Chicagoist at the French Market

By Carrie Becker in Food on Dec 10, 2009 5:00PM

$Well, Hello French Market. Don\'t you look dapper on this nice Saturday.$

Chocolate is the way to our heart and Grenache and Marzipan never looked and tasted so good at Canady Le Chocolatier.

$Siagon Sisters classic Banh Mi would be a nice alternative lunch option from any in the area but we are still sticking with \"The Porky.\"$ $New York (we mean Vietnam) has hit Chicago. The Siagon Sisters served up a pork belly sandwich with hoisin, jalapenos and cilantro that they affectionately call, \"The Porky.\"$ $As expected, Pastoral was slammed. We think Judy\'s samples and the delicious sandwiches made to order had something to do with it and, oh yes, their street cred in the Artisan cheese world.$ $From left to right, Capriole Farmstead Pipers Pyramid, Sofia and O\'Banon cheeses from Capriole.$

Capriole Farmstead cheese maker, Judy Schad, was happy to serve and tell a story or two about her goat-milk cheeses.

A sampling of fresh fish available for sale

Our favorite vendor, Dick McCracken, hooked us up with a reasonably priced and unique smoked beef loin. He tells us sandwiches will be coming soon.

Last Saturday we visited the newly opened and packed-to-the-gills downtown French Market at 131 N. Canal. Here are some photos from our trip and apologies for the quality of some, as we used our iPhone.

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