Chef's Garden

[shroomgirl]

Farmer Lee Jones from Ohio's Chef's Garden is in STL on his road show. What cool shtuff!!!! Oh my gosh he has vegetables and herbs.....parts there of that are exciting.
Garlic Roots....mild and much like rice noodles
beets....white beets? now I've been around farmers and markets for a long time and never seen a white beet.
He brought in all the fun potatoes including fingerlings
micro sprouts, medium sprouts and of course the larger size
lettuce mixes
orange, white, purple mini cauliflower heads
shiitakes

Just a fun time. Two chefs did cooking demos.....Cary McDowell sauteed tiny potatoes, shiitakes and topped it with a searred scallop and tiny herb salad.

Patrick the chef from Hyatt made absolutely one of the best dishes I've put in my mouth.

Waygu beef carpacio that was marinated in shredded horseradish and beets, thinnly sliced and topped with roasted baby beets in a sherry/olive oil with Beet salt sprinkle, a killer yellow beet puree dressing with sherry vinagrette....some anise micro sprouts.....wow. oh and chevre.....wow.

Really a fun way to spend the afternoon.

[mr.miagi]

wow sounds like a fantastic day.one thing which is progressing over hear is the farmers markets.its a chance for chefs to tap into local resources.

[shroomgirl]

where is here?

Farmers markets are thriving here also......St. louis, Mo, USA./...use of local food is increasing too.

[mr.miagi]

Wales,europe reputedly the home of the best lamb in the world.Over here the farming industry has had a bad time over the last few years and some have realised that there is a market for local produce,rather than the super market were the look of the produce seems to be more important than the taste.