Market


July 29, 2013

The Forest Feast: The Farmers Markets of the Silicon Valley

by Erin Gleeson

I had so much fun illustrating this map of all the farmers markets in Silicon Valley for the current issue of Edible Silicon Valley magazine. My local market is the Mountain Goat/4 corners (see it? Click here for a bigger image of the map). There is also an article about Maggie, the woman who spearheaded that market, […]

April 18, 2013

Postcard from Cái Bè: Meat Market Stall

by Kayoko Akabori

I just returned from a week in Vietnam with Johnny. We had an incredible time! I will be posting more in the coming weeks, as my jetlag fades, but here’s a snapshot from a market in Cái Bè, a small town on the Mekong Delta. I love this photo. Amidst the chaos of the early-morning market, this […]

March 29, 2013

Postcard from Chiang Rai: Market Melons

by Johnny Lopes

*Johnny Lopes is based in San Francisco and is currently traveling through Southeast Asia for two months. Follow what he’s eating on his Flickr feed.

August 21, 2012

Postcard from Nahoko: Seaside Butcher (Thailand)

by Nahoko Morimoto

*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.

July 4, 2012

Forest Feast at the Farmer’s Market

by Erin Gleeson

I love this time of the year when farmers markets set up during the evenings downtown. There’s nothing better at the end of the day than a stroll through the market, basket in hand, the smell of fresh fruit and herbs in the air. I met Jack after work at the market and we gathered […]

January 31, 2012

Postcard from Aomori: Sockeyes

by Nahoko Morimoto

*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.

January 24, 2012

Postcard from Aomori: Tsugaru Woman

by Nahoko Morimoto

*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.

January 11, 2012

Postcard from Taiwan: 7pm

by Nahoko Morimoto

*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan magazines.

November 1, 2011

Hokutei Suisan Fish Market (Saitama)

by UM Guest

By Sasha Wizansky On October 21st, chef Kanji Nakatani took a small group of the OPENharvest crew on a trip to the Hokutei Fish Market to visit fish purveyor, Katsuhiro Sato. Apparently, Sato was kicked out of the main local fish market many years back and started his own small, maverick fish market, Hokutei Suisan. […]

October 28, 2011

Tuna Head at Tsukiji Fish Market

by Kayoko Akabori

Look at this tuna head! It was fucking HUGE–I could easily fit my own head into its mouth. Its eyeball was so clear, it looked as though it were still alive, looking deep into my soul, prodding me to try its precious ruby red flesh. Sorry I have not been blogging so much. Every day […]