Farmers' Markets
Here is a list of Farmers' markets in the major cities that have in the past carried heirloom tomatoes. Bear in mind that availability depends on the weather and how much recent demand there has been.
AUSTIN
Armadillo Farmers' Market
301 W. Riverside Drive
Open Wednesday 3 p.m.—6 p.m.; April—December
Asian American Cultural Center
Jollyville Road, between Oak Knoll and Duval Road
Open Wednesday 10 a.m.—1 p.m.; year-round
Lakeway Farmers' Market
1718 Lohmans Crossing
Emmaus Catholic Church parking lot
512-280-1976
Open Tuesday 2:30 p.m.—6 p.m.; April—December
Westlake Market
4100 Westbank Drive in the Westlake High School parking lot, between Loop 360 and Bee Caves Road
512-280-1976
Open Saturday 10 a.m.—1 p.m.; year-round
DALLAS
Dallas Farmers' Market
1010 S. Pearl
214-939-2806
Open 7 days 7 a.m.—6 p.m.; year-round
www.dallasfarmersmarket.org
EL PASO
El Paso Farmers' Market
9173 Socorro Road
915-859—2999
Open 7 days 8 a.m.—8 p.m.; May 1—Oct 31
HOUSTON
Canino's Produce
2520 Airline Drive
713-862-4027
Open 7 days 6 a.m.—8:30 p.m.; year-round
SAN ANTONIO
Olmos Basin Park
Jackson-Keller Road, between McCullough and San Pedro
830-789—4478
Open Tuesday & Saturday 7:30 a.m.—1 p.m.; year-round
St. Jude's Catholic Church
130 South San Augustine
210-432—8044
Open Wednesday 8 a.m.—noon; June—August
St. Leonard's Catholic Church
8510 Zarzamora
210-924—6000
Open Monday 9 a.m.—1 p.m.; June—August
St. Leo's Catholic Church
4401 South Flores
210-533—9108
Open Thursday 8 a.m.—1 p.m.; year-round
From the July 2001 issue.
A Star-Spangled SpreadSix top Austin chefs set off culinary fireworks with a potluck picnic for the Fourth of July.
Five weeks before the real event, Casa Volpe (Italian for "Fox House"), as Lisa and Emmett Fox of Austin's Asti call their stylish Tuscan-Texan villa outside Austin, was the scene of a pre-picnic photo shoot and sampling fest. As late-afternoon sunlight flooded the covered deck, the chefs began to arrive, bearing great baskets and platters of food. Marion Gillcrist, the chef and a co-owner of La Traviata, brought fresh, creamy Texas mozzarella and a bounty of heirloom tomatoes in shades from crimson to orange to green with yellow stripes. Aquarelle's Jacques Richard, a native of France, showed up with a still life of raw and blanched vegetables and a bowl of the world's most garlicky aïoli. Sam Dickey, the chef and a co-owner of the Granite Cafe, whipped up luscious mashed sweet potatoes infused with maple syrup and cascabel chiles. Will Packwood of Emilia's, who was recently named one of the country's top ten up-and-coming chefs by Food & Wine magazine, reinterpreted five-bean salad with a terrific parsley-thyme-scallion vinaigrette. For their part, the genial hosts prepared grilled lobsters (filled with vegetable slaw in a rainbow of colors) and homemade vanilla ice cream with swirls of puréed fresh peach.
Recipes
Crudites and Sauce Aioli
Five-Bean-and-Red-Onion Salad
Grilled Lobsters With Summer-Vegetable Slaw
Heirloom Tomatoes and Texas Mozarella
Honey-Ginger Applesauce
Mashed Maple-Cascabel Sweet Potatoes
Peach Swirl Vanilla Ice Cream
Sweet and Spicy Brined Pork Loin
Texas Blueberry Shortcake
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