Northside Produce Market March 21 Highlights

From the purest glacial water of Aoraki / Mt Cook to North Sydney....

We’re so pleased that Stephen Hodges, seafood aficionado and who became known as the ‘Chef’s fish Chef’ after opening The Pier at Rose Bay and then the much-loved Fish Face in Darlinghurst, is joining Northside Produce Market with his range of artisan, small batch, smoked fish products.  The curing, smoking and slicing of the fish is all done by hand. Stephen prides himself on his attention to flavour, texture and presentation and only uses Mt Cook Alpine Salmon, as it comes from low density farming in pure New Zealand glacial waters, with minimal human interaction and is simply the best salmon.

On the Prickle Hill Produce farm in the Riverina, Roy Duffle has been picking stone fruit, such as October Sun plums, described as “yellow flesh, sweet and juicy”. Roy’s son James, told us that their Watermelon, which still has another month to go, is “sweet and crunchy, just like the seedless Crimson grapes, coming from nearby Griffith and that we may see some of their freshly harvested Jujubes”.

We can’t wait to get our hands on a bag of Grounded Wholefoods’ new Lavoche Crispbread made by Paula and Damon, of course. All hand made with that fresh bread flavour, seasoned with sea salt and poppy seeds and baked golden and crisp, perfect for dipping into one of their dips. At this market, they’ll have their Rocket & Feta, Chargrilled Veg with Olive Oil and Roasted Cauliflower & Almond Dips.

Paddy the Baker is celebrating St Patrick’s Day this Tuesday evening, by going into town to watch an Irish band with a Guinness in his hand. At his stall this Saturday, he’s celebrating with a special offering of Spotted Dick Soda bread. Paddy soaks the sultanas in tea overnight and told us that originally in Ireland, it was a snack made by farmers wives, taken to the fields in tea towels and called Spotted Dough.

The Easter long weekend is less than 3 weeks away and yes, as is tradition, we are holding our FREE Kids Easter Treasure Hunt at our Saturday, April 4^th Northside Produce Market. To find our more, click here.

Lisa MacDonald - Northside Produce Market Coordinator