“Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor,” wrote the poet William Cowper. This week, we spotlight LeMaster Family Kitchen, a vendor that celebrates not only variety and flavor, but spice itself.

Baking great bread is an art and a science, and for nearly 25 years, Montelimar has been perfecting their craft. They’ve been tempting farmers market shoppers, restaurants, and businesses all over Chicago with their signature sourdoughs, focaccias, ciabattas, creative pastries, savory bites, and much more.

Since 2018, Supreme Bean has been a cherished staple at the 61st Street Farmers Market, the kind of delicious treat that feels like a warm hug on a Saturday morning.

The 61st Street Market is a space dedicated to local foods and the farmers, food artisans, and harvesters who make them. Since 2018, Jana Kinsman’s Bike a Bee has supplied locally harvested honey to our community from around 100 hives on the south side and a few more on the north side.

Growing Home is a nonprofit, USDA-certified 1.75-acre organic farm located in Englewood, Chicago. Since joining the 61st Street Farmers Market in 2022, customers have come to rely on them for high-quality, delicious organic produce such as greens, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and hundreds of other varieties.

As you approach the corner of 61st Street and Blackstone Avenue, you see a long line of customers happily chatting and scooping up mounds of peppers, fall squash, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, and so much more. This can only be Gorman Farm Fresh Produce!

Meze Table and Hook Point Fisheries may come from opposite corners of the world, but they share a common heart: family, friendship, and a deep love for connecting people through food.