Fresh Produce N° 02

This week Le Marché St. George is offering the most refreshing Santa Rosa Plums from Cawston ($2.50 lb), Organic Ruby Yams ($1.48 lb), Heirloom Casper Eggplant ($4.50 lb), Heirloom Dragon's Tongue Beans ($3.25 lb), Honey Crisp Apples ($2.50 lb). The Honey Crisps are the first batch of the season, and Janaki highly recommends them for making apple sauce.

Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Maria Evora Jabon Mineral

I was really taken by this item. I found something wonderfully mysterious and regal about Maria Evora's mineral bar of soap. The deep black colour reflects the beauty and sensuality Maria intended for her mineral products. However, as well-designed as the packaging is and as rich as the history of her line may be, it's Maria's haunting image on the bar that truly takes an item as overlooked as a plain bar of soap and transforms it something fit to be framed and hung up on a wall. Now available at Le Marché St. George.

Price | $9.25 (This item is available on our online shop)
Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Fresh Produce N° 01

Consider this our inaugural update that you will come to expect regularly. This week we have a fresh supply of Organic Peaches, Cherries, the most wonderful Heirloom tomatoes, and right-out-of-the-ground potatoes. We hope that our carefully selected ingredients available at Le Marché St. George continuously inspire your culinary ambitions.

Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Belmondo Organic Skin Care

We are now stocking products by Belmondo, a Vancouver organic skin care company. Daniela Belmondo founded the company last year with the intention of creating a line utilizing olive oil that closely resembles natural oils found in our skin. Apart from doing a terrific job that the products were made for, one really has to appreciate the packaging and branding of her line. The color pallet of the product and simple typography based aesthetic of the brand lends touch of style to its surrounding environment. Currently, we have The Garden (hand & body lotion), The Rain (face cleanser), After The Rain (face toner), The Cloud (face cream), The Dunes (face exfoliant), and The Petal (under eye cream) in stock. Don't forget that there is a sample of each product available in the shop! Please help yourself to a try the next time you find yourself at our Le Marché. Coincidently, Belmondo was the featured in the same-issue of Monocle (May 2011) that Le Marché St. George was highlighted in (more on our feature here)

Photography | Luis Valdizon (Top) & Klee Larson (Bottom)
Discourse | Luis Valdizon
Visit | belmondo.ca

A Family of Pirates

One of the most precious things about Le Marché St. George is the people that live in the neighbourhood. It's not everyday you get to see pirates, but this morning we were pleasantly surprised to be visited by a family of them. The Odegard's that live three houses away from us dressed up and lit up our shop with creativity and cuteness. I feel lucky to have been in the right place at the right time to capture this moment. They will be making a brief appearance again tomorrow to show Klee, who Olegard's missed today, their outfits. Maybe, you'll get to see them too, and there's no need for caution they're friendly pirates - the best kind.

Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Handmade Tomato, Garlic & Italian Herb Focaccia

Le Marché St. George is truly fortunate to have artisanal Italian baked goods prepared daily and exclusively for us. Today, we are highlighting a Sicilian inspired focaccia topped with cheese, slices of vine-ripened tomato that have been marinated with minced garlic, italian herbs and a copious amount of extra virgin cold pressed olive oil. It's a simple and decadent Italian recipe, and although I'll be posting about the many other Italian baked goods we carry this is by far my favourite.

Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Parsons Farm Market

Le Marché St. George would like to introduce you to the aesthetically striking and delicious fresh produce, jams and preserves of Parsons Farm Market. Currently, we are stocking fresh Apricots (top-right), Apricot & Blackberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Strawberry / Rhubarb Caramelized Onion (top-left), Blackberry & Mulberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Garlic Scape Pickle and Garlic Scape Salt (bottom-right). Parsons Farm Market is a wonderful company; they also contribute their products to VanValley Food Connection, which we posted about here.

Photography | Luis Valdizon & Klee Larson (Bottom-Left)
Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Applebarn Currants

"Someone told me a fascinating fact about currants" said Janaki as I enquired about the fresh currants currently in stock at Le Marché St. George. She explained to me the reason people don't know exactly what to do with currants and why it's hard to come across them fresh is due to their cultivation being banned by the agricultural department of Canada in 1920s, as they were prone to a disease causing powdery mildew and white pine blister rust to form on their plants and leafs. In fact, hasn't been until the last 10 years when people starting growing them again. The black currants that work perfectly for making Cassis, the red can be used in your summer jam and preserves, the white are divine when frozen and thrown into cocktails. Our currants come from are trusted friends at The Applenbarn Farm and taste splendid.

Photography | Luis Valdizon (Top) & Klee Larson (Bottom)
Discourse | Luis Valdizon

Press: Free/Man Brand

Victoria's own Darian Hocking of Free/Man Brand posted about Le Marché St. George over the weekend as a part of his well-renowned Atlas Edition, which documents a select handful of happenings around the web weekly. We are proud and grateful for being a part of such a wonderful series, and encourage all of our readers to check out his site and our mention on it. Thanks again Darian!

Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon
Visit | Free/Man Brand - Atlas Edition 037

Handmade Cutting & Cheese Boards

We are now proud to be carrying handmade cutting & cheese boards from our good friend Michael Nichols. Michael is the lucky owner of a hundred and forty acres of lush forest on Salt Spring Island; he is well known for his sustainable forestry on a local level and internationally working closely with various African countries. His handmade cutting & cheese boards are windfall trees, and are exclusive to Le Marché St. George. If you've been on the hunt for a a well-crafted cutting or cheese board look no further.

Photography & Discourse | Luis Valdizon