A Columbus Avenue Eatery Near Jackson Square Historic District

PARKVIEW POINTS

September 4/5, 2017

Owners, chefs, purchasing agents, thank you for last weeks orders, conversations & payments. WELCOME! San Francisco’s Doc Ricketts,

a Columbus Avenue eatery near Jackson Square Historic District.

We appreciate the opportunities to support & enhance your Northern Ca. cuisine.

Real HOT WEATHER & CARROTS don’t mix well. Carrots supplies are light. Bakersfield region where Grimmway Carrot Farms is located. Last week, day average temps were 108-109 degrees.That high heat really stunts the growth & hampers harvest. Expected relief, comes with Colorado carrot harvest starting this month. These carrots are unique as they grow in the Rocky Mountain climates, warm days & cool nights, good conditions that enable the natural sugars to condense which brings out more rich carrot flavors. The Packer is the produce industry main watchdog news journal.Reports MexicanAVOCADOS remain very tight; with smaller sizes the best volume. Some scarring can be on the skin, yet, does not effect quality of the interior. Michocan is the largest growing region with 225,00 acres. Avocados bloom 4 times per year. Each bloom period has a name or title. Naming two, harvesting now is the “flora loca” or ‘crazy flower’, transition is occurring & we will soon be having avocados that are the “aventejada” or ‘before time’ bloom. Go to PRODUCEWEB.COM for more detail info. Stay patient volume is improving. Remember too, U.S supermarket demand & contractual exports to Europe & Asia influences the availability & daily pricing. Note we are in contact with one of the largest shippers of avocados in Northern Calif. & our owner Robert Tantillo has made trips to their offices to see product & to learn what is happening. Saturday’s Alemany Farmers Market was filled with stone fruit, melon aromas, tangled shape Chile peppers, heirloom tomato colors, multi-colored Cayenne peppers on the branch, to mounds of Sticky Corn & flowing dark red EARLY GIRL TOMATOES. Also visible TARO leafwith stem, fresh ginger root with stem & leaf, bunched RED SHISO leaves. Bianca lavender eggplants, globe & fingerling white eggplants, baby Filipino eggplants. Light skin Armenian Cucumbers, no Lemon Cuc’s yet, pickling cucumbers of all sizes plentiful, DUCK EGGSRED WALNUTS. New crop Asian Brown Pears & beautiful Yali Chinese Pears. A nice assortment of ‘full slip’ picked ripe melons, like Hami’s.

To summarize; BEST of the market were the all RED sweet SHISITOPEPPERS from organic TOMATERO FARMS; Red Walnuts & Red Shiso. NOW events at the Golden Gate Produce Terminal where Parkview is located. Buyers Robert & John see global fruits, that have ALL entered underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Starting with Pineapples from Maui, Hawaii, MEXICO, COSTA RICA & GUATEMALA.Whole Garlic from SPAIN,ginger root from BRAZIL, Guaje flatbeans & Guayaba Guava’s from MEXICO,NEW ZEALAND Zespri Gold Kiwi, AUSTRALIAN Blood Oranges, Capelli Sun Dried Julienne Tomatoes from Turkey, Boat shipped PERUVIAN Avocado’s, also Murcott, Orri Mandarins & HoneyTangerines. Plantains from ECQUADOR. Litichi Nuts from CHINA & Asian Green Papaya’s. Closer to the Bay Area, local full RED THAI CHILEPEPPERS were seen in 30# boxes, price very high. Green EMERALD BEAUTYPluots, yellow flesh, very sweet with unique flavor. Fresh YELLOW BAHRI DATES on the stem, crunchy, sugary. New crop uncured GREEN OLIVES arrived last Friday. Try RED DANDELION GREENS you will be supporting Cerutti Farms. Other dynamic items are Baby Sunburst & Green Zucchini, Squash Blossoms from Borba Farms. Local White Spring Onions, Golden Boss Pears from Linden, Ca. Tasty Sweet Limes, 150-175 Count Limes, 3 or 4ct Keith Mango’s, large fruit, luscious taste. Hawaiian Papayas slightly green, yet ripen very well. Okinawa Purple Sweet Potatoes also from Hawaii, novelty sweet potato. If you are looking to do a purple mash potato, Okinawa is the one. Packaged fresh are Chef Mix Mushrooms, fresh Wood Ear or Tree Ear in 5# units is great with soups & Asian recipes.Tamarind Pods or paste, Dried Jamaica, Galangal Root. Turmeric, Horseradish & Lotus all plentiful. From Golden Farms we have Peeled Shallots & Peeled Cipollini onions in 5# jars. We find the quality from this smaller farm is better then the humongous Christopher Ranch operation. MICRO GREENS, we have two reliable sources, Yahwhoo out of Vacaville & Fresh Origins in San Marcos. Yahwhoo is very steady with the basics, Arugula, Bulls Blood, Cilantro, Rainbow Mix & Fresh Origins is the very prolific grower of many specialties. Micro Chives, Micro Fennel, Micro Chervil, Micro Mint Lavender, Micro Mint, Micro Sorrel, Micro Shiso Micro Radish Ruby, MICRO WASABI! Combine with Flowers & Blends, CRYSTALS, like Hibiscus Crystals, Rose Crystals, Habanero Crystals, Pumpkin Crystals PLUS! CANDIED FLOWERS! PLEASE request from your salesperson

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THANK YOU for your business support & again welcome Doc Ricketts!