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Garage/Greenhouse The Kitchen (3/10/07)
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Chef Adolfo's Place (My Night at RioMar) |
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Chef Adolfo picked me up at about 9:45 Saturday morning and we went to the Crescent City Farmer's Market on the corner of Girod and Julia streets, just a block from our condo. Before Katrina, it was a pretty robust market, but since the storm it has been smaller, with a much less extensive selection. Adolfo explained that most chefs go to the large farmer's market uptown on Tuesday morning. Tuesday is really the start of the week for most chefs since most of the restaurants are closed on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday, the chefs fill their refrigerators for the week. Still, some chefs, including Adolfo, sometimes go to the Saturday market, as well. To say that Adolfo is well known in the market would be an extreme understatement. It was something like I imagine it would be to stroll with royalty. The staff of the market was thrilled to have him at their market, and virtually everyone seemed to know him. There were a few other chefs, some journalists, customers from the restaurant and, of course, the purveyors. His business, he said, is about relationships, and he certainly worked those relationships at the market. We decided to make our dessert simple, and we picked up some fresh strawberries and creole cream cheese. We then bought some honey from an elderly gentleman called "Paw Paw." I also got some candied walnuts to go with the cheese plate. The greens were fresh, but not very interesting, so we left decisions about the salad for our next stop: the Hong Kong market. (more to come)
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