Capitol Hill was the heart of the city this weekend, packing the streets as we’ve never seen them packed before. From a full-on Second Line blowing strong outside Ranch Bravo (some of our favorite tacos in town) on Friday night to a packed weekend at Melrose Market, it was great to see the population reveling in the music, art and food this city prides itself on.

The Market was packed all weekend and though we are still getting our footing up there, learning how to work that tiny kitchen, we so enjoyed seeing all of your faces, glistening from the 80 degree weather. Inside the Market, we kept cool with our big ceiling fans working overtime under the high ceiling.

To that end, it is officially decided that the storefront of Marigold and Mint is the most refreshing storefront in the world. Looking through the arbor-like entrance to their shop feels like jumping in the lake and taking a bite out of a freshly picked pear, at the same time.

The further back you go in the Market, the cooler it gets. A walk-in dinner at Sitka & Spruce’s communal chef’s table is an amazing way to get out of the afternoon sun and you can see the flower shop from your seat, so it’s really doubly refreshing.

So many peeps came into HG for the first time this weekend and it’s always so fun to talk to everyone about the foods they like and hear of their interest in where it comes from and how it gets into their hands in sandwich form.

We started this business to highlight small sustainable farms and we’ve grown to the point where it’s become really challenging to pull from single farms – especially for items like flank steak! It’s really rewarding to feed so many conscientious people, it makes those challenges worth stepping up to.