Final Days of La Cocina Auction, Mini Shops in San Jose, and A New Farmers Market
Nyum Bai’s soulful offerings. (photo courtesy of IfOnly)
La Cocina Online Auction
San Francisco’s inspiring food entrepreneur incubator, La Cocina is holding an online auction now through May 28. Proceeds will benefit the organization’s entrepreneurs, who are largely immigrant women working to launch self-sustaining food businesses.
Among the incredible items up for bid are:
- A New Orleans culinary tour with San Francisco Chef Traci des Jardins plus a multi-course dinner for 6.
- A two-day barbecue tour of the South on a private jet for 6 with Nick Pihakis, founder of Birmingham’s Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ. It includes dinner with Chef Sean Brock in Charleston or Chef Ashley Christensen in Raleigh.
- A Cambodian BBQ and house-brewed rice beer party for 20 on the patio at Oakland’s Nyum Bai.
- Cocktails on a boat ride on the Bay, followed by dinner for 6 at Dyafa in Oakland, where Chef-Owner Reem Assil will be cooking with Chef Daniel Patterson.
For a look at all the items up for bid, click here.
The New Moment at San Pedro Squared
Now, you can not only park your car at San Jose’s downtown Market-San Pedro garage, but do a little shopping, too.
Four new mini stores. (Photo by Rick Jensen)
Twelve parking spaces on the San Pedro side have been converted into four micro stores to help give greater visibility to new, small business owners.
The micro stores, known as Moment, will feature a rotating list of vendors. The first four, in place through August, are all women-owned, too. Check out: Bobo Design Studio, a made-in-California lifestyle brand; Fractal Flora, a flower and plant shop; Blooms Privé, a maker of innovative women’s underwear; and Sea Senorita Studios, a local artist whose work adorns a range of products, including T-shirts
A fun way to explore some new businesses. (Photo by Rick Jensen)
And if you want to take a load off, five other on-street parking spaces have been turned into a cool new parklet.
New Bay Meadows Farmers Market
The Peninsula just got a new farmers market — the Sunday one at Bay Meadows in San Mateo.
Operating 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through October, the market is located at 3060 S. Delaware St. at Franklin St.
The market features a range of produce and prepared foods. Look for cooking demos, live music, fitness events, and kids activities, too.