tour of what turned out to be my favorite food and who turned out to be my favorite people of the night. Check out their websites, facebook pages, or email them when you’re in need of a good biscuit or a super cute pie stand to make your event stand out from the rest.
If you’re interested in attending the next underground market, visit the forage sf website and sign up to be a member (it’s free!). That will get you in the door (along with two bucks) and will keep you up to date with the when and where on future markets.
Isn't that the most adorable set up you've ever seen?
This is the back of her pie stand! Genius!
Jaynelle of Pietisserie!
For some delicious pies contact pietisserie@gmail.com!
Poppy seed biscuits from biscuit boy.
Van, of biscuit boy.
These biscuits were amazing! Contact Van at biscuitboysf@yahoo.com to try your own!
Bacon and Jack Daniel's caramel corn. Oh my. I'm sure there is crack in this stuff!
It's your lucky day! You can order this stuff from Maggie's etsy page! {www.MaggieMayBaconSweets.etsy.com}
Pecan sticky buns from Lulu's! They look like little gems!
The Lulu's menu. I wish I had a way to get these to you! When I hear from her, I'll update you with the info!
Delicious steamed pork dumplings from Saucy Dumplings! Mmmmm.
Michael, the dumpling maker. He sure looked like he was having a good time! Contact saucy dumplings at {saucydumplings@gmail.com} They cater!
The start of a margherita pizza by The Pizza Hacker.
Jeff, The Pizza Hacker turned a Weber BBQ into a pizza oven. It's completely ingenious and completely amazing. Contact Jeff at {jeffiam@thepizzahacker.com}. Check out his schedule and get a pie of your own at {whereis.thepizzahacker.com}
Soft, delicious Challah.
Perfect tarts. Jessica the baker was very sweet and helpful when I asked how she gets her dough to come out so perfect. You can contact her at jessica@sweetfrancisco.com. You can also check out her blog at: sweetfrancisco.blogspot.com!
Sarsaparilla! It was delicious, homemade and reminded me of my childhood!
