In article >,
Steve Pope > wrote:
>Charlotte L. Blackmer > wrote:
>
>>Christine Dabney > wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:01:18 +0000 (UTC),
>
>>>(Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:
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>>>>FWIW, I see fresh Sevilles and sour oranges at my produce markets near
>>>>where "here" is for SF every winter. I doubt they'd appear at the
>>>>Safeway or wherever she normally looks before she generalizes area-wide,
>>>>but they are findable in the SFBA in season. If enough people start
>>>>asking, they might become as findable as Meyer lemons are now.
>>>
>>>I saw them in Berkeley Bowl last winter. For several weeks, in fact.
>>
>>I've been seeing them at the Bowl in season (several weeks sounds about
>>right) for a number of years, ever since Trillium mentioned them here and
>>perked up my little radar. I'm pretty sure that Monterey Market would
>>have them as well.
>
>Tangentially Monterey Market is now finally open on Sundays. This
>is a good development.
Well, that *is* good news.
>(I think the usual suspect foodwriters who predicted their demise after
>their recent ownership shift were as usual offbase.)
I avoided them for a while, but I went back last summer after I got laid
off and didn't want to pay Berkeley Farmer's Market prices for my peaches. I
found they hadn't screwed with the formula, so I'm not surprised that it's
just as busy as ever. I do hope that Bill is doing as well, he is a gem.
I usually go to BBW these days unless I can make a commando run at MM at
some oddball time. Parking is much better at BBW although I think the
peaches are better at MM in season.
Charlotte
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