14th Annual Eastern Market Trip

Can you believe we’ve been doing this for 14 years?

We meet at Vivio’s restaurant at 7 am. (Yes that’s a.m., as in ante meridian, as in morning. This is a farmers market you know) for an eye-opening breakfast and perhaps a Bloody Mary or two. Then, invariably, we scale to the top of R. Hirt Jr. Co. for wicker and kitchen supplies, followed by the Cost Plus Wine Shoppe where we can, and do, buy wine by the case.

Don’t get us started on fresh produce. Okay, do get us started. It’s all you can afford and all you can carry; and we can carry a lot because we’ve learned to spot our cars at different locations all over the market. We have friendly competition for best buy on strawberries by the flat, most exotic roses, biggest shrub, and most complete veggie assortment. We usually finish at the Rafal Spice Company (it smells sooo good) and then the Rocky Peanut Company for cashews (whole, not pieces. They taste better) and a chance to sit down. 

If anyone has any energy left, we head to the marina to cook up some of our purchases (just the produce, not the roses) and sample some, or all, of our new wine. Please Join us.