Saturdays with the Chef

Kingsport’s long-running and popular cooking series – Saturdays with the Chef – will return to the Kingsport Farmers Market on June 6. Discover how to take advantage of peak season produce with creative tips and new recipes from local chefs.

Saturdays with the Chef will take place every Saturday in June at the farmers market beginning at 9 a.m. This year’s chefs include:

–          June 6 – Chef David Harley and Mamma Ana with Latin Love Kitchen

–          June 13 – Lindsay Clarke with Mamma D’s

–          June 20 – Tim Marshall, the Food City Pit Master

–          June 27 – Nacho Nunez with Santa Fe Mexican Grill

Saturdays with the Chef is a free cooking demonstration series showcasing local chefs and their recipes using produce available at the Kingsport Farmers Market. Free samples of the recipes will be available at each demonstration.

“We’re excited to spring into the summer season with this popular and informative program,” said Cultural Services Superintendent Kristie Leonard. “The Kingsport Farmers Market is a great place to shop but we also strive to be a place where people can learn something new too.”

Come down to the market and sample cooking from featured chefs from local businesses, then buy the ingredients to make it at home while you’re at the market. Purchasing from local farmers not only boosts the local economy but is also a great way to provide healthy and fresh food for you and your family.

For more information on the Kingsport Farmers Market, please visit kingsportfarmersmarket.org.

The Kingsport Farmers Market, part of the City of Kingsport, manages the weekly markets at the Kingsport Farmers Market facility. The Kingsport Farmers Market’s mission is to provide a vibrant, diverse marketplace for local and regional farmers and artisans to sell their products to the Kingsport community. For more information, please visit www.kingsportfarmersmarket.org.

Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 57,500) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,788-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.