Tag: farmers market

Dinner at the Casino

Winter time gives us a break and the opportunity to have someone else do the cooking for a change and it’s always a treat to sneak off to the little town of Bodega for a casual dinner with the best chef in town. The Casino Bar &…

Happy New Year from Christopher & Ciara Greenwald

Happy New Year from Christopher & Ciara Greenwald

  2016 was a crazy busy year for Bay Laurel Culinary. After months of planning and a full-scale construction project, we finally moved into our brand new customized kitchen space. From there, we started to build the foundation to expand our business,  adding to-go and delivery menu…

KCC Farmers Market, Honolulu, HI; Snapshot of What’s Happening

KCC Farmers Market, Honolulu, HI; Snapshot of What’s Happening

Cold and wintery Northern California weather got you down? Dreaming of a milder climate? One with clean air, a warm ocean and a small community of farmers dedicated to bringing to market a proud bounty of mother nature’s best?

Think about visiting Oahu; better yet, set your sights on Honolulu with its restaurant and art renaissance and the KCC Farmers market. Located just north of the famous Diamond Head crater, this saturday morning stroll and shop offers an incredibly beautiful and diverse taste of what’s happening in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

We caught wind of this well-known and respected market back on the mainland and our curiosity got the best of us. If you know Bay Laurel Culinary, then it shouldn’t seem out of the ordinary that we would go for a chance to gather ideas, talk with purveyors and gather intel for our upcoming 2017 catering season.

Here’s a peak at what we found…

The Market Starts Early and Closes before Lunch
Tropical Flowers from Green Point Nurseries
Hawaiian Wild Caught Shrimp
Malunggay
Farm Fresh Pickle
Incredible Breakfast Offerings
Jams, Butters & Honey
Cruising by Tropical Blossoms
More Flowers
All Hawaiian Honey
Big Island Avocado
Buying Cut Fruit from a Vendor
Green Onion
Grilled Abalone
Strawberry Papaya
The Pig & the Lady
Pho Ga
Juicer
Pitaya or Dragon Fruit
Never Too Early for Popcicles in Hawaii
Sweet Gold Babies
Hawaiian Honey
Local Honey for Sale
Daikon, Orange & Pineapple
Banana
Rambutan
Grilled Shrimp on a Stick
Squash & Gourds!

Squash & Gourds!

Autumn’s full bounty is on display right before Thanksgiving in Western Sonoma County. Just before the weather turns really dark and nasty, Mother Earth gives us one last glimpse of our long summer growing season that usually lasts deep into November. Winter Squash by different names,…

The Treasure Island Music Festival 10th Anniversary

The Treasure Island Music Festival 10th Anniversary

Jeez, It’s been ten years, where does the time go we ask? Ten years ago this October BLC (being just a newborn) was asked to come down and serve the artists over the weekend kicking out the jams at the Treasure Island Music festival.A decade…