If you are a food enthusiast and love to sample the freshest organic produce in the country, then a trip to Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market is something to have on your bucket list. This renowned location houses hundreds of food vendors. Artisanal bread, hand-ground meal, freshly picked avocados, and gourmet recipe ideas are only a few of the things you can expect to find at the San Francisco marketplace every Saturday. This event brings in over 40,000 guests each week. It has service hours from eight in the morning until two in the afternoon every Saturday with open hours between ten in the morning and two in the afternoon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Demonstrations, classes, and more
For those wanting to learn how to blanch vegetables, preserve fruit, or get a consistent chocolate melt, the Ferry Building hosts numerous culinary schools and chefs along with charities and entrepreneurs. Visitors can learn new techniques, find out about healthy diets, and ask questions about sustainable growing. Book lovers might enjoy a stop at the It’s Independent Bookstore where author signings and treats are commonplace. Mother’s Day and Earth Day are two of the holidays where the market hosts events. The venue is open year-round whether it rains or not.
Specialty food items and restaurant fare
Whether you want the morning’s catch, a nicely aged bottle of local wine, or a blue cheese that is creamy and bold, there are hundreds of gourmet food picks for market visitors to sample. On Thursdays, guests will find Italian and Mexican on the menu with fish tacos or pizza cooked on a wood stove. Specialty food shops offer homemade jellies, jams, cookies, loaves of bread, cheeses, and pastries for you to salivate over as you stroll between booths. When you get ready to head home, you can pick up the fresh eggs for tomorrow’s breakfast along with a bouquet of daisies for the table. A delicious smelling candle will go nice with the fresh rack of ribs you have to barbecue, and you can find it all at the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market.
The Ferry Building hosts lavish dinner parties
When you have a wedding, birthday, anniversary, promotion, or graduation to celebrate, then you can contact Paul LeDuc Catering to schedule a party at Ferry Plaza. When you host a dinner party, then you can invite as many as 400 people. For meet and greet receptions, the Ferry Building can accommodate as many as 800 guests. The magnificent hall has enormous ceilings and a mosaic state seal to captivate visitors when entering. Tile floors run throughout the second level.
Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market is an experience. Visiting this massive complex gives you several hours of browsing, sampling, and reading to do. Whether you want to learn something new, try food that you never ate, or pick up a gift for someone, you will not get bored at the San Francisco Farmer’s Market. You can reach the building by taking a ferry, BART, MUNI, or the trolley.
References:
https://cuesa.org/markets/ferry-plaza-farmers-market
Courtesy: F. Lofrano & Son, Inc – https://lofrano.com/locations/san-francisco/1465-folsom-st-san-francisco-ca/
