I went to Sam Wang for the first time this past weekend and was pretty disappointed. I'd read that there were Asian greens there, but I didn't see much of any. Was looking for herbs (rau que (Asian basil), rau ram, rau tia to) as well as Chinese mustard greens -- the stuff I normally have to go to Falls Church to get. None of the above at Sam Wang -- do any of the other vendors in the market do Asian greens or herbs?
Sam Wang has a pretty limited selection of Asian greens, but they do a bit better on other Asian veggies. The place across the parking lot does sell a bit of that stuff (but probably less that Sam Wang). Sorry.
Anon 10:34, I couldn't help but notice this info on a web page I got an email about a while back. Good chance for an intro to the market: Explore Florida Market/Capital City Market Saturday 9 – 11 am Meet outside the north entrance of New York Avenue Metro station (exit to Florida Avenue) The Florida Market is the city’s major wholesale food distribution center. Walkers will visit two Korean restaurants and vendors inside the DC Farmers Market building. The tour will also address development issues, such as increased demand for urban living. Led by Richard Layman and presented by Citizens Planning Coalition, Frozen Tropics weblog, and Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space weblog. If Richard's reading maybe he can provide more info?
Chris, we're doing the tour again on the 21st, but this is a special shorter version of what we normally do. Typically we take people inside the places and eat at Young's (with the option to grab a sandwhich at Litteri's at the end). This time we expect larger groups so we won't be able to go into most of the places, and we won't be eating. We will do some detailed tours there this summer, so you might want to wait for those. Get more info on the Market here.
Also, this is actually an old photo. They've revamped the place a bit since then, but it is a great store, and, as can be seen from the comment left above by Anon 11:54, it's a functional and profitable business. I guess you call it blighted if your definition of "blight" is anything that doesn't look like Dean & Deluca.
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Looks cool.
Where exactly is this place in the market, and when is it open?
I'd love to check it out!
300 Morse St Ne
started in 1990
theresa obeng is the owner
there are three employees
annual sales of $210,000.00
I went to Sam Wang for the first time this past weekend and was pretty disappointed. I'd read that there were Asian greens there, but I didn't see much of any. Was looking for herbs (rau que (Asian basil), rau ram, rau tia to) as well as Chinese mustard greens -- the stuff I normally have to go to Falls Church to get. None of the above at Sam Wang -- do any of the other vendors in the market do Asian greens or herbs?
Sam Wang has a pretty limited selection of Asian greens, but they do a bit better on other Asian veggies. The place across the parking lot does sell a bit of that stuff (but probably less that Sam Wang). Sorry.
Anon 10:34, I couldn't help but notice this info on a web page I got an email about a while back. Good chance for an intro to the market:
Explore Florida Market/Capital City Market
Saturday 9 – 11 am
Meet outside the north entrance of New York Avenue Metro station (exit to Florida Avenue)
The Florida Market is the city’s major wholesale food distribution center. Walkers will visit two Korean restaurants and vendors inside the DC Farmers Market building. The tour will also address development issues, such as increased demand for urban living. Led by Richard Layman and presented by Citizens Planning Coalition, Frozen Tropics weblog, and Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space weblog.
If Richard's reading maybe he can provide more info?
Chris, we're doing the tour again on the 21st, but this is a special shorter version of what we normally do. Typically we take people inside the places and eat at Young's (with the option to grab a sandwhich at Litteri's at the end). This time we expect larger groups so we won't be able to go into most of the places, and we won't be eating. We will do some detailed tours there this summer, so you might want to wait for those.
Get more info on the Market here.
Also, this is actually an old photo. They've revamped the place a bit since then, but it is a great store, and, as can be seen from the comment left above by Anon 11:54, it's a functional and profitable business. I guess you call it blighted if your definition of "blight" is anything that doesn't look like Dean & Deluca.
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