Market Days

Since we are deep into summer, I have found myself constantly surrounded by street markets and festivals. That is one of the best atributes of Chicago summers. Every neighborhood here has a street festival at one point, and a fresh fruit market. I recently went on an interview with a PR firm to help them with their photography, and after the interview I felt I deserved a slow meander through a local market. I noticed that the items have changed since the last time I was at the market. I suppose that is only natural, while the summer is progressing. There were many other new vendors as well. The newest, and most interesting product was the Gooseberry. They were everywhere, and I was excited to see them, because I barely know anything about them. I talked to one of the local farmers about them, and she let me taste it, and it was a very nice eye opening experience. The farmer explained to me that it is a sweet and tart kind of berry, that takes little to prepare. She said that most people make jams, and tarts out of them. She said that really in most recipes it just involves, Gooseberries, Sugar, and Flour. So naturally I was in. I bought some, and I am still experimenting with them. They are very intriguing and I always like a new challenge. Only time will tell what I come up with for those berries.

And as for the interview, it went well and I took some pictures of a chef at Francesca's yesterday for the PR firm. I am editing them today, stay tuned for the images soon!

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