October 2009

Dedication Celebration of the New Fair Food Farmstand

Friday, October 2, 10:30am at the new store

Join us as we dedicate the Fair Food Farmstand's new location along the 12th Street side of the Market (Avenue A at 8th Avenue).

In response to a demand for locally grown and produced farm products, Fair Food Farmstand has emerged as a full-time farmer’s market. With a space twice as large as its previous space and additional hours, Fair Food will now offer customers increased variety and flexibility that far exceeds the city’s other farmers markets. Don't just take our word for it, come and check out the beautiful new store for yourself!

Reading Terminals Jazz Combo's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, October 9, 12-2pm, Center Court

Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Reading Terminals Jazz Combo playing toe-tapping concerts at the Reading Terminal Market.  This concert will feature special guest performances by notable Philadelphia jazz musicians.

9th Annual Harvest Festival

Saturday, October 17, 10am-4pm, 1100 Block of Filbert Street, a.k.a. Harry Ochs Way (outside the Market)

Celebrate the foods of the Pennsylvania harvest at the annual Harvest Festival.  Filbert Street is transformed into an urban farm with bales of hay and corn stalks.  Kids of all ages will enjoy seasonal foods, hay rides, a pumpkin patch, live music, pie eating contests, and more!

Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin

Thursday, October 1 - Friday October 30

The closest guess to the weight of the giant pumpkin in Center Court without going over will win $100 in Market Money.

Now Open, New Stores!

Barb & Suzy's Kitchen, Lancaster County sausage sandwiches (Ave. B at 8th Ave.)

S&B Meats, Lancaster County-raised pork (Ave. B at 9th Ave.)

Fair Food Farmstand, organic & artisanal foods from small-scale local farms (Ave. A at 8th Ave.)

Beck's Cajun Cafe (Opening This Month), New Orleans-style Cajun/Creole cuisine (Ave. C at 8th Ave.) 

Save the Date!

Reading Terminal Market’s Festival of Forgotten Foods
Saturday, November 14, 10am-4pm
This festival features old regional favorite foods that have been forgotten or have become hard to find such as Pepper Hash, Snapper Soup, Cope’s Corn, Fried Catfish and Waffles, and many more. Discover our rich, diverse regional culinary history again or for the first time!

Reading Terminal Holiday Railroad
Friday, November 27-Sunday, January 3, 10am-6pm
Closed Christmas & New Years Day
Location: Lobby, Reading Terminal Headhouse
(enter from the 1100 blocks of Market Street or Filbert Street)
Whether you recall your childhood train set or want to introduce your own little ones to a new, magical holiday season tradition, the Reading Terminal Holiday Railroad will be one you and your family will long remember. Featuring ten working train lines running through a wonderland of bustling cities, towns, and snow-covered countryside, children of all ages will be delighted by the sights, sounds and animated action of this 500 square foot display with nearly a third of a mile of train tracks!

Our thanks to the following sponsors of this year’s Reading Terminal Holiday Railroad:

ARAMARK Tower
Center for Architecture
The Gallery at Market East
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.
Market Street East Improvement Association
Marriott Philadelphia Downtown
Parkway Corp.
Pennsylvania Convention Center

Chat With the Coffee Roaster

Saturday: November 7, 2009 2:00 p.m.

Join Old City Coffee roaster Art Dupras for a short conversation about the coffee roasting process using our antique cast iron coffee roaster. Art will also show the complete roast cycle of a French roast.
Preregister:Sandi@oldcitycoffee.com Limited to 8 attendees This event is FREE

What's In Season?

The bounty of early fall from local farms awaits you at the Market!   Hurry into the Market's produce vendors for the freshness and quality that only local farms can provide.

Asian Pears
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Collard Greens
Concord Grapes
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Figs
Kale
Leeks
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Onions 
Paw Paws
Peppers 
Plums
Pluots
Radishes
Rainbow Chard
Red and White Cranberries
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Tomatoes  
Turnips
Variety of Squash

$7 Meal Deal

Participating prepared food merchants are offering the $7 Meal Deal, $7 options for breakfast or lunch (sales tax may not be included).  Look for the $7 Meal Deal counter card at your favorite merchant’s store.  Try one, try them all!

Specials include:

12th Street Cantina – Soft taco platter and a small beverage 
Basic 4 Vegetarian Snack Bar – Soy Chicken Combo (soy chicken on a pita, a bag of chips, and 20oz drink)
By George Pizza, Pasta & Cheesesteaks – Spaghetti Marinara with 1 meatball
Carmen’s Famous Italian Hoagies & Cheesesteaks – Hoagie of the Day + 21oz fountain drink
Delilah’s Southern Cuisine – Chicken leg (fried baked or smothered), collard greens, rice, cornbread, small strawberry lemonade
Dienner’s Bar-B-Q Chicken – Half of a chicken, drink, roll, choice of sauce
Dinic’s – Sausage sandwich with peppers and onions
Down Home Diner – Cup of Crab and Corn Chowder and grilled cheese sandwich
Dutch Eating Place – Choice of 1 buttermilk pancake with 2 farm-fresh eggs, your choice of sausage, Scrapple, bacon, or turkey bacon, and fresh squeezed orange juice OR a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich with your choice of soup (chicken corn, beef vegetable, or ham bean) and fresh squeezed lemonade
Golden Bowl – Choice of (1) Lo Mein (chicken, pork, beef, or shrimp) with small fountain soda OR (2) Fried Rice (chicken, pork, beef, or shrimp) with small fountain soda OR (3) Chicken or pork with broccoli and fried rice with small fountain soda
Hershel’s East Side Deli – Any ½ sandwich with a small soup and bag of chips
Jonathan Best – Choice of small cup of soup du jour, garden salad, and can of soda OR small cup of soup du jour, wrap, and can of soda
Kamal’s Middle Eastern Specialties – Choice of lamb, chicken, beef, or vegetarian sandwich with 16oz soda
Mezze – Chicken Alfredo
Nanee’s Kitchen – Chicken Korma with rice or bread
Olympic Gyro – Choice of Gyro sandwich with small soda OR Spinach Pie and Greek salad with small soda
Pearl’s Oyster Bar – Cup of clam chowder, cod sandwich, and a medium soda
Profi’s Creperie – Choice of Nutella and banana crepe with water, steak, egg and cheese crepe with juice, OR chicken, tomato, pesto and cheese crepe
Salumeria – Choice of small hoagie, chips and medium fountain soda or bottle of water OR chicken cutlet sandwich and small fountain soda or bottle of water
Spataro’s – Ham and cheese hoagie with medium fountain drink and chips
Shanghai Gourmet – Choice of General Tao’s Chicken, shrimp with mixed vegetable, Mandarin beef, shrimp bean curd with garlic sauce, Special Lo Mein, or Special Fried Rice (all with either can of soda or bottle of water)
The Original Turkey – ½ Original Turkey sandwich, choice of small side or soup, and a regular drink
The Rib Stand – Rib sandwich, side of potatoes, and a drink
Tokyo Sushi – Chicken Teriyaki and fountain soda
Tootsie’s Salad Express – Choice of specially prepared salad (Chicken Cesar or Garden Salad), soup, and medium fountain drink OR $7 buffet lunch and medium fountain drink 

Market Merchant Specials

Hatville Deli:
Sandwich Counter
10/7-10/10 - Oven roasted turkey on homemade roll with lettuce, tomato, & mayo, plus a small drink. $6.00 + tax

10/14-10/17 - Country-style ham and Swiss cheese on Rye, plus a small drink.  $5.70 + tax

10/21-10/24 - Pepper turkey and Sharp American cheese on wheat bread with mayo, plus a small drink. $6.75 + tax

10/28-10/31 -Roast Beef Special (includes coleslaw and homemade Russian dressing on Rye), plus a small drink. $6.20+ tax

Hatville Deli:
Meat Stand
10/7-10/17- Santa Fe Turkey Breast, $7.99lb; Muenster cheese, $4.09lb

10/21-10/31 -  Pepper bacon, $3.99lb; Chipped Ham, $5.09lb

Jonathan Best:
Frantoia Olive Oil (as seen on Mario Batalli) regularly $32 – SALE $25 during the entire month of October.
Also try JB's famous pumpkin spread (it goes great with crackers and ginger cookies) and Almondina's new flavor, Pumpkin Spice, is out for the fall (low sugar + no cholesterol = a no guilt treat).  Finally, cold season is approaching....Check out our selection of medicinal herbal teas and honeys.

Market Blooms:
Specials for the month of October:
Staghorn Ferns, regularly $39.95 – SALE $29.95
Sunflower arrangement in a ceramic vase, $15.95

Giunta’s Prime Shop:
Special for the month of October: Thunder Ridge Boneless NY Strip Steak $8.95 lb.
Giunta’s Prime Shop now carries Thunder Ridge Premium Angus beef. All Thunder Ridge beef is naturally and humanely raised without the use of added growth hormones or antibiotics, is certified for Heritage Angus Genetics, and is available in USDA Prime, high choice, and traditional grades.

 

September Classes at La Cucina

Call 215-922-1170 to reserve your spot today!

Morning with the Market Merchants – Sausage: More than a Main Course
Saturday, October 3, 9:30-10:30am
Meet and greet Martin’s Meats and sample a variety of sausage recipes at La Cucina.

Hands on Stocks and Sauces
Monday, October 5, 5:45-7:45pm, $65
Join Chris Koch, CC and learn a basic skill for every cook is the ability to make stocks. Learn how to prepare the best stocks and the Five Mother sauces, as well as reduction, pureed, emulsified and thickened sauces.

Mangiamo In Italiano: Learn Italian While You Cook: 2 Parts
Thursday, October 8 and Thursday, October 15, 5:45-7:45pm, $95 for both classes
Taught by Anna Florio, receive a great introduction to the Italian language and la cucina Italiana in a relaxed and fun-filled setting while having the opportunity to learn to cook several Italian regional specialties.

Homemade Pasta
Thursday, October 29, 5:45 to 7:45 pm, $55
If you haven’t got an Italian mamma to teach you how to make pasta, let Anna Florio guide you through the process. You’ll learn to make sweet potato gnocchi with sage butter; fettuccine with mushrooms and cream; and pappardelle with Bolognese sauce.

 

For a complete schedule of classes, visit http://www.lacucinaatthemarket.com

Enjoy Live Music in the Market

From piano to jazz to a Latin beat, and more:
Here's the current schedule of upcoming musical performances in the Market. Enjoy live Midday Melodies and best of all, it's free! So come on down, grab a bite and have a listen.

Kenny & Jerry
American Classics
October 1, 4 & 22 
Center Court
12 noon-2pm

Reading Terminals
Jazz Combo
25th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, September 11
Center Court
12 noon-2pm 

Ed Podziomek
Soft Rock & Country
Sunday, October 18
Center Court
12 noon-2pm  

Host Your Next Event Here

Did you know you can hold your special event right here at the Market? Let the Reading Terminal Market Merchants Catering Company help you plan a spectacular event any evening of the week—whether corporate parties, receptions, birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, anniversaries—you name it! We'll help work out a menu that suits your needs and budget, working with Market merchants that offer the tastes that define our region.

The Reading Terminal Market Catering company can offer you an experience and atmosphere unlike any other in the city. Please contact Stormy Lundy at 215-574-8808 or visit Reading Terminal Market Catering Company [http://www.rtm-catering.com] for more information. 

Reading Terminal Market Tour

Every Wednesday & Saturday Learn the story behind cheese steaks, hoagies, pretzels and other Philly food favorites, and the 114-year history of the vibrant Reading Terminal Market where they're sold during this 75-minute, food-writer-led walking tour.

The tour leaves from the Market information desk at 12th and Filbert streets in the heart of downtown Philadelphia at 10 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday. Reservations Required. Cost is $14.95 for adults and $8.95 for children ages 7 to 11.  Private tours also available. Call 215-545-8007 for Reservations

Park for $4 When You Shop Here

You can park for up to 2 hours for just $4.00 in the 12th & Filbert street garage.

Here's How:

* Park ANYWHERE in the 12th & Filbert garage and receive the parking discount.
* There are four entrances to the garage: off of 12th Street at Cuthbert (a small alley street); in the middle of the 1300 blocks of Filbert and Arch Streets, and on 13th Street just north of Filbert Street.
* Bring your parking ticket to the Market with you.
* Any Market merchant will validate your ticket with your purchase of $10 or more.
* Upon returning to the garage lobby, you will place the parking ticket into the pay station and your parking rate will be reduced to a flat rate of $4 for up to two hours.
* After two hours, regular garage rates will apply, less $2.00 discount. Discount expires after 3 hours.
 

Now open Sundays!