The Market Report

Laura Avery runs into Paul Shoemaker, former Chef de Cuisine at Providence restaurant. When he's at home he likes to roast chicken. He takes a 3-lb free-range chicken and trusses it with twine. First, he sautes it on all sides with olive oil in a Le Cruset (enamel) dutch oven on top of the stove. After a few minutes he puts the lid on the pot and puts it in a 375°F oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Thirty minutes before it's done he makes a glaze from honey and spicy Dijon mustard and rubs it all over the bird.

It's time to plant tomatoes. The blockbuster tomato seedling sale called Tomatomania is this weekend, Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 from 9am to 5pm. You can find nearly 300 different tomato seedling varieties. You'll also run into a large concentration of tomatomaniacs who can give you all kinds of advice for your specific needs. Tomatomania takes place at the Tapia Brothers Farm Stand in Encino. It's off the 101, heading south take the Balboa exit to get there. If you're heading north, take the Hayvenhurst Ave exit.

Tomatomania

April 5 and April 6

9:00am - 5:00pm

Tapia Brothers Farm Stand

5251 Hayvenhurst Ave

Encino, CA 91436

818-905-6155

Music break: Lagonda by Larry Elgart