Of Pork and Produce -- Kevin Gillespie Mans Demo Booth at Morningside Farmers Market June 20

Farmers markets epitomize the passions of chef Kevin Gillespie: casting fresh, organic, sustainably raised and locally focused ingredients into sublime dishes for his guests. Saturday, June 20 finds the Gunshow owner and “Top Chef” celebrity in his hay day at the Morningside Farmers Market where he’ll be showing ways to keep farm-fresh produce in the forefront. Demo starts at 9 a.m. Market opens at 7:30 a.m., and just as the first pig gets the pick of the trough, you’ll want to get there early for best dibs on the season’s field-fresh produce.

Is dad a real ham? Tickles your ribs until you squeal with laughter? Brings home the bacon? On Father’s Day, give him the rest of the story – “Pure Pork Awesomeness” ($30). Gillespie will have copies of his porcine page turner at the demo booth that morning. Let him personalize a copy for dad when you buy the cookbook at the market.

Todd Richards of The Pig & The Pearl, The Shed at Glenwood Works with Pork at Morningside Farmers Market Chef Demo on August 23

Are you tired of buying all of that farm-fresh fare at the farmers market only to realize you have no idea what to do with it? Chef Todd Richards from The Pig & The Pearl will be at the Morningside Farmers Market on Saturday, August 23 working with the product he knows best: pork. Riverview Farms, a certified organic farm in northwest Georgia, is providing Richards will a fresh from the farm hog. This delectable demo with begin at 9 a.m. and market hours are 7:30-11:30 a.m. 

Come Watch No. 246's Drew Belline at the Morningside Farmers Market

Drew Belline, executive chef at No. 246 in Decatur, welcomes Sequatchie Cove Farm, a Morningside Farmers Market product newbie, this Saturday, November 5. Belline will be working with ground lamb from the Sequatchie, Tenn. farm at his 9:30 a.m. demo. Make sure to stick around for a tasting and pick up some fresh produce for the week. Sequatchie Cove Farm is about 35 miles northwest of Chattanooga. Livestock, including Katahdin lamb, root and roam stress-free on grassy pastures.


Morningside Farmers Market, located at 1393 N. Highland Avenue, is open Saturdays 8 - 11 a.m.

Saturdays Are Demo-tastic at Atlanta Farmers Markets

Heading out for a Saturday morning stroll through your local farmers market is a local tradition these days, and it wouldn’t be a market morning without a talented local chef showing you the tricks of the trade for the very veggies in your basket.  This weekend, two of Atlanta’s top chefs will be teaching their trade!

JCT. Kitchen & Bar Executive Chef Ford Fry will lead the Morningside Farmers Market "Shop with a Chef" class at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 30.  Fry will work with produce from Woodland Gardens.  Shop the market for the freshest and finest organic produce, including hard-to-find herbs and unusual vegetables.  This is the place to find those Southern garden ingredients -- the kind Chef Fry loves to include in his JCT. Kitchen dishes! 

The Fall harvest brings a cornucopia of local produce to the Piedmont Park Green Market.  See what tricks Keira Moritz of Pacci Ristorante, a Kimpton Restaurant, has up her sleeve when she cooks at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 30 on the Community Center patio. Her Southern roots and Italian finesse will bring out the best in seasonal eating.

The fall is the perfect time to head to the market for a chef demo, so head into the sunshine and learn something new this weekend!