Highlights of a week of eating: 

Let's see—Sunday night Carol took me out for Father's Day for dinner and a show. The real highlight was actually the show, Clybourne Park at the Guthrie. It's one of the best plays I have seen in years: a sharp, funny, serious play about race that had the audience laughing out loud (and squirming in their seats). (Read Jay Gabler's Daily Planet review.) But the late night bite next door at Sea Change was also a treat. Sea Change offers a happy hour every night from 8 to 11 p.m.  (and also Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3 to 6, and Mondays from 5 to 6.) We split an order of fries, a cup of bouillabaisse ($6), crisp fried calamari with curry aioli ($7), and a shrimp cocktail ($8), all beautifully presented and robustly flavorful.

A pesar de unas semanas difíciles de clima al comienzo de la temporada, las cosas están comenzando a entrar en calor en el Mercado Granjero de Midtown. Venga este mes de junio al mercado y vea lo que tienen para ofrecer nuestros fabulosos vendedores ambulantes: espárragos, espinacas, col, lechugas, cebollas verdes, rábanos, chicharos, brotes, ruibarbo, fresas, una variedad de carnes, huevos, queso, mantequilla, yogurt, miel, pan artesanal, alimentos cocinados, conserva, café, artes y manualidades y una gran variedad de deliciosas comidas; desayuno y almuerzo, para disfrutar en el mercado.

Midtown Market Flavors will feature Spring into Salad on Saturday, June 22. A variety of healthy salads and easy dressings will be available for market patrons to sample along with take-home recipes. Spring greens with goat cheese and toasted pecans are a wonderful basic salad this time of year. This salad pops with the addition of Red Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette. You can also use it as a marinade for grilled chicken or pork.