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PUBLIC MARKET COMES TO SOUTH STREET SEAPORT!!!!!

Imagine waking up on a sleepy Sunday morning, heading over to the South Street Seaport and picking up some bread, fingerlings and fresh meat for dinner.

Well, if what happened Sunday Dec. 16th is a sample of it, it would be awesome. According to the New Amsterdam Public, the group behind the movement, over 5,000 people checked out Wintermarket, including the downtowndiva.

From veggies to cheeses to ice cream, the market had it all. Toss in sandwiches, soup and cider prepared by top chefs, this market had it all.

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First up for the downtowndiva, was Jerry Henkinand his dog who forage nuts in the Northeast. While i’m not a big nut lover, the dog was very cute. And the fact that he hunts for nuts, puts my dog to shame. Check out Jerry at www.nutgrowing.org

Next up, was one of the hilites for me, The Bent Spoon. This Princeton, NJ crew make artisanal ice cream which was to die for.

 Check out this pic….the top bottom layer was a cranberry cider sorbet that was just tart enough. And the top, omg, was a fantastic ricotta ice cream. Ridiculous! www.thebentspoon.net

Mario Batali, a big supporter of the market, was there picking out some fresh food. His people were making a pork sandwich, that wasn’t very good. FYI – i’m a little biased as I am not a fan of his food, his show yes, his food….um, no.

My favorite prepared sandwich there was Marlow & Sons braised beef sandwich with pickled vegetables.

 The bread could have been a little more artisian, but the picked vegetables were tasty and the beef was ridiculously soft. I am seriously going to head to Brooklyn to check out the Marlow & Sons & Diner, which by the way is in a new car commercial. www.marlowandsons.com

NYC vendors included: Wild Edibles, Rick’s Picks, Saxelby Cheesemongers, Salvatore Bklyn, Hot Bread Kitchen, Milk & Cookies Bakery and FiDi’s own Stella Maris who was cooking up fried oysters.

Touted as “the first known market of sustainable pur veyors,” the New Amsterdam Market took place under the awning of the Fulton New Market Building. New Amsterdam Public is proposing turning the former Fulton Fish Market into a green market parallel to Union Squares.

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Check out www.newamsterdampublic.org for more info on the local purveyors and how to donate to the cause, or to become a member or volunteer.