Fort Mason Farmers' Market Tour with Cara Mangini

About the event

Most of us shop a farmers' market the way we shop a grocery store — quickly, from a list, and slightly intimidated by the things we don't recognize. Cara Mangini would like to fix that.

Join us for a morning at the Fort Mason Center Farmers' Market with the chef, restaurateur, and award-winning cookbook author who built a career teaching people what to do with vegetables. We'll meet at Equator Coffees at the entrance to the market (grab a coffee if you need one) before the public opening and walk the stalls together while they're still quiet — long enough to actually talk to the farmers, ask what came out of the ground this week, and hear Cara's take on what to buy and how to use it.

Expect the practical stuff: how to tell a good bunch from a tired one, what's genuinely at its peak in October, which unfamiliar thing on the table is worth taking a chance on, and what you'd actually cook with it that night.

Every guest takes home:

• A custom Book Society x The Vegetable School market tote, made for this event
• A 100 ml bottle of Cara's estate-grown olive oil, milled in St. Helena straight from harvest
• A recipe card from The Vegetable School
• A little more confidence at the market than you walked in with

Books:

Add a copy of one of Cara's cookbooks to your ticket and we'll have it waiting for you on the morning of the tour (or hold it for pickup at the store later, if you prefer). A limited number of copies will also be available during the tour.

Good to know:

Coffee, pastries, and anything you fall in love with at the market are on you — bring a card or cash and a little room in your bag. The tour ends as the market fills up, so you'll have the rest of the morning to shop what Cara pointed you toward. We'll be outside the whole time, so bring layers for the waterfront.

Get your tickets now! This tour is limited to just fifteen spots. When they're gone, they're gone!