Definitely a love letter of a cookbook to the Ithaca Farmers Market. I live no where close to Ithaca but I can appreciate this book and still use it (just not brand specific to the ingredients)

I will say the only pictures are of the farmers market and not the recipes which I miss. All these recipes would photograph beautifully so I think it was a missed opportunity but again shows the authors love of this market.

This is a really good cookbook. I love that it focuses on seasonal eating and how it divides recipes by season, which allows the reader to see which recipes are best in the season they are in. I found the quotes throughout to be a nice touch as well. The recipes in this book are different and unique but not so different as to make them unappealing to the average palate. The recipes are easy to follow and contain easy to find ingredients, and while many of the ingredients seem exclusive to the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, all could easily be substituted with local favorites, if needed. My only complaint would be that I would have loved more photos of the food. Photos always help to inspire me when I’m cooking. They also show me how the recipe is supposed to look for me to compare mine to. Other than that I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.

The “Ithaca Farmers Market” is a cookbook full of recipes for both food and drinks that utilize seasonal product. I appreciated the backstory of the market at the beginning of the book and how nearly all of these recipes could be made using seasonal ingredients from your own local market. However, I would have enjoyed to see some more photos throughout the book, especially for more elaborate recipes.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book!

The "Ithaca Farmers Market" cookbook is a wonderful cookbook that highlights fresh produce and other specialty items that can be found at the farmers market. Over 50 years ago, the Ithaca Farmers Market began and in the early days, farmers sold their goods out of the back of pickup trucks. Farmers' markets have certainly evolved since then! If you enjoy shopping at farmers markets as I do, then you know you can find in addition to farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, local honey, pickles, breads, cheeses, and much more! This cookbook features many of the specific items that can be found at the farmer's market and tells stories about many of the vendors. While I don't live in or near Ithaca, these recipes can certainly be made with the ingredients you can get close to home but you may need to make some modifications.

The "Ithaca Farmers Market" cookbook is organized first by seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Year-Round. Within these categories, recipes are organized into sub-categories: Beverages and Cocktails, Salads and Small Plates, and Main Dishes and Desserts. I love when cookbooks such as these are organized by season--it makes it much easier to eat with the seasons! One of the spring recipes I'm sure to try is the Pasta con Asparagi since I've got a ton of asparagus. The recipe begins with a tidbit about the couple from the local asparagus farm and the specific, local farmers market that you can find them and their asparagus. We also learn that asparagus is an essential ingredient used by Northern Italians in the spring. The recipe featured is a simple way of preparing pasta with asparagus, butter, and basil but it's a typical, Venetian recipe. It sounds delicious and I'll certainly try it with my NJ-grown asparagus!

Last night, I tried the cucumber picnic salad from the Summer section of the cookbook. This recipe calls for a specific variety of cucumbers you can find in Ithaca between mid- and late-summer: the Humble Hill Silver Slicers. It's not quite cucumber season yet so I made this salad using the storebought seedless cucumbers I bought. The recipe also calls for Littletree Orchards basil-infused apple cider vinegar. I didn't have that so I substituted regular apple cider vinegar and threw in some fresh dill. The cucumber salad was simple yet delicious! Other recipes on my list to try: Bloody Mary Tomato Salad (minus the vodka!), Haymaker's Punch (a nonalcoholic drink first prepared generations ago by thirsty farmers to rehydrate midday during the summer hay harvest) and the garlic scape chimichurri (it's almost garlic scape season)!

I think locals to the Ithaca Farmers Market will enjoy this cookbook between the recipes and the stories that go back over 50 years. If you're not a local to Ithaca, but you enjoy eating fresh and local with the seasons, I think you'll still love this cookbook if you're willing to make some simple modifications. The recipes don't feature photographs but there are some wonderful photographs of the farmers market and the people and items you'd find there.

Thank you very much to the publisher for the advance digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

The Ithaca Farmers Market Cookbook is a great culinary companion that features stunning photographs that transport you to the heart of the market. The vibrant and cozy produce stalls evoke a sense of connection with the local food scene. Turback skillfully infuses the recipes with a distinct New England feel. Whether it’s rutabaga soup with bacon or comforting pumpkin pie pancakes, each dish resonates with the region’s culinary heritage. Breaking down the recipes by season is incredibly helpful and allows home cooks to align their meals with the freshest ingredients available, whether it’s spring asparagus or fall apples.

I enjoyed learning about Ithaca Farmers Market, as well as discovering some wonderful recipes. As a fan of local cookbooks, this was a wonderful read.

What a treasure of a book. First, this is chock full of seasonal recipes sectioned by the four seasons. This is a book that we strive for when we want to eat seasonally. This book does it in spades. What we buy at farmers markets seasonally and what to make with our treasures. This book has all the ideas and more.

And the more takes on the historical journey of this iconic farmers market that many strive to emulate. Ann Rivers founded the market in 1973 and in the highly eventful year of 1988 spearheaded the negotiations for a permanent place for the farmers market and not just a permanent place for the farmers market but a permanent location that would now have a pavilion where vendors and shoppers could still have their farmers market without the worries of the weather.
The pavilion is huge. Its iconic pear mural entrance is a photo spot. Of course, they now had a structure for the vendors and shoppers.
The Ithaca Farmers Market is also famous for two things the strict rule established from the beginning that all offerings were produced within 30 miles of the farmers market and the 60% agriculture, 20% art, and 20% food vendors. Those ground rules have served them well. It's been a sought out farmers market even a destination spot for travelers.
There is much more history and the rutabaga curling contest, events, activities, lots of picnic tables, and a fascinating array of goods. A treasure, a gem, and a keeper for generations. So solid.
I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher, Globe Pequot for the opportunity to read and review Ithaca Farmers Market by Michael Turback and Izzy Lecek.

There weren't many vegan recipes, not that this book proclaims to be vegan or vegan-friendly, but I did expect more vegetable- and bean-based offerings for a FM cookbook. There were quite a lot of interesting cocktails and I found myself interested in trying all of them. While these recipes, like everything else, call for specific brands of spirits, I'm 99% sure I won't find in them where I live but I feel reasonably confident a local apple cider or vodka will be fine.

One 'complaint' I had is the recipes are broken up by category (e.g. drinks, main, dessert) but then again by season. While I understand why a FM has to be seasonal, I would have preferred all the desserts or mains or drinks together and then within that dessert section have them arranged by season.

There are no pictures of the recipes (plenty of pictures of the FM and people) which I imagine might be a turnoff for some.

Overall I can't say I'd recommend this book to anyone, except for those who frequent the IFM and eat a diet with no limitations and who likes very simple recipes.

We are about two hours south of the Ithaca Market and I've been there a few times so I was excited to see this on NetGalley.
The books is full of history and beautiful pictures of the market and vendors, but not a single recipe has a picture to go with it. That is a HUGE turn off if what is supposed to be a cook book. I think it would be a great seller for Ithaca and the intimidate area, but even just two hours away, I don't think it would be nearly as popular. If it wasn't touted as a cookbook, then maybe? This ended up being a bummer.

If you love food you will love this book. What a wonderful, inspiring and tasty book. It takes right into the market and you really do wish you were there. Well I did anyway! I enjoyed learning the history of the market and love the recipes included within the pages. Wonderful photos and stories which kept me involved and interested. Loved it from start to finish.

Thank you NetGalley and Globe Pequot for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Awww I’m so nostalgic! Reminds me of visiting the Ithaca Farmers Market while I was in college there! A book full of wonderful recipes made with fresh ingredients with reference to specific stands and complete with a history of the market itself.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a beautiful picture with varied and interesting recipes!

It was great to learn about the history market through beautiful photographs and stories of the market through the years,

This was such a great cookbook. I have been to the Ithaca Farmers Maarket and this does them justice! I especially loved that the recipes were laid put by season. I do wish there were more photos of the food in the recipes themselves though.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.