Laura Avery is the market manager at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market. This week she speaks with Alex Ageneau, the executive chef at Aestus, who is shopping for Brown Sugar persimmons for his Grilled Persimmon Salad recipe, which you can find on the Good Food blog.
Laura also talks with Laurence Hauben of Penryn Orchard Specialties about their nine different persimmon varietals. They also delve into hoshigaki, the traditional Japanese method of drying persimmons to achieve maximum flavor and sweetness.
Music: "Marilyn Monroe" by Pharrell Williams