Join us this Sunday for pumpkin decorating at the market!
WHAT: Let’s get creative! Pumpkins & decorating supplies will be provided while they last. You are welcome to bring along your own pumpkin for decorating!
WHEN: Sunday, October 20th during the Farmer’s Market (10am)
WHERE: Swampscott High School
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
Join us this Sunday for cookie decorating at the market!
WHAT: Cookies & decorating supplies will be provided, just bring along the kids and artistic talent!
WHEN: Sunday, October 6th during the Farmer’s Market (10am)
WHERE: Swampscott High School
Lemon Sugar Cookies will be donated by Immaculate Baking Company.
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
Nothing beats starting the fall season than the smell and taste of delicious pies so come join the fun! The Interact Club is fundraising to support BARKA, Clean Water for Africa.
Think you are the next great baker? Have undiscovered talent? Then why not have the chance to prove yourself and your pie at our tasting booth! Simply submit your favorite fall pie for judging the morning of the October 13th and come back at NOON to see if your pie out-tasted the rest and claim your prize!
WHAT: Pie Contest to benefit the Swampscott High School Interact Club
WHEN: Sunday October 13th. Drop your pie off between 10:00 and 11:00 AM. Judging will be done at noon, results are revealed at 12:30pm.
WHERE: Swampscott Farmer’s Market, 200 Essex Street, Swampscott MA, Swampscott High School
HOW: If you are interested in entering, fill out the registration form and deliver it to SHS with your $5 entry fee no later than October 9th. Forms will also be accepted at the Swampscott Farmers Market on October 6.
Photo credit: http://www.pauladeen.com/article_view/baking_season_starts_with_a_pie/
We would like to thank all of you who came out for the chef throwdown last weekend, it was truly a fantastic day! The sun was shining, people were smiling and best of all, the chefs were cooking up some amazing dishes.
We would like to thank our talented judges for taking on the (oh-so-tough) job of tasting these three gourmet dishes and making the hard decision of who would come out on top.
Most of all, we would like to thank the three local chefs who donated their time and supplies to create a truly special day!
Lobster was the secret ingredient and all three chefs came up with truly unique ways of presenting the ingredient using the fresh local produce from the market. We hope you were one of the lucky ones who got to taste a sample of one of the dishes, all three of them were out of this world!
Coming out on top was chef Barry Edelman from Five Corners Kitchen in Marblehead.
His dish was pan roasted lobster with creamed leeks & basil, corn, grilled romaine, fennel, caramelized cauliflower and radish in a white miso & potato vinaigrette.
We hope to see you at the market again this week! Thank you for your continued support!
We hope you’ll all be coming out to join us this Sunday for what is looking to be a gorgeous sunny day! We’ve got our biggest event of the season and you won’t want to miss it!
We would like to take a quick moment to highlight the amazing people who are helping us out with the event this year.
Judging the Chef Throwdown competition will be three local experts:
Kim Carrigan, co-host of The Financial Exchange on WRKO 680 AM and long-time resident of Swampscott, will both emcee and judge the competition. A foodie at heart, Kim says she’s so excited to test the final results.
Our second judge will be Wellington Augusto of Mission Oak Grill in Newburyport and now the Red Rock Bistro in Swampscott. A native of Brazil, Augusto combines his love of food with his passion for hospitality. He has served as Executive Chef for several of Boston’s most prestigious restaurants.
Our third judge will be accomplished freelance journalist Jeanne O’Brien Coffey. She writes frequently on food and wine for Northshore magazine and her work has appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, Wine Country International, and Executive Travel. Jeanne can’t wait to learn about the secret ingredient!
Rumor has it that the judges won’t be the only ones to get a taste of the competition’s results–samples of the chefs’ creations will be available to the public!
To find more details about the event or to read about the talented chefs participating, please see our previous post.
Not only will the event be a blast but this is one of the best times of year to visit the market. The tables are overflowing with sweet red tomatoes, peppers, corn, eggplant, cucumbers, and all your fall favorites like crisp apples, pears and butternut squash (just to name a few).
We’ll see you on Sunday, bring the whole family along!
It’s that time again; Swampscott Farmers Market will be hosting their Annual Chefs Throwdown. Come watch 3 local chefs battle it out in a Farmers Market Style Throwdown on Sunday September 15th from 10:30-12:30.
Local chefs this year are Gregg Brackman, chef/owner of G Bar & Kitchen in Swampscott, the winner of last year’s first Throwdown in 2012 will be returning to defend his title. His spicy grilled flank steak, basil-butter poached lobster, sautéed rainbow chard, acorn squash-corn hash, baby heirloom tomato mélange and second dish composed of pan seared salt & pepper salmon, butternut-zucchini pancake, red and purple pepper puree won him the coveted frying pan trophy. Can Chef Gregg top himself this year and remain undefeated?
The second chef and fan favorite is Craig Hawley, private chef/caterer and owner of Bar-B-Que Bistro and Fish and Fowl Supper Club. Not only does he whip up some delicious food at his exciting popup kitchen dinners (10 courses with wine and/or beer pairings), he amazes everyone with his moving Bar-B-Que Bistro, a mobile food truck and trailer that specializes in Gourmet French Bistro Barbeque that comes equipped with a grill, smoker, burners, music and so much more. I wonder what Chef Craig has up his sleeve this year??
Our third chef and new to the Throwdown is Barry Edelman of 5 Corners Kitchen, a French inspired bistro in Marblehead. 5 Corners Kitchen recently celebrated their one year anniversary after reopening due to a fire they had back in 2011 followed by a huge accolade by getting Best of Boston, Best Restaurant and General Excellence for the North. Chef Barry recently did a food demo at the Farmer’s Market where he served a grilled bread panzanella salad which tantalized our taste buds. It will be exciting to see what this rookie to the Throwdown can do in 1 hour.
Each chef will be given the secret ingredient, allotted $35 to spend at the market, 15 min to shop, and 1 hr to prepare the ultimate dish for judging. Whole Foods of Swampscott will be providing basic pantry items such as salt, pepper, oils, vinegars and stocks. The chefs may bring up to 5 different pantry items from their own kitchens. The real focus will be highlighting all the seasonal vegetables and showcasing the secret ingredient. Judging criteria will be determined by taste, creativity, presentation and use of workspace.
We welcome you to come out and cheer on the chefs as the kitchen heats up at the Second Chefs Throwdown. Visit our facebook page to stay up-to-date!
Any guesses on what the secret ingredient will be this year??
Join us this Sunday for a cooking demo with Barry Edelman!
WHAT: Chef Barry Edelman from 5 Corner’s Kitchen will be performing a cooking demonstration featuring delicious seasonal ingredients you can find at the Farmer’s Market.
WHEN: Sunday, August 25th during the Farmer’s Market (10am)
WHERE: Swampscott High School
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
If you missed the fantastic yoga class we held in July, now is your time to jump in on another free class with certified yoga instructor Cindy Hellmann.
WHO: All ages & levels welcome
WHAT: Free yoga class with instructor Cindy Hellmann
WHEN: Sunday, August 18th 10:00am (please arrive 10-15 minutes early)
WHERE: Swampscott High School (lower grassy area)
HOW: We ask that you bring your own mat and water. Please check the Swampscott Farmer’s Market facebook page the morning of the event, we will post here if the event is cancelled due to bad weather.
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
Join us this Sunday for Kid’s Fun Day at the Farmer’s Market!
WHAT: Bring the kids down to the market for a bunch of fun activities including games, face painting and balloon animals & vegetables!
WHEN: Sunday, August 11th, 10am – 1pm
WHERE: Swampscott High School
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
Join us this Sunday for a cooking demo with Gregg Brackman!
WHAT: Chef Gregg Brackman from G Bar & Kitchen will be performing a cooking demonstration featuring delicious seasonal ingredients you can find at the Farmer’s Market.
WHEN: Sunday, August 4th during the Farmer’s Market (10am)
WHERE: Swampscott High School
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
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