Serious Eats: New York
Market Scene: Onions; Artichokes; Cassoulet
Cassoulet. Photograph from avlxyz on Flickr
Hearty Har Har: Chickens, ducks, sausage, lamb, root vegetables, onions, potatoes, carrots, and artichokes. Go the Union Square Greenmarket, buy them, and make a stew to see you through winter. [Lucy's Greenmarket Report]
Cassoulet, All the Way: Show up at Jimmy's No. 43 at 43 East Seventh Street, on January 17 from noon to 5 p.m. Cassoulets based on sausages from Greenmarket vendors will be prepared by chefs in a cassoulet cookoff to benefit the Greenmarket program. $20 per person for a tasting, and you can vote for your favorite cassoulet. [New York Times]
Primer: In Citysearch's ten steps to becoming a New York foodie, visiting the Union Square Greenmarket ranks in at number three. Beating it out for the first and second spots? Kitchen Arts & Letters, and The Brooklyn Kitchen [Citysearch]