This month, our go-to dinner plan is an easy chicken roast centered around bright cherry tomatoes, and plated on our house-made hummus. You can prep the ingredients quickly, pop it in the oven, and serve with your favorite wine and a baguette.
Mama Tong
Lindsay Ott came to the Bay Area in 2013 with her young son and a background in organic farming and midwifery. She understood a new mother’s needs and fused her passions into postpartum nutrition. In her quest to find kindred spirits, Lindsay contacted Jane Lin, owner of Mama Tong. Jane trained Lindsay in Chinese postpartum soups, indicating that she was …
VYBES
VYBES is a line of functional drinks made with Hemp CBD, and designed to bring calm to the mind and body. Founder Jonathan Eppers believes that modern lifestyles take a toll on our health, and that medicinal properties of plants, including cannabis, offer significant healing. THe VYBES collection of organic juices are infused with 25 mg Hemp CBD per bottle. …
California Gummy
UK wunderkind Jeffrey Postelthwaite had three restaurants by the time he was 19 years old. He says it was his love of food, rather than classical culinary training, that won him British food awards. By 23, Jeffrey sold his business and moved to LA to try his hand at acting, landing a roll in Peaky Blinders. Still in California, Jeffrey …
Kika’s Treats
Cristina Arantes, a.k.a. Kika, was born and raised in Brazil, surrounded by tropical cacao, and spent her days baking and eating all things chocolate. In 1999 she moved to San Francisco and had the opportunity to refine her skills at some of the City’s best restaurants and bakeries. In 2006, she made a list of her favorite cookies and decided …
Askinosie
Shawn Askinosie’s daughter Lawren wondered if her dad might have lost his mind when he quit law to take up craft chocolate. But she worked alongside him, and helped him build one of the first fair trade chocolate companies in the country. Together they travel the world, empowering farmers they work with, and sourcing cacao for their small factory in …
Hey!Hunger
Fairfax entrepreneur Shireen Khera grew up in India, where she learned Ayurvedic cooking from her mother, and where farm-to-table cuisine is a way of life. When she moved to the US for graduate studies, she gravitated toward budget-friendly fast food. In time, Shireen rediscovered vegetarian cooking. To create her Hey!Hunger recipes, Shireen riffed on the Indian snack tikkis to create …
Tam
Greg Moore founded Tam CBD Drinks in Sausalito with the goal to promote wellness using full-spectrum hemp. Inspired to find balance in daily life, Greg experimented with CBD and juice blends to test their effects on mood, body and function. He developed a line of organic drinks that are infused with CBD from hemp, plus functional ingredients including turmeric, electrolytes, …
Heart
Heart Roasters founders Rebekah and Willie Yli-Luomo bring a passion for coffee to their Portland cafes, where customers can relax and connect with each other. Wifi is not available at the shops so that guests can unplug, and chat with knowledgeable baristas about roast flavors and bean sources. In their retail line, Heart offers the same custom experience of freshly …
In the wine fridge: picnic-ready cans
Wondering what to pack in the drink cooler this weekend? Our wine selection includes an excellent range of ice-cold canned wines. From Italian spritzers, to local vintners, and a non-alcoholic option, we’ve got fantastic picks. See the convenient cans keeping our sparkling wines company this month. Best served chilled!
Breakfast to-go for busy mornings
The ‘September scaries’ are back with a mix of new schedules, after-school commitments, and packed weekends. Things can feel a little overwhelming as vacation ends, and school starts back up again. Find your balance with our breakfast menu, which you can order ahead and pick up either at the deli counter, or from our to-go window on Turney Street. Coffee and pastry, Bagel with the Works, or our popular Breakfast Burrito will help you start the day off well.
Daily bread: fresh artisan breads, baked locally
Discover our freshly baked breads, delivered straight from local bakers to Driver’s Market every day. Our selection includes crusty baguettes, wholesome whole grain loaves, and irresistible sweet pastries, all crafted with the finest ingredients. We carry breads from pioneering local bakeries Acme and Starter, unique artisanal breads from Petaluma’s Della Fattoria, and bagels from Boichik. We are proud to offer farmers market stars including select breads from Portside Bakery, and ryes from Anna’s Daughters. Treat yourself to baked goods that are hard to find elsewhere. Visit us today and experience truly excellent bread!
Sake essentials: Find your favorite
Drinking culture runs deep in Japan, and Sake is undoubtedly the country’s most iconic brew. Made from rice, Sake is classified by ingredients, production methods, and the degree of grain polishing. (The outer layer of rice isn’t great for brewing, so it’s polished away.) Here at the market, our Sake collection has expanded to include traditional Japanese bottles, California-based brews, and a stylish selection of cans and spritzers. This month, we’ve put together a guide to choosing and serving Sake, and an overview of our selection. Have fun exploring, and Kanpai!
In the cooler: Feel-good drinks
We carry a range of non-alcoholic drinks infused with ingredients thought to lift your spirits, support digestion, and improve cognitive function. While the benefits of functional drinks vary from person to person, there’s solid research behind ingredients like baobab, probiotics, adaptogenic mushrooms, and CBD. Take a look at our selection of functional beverages, and give them a try, hopefully they make you feel great. Let us know what you think!
Cellarmaker
Cellarmaker is a San Francisco based brewery that makes beers in small batches, and constantly releases different flavors. The team at Cellarmaker includes the founders Connor Casey, Tim Sciascia, and Kelly Caveney Sciacia. They feel that making the same beers all the time would limit them creatively, so they don’t follow that business model. Their output and production schedule is …
Fiorello’s
Founder Anthony Bonviso’s passion for ice cream began when he was a kid growing up in an Italian neighborhood in Connecticut. He moved to California in the 1970’s and pursued a career as a hairstylist, but never lost his passion for culinary arts. For years, he practiced his gelato technique, even living for a while in Rimini, Italy. His goal …
Boichik
Born in New Jersey, Emily Winston grew up eating a lot of bagels. Her favorites were from H&H on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. When she moved to the West Coast in 2010, she not only missed New York bagels, but was really disappointed when H&H closed. Emily embarked on a journey, through trial and error, to create the bagels she …
Mad Dandy
During lockdown, Mad Dandy co-founder Marty Friedman was drinking five coffees a day. Hoping to cut his caffeine intake, he began to research coffee brewed from dandelion and mushroom. He loved that these drinks were rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, but didn’t care for the brands he tried. He began sourcing his own ingredients and tinkering with flavor profiles, eventually …
Point Reyes Farmstead
The Giacomini family established their dairy farm in 1959, when Bob and Dean Giacomini purchased 720 acres in Tomales Bay. They were successful and their herd of cows grew large, producing some of the best milk in Sonoma. But they could see the land was stressed, and realized a large dairy operation wasn’t sustainable. Together with Bob’s wife and grown …
Sausalito Liquor Co
One of the brightest new spirits in town is Sausalito Liquor Co., producer of gin and whiskeys inspired by the flavors of northern California. Marketing exec and Sausalito denizen Scott Jampol launched the company earlier this year with a nod to the “fantastic story-tellers, poets, musicians, and salty characters whose spirit comes through in every pour.” Jampol enjoyed success at …