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| Fig-A-Rama Salutations! One of your late summer favorites just arrived in the store today; I've been waiting since last season, and I know some of you have, too. It's FIG time, and that means it's time to get creative in the kitchen. Or get simple, cause sometimes that showcases an item best. My favorite simple way to eat them is with local goat cheese and a WSM French baguette. You could drizzle a little olive oil on that if you want to get a little fancier, and toss it in the oven--bruschetta! Another great (yet crazy-soundin') combo is fresh figs and caramelized onions! More... |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Recipe: Figgy Peach Packets |
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Don't let this one get away! You could make a pizza with a caramelized onion-based sauce, then top with figs and goat cheese, or you could just get the yummy can of sauce and put the onions, figs, and cheese on top. I bet they'd even be good in a salad with a honey-balsamic vinaigrette...of course, you can just lounge around with your beverage of choice and eat them out of hand, or better yet, have someone feed them to you. (You may have to do the same for them, so make sure you get enough).
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| Organic Valencia Oranges | 4# bag, 2/$7 | save $1.98 on 2| Organic Romaine Hearts |
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| Figgy Peach Packets |
By Anne Everitt, cooking instructor and pastry chef. Anne specializes in at-your-home dinner party cooking classes featuring menus in a variety of cuisines including Italian, Asian, vegetarian, or whatever you like. She will arrive at your house with all the ingredients and you and your friends will prepare the meal and sit down and enjoy it together. The cost is around $40-45 per person. Anne also creates decadent desserts for weddings and other special occasions. Call 967-1513.Figgy Peach Packets with Port and Pistachios Serves 6 1/2 pint of figs, tips removed and chopped into raisin sized pieces 1 large peach, peeled and cut into 1/2" chunks 1 cup of port 2 Tablespoons + 1/2 cut Butter, melted 4 Tablespoons Turbinado or light brown sugar Pistachios, toasted and finely chopped Thawed Phyllo dough Preheat the oven to 350. In a small bowl toss the figs and peaches with 1/4 cup of port and 2 Tablespoons butter. Spread out on a parchment-lined baking sheet and roast in the oven until tender, about 15-20 minutes. If the figs start to get dried before the peaches are done, remove them and continue until the peaches are just tender. Set aside to cool. Have out your melted butter, pistachios, and phyllo (covered in kitchen towels). When fruit is cool, slice a two inch wide strip down the short side of the phyllo. You will have a stack of phyllo that is 2 inches by 12 inches long. Pull out one piece and brush lightly with the melted butter. Sprinkle lightly with the pistachios then top with a second strip of phyllo. Brush again with butter. Then, at the top left corner, place two pieces of fig and two peach pieces. Take that corner and fold it over so that the short top side is lying along the right hand side. This is like folding up a paper football, if you ever did that in school. Then fold over the top right corner and bring it straight down along the right hand side, continue folding, encasing the filling until you get to an inch of the bottom. Then brush more butter on the filled packet so when you finish the roll the bottom will stick and seal. Place finished packet on a lined baking sheet and cover with plastic to keep from drying out. Begin again with next packet until you have used all the fruit. You should have about 12 packets. Put the remaining port and 2 tablespoons sugar in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Cook until bubbling and reduce to 1/3 cup. Bake phyllo packets in a 375-degree oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and a bit puffed. Place a couple of spoonfuls of the reduced port on a plate and top with two warm Figgy Peach Packets. You can also serve with a scoop of vanilla or pistachio ice cream. Garnish with chopped pistachios. |
| Local Producer: Stony Knoll Vineyards Dobson, NC, Surry County, Yadkin Valley |
The winery and tasting room for Stony Knoll Vineyards perches on a small hill overlooking a valley that has been farmed continuously by the Coe family for 100 years. If you walk down into the valley near the pond, you can see across the way an old log cabin that was part of the original homestead. The Vineyard and Winery are owned and operated by Van and Kathy Coe who, like a handful of North Carolina farmers, have transitioned from tobacco to grapes. They're learning as they go about the business of wine making, but they're learning fast and coming on strong.
Their vineyard is young, with vines only about three or four years old. The older a vine is the better quality of wine that results. Even with young vines, the Coe's have been able to produce excellent quality wines and their future stock is already great tasting. I went to visit Stony Knoll with our wine buyer, Peg Conway, on one of her tasting excursions and Van Coe was gracious enough to let us taste next year's cabernet. He led down into the large cold storage room where the barrels of wine were fermenting. Uncorking one barrel, he drew out a small amount of wine with what looked like a turkey baster. This is what winemakers do all year round while a wine is fermenting: they taste it to gage its progress. Because the wine we tasted was still fermenting, it had a lot of sediment in it and it still had a rawness to it, but oh, the promise of things to come was extraordinary. I had never tasted a fermenting wine, so I was surprised at how much of the quality of the final product was already present in the raw form. This batch of wine is scheduled to be bottled in February, so look for great things to come from this vineyard. Above the barrel cold storage, the Coe family has built a beautiful tasting room large enough for special event occasions. The long sloping lawn is a great spot for a picnic and we did just that. We had Giacomo's Italian salami on Weaver Street Market bread and shared a bottle of Stony Knoll Vineyard Chardonnay. I plan on returning early next year to spend more time in the Yadkin valley area and grab some of that newly bottled cabernet. You can try Stony Knoll Vineyards wines at the upcoming NC Wine Dinner at Panzanella, Monday August 15 and on the NC Wine Tour Friday, August 26. Tickets are selling fast for both events—reserve yours now! |
| Read more about Stony Knoll Vineyards here. |
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| After Hours this Thursday from 6-8 pm |
After Hours has grown to be one of the "best of the best" nights in Carrboro. It's old-fashioned fun with free music by local bands and the chance to relax on a blanket and picnic with your family on fresh grilled food by local charities. Kids of all ages can dance the night away or catch-up with friends.Weaver Street Market loves to see people enjoying our lawn and connecting with their community. To keep this event a safe and fun place, we ask that you only bring friendly, well-behaved dogs on leashes and please clean up after them. We want the children who attend our event to have a safe and happy time too, so we ask that they not be allowed to climb the trees or the Crepe Myrtles. Lastly, please enjoy the fountain from its perimeter. Thank you for your help in making this event safe and fun for everyone. August 11 - The Tim Stambaugh Band - Bluegrass, Celtic, folk & traditional August 18 - Brown Mountain Lights - pop twang with bluegrass sensibilities After Hours & the ALE Regulations We know how much fun it is to sit on the lawn and drink some beers, but unfortunately North Carolina law forbids Weaver Street Market from selling six packs for consumption outside. You can buy beer by the glass outside at the tasting table, singles, or half-gallon Growlers from Carolina Brewery, but please—be kind to our cashiers and don't buy a six pack to take outside. Orange County Housing and Land Trust cooking at After Hours this Week The Land Trust is a nonprofit developer of affordable homes for people who live or work in Orange County and earn less than 80% of the area's median income. For a family of four, this means an income of $57,050 or less a year. Government subsidies enable the Land Trust to sell homes far below market prices, and a 99-year ground lease ensures that the homes remain affordable to future generations of low-and moderate-income buyers. Land Trust buyers include teachers, hospital workers, university employees, and other core members of our community, who otherwise couldn't afford to own a home here. To learn more about the Land Trust's lasting solution to Orange County's affordable housing crisis, visit our website WWW.OCHLT.ORG. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. Learn more about the OCHLT here. |
| Jazz & More! Brunch, 2005. Sundays from 11am until 1pm |
Our popular Sunday music series is in full swing! Bring a chair or a blanket to enjoy an eclectic mix of music and feast on fresh breakfast fare from our hot bar and pastry case - eggs, pancakes, home fries, muffins, croissants, and loads of fresh, hot coffee!August 14 - Fais Pas Ça - bringing the bayou to you August 21 - The Jon Shain Trio - Americana & blues |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| Free Tai Chi |
Weaver Street Market, Plum Spring Clinic, StudiO2, and Southern Village Center are pleased to co-sponsor:Free Summer T'ai Chi Classes taught by Alavaro de le Iglesia. Saturday Mornings at 7:30am starting June 4, on the green across from the Lumina. T'ai Chi, a 2000 year old martial art, is a sequence of choreographed movement that releases the energy known as Chi and moves it through the body to allow healing effects. The many benefits of T'ai Chi include development of coordination and balance, regulation of blood pressure, strengthening of joints, and improved mental focus and calm. For more information, please contact the Plum Spring Clinic at 945-0300. Alvaro de la Iglesia, aka Al, has been involved in athletics and martial arts for 17 years. The last 10 years he has dedicated to Hatha Yoga and Tai Chi Chuan. His study of yoga included an internship in the TriYoga Teachers Training Program under the instruction of Joy Anandi. Teaching was a natural progression for him, and helping people to improve their health is very rewarding for him. Al currently also teaches at the Duke University Faculty Club. |
| View the Plum Spring Clinic summer schedule. |
| Celebration of Local Food & Wine |
Join Weaver Street Market as we celebrate the abundance of fabulous local producers in North Carolina. We'll have in-store tastings of food and wine all month long at our Carrboro location and our Southern Village location. Don't miss the special opportunities to learn in depth about the growing North Carolina Wine industry at Panzanella's Wine Dinner or on our first ever Wine Tour.View the wine tour schedule here. View the tasting schedule here. Bread Bakery Open House We're making pizza! Sunday, August 28, 5-8 pm come by anytime... OPEN OVEN, 5-8pm: Bring your own dough to bake! 6PM: Knead your own pizza dough - materials provided 7PM: We'll learn to shape and bake pizza dough—bring your own toppings! Special guest appearance by Lawrence Perkins, Panzanella chef extraordinaire! |
| North Carolina Wine Tour |
Join us on a chartered bus to enjoy a day packed with winery tours, beautiful vistas, great people and, best of all - great North Carolina wines! Peg Conway, Weaver Street's Wine Buyer has hand-picked each winery, and will personally guide you through our daylong tour.
Wineries to visit: 1. Raffaldini Vineyards, Ronda, NC 2. Stony Knoll Vineyards, Dobson, NC 3. RagApple Lassie Vineyards, Boonville, NC 4. Hanover Park Vineyard, Yadkinville, NC Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $75 per person and include the following: chartered bus, breakfast, lunch, heavy snacks, all winery tasting fees and souvenir tasting glasses. Check in time at WSM is 6:30am. Departure is 7:00am sharp. Approximate return 7:30pm. Full itinerary is available at time of ticket purchase. Tickets available at the Customer Service Desk in our Carrboro store. |
| View Wine Tour schedule here. |
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| ArtWalk: Local Artists |
What better way to spend a southern summer evening than strolling around town enjoying free art, music and food? Especially when there are so many local artists' work on display! Fourteen galleries and shops, most of them an easy walk from Weaver Street Market in downtown Carrboro, will be open late for this month's 2nd Friday ArtWalk from 6-9pm. And, you can top off the night with a stop at Panzanella after the ArtWalk from 9-11pm for food, drinks and new work by our own Erik Niemi.
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| Find more information on the 2nd Friday ArtWalk here. |
| NC Wine Tastings |
Throughout the month of August, as part of our Celebration of Local Food & Wine, we've added extra wine tasting opportunities for you to sample North Carolina wines and Peg Conway, our wine buyer, has put these wines on special for the week, sunday through Saturday of each week.
Carrboro: On Wednesday August 10 from 5-7pm, we welcome George Little, owner of Round Peak Vineyards in Mt. Airy, NC. These Round Peak wines will be on sale August 7-13. Chardonnay, on sale $13.49 Cabernet Franc, on sale $13.49 Cabernet Sauvignon, on sale $17.99 On Wednesday August 17 from 5-7pm, we welcome Guy Loeffler, owner of Horizon Cellars in Siler City, NC. These Horizon Cellars wines will be on sale August 14-20. Chardonnay, on sale $12.59 Viognier, on sale $14.39 Cabernet Franc, on sale $14.39 Southern Village: On Thursday August 11 from 5-7pm, we welcome Guy Loeffler, owner of Horizon Cellars in Siler City, NC. These Horizon Cellars wines will be on sale August 7-13. Chardonnay, on sale $12.59 Viognier, on sale $14.39 Cabernet Franc, on sale $14.39 On Thursday August 18 from 5-7pm, we welcome Nancy Zeman, owner of Benjamin Vineyards & Winery in Graham, NC. These Benjamin Vineyards wines will be on sale August 14-20. Chardonnel, on sale $10.39 Chambourcin, on sale $10.39 Merlot, on sale $12.19 Magnolia, on sale $7.99 |
| Call for Candidates for Weaver Street Market's Board of Directors |
Board elections, as always, take place in October, but now's the time to start thinking if you're interested in running for a consumer-owner seat on Weaver Street Market's Board of Directors. One of the benefits of being a WSM owner is participating in governing the store, by voicing your views on ownership issues and electing members to the Board of Directors. You also may serve on the Board yourself.
Any owner in good standing for one year is eligible to be a Board member, and is encouraged to consider nominating him/herself or another owner. Candidate application packets may be picked up at the customer service desk in the Carrboro store or from a manager at Southern Village. These packets include background information, details of the election process, and how to learn more about the Board and its processes. Candidates for elected positions on the Board will acquaint themselves with board governance policies and procedures prior to application by at least one of the following actions: reviewing the current Board policy notebook, discussing his/her candidacy with a Board member, attending a WSM Policy Governance training, or attending a board meeting. Such preparation prior to applying will help a prospective candidate to decide whether serving on the Board is a commitment he/she wishes to make. Candidates are expected to present applications in the established form by the published date; no write-in candidates are allowed. You are encouraged to participate! Consider nominating yourself, or simply vote for a candidate in October. Exercising your rights as an owner is critical to WSM remaining a successful and vital part of the community. |
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| 2nd Friday ArtWalk After Party |
Friday August 12 Art Walk and ArtWalk After Party - The next 2nd Friday ArtWalk will be The Hot Spot to be for art, taking place in Carrboro and Chapel Hill on Friday evening from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Many of the galleries will have live music and other art related entertainment. Admission is free in all cases. Refreshments are served at each location. Then join us for the After Art Walk Party from 9:00-11:00 pm at Panzanella Restarurant in Carrboro for food, drinks, and fun.
New artwork in Panzanella - now through September 18, you can see the work of our own Erik Neimi. Erik received his MFA in Mixed Media from Carolina. He currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Art at St. Augustine's College in addition to working a few nights a week at Panzanella. |
| Find more information on the 2nd Friday ArtWalk here. |
| Next North Carolina Wine Dinner |
Monday August 15, 7pm-9pm, tickets $35.The Best of North Carolina Wines Peg Conway, our Wine Coordinator will be presenting eight North Carolina wines from eight different NC wineries. Peg recently spent three days visiting fifteen North Carolina Wineries. What she found was a state with a thriving wine industry, great people and beautiful vineyards. She's excited to share her experiences with you, through a slide show and tasting tour of some of the best wines North Carolina has to offer. Wineries that will be represented are Westbend, RagApple Lassie, Raylen, Buck Shoals, Stony Knoll, Silkhope and Dennis. Join us for this exciting dinner, and enjoy plenty of food from the Panzanella Kitchen. Tickets $35. |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |
| Next Feature Farm Dinner: Maple Spring Gardens & Perry-winkle Farm |
Join Panzanella for the next Feature Farm Dinner on Wednesday August 17, featuring a menu of foods created from ingredients grown by Perry-winkle Farm and Maple Spring Gardens. Dinner, 5:30-9:00 pm. Parties of six or more, call 929-6626 to make a reservation. Fresh, organic, local tomatoes from Ken Dawson's Maple Spring Gardens have long been a seasonal favorite at Weaver Street Market. Located on 61 acres just north of Hillsborough, Ken along with his partner, Libby Outlaw, have been providing local Farmers' Markets and Weaver Street Market with close to a hundred varieties of organic produce since 1984 when Ken became a full-time organic farmer. 
Every Saturday morning, Cathy Jones and Michael Perry of Perry-winkle Farm can be found playing the "big show" of the Carrboro Farmers' Market, providing top chefs and the community alike with an extended product list of flowers, herbs, green garlic, carrots, turnips, potatoes, cherry tomatoes, leeks and their signature crop of a spring and fall green salad mix with edible flowers.
The chefs at Panzanella have a wonderful time creating amanzing dishes from the bounty of our local farmers. Don't miss this opportunity to experience local delights! |