Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Local, Fresh Romano Beans
Robbie Sigona is produce buyer for both the Redwood City and Palo Alto Sigona’s Farmers Market locations. He works with local farmers and scours the...
Robbie Sigona is produce buyer for both the Redwood City and Palo Alto Sigona’s Farmers Market locations. He works with local farmers and scours the...
Heirloom Tomatoes Selecting heirloom tomatoes is different than other tomatoes. These beauties should have a slight give. Even when soft, (picked super-ripe) they’re sweet, juicy, full...
Summer’s Delight: Unique & Heirloom Melons By Robbie Sigona As we move into the height of summer, more melons make their way to our stores....
New Crop Shelled Walnuts Raw Light Halves & Pieces Special $2.99 (7 oz.) Reg. $4.99 Our walnuts come from Hollister, California– an area I’m...
Press very gently on the end opposite the stem end, there should be a slight give. For melons with ribs or netted flesh like the...
Stone fruit should have a slight give if you want to eat them right away. Store them in the fridge if the fruit is as...
Treasured Heirloom Blenheim Apricots Available Now Rich, complex-flavored Blenheims are a local gem with a fleeting and extremely short season. By Robbie Sigona Heirloom Blenheim...
Getting corn from local farmers is great because it’s fresh. The sugars in corn start to convert to starch as soon as it’s picked, so...
Fava Beans, the luckiest bean of them all By Robbie Sigona While their alias is broad bean, those with family in Oklahoma know them as...
Robbie Sigona is produce buyer for both the Redwood City and Palo Alto Sigona’s Farmers Market locations. He works with local farmers and scours the...
It's apple season, so all the fresh-picked apples are rolling into our markets. Rob highlights two favorites of the season, the Lucy Rose and the Lucy Glo. Both are naturally red inside, but each have a unique flavor. These make a lovely addition to cheese platters, salads or even school lunches because they don't brown after they're cut. Find them at Sigona's Farmers Market in Redwood City and in Palo Alto, California!
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