Findlay Market is celebrating the season with a special weekend-long Fall Food Fest.
The two-day event takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17, during which time market vendors, merchants and farmers will be offering special fall dishes for guests to sample. There will also be drink specials and live music all weekend.
Tickets are required and one ticket equals one sample. Purchase them online at eventbrite.com or in person at the Market Center in the market house. Tickets are $10 for five samples or $20 for 12.
Here’s who is offering what:
- Afromeals – West African Fried Rice
- A “Mother’s Touch” Cakes – Mini Perfectly Pumpkin Cupcake, Mini Caramel Apple Cupcake with local apples, Vegan Mini Chocolate Cupcake, Vegan Mini Vanilla Bean Cupcake, Gluten Free Mini Sweet Potato Bar
- As the World Churns Creamery – Bourbon Apple Pie and/or Pumpkin Ice Cream
- BanaSun Smoothie Bar – Apple, Banana & Cinnamon Smoothie
- Bouchard’s – Mini Pumpkin Pie, Butternut Squash Lasagna and/or Chili
- Cherbourg Cyprus – Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bar
- Chino’s Street Food – Thai Green Curry
- Churchill’s Fine Teas – Pumpkin Spiced Chai Black Tea
- Dat’s Ole School Cookin’ – Cream of Chicken Soup, Bean Soup and/or Mini Pumpkin Muffin
- Dean’s Mediterranean Imports – Pumpkin Hummus with Cinnamon Pita Chips
- Deeper Roots – Spiced Fall Tonic
- Eckerlin Meats – Harvest Smoked Chicken Chili
- Em’s Bread – Jalapeno 5 Cheese Bread and/or Banana Pepper 5 Cheese Bread
- ETC Produce & Provisions – Local Beer Cheese with Beef Chorizo, Italian Peppers & Organic Onions served with Pretzels
- The Empanada’s Box – Oktoberfest Empanada
- Gramma Debbie’s Kitchen – Roasted Sweet Potato with Pear and Red Onion.
- Happy Pies – Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie and/or Pecan Pie
- Harmony Plant Fare – Creamy Cauliflower Soup w/ Caramelized Onion & Apple Grilled Cheese Bite
- Herban Vegans – Gumbolaya
- Jane’s – Warm Spiked Cider
- J.E Gibbs Cheese – Pumpkin Pie Fudge
- Like Mom’s Only Vegan – Sugar N’ Spice Cookie
- Madison’s at Findlay Market – CinSoy Ginger Miso Slaw with Fried Tofu
- Makers Bakers Co. – Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Pie, and/or Caramel Apple Drink
- Mama Lo Hizo – Caramel Bites
- Mama Made It – Caramel Corn
- Maverick Chocolate Co. – Spicy Hot Chocolate
- Ness Berry – Banana Pudding Popcorn
- OTR Bagel Bar – Pumpkin Bagel with Cream Cheese
- PAKTLI – Ancient Puffed Grain Snack with White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, 55% Bittersweet Chocolate with Dried Blueberries and Cacaoa Nibs, 79% Extra Dark Chocolate with Dried Cranberries and Cashews
- Seeside Bakery – Vegan Pumpkin Spice Old Fashion Doughnut Holes
- Taste of Belgium – Pumpkin Waffle
- The Rhined – Whipped Butternut Ricotta, Westcombe Cheddar, Pickled Cranberries, Pumpkin Spiced Candied Pepitas, Rosemary on Potter’s Classic White Crackers.
Tracy Walker & Friends and Wild Carrot & Friends will be performing Saturday and Everything’s Jake and Cincinnati Music Accelerator will provide the tunes on Sunday.
Findlay Market is located at 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. For more info, visit findlaymarket.org.
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This article appears in CityBeat | Oct. 13-26, 2021.