It’s What You’re Near
One of the greatest things about living up here is the Marblehead Farmer’s Market.
Marblehead is an upscale New England town East of Salem; you can ride there easily from Beverly, partly on the road and partly on bike trails. It’s known for its beautiful rocky coastline, its overlooks, and its narrow streets crammed with historical houses. It looks like the cover of an issue of Yankee magazine, or the latest issue of Land’s End.
We don’t generally go to Marblehead for meals; we have a lot of favorite places near us, either in Beverly or just across the bridge. And, we get down to the hub at least once a week; our friends’ worries that we were heading out to the fronteir, never to be heard from again, were paranoid exaggerations.
But the Marblehead Farmer’s Market combines ethical eating and support for regional businesses with products good enough to attract a dedicated gourmet.
Where else are you going to get Farmstead Bleu goat cheese (the cheese is blue; the goat is a regular goat) from Crystal Brook ? Or, try the West River Creamery’s Cambridge, made with raw milk, or the Firehouse Jack — the jack is creamy and flavorful enough to stand up to the hot peppers, not the wax you get at Big Brother Grocery. Look for her cooler — if it’s on the table, it may contain lamb, red wine, and feta sausages that will blow your mind — hands down the best artisan sausage this German-American boy has ever tasted. The maple sausage is really good, too.
Other notable are the bakers and the Zaika Indian food table — buttery, buttery goodness. Get fresh pea tendrils, baby bok choy, daikon, and purslanes at one table, Fairytale eggplant at another.
It’s at the Marblehead Veteran’s School from 9-noon until October 25th, and this is harvest season. If you’re looking for an excuse to come up and check us out, you can get everything you need for a serious beechside picnic at the Farmer’s Market.
Ideal Commuter Digs In Salem: Walking Distance to the T for $66,000+
