Treat your loved ones and yourself this Valentine’s Day! All around the market this month, you’ll find beautifully made goods to delight and soothe the senses. Here’s just a small selection of thoughtful gift ideas from our talented suppliers.
Craft chocolate: Made with love
Sometimes the best gifts are the simplest, such as a bottle of wine and really good chocolate. Our craft chocolate selection does the trick. We offer elegant, award-winning bars and confections from chocolatiers in the Bay Area and beyond. See our favorites in hand-crafted chocolates, and discover a new flavor with your valentine.
Wellness in 2023
Our bodies use minerals for many functions, including bone, heart, and brain health. Minerals are also key to hydration as well as enzyme and hormone production. While theoretically we get most of the minerals we need by eating a wide variety of foods, in some cases a healthcare provider may suggest a mineral supplement. Learn how you can achieve your wellness goals with a look at products in our supplement department.
2022 Holiday Gift Guide
The market is stocked with great gift ideas this season! – find luxurious tastes and sensations to treat everyone on your list. Here’s a selection of what’s in store from our talented suppliers. All gifts are made sustainably!
Holiday Bubbles!
We love bubbly wine. It’s sparkly and cheerful, and always adds something special to our parties. It’s no accident our merchant Niesa stocks the wine department with lots of bubbles – they are her favorite! Here is Niesa’s list of sparkling wines for your celebrations, and what she loves about them.
Cheers to 2023…Let’s party!
Fall Beers
Our fridge is stocked with something special for every beer lover! Also known as Driver’s Cool Ship, our beer selection is your go-to for rare and hard to find brews, and a place to meet fellow beer geeks. This autumn, we’re excited about the diverse selection: from Oktoberfest styles to Ciders; from cold weather Stouts to sunny Sours; from super local to hard-to-find beers. Of course, we want to include Hard Seltzers and Canned Cocktails – they’re delicious, and our customers love them. Find your fall beers right here!
New Cookbooks for Fall 2022
We have a new crop of cookbooks for you to explore this season! Our Fall 2022 line up will take you around the world, with a West Coast twist. New books from Hannah Che, Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, Ina Garten, Nadiya Hussain, and local luminary Reem Assil provide kitchen inspiration and excellent gift ideas.
Thanksgiving Wines
Our wine merchant, Niesa Granger, has a vast knowledge of natural and organic wines, and a fantastic palate. Over the years, Niesa has made our wine department a destination for natural wine lovers in southern Marin. We look forward to Niesa’s Thanksgiving wine picks each year, always impressive and delightful additions to our holiday tables. Read more here!
Event Recap: Refrigerator Pickles by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff
If you missed Shanta’s pickle-making demonstration and talk at our Around the Table series last month, you’re in luck. Shanta shares her recipe, technique, and research on naturally grown pickling vegetables with us here.
Celebrating with Carolyn King — head of catering
The opportunity to build a catering program at the Market brought Carolyn King to Driver’s in 2018. A masterful chef, Carolyn has been an integral part of the team from the start, handling multiple roles including menu development and catering manager. “I love the creative outlet that catering provides, getting to work with organic produce and so many specialty products,” she said.
Deli Manager – Marissa Cruz
Marissa Cruz has been with us since 2016, and is an important part of the Driver’s family. She was working as a business banker at Wells Fargo when she got to know Paul Geffner, a co-owner at Driver’s. Paul was a client of Marissa’s, and the two became friends. “He would always ask me when I would quit the bank and come work for him,” she said. Outside of work, Marissa is an award winning outrigger paddler, competing in Hawaii, California, and beyond.
News from the Deli
We now offer online ordering! Order and pay on your phone, no app required. Open your phone camera and scan the QR code to see the menu. Order and pay, we’ll prepare your food.
Good Food Award Winners
Much of what we carry at Driver’s is made by small teams of artisans who are passionate about their craft. Our vendors work hard to make excellent food, and they work just as hard to get their goods on grocery store shelves. We love to see them win Good Food Awards, because they really deserve the recognition. We proudly stock award winners here at Driver’s, many of them local – look for the blue Good Food seal on our shelves! Read on to see this year’s winners.
Turney Street Parklet
Our parklet on Turney Street is now complete and open to the community! This beautiful new space is a dream project for us – the original drawings have been hanging in our cafe for 5 years! Finally, the dream is a reality.
Experience craft chocolate
The craft chocolate industry continues to grow, with a strong focus on ethical practices, and American chocolatiers rivaling European makers. Our chocolate buyer, Mia diTommaso, describes what to look for in good chocolate — for Valentines Day and beyond.
New in Wellness
Our bodies use minerals for many functions, including bone, heart, and brain health. Minerals are also key to hydration as well as enzyme and hormone production. While theoretically we get most of the minerals we need by eating a wide variety of foods, in some cases a healthcare provider may suggest a mineral supplement. Learn how you can achieve your wellness goals with a look at new products in our supplement department.
Celebration Wines!!
A note from our wine merchant Niesa, and her picks for your holiday tables:
‘Tis the season of joy, twinkling lights and holiday parties. Here are some wines guaranteed to bring lots of cheer. How could I do a holiday wine write up without my favorite food group, um I mean wine style…BUBBLES!!! As you know the store has a lot of them and this is no accident! I’ve selected a few that I think you will love. Cheers to 2022!! Let’s pop some corks!!
Thanksgiving Wines
A celebratory note from our wine merchant, Niesa Granger, who put together a beautiful selection of holiday wines.
Fall Faces: Skincare for healing
We are passionate about healthy skin, and we carefully vet the skincare lines that we carry at the Market for sustainability and quality. Our vendors expertly blend wellness and nature, but the lines are really distinct! The products on our shelves range from holistic to clinical, and all points in between. Here’s a breakdown of our skincare lines, so you can find the product that is just right for you.
Sausalito artist’s gift mural
Did you know that the mural gracing our building is a reproduction of a woodcut print by Sausalito artist Tom Killion? Tom’s books of illustrations include the acclaimed 28 Views of Mount Tamalpais and his latest, California’s Wild Coast.
