North Market- Farmer’s Market
July 2, 2011 | by Diana
These photos don’t do justice to the vendors. My camera phone was on video, and so I have half second videos but not photos, drat. There were lots of nice vendors at North Market though some had packed up by the time we arrived – maybe because of the rain. Athens Market beats them in the grain department, and variety, but still North Market has plenty of veggies, Oink Moo Cluck brought the home grown meat (we bought chicken). There were a couple of cheese places – I got feta for my salads, and my husband wanted the chipotle – which my daughter thinks will go well in her mexi-salad (along with the chorizo from Blues Creek inside the market). My husband found some great looking carrots too. We visited with Isaac from Honey Run Farm, he has awesome smelling soap – I love, love, love the mint smelling soap. We picked up soap and honey from him. Someday my husband wants to start his own beehives, but we’re still in the thinking about it stage.
My husband suggested …
Fantastic, Fabulous, Wonderful Fifty – How Do You Celebrate?
March 4, 2011 | by DianaMy birthday was Tuesday and it was a fabulous day. My husband and I have a deal. We take each other’s birthday and our anniversary off to do whatever we want. When the kids were young, we used it as a reconnect day and if it fell on a weekend, we took a weekday off instead. Our biggest rule is no chores. The house could fall down around us, but we ignore. Yesterday I got to choose what I wanted to do – and my husband went along for the ride. He’s such a great guy. The weather was fabulous, and perfect for spending the day together. First on our list – my husband mentioned North Market and I agreed wholeheartedly.
His plan – to sneak off and pick me up a box of chocolates from the Pure Imagination Chocolatier while I stopped off at the Greener Grocer for some veggies, grains and …
Foodie Christmas Shopping – North Market and Middle West Spirits
December 19, 2010 | by DianaMy husband and I went shopping for Christmas gifts for his family and ours, but we’re not fond of the crowded shopping Christmas season. Today I said I want to go out and hit the North Market first. I wanted to try and find some special gifts for my in-laws when we are together for Christmas Day.
This year, there’s a spice guy at the North Market in a new North Market Spices stall. He has jars of spices, and has portioned out bags of ground spices 2 oz, 4 oz, etc. The colors of these spices are so bright and beautiful. I bought a special bag for each of my nieces, my mother, mother in law and sister in law. He also has his own cocoa mix, plus some really cool things like whole star anise, vanilla bean and his own special blends. The guy with the guitar next the spice stall singing Christmas music (and going off the Christmas agenda when requested) sounded really nice. Who was he?
We walked over to jeni’s, had a few samples and bought a cone each. I had …
North Market, Columbus Tour – My Impressions
December 1, 2009 | by DianaWhat ever I tell you about the North Market it won’t be enough. I have been there in the past, and always loved it. I’m jealous of my husband who works only a few blocks away and could venture out to this smorgasbord of flavor to get a different type of meal whenever he desires. So, when I was offered a tour of the North Market I decided to go for it.
The North Market is a public market on Spruce Street, just a few blocks north of Nationwide Arena. It is filled with merchants, in individual market stalls. Kind of an indoor open air market. Dave Wilbe, the executive director of North Market gave us a brief background of the North Market and a tour of the building. Dave is very personable and seemed to be a go to kind of guy that all the market owners and workers would call out to and let know they needed something, or had something nice to share with him.
