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<\/a>A vendor at the downtown Santa Cruz Farmers' Market<\/p><\/div>Local chef Brad Briske, whose experience includes cooking at Gabriella Caf\u00e9 and Main Street Garden & Caf\u00e9, will be at a special event at the Santa Cruz Downtown Farmers\u2019 Market<\/a> on July 4, 2012.<\/p>\n The Farmers\u2019 Market recently started a monthly food\/farm education series called The Foodshed Project, and this Wednesday is the second event (Next month\u2019s theme is Peach Party). Beginning at 3pm, Briske and butcher Chris LaVeque (of el Salchichero<\/a>) will be presenting. The event includes grilled grass-fed mini burgers, and provides information on the importance of pasture-raised meats and eggs.<\/p>\n Briske currently teaches classes at Let\u2019s Cook!, a cooking school in Soquel. These include Sausage Making 101 (using organic pork from local Fogline Farms), Succulent Steaks, and Chicken 101. Read my recent article on Let\u2019s Cook!<\/a> LaVeque\u2019s background includes a degree from San Francisco\u2019s California Culinary Academy, an apprenticeship with Severino\u2019s Community Butcher, an internship at renowned Los Gatos restaurant Manresa, and positions at local restaurants Cellar Door (now Le Cigare Volant) and Gabriella Cafe.<\/p>\n This Wednesday\u2019s hours are 1:30-6:30 p.m. (summer hours for the market). The expanded hours usually last until Thanksgiving week. Between Thanksgiving and the week after Daylight Savings Time, hours are shortened to 1:30-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n The Details<\/strong> On Twitter? Follow me @santacruzfoodie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Local chef Brad Briske, whose experience includes cooking at Gabriella Caf\u00e9 and Main Street Garden & Caf\u00e9, will be at a special event at the Santa Cruz Downtown Farmers\u2019 Market on July 4, 2012. The Farmers\u2019 Market recently started a … Continue reading
\nSanta Cruz Downtown Farmers\u2019 Market special food\/farm event
\nWednesday, July 4, 2012, 3 p.m.
\nCedar & Lincoln Streets (one block off Pacific, behind Logos\/Toadal Fitness)<\/p>\n