Don't Miss Central Market's Citrus Fest

You've still got this weekend to make it to the Citrus Fest at
Central Market (twitter.com/@centralmarket).

As usual with their festivals, there are a number of sampling stations and recipes throughout the store. In the produce section, citrus of all kinds has been moved front and center. Also featured is a tasting bar with several varieties of oranges (pictured).

A large table holds several unusual varieties of citrus that CM doesn't normally carry. A vendor nearby is on hand to answer your questions about etrog citron, limequats, buddha hands, bergamots (a sour orange), pink lemons and rangpur limes, among others.

Don't miss stopping by the bakery to pick up a loaf of lemon bread, a variety I've never seen there before. It's a wonderfully light, egg-based bread that melts in the mouth. They have whole loaves at the table, but if you want it sliced, you can hand it behind the counter.

Naturally our favorite festival is the Hatch festival (end of August), but this is one of our other favorites. Don't miss it!

Note to San Antonio CM patrons: work on the parking lot has resumed, much to everyone's dismay. They've posted light-hearted signs in the store, trying to explain "why the heck are you doing this?!?" (Their lot is the roof of a postal sorting facility, and it leaks.) The main entrance is closed, and probably a third of the lot is closed off. To encourage you to use valet parking (free), they'll give you a $5 coupon, good on your next visit. Weather permitting, work should be done by March.