My neighbor at the Ferry Plaza farmers market is Happy Girl Kitchens.
Todd and his wife Jordan have lots of really unusual and delicious items but I was blown away by his spicy tomato juice. It turns out he makes it by straining his fresh salsa. Now that tomatoes are in full swing and so juicy, your fresh salsa can be sitting in a pool of tomato juice. This makes an excellent sangrita at drink time. I made the above from some glorious tomatoes from Eatwell Farm and cucumbers from from my neighbors at Catalan Farms and even drained, you could still taste the cucumbers. I added a spash of Rio Fuego Very Hot Sauce for good measure. Gosh, but I love summer!
Not to nitpick, but I believe it is HER spicy tomato juice, hence the “Happy Girl” part of “Happy Girl Kitchens.” They got their start at Happy Boy Farms, where Jordan soon started using a professional kitchen for her pickles and other wonderful condiments. (Maybe things have changed and Todd is cooking now, too, but I was under the impression that it was her show in the kitchen. I’m sure I’ll hear if I’m wrong.)
The other cute thing is that their names are Todd and Jordan Champagne. There is actually a bottle of bubbly called Jordan Champagne.
They’re GREAT people, as I’m sure you know by now.