The irony, of course, is that the specific headhouse is america's oldest existing marketplace, and south street is america's oldest shopping corridor...but we must bow down to those who want to snuff it out in a false perception that their property values will improve. It doesn't help when shops like the afformentioned chef's market claim they are in society hill so that the neighbors don't think they are on south street-shhh, I won't tell anyone what your address is, George!

http://chefsmkt.com/
"The Chef's Market has been the leader in the Philadelphia area gourmet industry since 1985. Our creative chefs "make everything possible" from corporate catering to private parties and in-flight catering. Come see our gourmet grocery and cafe in the heart of Philadelphia's Society Hill."

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Peter Cetera:
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Say things I might regret
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On a lighter note, don't forget that today is the farmers market on Passyunk and south.

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Peter Cetera:
Sometimes I just forget
Say things I might regret
It breaks my heart to see you crying

Huh, well thanks for that geography lesson, Chef's Market!

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"If we can't learn from our mistakes, what's the point of making them!" ...my friend Richard.

"You are protected by the enormity of your stupidity." Mother to son Victor, in "Notorious"

I'm really looking forward to shopping at this farmer's market. It sounds like they're going to have a lot of great items there. As for Chef's Market, I never shop there anyway, so they're not losing any business from me!

didn't think it was worth it's own thread, but the signs have been changed and now people have to pay to parkat headhouse on sundays. boo.

went there yesterday and despite the rain, lots of customers. It's a great addition.

They should redesign the northeast corner of logan square, thin out the trees, and make it a great big market, like Union Square.

The Headhouse farmer's market is back starting this sunday! yay!
http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/headhouse/

Half the food in the Chef's Market appears to be spoiled. I know it's 7 blocks away but I'm surprised Whole Foods hasn't put them out of business.

So far, it's the only place where I've seen champagne grapes, and the only reason why I go there now that I'm not attending school nearby.

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i've seen them at whole foods recently, but i don't know if they're a regular item, or a one off kind of thing. they came in a plastic box and were on the same riser as the regular grapes. Also, check the italian market. I don't remember them specifically, but there is a stand that sells muscat grapes, perhaps they sell champagne grapes too. I have no idea the "name" of the stand, but it's run by an asian couple, and the first produce stand (coming from the north). It's the same stand that sells hand-packed spring mix & baby spinach in plastic bags.