Bundle up this Saturday. It’s going to be chilly, but a trip to the market will be well worth making. In addition to our usual offerings, we welcome a special appearance by Just a Taste Webb City. This local business opened last September with limited offerings, but closed in March due to COVID. Now to celebrate their re-opening they will be at the market sampling a dish from their new menu – Mushroom Risotto, creamy mushroom and rice dish topped with a fried egg. Be sure and stop by their table for a taste.
Just a Taste has a special relationship with the market because their goal is to source 100% of their menu from local farms and ranches. They are already at 60% for their proteins which include lamb from our own Sunny Lane Farm. They also feature several of our other vendors’ products including eggs from Stormy Farms, microgreens from OakWoods and DnD’s spices.
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| Sunny Lane's Greg Rasmussen leads the sheep to pasture |
Just a Taste Webb City will
open its restaurant, tasting room, and cocktail bar on Wednesday, November 1. They
will serve lunch from 11 to 2 and dinner from 5 to 9 on Wednesday, Thursday,
and 5 to 10 on Friday and Saturday. Brunch will be served on Saturday and
Sunday from 11 to 2. The bar and tasting room will have the same hours. The
menu will include entrees featuring steak, lamb, and pork, as well as seafood,
pasta dishes, and salads. Reservations are recommended since they will be
operating at 50% capacity due to COVID. Luckily they have renovated one of the
largest buildings on Main Street so they have lots of room for social
distancing.
Just a Taste Missouri began as a tasting bar in St. James featuring its own label – Eagles’ Landing wines which are made with grapes grown within the state. Just a Taste also carries its own line of mead made with honey from Peculiar. Eating and drinking locally is at the core of their values. You’ll find them in downtown Webb City at 105 South Main Street. Get more information on Facebook.
If you’re hungry, the market is the place to be this Saturday. Breakfast will be biscuit and sausage gravy, cheesy scrambled eggs or loaded (with market veggies) cheesy scrambled eggs, and a drink for $5. The market puts on the breakfast in the winter and plows the profits back into its operation.
Songbird’s Kitchen will have just-made egg rolls, crab
Rangoon, and other Asian goodies. MaMa JoJo’s will have artisan pasta freshly
cooked with market-made sauces for eat-in or take out. You can also buy their
uncooked pasta to prepare later in the week. Remember, now that the Tuesday
market is closed, you’re buying for all week.
Breakfast and the Kids Meals run from 9 to 11. Songbird’s
and Mama JoJo’s serve from 9 to noon.And if you plan to be hungry this week, and who of us won’t
be, the market is the place to be for local fresh produce – we’re expecting nine
farms, plus our two mushroom growers, for protein from Sunny Lane, Garret
Family Farm, Misty Morning Farm, and Clear Water Shrimp, and for baked goods from Harmony Hill,
Redings Mill, and Sunflower Bakery. Spice up your life with frozen tamales from
Good Golly Tamale and smoked salts, spices, and mixes from DnD, sweeten up life
with honey
and honey products from Helm Family Farms, savor life with freshly
roasted coffee beans and coffee drinks from Juniper Coffee, and snack to your
heart’s content with treats from Kings Kettle Corn. Love the clean with 2Ts
Soap & Stuff. And make your kitchen pretty and practical with sewn goods
from Debbie Fedie. Life is good at the market.
Randy Corbin and Phil Greer will play on the market stage from 9 to 11 if it isn’t too cold.
Next Saturday is Halloween and we’re working on some special and safe kids activities including a photo set featuring the market scarecrow family dressed for the holidays and kids meals with a spooky twist. Wear a costume, (bring the kids dressed up too) and make some fun memories at the market. If you have some ideas, we’d love to hear them.
See you soon at the market!
