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After Hours this Thursday! Jazz & More! Brunch Southern Village Theatre Celebration of Local Food NC Wine Tour |
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| What's for Lunch? Yup, it's back to school and time to figure out how to pack a quick, nutritious, and tasty lunch for everybody in your house. There are lots of great ideas for lunch from the traditional sandwich, fruit, veggie, & cookie combo to a single aseptic box of Spirutein. For die-hard sandwich lovers, Weaver Street Market has a variety of sliced breads and offers roast beef, ham, turkey, and salami sliced to order. Pick up some string cheese, Bonnie Bell Gouda singles, or sliced cheese singles to add to or eat along side your sandwich. How about a bagel sandwich? Look for individual size plain cream cheese in our deli section or buy some of our specialty-flavored cream cheeses. A piece of fresh fruit is a terrific match for any sandwich. More... |
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Totally Local Dinner Next Feature Farm Dinner |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Recipe: Watermelon & Green Zebra Salsa |
Hanover Park Vineyard Thomas Gourmet Sauces |
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Tired of sandwiches? Make a variety pack lunch with yogurt, fruit, veggies, and a treat.
To save prep time in the morning, snack-pack as much as you can at night or on the weekend. Buy peanuts, trail mix, sesame sticks, banana chips, or animal cookies in the bulk section, and make your own lunch mix. Some of the mixes have bits of chocolate in them that can satisfy that sweet tooth without being too much of an indulgence. Break down bags of peeled carrots and grape tomatoes or cut up a bunch of celery into lunch-size quantities. Even broccoli, radishes, red peppers, and cauliflower can be chopped ahead and bagged up for a quick addition to the brown bag. Johnny won't eat it, you say? What about you? Look for pre-packaged macaroni salads and similar items in our Grab 'N Go case to beef up the brown bag. Variety snack packs can get you through the day and keep the calories at bay. Just for fun, how about packaging up some Cornichon pickles, olives, or grape leaves? Moist items will need to be stored in plastic, but look for paper sandwich bags in our dry goods section for an alternative to plastic sandwich bags.
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Organic Grand Rosa Plums | $1.39/lb. | low price | ||||||||||
| Organic Thompson White Grapes | $2.59/lb. | save $1.00/lb| Driscoll California Strawberries |
1 lb. clamshells 2/$6.00
| Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials. |
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| Watermelon & Green Zebra Salsa |
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.Watermelon & Green Zebra Salsa From Gourmet, August 2003 To serve over grilled fish, pork or chicken 1-1/2 cups finely chopped green tomatoes 1-1/2 cups finely chopped red watermelon 2/3 cup minced red onion 1 (2-1/2-3 inch)fresh red or green Thai or serrano chili 1/4 cup cilantro 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice 3/4 teaspoon salt Toss together tomatoes, watermelon, onion, chile, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Do not make salsa more than one hour ahead or it will become watery. Serve over your favorite grilled fish, chicken or pork. |
| Local Producer: Hanover Park Vineyard, Yadkinville, NC |
On our Wine Tour, we will visit Michael and Amy Helton, winemaker and owners of Hanover Park Vineyard. When I first met Michael Helton almost five years ago, his enthusiasm was contagious. Their wines, however, spoke for themselves. Michael and Amy's inspiration came during a month long honeymoon in the south of France in the summer of 1996. Michael and Amy returned home with a love of French wines and the countryside. By December, Hanover Park Vineyard began. Teachers and Artists by trade; they became farmers and winemakers almost overnight. Their passion is inspiring.When I finally made it to their winery just this spring, I didn't want to leave. Tasting their amazing, French-inspired viniferous delights and listening to Michael and Amy talk about the vineyards, their latest experiments with fruit wine, and port, I was totally hooked. I even considered asking them if they needed a field hand, I was ready to move to Yadkinville and make grape growing my new life! |
| Read more about Hanover Park Vineyard here. |
| Local Producer: Thomas Gourmet Foods, Greensboro, NC |
During this month of local producer tastings, Weaver Street Market has been fortunate to host many of the owners and founders of these great local businesses. Last Saturday Mr. Thomas of Thomas Gourmet Food was in the Carrboro store sampling his meat & poultry marinade and marinara pasta sauce. All the Thomas sauces are made to be low in fat and sodium, with high quality ingredients. Mr. Thomas sampled the meat marinade over baked chicken and it was delightfully light and tasty. The marinara pasta sauce tasted so fresh it was hard to believe it came out of a jar. Stop in and check out the Thomas sauces and marinade section - they produce a divine BBQ sauce, too!
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| Read more about Thomas Gourmet Foods 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 18 - Brown Mountain Lights - pop twang with bluegrass sensibilities August 25 - Tristeza - Bossa Nova 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. Internationalist Books cooking at After Hours this Week The Internationalist Bookstore has a long history of providing the community with a venue for alternative books, information, and a place to gather. Started in 1981 by Bob Sheldon, the Internationalist has undergone a few incarnations, one in 1991 when it became an all-volunteer run organization, and again in 1999 when it adopted a non-profit member organization status. Members can use the facilities to create zines, publish their poetry, or contact the media with information about local happenings. They show movies with current event themes on Monday nights and publish a monthly newsletter. The shop itself is small, but offers a concentration of alternative political titles, feminist and minority writings, and magazines that don't always make it to the commercial shelves. As with any member-supported organization, Internationalist Books can only continue to provide these services to the community if the community supports them. Membership is $20 a year and members receive a 10% discount on all merchandise. If you haven't already been by the Internationalist, they are located at 405 West Franklin Street. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. Learn more about Internatonalist Books 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 21 - The Jon Shain Trio - Americana & blues August 28 - The Richard Tazewell Quartet - progressive jazz and Caribbean |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| Southern Village Theatre |
The Agora Players present Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" on the lawn in Southern Village.
Performance times are:Thursday August 18 at 8:00 pm Sunday August 21 at 7:00 pm Monday August 22 at 8:00 pm Thursday August 25 at 8:00 pm The performance is free to the public. Don't forget to stop by Weaver Street Market in Southern Village to grab delicious picnic food and drinks. |
| Read more about the play. |
| 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 opportunity on our first ever Wine Tour.View the wine tour schedule here. Sampling Schedule: Carrboro Saturday August 20: Immaculate Baking Company Cookies, 1-4 pm Tuesday August 23: Extrusions Fresh Pasta, 12-2 pm Saturday August 27: Giacomo's Italian Salami & Suki Roth Herbal Teas & Honey, 1-4 pm Tuesday August 30: Little Red Wagon Granola, 12-2 pm Southern Village Thursday August 18: Counter Culture Coffee, 5-7 pm Sunday August 21: Immaculate Baking Company Cookies, 3-6 pm Sunday August 28: Giancomo's Italian Salami, 3-6 pm |
| View the full sampling schedule here. |
| 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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| Totally Local Dinner | |
Every summer Panzanella sharpens our focus on local abundance with a menu created to showcase the fabulous products grown or produced within 250 miles of Carrboro. So what's so important about LOCAL? Enjoying what's freshest right here right now means great taste and better nutrition. But you are also helping to support a local business, farming, that needs your support. North Carolina is losing hundreds of farms every year and that means we are bringing in more food from out of state that has been in transit how long and how much fuel did it burn to get it here? Shouldn't we be enjoying the goodness that can grow in our farmers' fields, putting money back into our community? It's all about becoming a more self sufficient community that preserves the natural rural countryside around us and appreciating the ability our farmers have to bring these foods to our table. This dinner not only supports local farmers and producers by using their products for this menu but a portion of the profits go directly to the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro.
So come out and celebrate our summer harvest on Wednesday August 31 at the Totally Local Dinner at Panzanella Restaurant in Carrboro. They will be serving up a delicious menu that is thousands of miles fresher and just around the corner. Dinner is served from 5:30-9:00 pm. Call for reservations for parties of six or more, 929-6626. | |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). Learn more about the Sustainable Program here. | |
| Next Feature Farm Dinner: Maple Spring Gardens & Perry-winkle Farm Tomorrow! | |
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! |