Bloomingdale Farmer's Market 2010 Debut

So despite my laments of past mediocrity, the first Farmer's Market of the season really impressed me yesterday! The weather was perfect!

It definitely seemed like there was more variety and selection of goods this year.


This vendor had a pretty good selection of natural and organic sweets, with some little samples to chew on, which always helps sell me. I think she said they were there some weeks last year, but were trying to set up shop more consistently this year.

And of course Reid's Orchard planted in their usual spot. It seemed like they had more to offer this year too, no? Although I forgot to get fruit because I was tied up at the cheese stand for about 10 minutes. I finally settled on a big hunk of Wallaby from the Keswick Creamery stand. I think it's some derivative of Monteray jack but whatever it was, it sure tasted good when I ate the whole thing in a matter of hours yesterday afternoon. They had sold out of the regular sized baguettes by about 12:30 when I made my way over to the bread stand, so I got one of the large ones, which proved to be necessary anyway with the amount of cheese I decided to consume.

I also got some homemade gnocchi and tomato sauce from The Copper Pot stand. Haven't cooked it yet...the fact that it requires preparation time and is not available for me to just unwrap and bite right into has prevented me from tasting it yet. But it looks damn good! Gnocchi is just about my favorite thing in the world to eat...in addition to cheese, nachos, and every variety of sweets.

And speaking of sweets...


That brings us to Dolcezza Gelato! The brand spankin' new addition to the market this year. They had a pretty good selection of half pints of gelato and sorbets for $6 a pop.

Let me just note that this is a little steep for my blood. A half pint is only about enough to feed a baby goat. A half pint is not even enough to fill a bowl. A half pint is really only about 3 spoonfuls of substantial gelato...at least the kind of spoonfuls I eat. I take issue with the half pint. Especially for $6. You can get a whole pint of Ciao Bella gelato for $6 at Windows...just saying. I told those skinny bitches working that stand they needed to bring whole pints back next week, because they are selling it to full grown adults who just can't get down with buying something that looks like it should go into a Lunchable.

But I still got two of these little bite sized treats...the strawberry tequila and lime cilantro sorbets. The lime cilantro is amazing, what a flavor. And strawberry tequila is a zesty delight. Next week I will probably go with one of the gelatos. The cappuccino was delish and chocolate always goes down smooth.

Oh and I just wanted to drop a quick note about my previous comment telling the Dolcezza people to "watch their backs." I realize that might have been a little off-base. The Bloomingdale Farmer's Market is very welcoming!

Maybe they should just watch their backs when heading back to their cars if they parked anywhere around 3rd and R or Florida and North Capitol ; )

See you all next week! Farmer's Market organizers and participants...great job and keep up the good work!

Bloomingdale Farmer's Market

Outside Big Bear Cafe
1700 1st St NW
(between N Florida Ave & N R St)
Washington, DC 20001
Sundays 10 am-2 pm