Tom's Foodie Blog

Farmers Markets and Co-Ops Some of my best memories of this gastromic journey through the Big Island, Hawaii was enjoying the abundance and community spirit of the Island’s Farmer’s Markets. Farmer’s markets and flea markets are everywhere in Hawaii. Some of them are true, certified markets; some are farmers banding together in a parking lot; [...]

The SoCo Farmer’s Market hosted their “Farm to Food Truck Challenge 3″ last weekend that. This cooking contest pitted 5 of the better Food Trucks in Orange County against each other in a “Chopped” style Format. Mandatory secret ingredients were picked by the judges and revealed (Flowering Squash, Artichokes, Honey, Orange Juice and fresh Peta Crackers).The [...]

Hello fellow foodies! I constantly look for trends in “Foodie Scene”, to share with my readers. A couple of the biggest “Foodie” trends I see happening right now are: “Farm to Table” Chef Centric Restaurants Pop-Up Restaurants Organic Gluten Free Gourmet Food Trucks “Local” and “Sustainability” Small food business in vogue. With these trends, I have seen a large uptick in [...]