Uptown Farmers Market has joined forces with local restaurants, chefs and C-CAP to host a Neighborhood Chef Series at the market each Saturday through Janaury 2016. Each week, we will feature a different neighborhood chef with a restaurant between 7th Street & 7th Avenue. These chefs will transform seasonal Arizona products into delicious, simple tastes for the community.
“Our customers loved the chef series we organized last summer,” says Bo Mostow, Uptown Farmers Market Manager, “Uptown’s main goal to inspire and educate the home cook using seasonal, Arizona products; more and more we see this is best accomplished through a personal demonstration at market, and especially from a trusted chef. Our North Central community has so many successful restaurants, it seemed only natural to invite our neighborhood chefs to be part of this valuable community education.”
Current chef lineup:
Nov 7 — Chef Chris Newstrom of Upward Projects: Postino WineCafe, Joyride Taco House, Federal Pizza, Windsor & Churn
Nov 14 — Chef Cullen Campbell of Crudo and Okra Cookhouse & Cocktails
Nov 21 — Ross Simon of Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
Nov 28 — Chef Jared Porter of Clever Koi
Dec 5 — Market closed for Light Parade
Dec 12 — Chef Justin Beckett of Southern Rail Restaurant & Beckett’s Table
Dec 19 — Chef Paul Hamernik and Chef Aaron Chamberlin of St. Francis Restaurant
Jan 2 – Market closed for Fiesta Bowl Parade
Jan 9 – Chef Doug Robson of Otro Cafe
C-CAP has partnered with Uptown Farmers Market and will have students on site assisting the Chefs with demonstration and sampling. Uptown will raffle four $50 gift certificates to the featured restaurant of the day. All products & recipes used in the chef-driven demonstrations will be highlighted on recipe cards.
