Findlay Market Is Open on Fourth of July
Americans hold the 4th of July as a favorite national holiday. This year marks the 233rd celebration of our nation’s independence.
It is a day of relaxing with family and friends, remembering those who have served in the armed forces to keep the country free and what else? Grilling out and eating good food!
We, at Findlay Market appreciate your support of the Market all year long. We hope you will continue to shop our family owned businesses, choose locally grown and fresh produce from your favorite farmers to serve your family meals and enjoy the unique and urban shopping experience that is Findlay Market. Stop down this week and buy your burgers, steaks, chops, fish or chicken to grill from our butchers. They will be glad to give you tips on preparation of these delicious cuts of meat, poultry or fish.

Happy Independence Day from all of us. The Market is open on Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 8:00am – 3:00pm.

Essen Strasse
This year we welcome World Food Bar and Woe is Me BBQ to Essen Strasse.

World Food Bar will be grilling portabella mushrooms, corn on the cob and a wide selection of Kroeger and Son sausages. Don’t forget to check out their entire menu inside the market house. They have plenty of vegetarian selections and wonderful meat selections as well.

Woe Is Me BBQ: Pulled pork barbecue has returned to Findlay Market! Woe Is Me (Three Boys & Stella) is now open in the Essen Strasse. All the food is made from scratch using fresh ingredients and lots of love, just the way our grandmothers made it. Woe Is Me serves the finest Carolina style barbecue meats (slow cooked and smoked to perfection) and traditional side dishes, right down to the sweet tea and sweet potato pie. Their pulled pork and pulled turkey is the best you ever tasted – and you can get a free sample just to prove it! All their dishes are enhanced with “sweet southern hospitality and a dash of hot sauce.” They serve everything from a quick BBQ sandwich on the run to a complete sit down dinner for the family. Their meats freeze well and you can buy them by the pound. Check out their web site to view their entire catering menu and learn more about their business and family at www.woeismefood.com. Mel & Rhonda Royster have the gift to touch people's hearts through food and they look forward to serving your family. After all, with good food and good friends, you don't need much else! Stop by this weekend to meet Stella (part of the inspiration for starting the business) and enjoy the weekend Family Dinner Special for $25 that includes Pulled BBQ of your choice, 2 family sides and Stella’s famous Key Lime Pie.

City Cellars Wood Fired Pizza returns this season. Sean Donovan, owner of City Cellar Wines has found a new pizza king to keep the pies coming. Hey, how can he miss…? He’s next to the beer garden.

Ms. Helen’s Grille is also back this season. Arthur and Helen invite you to try all of your favorites, gourmet 7 cheese Mac & Cheese, a slab of ribs, greens, turkey ribs, steak burgers, turkey burgers, brats and metts. And, Arthur and Helen are not just part of Essen Strasse. You can enjoy their award winning cooking six days each week inside the market house as well.

Finally, Col. De Stewart of Herbs and Spice will be grilling gourmet burgers featuring his many spice blends. He also assures shoppers there will be delicious surprises each week as well.
Make sure to take some time to visit these wonderful on site dining options and don’t forget to check out the beer garden.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for CHEF Project
The Corporation for Findlay Market’s pilot program to develop farmers, Cultivating Healthy Environments for Farmers (CHEF), is well underway. There are four families participating in the program which began in April of this year. To celebrate the establishment of these urban farm plots the Corporation is hosting a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 12:30 P.M. Urban farm advocate and Vice Mayor David Crowley will cut the ribbon and speak about the project and the future of urban farming in the city of Cincinnati. The urban farm lots are located at 1611-13 Pleasant Street and at 1626-28 Pleasant Street.

Taste of Belgium Expands Business in New Location
Taste of Belgium has moved to a new, larger stand. It is now located in the east wing of the Market house, with a preparation and serving station in the center tower. The new location will better display the process used for baking waffles and the art of making crêpes. Shoppers can watch the process as everything will be prepared on the counters. Owner Jean-Francois Flechet, stated that the larger stand space will also allow him to increase his product mix by adding a selection of made-from- scratch pastries and other delicacies. You can check out the recent American Airlines in-flight magazine articles featuring Jean-Francois as well as Findlay Market. American Airline travelers, world-wide have seen the articles and have learned more about A Taste of Belgium and historic Findlay Market. Click here to read the article

Tweetup Tuesdays! for Summer Sips
To help kick off Findlay Market’s new Tuesday Drive Time Farmers Market, we introduce Tweetup Tuesdays! Visit the Tuesday Drive-Time Farmers Market after work and then meet at Market Wines for a wine-tasting with owner, Michael Maxwell. Market Wines will host weekly Tuesday afternoon tastings from 3 to 6:30 p.m. this summer. On Tuesday July 7th, Summer Sips will officially kick-off with a special pairing of drinks with Madisono's Gelato & Sorbet.
Make sure you become a fan of Findlay Market on Facebook. For daily updates on Findlay Market, follow us on Twitter @Findlay_Market.

Findlay Market Now Open Tuesday through Sunday
Findlay Market is now open Tuesday through Sunday each week, providing more convenient and flexible shopping hours during the work week, especially for downtown and uptown workers. Merchants are open for lunch and on your way home for last minute dinner shopping. In response to both shopper and merchant requests, the Market is also open an hour earlier on Sundays. Check out our three days of local, seasonal farmers markets!

The merchants thank you for your continued support of Findlay Market.

Celebrating Sicily – Recipe Series
Angelina’s Fine Italian Foods will introduce recipes for five new pasta dishes from five different regions of Southern Italy. The first week celebrates Sicily.

Ingredients to make the dish are available at Angelina Fine Italian Foods and the finished yummy dish is also available for taste and purchase. In addition Angelina’s will have desserts, salads, deli meats and cheeses from the Sicily region.

ROTINI PASTA WITH RICOTTA AND CELERY
SERVES 4
PREP TIME 30 MINUTES

Ingredients
	Coarse Sea Salt 1 pound of De Ceco Rotini Pasta 12 ounces fresh authentic Italian ricotta cheese ¼ cup whole milk 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling 7 pale inner (white) celery stalks, leaves removed and reserved 3 tablespoons fresh marjoram leaves plus more for garnish Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta until al dente.
Meanwhile, stir together ricotta, milk and oil in a large serving bowl. Julienne or very thinly slice celery stalks and add to bowl. Add marjoram and celery leaves.
When pasta is ready, drain and immediately add to serving bowl. Toss ingredients together and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with marjoram leaves, drizzle with oil and serve immediately.

By: Chef Nicola of Europa Foods /Angelina Fine Italian Foods with the fine meats of Eckerlin Meats

Tuesday and Sunday Farmers Markets News
Findlay Market’s Tuesday Drive Time Farmers Market is open from 3-6 p.m. through October. Shoppers will find many of their favorite farmers as well as new faces among the vendors.
Vendors in the Tuesday Farmers Market include:

Atwood Village Farms - produce and cut flowers,
Lobenstein Farm - bedding plants, hanging baskets and vegetables,
Ewbanks Vegetables,
Scott Family Farms,
Water Works Farms - USDA approved farm fresh eggs.
Giant Spruce Mountain Nurseries - selling roses and other ornamental shrubs

Other producers include Northside Botanicals selling potted herbs and succulent plants, Sandra Kay’s Home-Style Sauces, Mama Made It Kettle Corn, and City Cellars Wood Fired Pizza.

The Grand Opening is set for Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Activities will include face-painting, juggling, prize drawings, cooking demonstrations and music provided by Chocolate Horse. Market Wines will be conducting a local wine tasting as well.

The Grand Opening also marks the entry of our first urban farm families into the market. The new farm businesses, Ahtni’s Bounty, Mattie’s Dream and Carlos and Rosa’s Gardens will all begin their season at the market. Make sure to stop by and welcome them as they begin their new businesses with Findlay Market.

Over-the-Rhine Biergarten Flows On
Findlay Market, the Over-the-Rhine Foundation and the Brewery District invite you to visit the Over-the-Rhine Biergarten this weekend when you visit the Market. The Biergarten is open every weekend through Labor Day on Essen Strasse near the Elm Street entrance of the Market house.
Biergarten hours of operation are:

Saturdays 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sundays noon – 4:00 pm

Featured beers on tap include Christian Moerlein Lager and OTR Ale. Burger Beer and Hudy Delight are available in cans to start, then eventually on tap. Tap beers are poured in 22 oz. cups for $5.00 and 16 oz. cups for $4.00. Hudy lovers will “delight” in $2.00 per can cost. Proceeds from beer sales benefit the Over-the-Rhine Foundation and the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation.

The Over-the-Rhine Biergarten at Findlay Market is an all volunteer effort. If you would like to volunteer to pour beer, greet shoppers at the entrances, or help set-up and break-down the space, click here for more information and to register. Volunteers each receive Hudy Delight tee shirts and are guaranteed to have a great time all summer long! Visit www.otrfoundation.org and otrbrewerydistrict.org for more information on these non-profit organizations. Many thanks to Christian Moerlein Brewing and Decal Impressions for their sponsorship and support.

More Fourth of July Party Ideas
Check out more interesting and tasty foods you can find at the Market!

Angelina’s: BBQ Panini
Areti’s Gyros: Pastichio
Bean Haus: Iced Toddy
Bouchard’s Pastas and Baked Goods: Ciabatta
Eckerlin Meat: Portabella Stuffed Flank Steak
Gibbs Cheese: Raspberry cheesecake Fudge
Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice: Grill rubs
Kroeger & Sons Meats: Vidalia Onion Sausage
Luken's Fish, Poultry, and Seafood: Fresh Yellow fin Tuna
Madison’s: Blue Jacket Dairy, Ohio Cheeses
Maumee World Trader: Boylans Vintage Soda Pop All Natural Crème Soda, Root Beer, Ginger Ale
A Taste of Belgium: Individual Size 3 Cheese or Vegetarian Pizza

New Foods from Angelina
Angelina Fine Italian Foods has added three new yummy Panini’s to their lunch menu, beginning this weekend:

Grilled Portabella Di Napoli
Grilled portabella mushrooms, fresh mozzarella, garlic pesto, roasted red pepper, lettuce and tomato served on a baguette.

Ham, Asparagus & Cheese Panini
Thin slices of ham, grilled asparagus and roasted red peppers topped with provolone cheese and served on grilled herb foccacia bread.

Chipotle Chicken Panini
Grilled chicken, grilled portabella mushroom, sun-dried tomatoes pesto, brie cheese and chipotle pesto mayonnaise served on served on baguette.

Also, check out these two new products:
New Bread – Kalamata Olives and Asiago Cheese Pane Di Casa

Photo Gallery of Last Weekend
View a photo gallery of last weekend’s activities at the Market.

Saturday Yoga at The Gathering Place
Healing QiGong. First class is complimentary.
Ongoing Hatha yoga, stretching and meditation every Saturday. Cost is $10.00 per person. It takes place at 11:00 on north Elder street, two doors west of Silverglades. Drop-ins welcome.

Farmers and Outdoor Markets
Be sure to stop by both the farm shed and Grow West vendors for locally grown bedding plants, cut flowers and produce as it becomes available.  

Grow West Vendors:
Claddagh Farms: New Jams: Blackberry Jalapeno, Strawberry Banana, Blueberry Rhubarb. Pepper Jelly for a quick appetizer..... Garlic Scapes will be here soon so place your order soon. Two weeks and they're gone.Cooking and seed garlic, (in July)order now. Peasant pie fillings, potted herbs, Herb gardens, Irish oatmeal granola.
Niemeyer Farms: Apple Trees - 16 varieties, one & two year old trees in 5 gal pots; Honey - 1, 1 ½ and 3 pound containers; Bird houses;
Wooden Kitchen Ware – spoons, cutting boards, peels;
Garden Plants - herbs and rhubarb, Stevia. All items are handmade or grown on our farm in Bright, Indiana.
Betina’s: handmade soaps, lotions, creams, balms and soy candles.
Visit Betina’s at www.betinaskincare.com
Blue Oven Bakery: Artisan country breads
Bee Haven Honey: honey, buckwheat honey, creamed honey, hand salve, lip balm, beeswax candles, rice packs and jam.
Bauer Farms: Lilies and more lilies. The next 2 months, June and July is lily season. We cut 3 times a week and have new varieties every week. These are naturally raised in a sustainable, extremely low input farming method (all we do is pick them, no fertilizer no water no chemicals at all organic or not) We have planted 35,000 over the last 5 years and are seeing the fruition of our efforts. They come in just about any color you could want, but it changes every week and only last a few months so get plenty while they are here. Our houseplants and interior floor plants have greatly expanded and of course lots of orchids and exotics are available. Thanks everyone for your support and see you soon Gloria and Bob
The Cake Rack Bakery: Assorted fruit tarts (lemon tart topped with fresh strawberries, pastry cream and mixed berries, lemon meringue tarts, apple frangipane tarts). Assorted brownies (made with premium chocolates). Chocolate turtles candies (roasted pecans and caramel) Lemon bars, coconut macaroons and much more.
Most requested whole cakes (Strawberry, Devil's food cake, Italian cream cake, Vanilla- cherry cheesecake). We bake everything from scratch and use only fresh and premium ingredients. Thank you.
Cake Rack Bakery. (www.CakeRackBakery.Com)
It’s All My Stuff Pottery: Handcrafted functional and decorative pottery.
Maumee World Traders: Findlay Market's Whole Earth Fair Trade Purveyor features, Fair Trade hand crafted baskets and gifts from around the world. Handmade custom cedar outdoor furniture, trellises, birdhouses, and bat houses. Homemade soaps and hand salves. Bulk foods and dried fruits. For more information about Maumee World Traders, visit http://www.maumeeworldtraders.com/
Fabulous Ferments: Sauerkraut and other fermented foods locally produced.
Todd’s Run Nursery: Annual and perennial plants
Nature’s Gifts: ‘a cottage garden industry' Fresh Flower Bouquets, Blooming Plants, Potted Herbs, Aromatic Cedarwood Herb Boxes filled with culinary and tea herbs, Unique Container Plantings, Original Handcrafted Flower Boxes-thoughtfully designed with the environment in mind. Recovered wood adds charm, with less waste in landfills. Grapevine handles give a rustic feel. Only beautiful, healthy plants are selected for that perfect cottage garden design. Handcrafted All Natural Herbal Soaps, Bath Herbs, Aromatherapy Oils and Candles.

The Farmers Market Shed:
Turner Farm: Seasonal produce, including basil, lettuces, peas, strawberries.
Earth 2 Sky: Seasonal produce and breads baked with organic, regionally grown wheat.
Back Acres Farm: Eggs, beef, lamb, pork whole-hog sausage, farmstead cheeses and fresh-milk ice cream.
Kist Greenhouses: Pansies and other early bedding plants in the weeks to come.
Scott Family Farms: Seasonal produce, including beans, cabbage, squash and tomatoes.
Thistlehair Farm: early lettuces, arugula and spinach.
Linda’s Luxuries: Hand crafted soaps and lip balms. Steve also makes wonderful accent furniture from local hardwoods.
Nay Nays’s: Sweets and baked breads.
Neltner Farm: Hydroponic lettuce and hanging baskets available.
Shady Grove Farm: early greens, lettuces, herbs and plant starts.
Northside Botanicals: houseplants and herbs.
Margaret’s Garden: Cut flowers, herbs, annuals, biennials, perennials.
Eco-Garden: Early micro greens and homemade quick breads by the slice or loaf.
Mockingbird Hill Farm: purple lisianthus, zinnias, sunflowers and many new varieties of locally grown flowers. You can create your own beautiful, unique bouquets, or let us make one for you with your favorite colors. Remember to bring your frequent flower card or to pick one up with your purchase
Donna’s Delites: Homemade baked goods.
Wildey Flower Farm: Locally grown cut flowers and bouquets made to order. Wildey Flower Farm note cards by Karen Wildey. Visit them at www.wildeyflowerfarm.com.

Recipes from Cynthia’s Corner
View this week’s recipe from Outdoor and Farmers Market Manager, Cynthia Brown, and for access to a complete archive of previous recipes from Cynthia’s Corner and from cook-off and bake-off events at Findlay Market.

Internet Café Art Exhibit, July, 2009 – Steven Hotard
Artist Statement:
FINDLAY MARKET LIVE
An art show depicting the vendors, shopper and wares of the Market. I have been photographing Findlay Market for a number of years. I feel my color photographs capture the spirit of the Market. Findlay Market is live, a growing organism in the heart of Cincinnati, where everything comes together. I am also showing, for the first time, new work on the riverfront of Kentucky and Ohio. Come on down and see Findlay Market live at the Internet Café.

Upcoming Exhibits
August          Heidi Steinke Meade
September     Jan MacKenzie
October         Michael Schwartzberg
November      George Pappasterigiou
December     Thaddeus O. Williams

Buy Findlay Market Gift Certificates On-Line
Now you can purchase gift certificates on-line through our secure website. Order on-line 24/7 using your credit or debit VISA or MasterCard and your purchase will be promptly mailed to you.

Findlay Market and Brewery District Tours by Request
Are you a member of a group or organization that enjoys tours of Cincinnati landmarks? This year, make plans to tour historic Findlay Market. Contact Cheryl Eagleson at the CFFM offices – 513.665.4839, extension 11 for tours of the Market. We schedule tours on Fridays.

Architreks, a project of the Cincinnati Preservation Association, also offers tours of the Findlay Market and Brewery District Areas.
Meet outside the Market house on the North Side of Elder Street and begin the tour with an Architreks guide. Tours take place on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 10 a.m. and run approximately 1 hour. Walking distance is 1 mile. Highlights include: Christian Moerlein Brewery, Philippus Church, Clyffside Brewery
Cost is $5.00 per person.
For more information about Architreks tours, visit www.cincinnatipreservation.org.

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