Rochester Public Market

Laura:
Yesterday we went to the Rochester Public Market to pick up some fresh produce and scope out it's awesomeness. I was hearing rave reviews about the market way back when I first applied to U of R for medical school, so we definitely had to check it out ASAP. Verdict: It's pretty awesome!

THE MARKET!!!! 

The public market is an outdoors farmer's market with vendors selling everything you could ever want: fruit, veggies, bread, fish, meat, flowers, purses, sunglasses, etc. There was even a specialty pasta stand where we purchased Basil Garlic Penne pasta. Can't wait to cook with it! Aside from all the vendor stands there are a number of small restaurants/food carts set-up around the market so you can grab a bite to eat while you're there. Next time we'll definitely be hitting up the empanada stand. :0) We didn't stick around too long because we went right around 1 pm, so it was pretty hot out. We did manage to buy lots of tasty treats though during our short visit....check it out!

$4 for the specialty pasta in the paper bag in the back, $10 for all the produce.

Alex:
The crazy flavored specialty pasta wasn't terribly cheap, but it was pretty tasty!  I was really tempted to buy some of their herb plants so we'd have some right away, but decided to hold off to see how my seeds at home do.  There was also olive oil tasting in one of the little coffee shops, so we got some drinks and tried a few.  Now we're tempted to make our own flavored olive oils!

Laura:
Our first trip to the market was a great success and we'll definitely we going back soon!

THE LORAX