In the Store with Sigona’s Featuring: Beans from Brentwood
Beans from Brentwood It’s bean season, and this week we’re featuring cranberry beans, yellow wax beans, Romano beans, and a perennial local favorite, Blue Lake...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published May 31, 2016 · Last modified August 18, 2017
Beans from Brentwood It’s bean season, and this week we’re featuring cranberry beans, yellow wax beans, Romano beans, and a perennial local favorite, Blue Lake...
Blueberry-Lemon Galette with a Pecan Crust A galette is a sort of rustic, simply pie, but without the hassle of a pie plate or excess...
Sicilian-Style Local Strawberries in a Balsamic Reduction over Vanilla Bean Gelato A good balsamic is already sweet due to the aging process, and our infused...
Robert Hall 2014, Paso Robles Cuvee De Robles $13.99/bottle Reg. $15.99 (Good through May 31, 2016) This delicious wine is a blend of Grenache, Syrah,...
Grilled Eggplant with Sigona’s Marinara and Parmigiano-Reggiano This is a common dish I have often, I just love it! The light grill on the eggplant...
Buffalo-Style Roasted Cauliflower With a Cashel Blue-Chive Dipping Sauce With this recipe, you’ll get the same spicy-cool flavors you would from a traditional Buffalo and...
Rock Hollow Chardonnay $11.99/bottle Reg. $14.99 (Valid May 4-10, 2016) An elegant, full-flavored Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County featuring luscious flavors of pineapple, pear and...
An Egg is Not Just an Egg Diane Rezendes, food writer My gran’ma, Katie Brennan, grew up on a dairy farm in the west of...
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Laura Chenel’s Marinated Cabecou The flavor of goat cheese and heirloom tomatoes is simply irresistible. Serves 4. Ingredients 1 jar Laura...
Dairy-Free Cream of Asparagus Soup This soup, though dairy-free, is creamy and luscious, just as it would be if using heavy cream. It’s the potato...
Carmelo Sigona emigrated in 1912 from Sicily, bringing with him the tradition of making his own wine. His grandson and namesake, Carmelo Sigona, co-owner of Sigona's Farmers Market, has fond memories of his grandfather making wine and serving it at family meals on Sundays. After years of wanting to make his own wine just like Grandpa Sigona, present-day Carmelo has finally made his dreams come true. Tune in for more.
Nothing is more rewarding to Rob Sigona, our passionate produce buyer, than taking a road trip to visit one of Sigona's favorite farmers. About a five hour drive from the Bay Area, nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is the town of Springville. There you will find a place seemingly untouched by time; a place called home to orange grower Ron Matik of Pleasant Oaks Ranch. Since 1984 Ron has grown some of the best heirloom navel oranges in the state, if not the world: the heirloom Washington Navel. "I have yet to taste an orange that is better than ours,” says Matik. “Maybe some with the same sweetness, but never better.” And Sigona's agrees! Heirloom Washington Navels are the variety that got the whole California citrus market booming all those years ago. It takes special attention from the farmer to tend to the soil and the variety to produce such outstanding fruit. "Small farmers, such as Ron, are a dwindling breed,” says Rob Sigona. “They’re passionate caretakers of the the land that produce exceptional quality; they are the rare gems." It is an achievement to find such great tasting oranges to bring in for our customers. We are excited to announce we’ll get a load of specially picked and packed heirloom Washington Navels in our store this week, delivered directly from Pleasant Oaks Ranch. So, come on by Sigona's to enjoy a slice of California’s prized history…for FREE! You can get a bag of free Pleasant Oaks Ranch oranges starting today through March 5th with your coupon when you spend $30 or more in the store.