WELCOME AUTUMN

if you look outside, you can already see the leaves starting to turn. Fall, season of food, companionship, and time for families around the country to get together .this season always remind me of the first time i visited the union square farmers market, the smell of hot apple cider , friendly farmer and market manager
and the first timers at the market, who would obnoxiously stand in the way; like myself at the time. although the market reduce in size because of the change in season and temperature, there is a generous amount of farms with great quality of food that still comes around.
but unlike  the farmers market the lucky vendors at Essex market don't have to worry and the change in temperature. filled with ethnic and specialty shops the Essex market is one of my favs in this city;
southend fromaggio; a great specialty cheese shop with a knowledgeable crew that will help you make the right choices .
BOUBOUKI; the absolutely stunning and tiny GREEK sweet and savory vender is a new comer at the Essex , but unlike anything new, this tiny shop is full of history.
RONA ECONOMUS owner, not chef not cook, but a ex-lawyer who just become, very inspiring.
 Like a lot of us in this industry RONA the astoria queens born and raised with the face and inviting smile of a spring flower bud learn for the women in her family. to some of us in might be a delicious butter almond cooky  but to RONA  it may be a family heirloom.
 its always good to see, hear  and talk about great success stories to motivate the body and mind
so if you are a cook chef barista vender wannabe or foodie remember you hard work does pay off.
which by the way i'm very happy with way the STARCHEFS convention turned out, an entire week of hardcore planning and prepping and my reward a sore right hand and one day of. well life's complicated and i'll be just fine. because I'M UNITED.