Santa Monica Farmers Market Hosts Chef Demos for LA Times Food Bowl

May 16, 2018 9:24 AM
by Jodi Low

This article originally appeared in the May 2018 issue of Seascape.

The Los Angeles Times Food Bowl is back for its second year this month, and the Santa Monica Farmers Market is participating by hosting chef demos. Please join us at The Food Bowl, which takes place May 1-31 and brings together LA’s best restaurants, cafes, hotels, bars, markets and the world’s top chefs to celebrate the food and drink scene in Los Angeles. The event helps raise awareness and funds to fight food waste, hunger and food insecurity, and promote sustainability. Here’s how the Santa Monica Farmers Market is partaking in the festivities.

May 19, 10 a.m. to noon at the Saturday Downtown Market

Located at 3rd St. Promenade/Arizona Ave

Tristan Aitchison, Chef de Cuisine at Providence, will demonstrate how to select and prepare sustainably caught local seafood. In addition to receiving multiple Best Restaurant in LA awards, Providence is known for its commitment to protecting overfished species and providing customers with sustainable alternatives.

May 27, 10 a.m. to noon at the Sunday Main Street Market

Located at 2640 Main St

Chef/Owner Heather Worrell of Farm and Flame partners with rancher Meredith Bell of Autonomy Farms in slowroasting whole chickens and serving up samples of pulled smoked chicken on Californiagrown heritage grain buns with market-fresh toppings.

The Farmers Market chef demos give customers the opportunity to observe local chefs up close as they prepare seasonal dishes from the Farmers Markets. Farmers, ranchers and fisherfolk will also participate in the demo, explaining how they grow their produce, raise their animals and catch their fish.

See you there!


Wednesdays - Arizona Ave @ 2nd St 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Saturdays - Arizona Ave @ 3rd St 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Saturdays - Virginia Avenue Park 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Sundays - 2640 Main St 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.


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Website: smgov.net/farmersmarket

Authored By

Jodi Low
Farmers' Market Coordinator II