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Weekend Market Picks April 16 & 17, 2016

Karen Seiger

Apr 15, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 16 & 17, 2016

Groovy Shoes at The Market NYC on Mulberry I love this time of year because the tulips are starting to bloom, and the markets are opening...

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Weekend Market Picks April 8 & 9, 2016: Blue Oyster Cultivation

Karen Seiger

Apr 8, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 8 & 9, 2016: Blue Oyster Cultivation

Golden Oyster Mushrooms from Blue Oyster Cultivation Today, I walked through the Union Square greenmarket at lunch, despite the wind,...

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Weekend Market Picks April 2 & 3, 2016: Blustery Spring Weather Fun

Karen Seiger

Apr 1, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 2 & 3, 2016: Blustery Spring Weather Fun

Bright Spring Sunshine in the Union Square Greenmarket Spring is doing its crazy thing this weekend. Boots? Sandals? T-shirts?...

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Karen Seiger

Mar 26, 20163 min read

Top 10 Easter Weekend Markets

Seen at the Flea: Eva and Bella, Dear Friends at the Hell’s Kitchen Flea What a beautiful weekend to spend enjoying the spring weather....

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Top 11 Weekend Market Picks March 19 & 20, 2016: The Rugged Rutabaga

Karen Seiger

Mar 18, 20163 min read

Top 11 Weekend Market Picks March 19 & 20, 2016: The Rugged Rutabaga

Did you know that the Rutabaga may have originated as a cross between a cabbage and a turnip? Spring officially begins on Sunday with the...

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Weekend Market Picks March 12 & 13, 2016: Lovely Antiques

Karen Seiger

Mar 11, 20162 min read

Weekend Market Picks March 12 & 13, 2016: Lovely Antiques

Antique miniature portrait and silver flower bud pin from Interesting Old Things at the East 67th Street Flea on Saturdays and the...

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Get Your Tix For The Coney Island Spring Gala & Fundraiser

Karen Seiger

Mar 4, 20162 min read

Get Your Tix For The Coney Island Spring Gala & Fundraiser

You probably know by know that I’m a Coney Island groupie. When they do events, they do them big, and they do them fun! Get your tickets...

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Weekend Market Picks March 5 & 6, 2016: Late Winter and Early Spring in NYC

Karen Seiger

Mar 4, 20162 min read

Weekend Market Picks March 5 & 6, 2016: Late Winter and Early Spring in NYC

Colorful Onions in the Greenmarkets Hi Friends! Whew! It’s so nice to see the markets starting to bloom like the brave little flowers I...

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The Coolest Place to Spend New Year’s Eve (It’s Not Times Square)

Karen Seiger

Dec 27, 20152 min read

The Coolest Place to Spend New Year’s Eve (It’s Not Times Square)

You may know by now that I love pretty much anything to do with Coney Island. Last New Year’s Eve, Coney Island introduced a new and...

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Weekend Holiday Market Picks: Where To Find Gifts for Food Lovers

Karen Seiger

Dec 18, 20153 min read

Weekend Holiday Market Picks: Where To Find Gifts for Food Lovers

Farm to People Co. in the Provisions Section at the Union Square Holiday Market This is it, kids: the last shopping weekend before...

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12 NYC Christmas Trees and Holiday Lights That Are Not at Rockefeller Center

Karen Seiger

Dec 13, 20156 min read

12 NYC Christmas Trees and Holiday Lights That Are Not at Rockefeller Center

NOTE: This is a repost from 2014 because it’s fun to visit all the different Christmas trees and holiday lights!! I love Rockefeller...

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Holiday Market Picks December 12 & 13, 2015 + U.R. Bath Co.

Karen Seiger

Dec 11, 20153 min read

Holiday Market Picks December 12 & 13, 2015 + U.R. Bath Co.

UR Bath & Body employs homeless mothers UR Bath & Body Handmade Soaps and Scrubs Gifts with stories are the best. I was browsing through...

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Weekend Holiday Market Picks for December 5 – 6, 2015

Karen Seiger

Dec 4, 20153 min read

Weekend Holiday Market Picks for December 5 – 6, 2015

As you can see below, the holiday markets are in full swing! There are almost two dozen markets happening in addition to the wonderful...

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Weekend Market Picks: Small Business Saturday in the Markets!

Karen Seiger

Nov 27, 20152 min read

Weekend Market Picks: Small Business Saturday in the Markets!

Find Hundreds of Small Local Businesses in the Holiday Markets of NYC! #ShopSmall This Weekend Holiday Market Picks: Saturday & Sunday,...

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Weekend Market Picks November 21 & 22, 2015: Thankful for Thanksgiving

Karen Seiger

Nov 20, 20152 min read

Weekend Market Picks November 21 & 22, 2015: Thankful for Thanksgiving

Heirloom Cranberries from Breezy Hill Orchard in the Greenmarkets Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! It’s all about the food, the...

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Weekend Market Picks: Enjoying Halloween and the NY Marathon

Karen Seiger

Oct 30, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks: Enjoying Halloween and the NY Marathon

Glow in the dark embroidered skull! Can you even?! By Harp & Thistle It’s a Trifecta kind of weekend in NYC: Halloween, the Marathon and...

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Weekend Market Picks October 24 & 25, 2015: NY Chup Small Batch Ketchup

Karen Seiger

Oct 23, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 24 & 25, 2015: NY Chup Small Batch Ketchup

Finally! NYC Chup makes zesty small batch ketchup! We’ve had artisanal mayo and mustards for ages. And now, finally, we have handmade,...

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Weekend Market Picks October 17 & 18, 2015: Peek Season for Markets

Karen Seiger

Oct 16, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 17 & 18, 2015: Peek Season for Markets

Try all the cool flavors froM Brooklyn Floss at the 2015 Grub Street Food Festival on Sunday This weekend is chock full of fantastic...

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Weekend Market Picks October 10 – 11, 2015: Gaze Into This Eggplant

Karen Seiger

Oct 9, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 10 – 11, 2015: Gaze Into This Eggplant

Eggplants from Phillips Farms Glowing in the Sunshine Earlier this week, I was walking through the Union Square Market. It was so nice...

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Weekend Market Picks October 3 & 4, 2015: Twitch & Whiskers

Karen Seiger

Oct 2, 20153 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 3 & 4, 2015: Twitch & Whiskers

Twitch and Whiskers Kitty Necklace. He Found a Furrever Home in DC (Photo courtesy of Twitch & Whiskers) Last weekend, I went on a road...

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