Sunday Supper + this week's happenings

Coming soon!

2nd Annual
PRFM Sunday Supper
June 22 at 5:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Buy your tickets now for this fantastic event featuring food and drinks from Staplehouse, Restaurant Eugene, Kimball House, Miller Union, Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Avalon Catering, Eat Me Speak Me, Wrecking Bar, Venkmans, Lure, Red Brick Brewing Co., Storico Fresco, Little Tart Bakeshop, S&J Woodfire Pizza, Greendale Farm Cheese, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Eventide Brewing, and more! Plus, live music by Sailing to Denver and both a live and silent auction (including vacation stays in places as far as Italy and as close as Sea Island to fabulous wine dinners at some of the city’s best restaurants). Tickets are $70. Purchase tickets online here (create an account and choose the "make a payment" option) or at the market. This fundraiser pays for PRFM's Wholesome Wave program (supporting our local farmers, economy, and community by doubling the value of SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps) spent at local farmers markets) and PRFM’s city-of-Atlanta-required police officer (helping us fund this part of the market so we don’t have to pass on the additional cost to our vendors by raising their fees).

This week at PRFM...

Come by for this week's Chef Demo with Aaron Russell of Restaurant Eugene. Chef Russell has been recognized as one of the country's best pastry chefs, so we know it'll be sweet. Check out more from our post last year, and visit the demo tent this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to see him in action!

Also this week, welcome back our canning expert Martha McMillin—she’ll be on hand from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to share tasty canning recipes and answer all of your questions about home canning—yes, you (can) CAN!


- Jennifer Maley

Fall out of bed & into PRFM

With the crisp fall air comes PRFM fall hours—so sleep in a bit then hit the market at 9:00 a.m., now through December 14!

Chef Demo
with Kevin Gillespie of Gunshow
10:00 a.m. on 10/12
Chef Demos are sponsored by
COUNTRY Financial
It’s safe to say that the city of Atlanta is proud of our nationally acclaimed chefs. It’s also safe to say that PRFM has a particular love for the ones who live local food, too. So it goes without saying (even though we said it here, here, and here) that PRFM and its shoppers look forward to our annual Kevin Gillespie chef demo. What’s he been up to since last year? Oh, you know, opening one of the city’s hottest new restaurants, Gunshow—rolling carts with an ever-changing line-up of deliciousness? Yes, please.

Canning with Martha
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Welcome back our canning expert Martha McMillin—she’ll be on hand all morning to share tasty fall canning recipes and answer all of your questions about home canning—yes, you (can) CAN! And don’t forget to check out Martha’s new shop and cooking classes over at Preserving Place in the Westside Provisions District.


- Jennifer Maley

Local Nation

Chef Demo
with Peter Dale of The National
10:00 a.m. on 8/10
Chef Demos are sponsored by
COUNTRY Financial
Y'all know Hugh Acheson. Meet Hugh's executive chef from his Athens restaurant The National—Peter Dale. No, really, you should come meet him this Saturday. A UGA grad, Peter pursued his culinary passion shortly after college. With family heritage from Ecuador and Greece, he had experienced an array of cuisines and was ready to get his start in the field. He began as an apprentice at Hugh's Five & Ten restaurant, with plans to attend culinary school thereafter. Instead, he chose travel as his education and spent time in Europe (mostly Spain) where he found further inspiration and honed his skills. In 2007, Dale and Hugh opened The National, combining their interests in cooking, travel, and food politics. The daily-changing menu features ingredients from local farms and pairs the seasons of Georgia with the flavors of Spain, France, North Africa, Greece, the eastern Mediterranean, and the Middle East. This weekend you don't have to travel around the world, or even to Athens, to get a taste for Peter's fantastic dishes—you just have to stop by PRFM!

Canning with Martha
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Welcome back our canning expert Martha McMillin—she’ll be on hand all morning to share tasty summer canning recipes (like how to freeze corn) and answer all of your questions about home canning—yes, you (can) CAN!


- Jennifer Maley

Summer’s Peak

Chef Demo with Drew Belline
of No. 246 – 10:00 a.m. on 7/13
Chef Demos are sponsored by
COUNTRY Financial
Chef Drew Belline isn’t just the executive chef and partner (with Ford Fry) at Decatur’s favorite Italian-inspired hotspot, No. 246. And he isn’t just a critically lauded chef who's worked with the likes of Charlie Palmer, Tom Colicchio, and team Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison. But he's also got some pretty cool hobbies: fly fishing and foraging for mushrooms. So it’s no surprise that Belline is an avid believer in using local products at their peak, and his food is a showcase of these ingredients; these ingredients plus a pretty sweet wood-fired oven. What else is pretty sweet? The demo he’s got planned for Saturday, of course.

Canning with Martha
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Welcome back our canning expert Martha McMillin—she’ll be on hand all morning to share tasty summer canning recipes and answer all of your questions about home canning—yes, you (can) CAN!


- Jennifer Maley

Father Knows Best

This week at PRFM…
Father’s Day weekend is upon us. PRFM is your one-stop-shop for pop—pick up all his faves, like bacon, pasta, sweet treats, and (well) pops, maybe? Also, The Homestead will be on hand to help the kids make a Father’s Day card with seed-paper—something dad can read then plant to grow flowers in the garden!

Chef Demo with Jeb Aldrich
of 4th & Swift – 10:00 a.m. on 6/15
Chef Demos are sponsored by
COUNTRY Financial
Like father, like son? If we're talking about two of our city's best chef talents...then, yes. Not only is Jeb Aldrich the chef de cuisine at 4th & Swift, he happens to be the son of its executive chef and owner Jay Swift. And though cooking might be in the blood, Jeb's also got proven sweat (we can't speak to the tears) in the game: classically trained at Johnson & Wales, stints at Charleston’s Peninsula Grill, Atlanta’s Rainwater, Canoe, and much-lauded Joël, and work in Austria and Italy, to be exact. Four years ago he joined his dad at 4th & Swift to create seasonal menus from the highest quality ingredients. Stop by the demo tent this Saturday to enjoy chef Jeb's recipe featuring chicken in honor of Pastured Poultry Week! It’ll be almost like sitting on 4th & Swift’s new patio, only with a few more friends and farmers around. (photo by Our Labor of Love)

Canning with Martha
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Welcome back our canning expert Martha McMillin—she’ll be on hand all morning to share tasty spring canning recipes and answer all of your questions about home canning—yes, you (can) CAN!

On sale now…

Reserve your plate at
SUNDAY SUPPER
On June 23, join the city’s hottest chefs (Kevin Gillespie, Aaron Russell, Dan Latham, Thomas McKeown, Jenn Robbins, EJ Hodgkinson) and mixologists (Arianne Fielder and Brian Stanger) for a great meal, live music, and special auction (castle in Italy, anyone?). All of the evening’s proceeds will support PRFM’s Wholesome Wave Program that doubles food stamp and EBT benefits. Tickets are $100 and are available at Peachtree Road Farmers Market.


- Jennifer Maley

So fresh and so fun

This week at PRFM…

Chef Demo with Zeb Stevenson
of Livingston & Proof and Provision
10:00 a.m. on 5/18
Chef Demos are sponsored by
COUNTRY Financial
Last year we told you all about Chef Zeb Stevenson’s creative cooking at the Georgian Terrace’s restaurants, Livingston and Proof and Provision. While word on the street is that he’s leaving the restaurants soon to pursue other “irons in the fire,” we’re sure his legacy of combining local ingredients with contemporary American and international influences will continue on at the midtown hotspots. Until we see Zeb in his next restaurant, we know we can spot him at PRFM each week where he buys his veggies as well as whole animals and wheels of cheese (you can always spot a chef at market); and he’ll keep his creative juices flowing as a musician, painter, coffee roaster, and cyclist. So be sure to stop by the demo tent this Saturday to ask him about any and all of that, and maybe see if there are tickets left for his “Last Supper” this Sunday.
 
Canning with Martha
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Welcome back our canning expert Martha McMillin—she’ll be on hand all morning to share tasty spring canning recipes and answer all of your questions about home canning—yes, you (can) CAN!

Kids’ Corner – May 18 and 25
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
PRFM is partnering with Elite Metro Sitters to provide child care during the May 18 and 25 markets. Elite sitters are insured, background-checked and CPR-certified, plus they’ll have some pretty fun crafts for your toddler to enjoy while you shop the market! Kids’ Corner is suitable for children ages two and up.


- Jennifer Maley

Demos, Canning, and Bees (Oh, my!)

This week at PRFM…

Stock up on Labor Day favorites like hot dogs and other grillin’ meats, buns, peppers, lettuce, melons, cucumbers, herbs, desserts, and much more!

Chef Demo with Whitney Otawka

of Farm 255 – 10:00 a.m. on 9/1

Chef Demos are sponsored by

Whole Foods Market

You might recognize Chef Whitney Otawka from her recent run on Top Chef Season 9, or from accolades like being named a “2012 Atlanta Rising Star Chef.” If it’s not clear by now, we’re talking about one seriously talented local chef—and this Saturday under our demo tent, you can check out for yourself just how lucky we are to call her one of our own! So, we won’t hold it against Whitney that her culinary journey started across the country, when she was taking French classes at the University of California-Berkeley…she responded to an advertisement for a waitress position at a local French creperie; with no waitressing experience, she was hired instead as one member of a two-person kitchen, and the rest, as they say, is histoire. Whitney continued her training in California restaurants until she moved to Athens (Georgia, y’all) in 2005. She quickly worked her way up to sous chef at Hugh Acheson’s 5&10, then for a while worked simultaneously as chef de partie at Linton Hopkins' Restaurant Eugene. She also took time to stage in several kitchens across New York, including the renowned restaurants Per Se and Le Bernardin, and also traveled to learn from chefs and winemakers across Europe. In 2010, Whitney took a unique opportunity to serve as executive chef at the stunning Greyfield Inn of Cumberland Island. It was from there that she headed to Top Chef, and we’re glad she’s now returned to her southern roots to serve as executive chef of Athens’ Farm 255 (us Atlantans know these fine restaurant folks through Farm Burger). You won’t want to miss this chef demo, where Whitney will show you how to bring new flavors to rustic cuisine, all while using the season’s best ingredients. Super-star, indeed.  

Canning with Martha! 

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

New this year at PRFM, join us for a series of seasonal canning demos with expert Martha McMillin. Up this week, preserve the last of the summer peaches, tomatoes and more! Who says you can’t enjoy the season’s juicy, yummy produce later in the year? Well, nobody’s going to say it after this demo. Martha has received her certificate from the FDA’s Better Process Control School at UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—so if you’ve been nervous about canning, stop by Martha’s tent and learn all the tips and tricks that will put you at ease and impress your friends!

Also, bees.

Metro ATL Bee Keepers will be on hand with their observation hive, a bee suit for kids to try on, cool equipment, and of course…some (very) local honey to taste!

- Jennifer Maley

Savor the Season

This week at PRFM…

Chef Demo with Thomas McKeown
of Grand Hyatt Atlanta 
10:00 a.m. on 7/14

Chef Demos are sponsored by
Whole Foods Market

If you ever joined Chef Thomas McKeown on one of his farmers market tours at PRFM, you know just how passionate he is about local foods. You also know that he’s a pretty smart, fun, and talented guy. What can we say? He makes an impressive impression. You’ll want to stop by the demo tent and check out how this European born and trained chef creates delicious dishes out of the sustainable ingredients indigenous to the South. Chef McKeown highlights local and organic as the executive chef at Grand Hyatt Atlanta’s Cassis restaurant and oversees all of the hotel’s weddings, social gatherings, and corporate shindigs. He’s also a member of Hyatt’s Sustainable and Responsible eating team—yes, that is a thing, and yes, it is very cool. What else is cool, you might ask? Local goat cheese mousse, Georgia organic heirloom tomato jam, and crisp crostini with olive oil. See how it’s made and try a tasty sample this Saturday! P.S. Chef demo recipes can be found here, updated after each PRFM demo.

Canning with Martha!  
Tomatoes and Peaches

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

New this year at PRFM, join us for a series of seasonal canning demos with expert Martha McMillin. Up this week, learn how to can tomatoes and peach preserves. Who says you can’t enjoy the season’s juicy, yummy produce later in the year? Well, nobody’s going to say it after this demo! Martha has received her certificate from the FDA’s Better Process Control School at UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—so if you’ve been nervous about canning, stop by Martha’s tent and learn all the tips and tricks that will put you at ease and impress your friends!

- Jennifer Maley

In Full Swing

This week at PRFM…

Make mom proud by visiting PRFM to get your fruits and veggies—and score some extra points by picking up a spring bouquet and sweet or savory treat for her to enjoy, too!

Chef Demo with Megan McCarthy

of Healthy Eating 101

and Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Edible Garden
10:00 a.m. on 5/12

Chef Demos are sponsored by
Whole Foods Market

Looking to put a spring in your step this (um) spring? Look no further than Megan McCarthy, healthy lifestyle consultant and chef extraordinaire, to get a few tips on incorporating good-for-you-foods in a good-tasting way. At Healthy Eating 101 and through her work with the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s edible garden, Let’s Move campaign, and Healthy Kids Across America Foundation, Megan teaches kids and adults how to incorporate fresh food into their everyday lifestyles. If simple, fast, and fresh sounds good to you, don’t miss her demo this Saturday.

Canning with Martha! 

9:00 a.m. — Blueberry jam

11:00 a.m. — Pickling 

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Q&A

New this year at PRFM, join us for a series of seasonal canning demos with expert Martha McMillin. Up this week, blueberry jam and pickling! Stop by the demonstration tent at any time for information and to have your questions answered. The farmers market has all the produce you need, and Martha will explain canning techniques for how you can easily put up market produce to store and enjoy throughout the year. Nothing like a juicy tomato sauce or fruity jam in the dead of winter, eh? Agreed.

SAVE THE DATE…

FRIDAY NIGHT FARMERS MARKET

June 1^st from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

One night only! PRFM is bringin’ it on a Friday instead of a Saturday, y’all. Tunes by bluegrass band The Farmland Trio, snackies and dinner from Atlanta’s best food trucks, produce and such from your favorite farmers market vendors, and (as if that weren’t enough to get your weekend going) our own PRFM Iron Chef-style competition. Oh, it’s gonna be brought. So plan to stop by for groceries, dinner, and then a show: the competing chefs will have $45 dollars to shop for ingredients to create plates for 100 patrons (you) to enjoy (and vote on) at 6:00 p.m. The price of tickets is $5 (on sale beginning at 4 p.m.). The price of this much foodie fun on a Friday? Priceless. Participating chefs: Jared Lee of HD1, David Gross of Market, Patric Bell, Justin Balmes, Suzanne Vizethann of The Hungry Peach, and Meghan Lewis of Whole Foods.

- Jennifer Maley