by Fruit Maven | Nov 14, 2011 | Date
Are you feeling lucky today? Because you should. It’s three-for-the-price-of-one day around here. And the price for one is pretty darn close to FREE. Hello! Let’s break out the champagne! What are you getting three of? Dates! Not eharmony.com dates —...
by Fruit Maven | Nov 10, 2011 | Persimmon
Today’s fruit is one of the most common varieties of Persimmon available, the Fuyu. I have largely avoided the Fuyu review because really, how can I write the letters FUYU without making a reference to one of the most dramatic and effective swear words in...
by Fruit Maven | Nov 8, 2011 | Apple
It is apple season and while I have tried over 50 different variety of apples at this point in my fruit loving career, I still look forward to finding something new every season. On this particular day though, I was just looking for some small snacking apples to keep...
by Fruit Maven | May 31, 2011 | strawberry
Today I made a short trek to find Mara des Bois Strawberries at Chino Farms, the exclusive little farm stand made famous by Alice Waters. As always, the produce was stunning, the staff ridiculously snotty, and the prices exorbitant. They had peaches and nectarines but...
by Fruit Maven | May 17, 2011 | Apple, Berry, Cherimoya, cherry, Maven, Uncategorized
As summer is sneaking up on me, I’m starting to think about various fruit I would love to try. My fruit forays have slowed in the last year, but believe me, I still think about finding those elusive little gems that hide in the most unassuming spots. Here are a...
