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Pop Nations' vegan popiscIes wiII tingIe your tasting buds --
Iemon-Iavendar cake? Peanut butter and FIuff?
6 IocuIIy-mude LreuLs Lo snug uL BIuxome's MeeL MurkeL
07.27.12 - 8:36 am | Emily Hunt (/category/author/emily-hunt) | (3)
Why does a new farmers market
make us salivate so here in the
city? Something something foodie
frenzy, something something
voracious next-big-thing-icitis.
Fact of the matter is, such small-
scale food resources keep
popping up and we're going to go
along for the ride. Tomorrow on
Sat/28, Forage SF's Underground
Market is back
(http://foragesf.com/market/) -- but if
you can't stomach the lines or
prefer a glass of red with your
cover admission, head to urban
winery and tasting room Bluxome Street Winery (http://www.bluxomewinery.com) for its so-
called Meet Market.
To aide in your shopping amidst the table of artisan food and garden supplies, Bluxome
will be selling glasses of its vino, the perfect companion to the gourmet popsicles,
empanadas, and traditional ndian spreads that will abound. Everything goes well with
wine, right? Here are six of the local producers you'll find.
The Meet Market Sat/28, noon-5pm, free. Bluxome Street Winery, 53 Bluxome,
SF. www.bluxomewinery.com (http://www.bluxomewinery.com)
Cocotutti
Cocotutti's products resemble its name -- that is, they are adorable little clouds of
sugary delight you want to repeat over and over again. ts collection of truffles and
bonbons include flavors like hot chocolate, raspberry, ginger, and cappuccino, while its
series of caramels offers hints of vanilla bean and orange-chocolate confit. Browsing
Cocotutti's wares, you'll see the adjective "roasted" used a lot, which by our reckoning
is usually codeword for "delicious." t'll be offering wine and chocolate pairings on
Saturday at Bluxome? Parfait.
www.cocotutti.com (http://www.cocotutti.com)
Pop Nation
Clever name aside, there's nothing cheesy about Pop Nation's collection of totally
vegan, gluten-free popsicles. The company's year-round flavors are strawberry
lemonade, banana pudding, mango coconut with black sesame, watermelon mint, and

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sea-salted dark chocolate. However, you can also bet on a few seasonal additions
(let's cross our fingers for bourbon and peach, Mexican chocolate, lemon lavender
cake, PB&J and -- mainly because we're curious how it pans out in popsicle form --
peanut butter and fluff).
www.thepopnation.com (http://www.thepopnation.com )
EI Sur
Latin America-raised and Paris-educated Cordon Bleu chef Marianne Despres
provides everything one could possible want from an empanada; that is, an plethora of
mouth-watering, savory ingredients and an overload of gooey cheese. Food purists can
try the beefy traditional empanada, while the more fusion cuisine-inclined can feast on
the French-infused Parisienne empanada, which is filled with prosciutto, chives, five
kinds of cheeses, and other morsels.
www.elsursf.com (http://www.elsursf.com)
Sumana's SouI Spreads
You've tasted tamarind sauce and gobbled down chutney, but what is rotu pacchadi?
t's a traditional South ndian spread that was good enough to convince chef Sumana
Pathi to quit a gig as software engineer and become a chef. The spread is traditionally
used as an appetizer, but it can also be Americanized to be served as whatever the
heck you desire, from a sandwich spread to a dip.
www.sumanasf.com (http://www.sumanasf.com)
Kevin and GaiI's ChiIi PaIace
This writer is endowed with a peculiar affinity for homey bowls of warm food and dishes
so spicy they make her eyes pop out, and so Kevin and Gail's Chili Palace's offerings
seems mighty tasty. After winning over 15 chili cook-offs with its celebrated chili verde
and, most recently, taking home the Marin County Fair award for best chili con carne,
chefs and owners Kevin and Gail are now settling back into the world of farmers
markets, serving up chili that's steaming and ready-to-eat, and also hawking frozen
packages perfect for taking home.
www.chilipalace.net (http://www.chilipalace.net)

Urban FarmgirIs
A San Francisco love story if we've ever heard one. Owner and creator Tina Calloway
thought up the name for her company while working at the Bernal Heights Community
Garden (http://www.sfgro.org/sfgardens.php?neighborhood=2) with her daughter, and the
company unfolded just as the name would suggest. ts urban farming meets girly-girl
aesthetic is evident in Calloway's line of living wreaths of succulents, earthy artisan
pots, and vertical garden boxes. They maintain an English garden, old-fashioned
charm, despite being up-to-the-minute terrarium-trendy.
www.urbanfarmgirls.com (http://urbanfarmgirls.com)
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