Pictures: Baltimore Farmers' Market: Week Three report
Week Three at the Baltimore Farmers' Market and Bazaar brought back the vendors -- and crowds -- that had stayed away on Easter Sunday. Summer-like weather helped. Asparagus, which had been spotted sporadically the first two weeks, made something of a breakthrough. But it was hyacinths that stole the show. The soft-shell crab guy hasn't shown up yet but is expected next week. Also see: • Pictures: Baltimore Farmers' Market: Week Two report • Pictures: Baltimore Farmers' Market: Week One report • Pictures: 32nd Street Farmers' Market • Your Pictures: Baltimore farmers' markets • Farmers' market spin-off stories
Food & Drink
- Bread making has taken off in a big way during the pandemic. Chalk it up to all the extra time at home, coupled with the need for good, cheap comfort food. I’ve watched friends, colleagues and even New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get in on the action.
While I have yet to try my hand and baking my own bread — chalk it up to a faulty oven — I do excel at one area. Eating it. For the past few weeks, The Baltimore Sun has sent me around the region in search of the area’s best bread, from Catonsville to Charles Village. Here’s what I found.