Aron and I stopped to sample some of the best potato chips I’ve ever had at the Greenmarket not too long ago; they were the sort of thing that make you stop and think “oh, so that’s what that should taste like.” I snapped this photo and then forgot about the small batch chips until the other day when a salt-craving hit.
A little digging uncovered that Mountain Sweet Berry Farms is at the Union Square Greenmarket on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, and that farmer Rick Bishop is famous for his Fingerling Potatoes and was actually asked to develop a crop of Peruvian Fingerlings for David Bouley years ago. There’s a wonderful article about him, here, in Edible.
I can’t say for certain that they will be at his stand when you visit, but do keep an eye out for these Brown Butter Potato Chips. They were the real deal. And if you’re not in Manhattan… maybe pick-up a mandoline and some Fingerlings?
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Uuuuuuhhhhh… these look so good! I’ll be in NYC next weekend, hopefully they will be available for me to pick up!
Whenever I get a bad craving for something really salty and unctuous (which isn’t very often, but when it hits, it hits hard!), I make potato chips at home, then top them with herbed salt and stinky blue cheese. So bad and SO good at the same time. I’m sure you could do the same with these chips – just warm them in the oven first
Happy eating!
That sounds DELICIOUS! And I don’t think I use the word unctuous enough. I would love some salty unctuous treat today and this sounds yummy!
Oooooh, I love chips. And I’m going to be in Manhattan on a Wednesday morning next month. So tempting. Enjoy them for me….
I love homemade chips so much!
Browned butter potato chips? You may have just changed my world. Have you seen Michael Chiarello make his potato chips? I’ve always wanted to do it. I am such a potato chip junkie.
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THANK YOU for sharing this wonderful article … although we’re not new yorkers, we dream of taking a vacation there and exploring the nooks and treasures of the city. and, as a foodie, market-lover and self-designed fresh produce cook for our local family, reading stories about the farmers and foodies of different communities is so inspirational. in hawai’i, we get spoiled with the tropical fruits and consistency of veggies and seafood, but we miss out on the seasonal produce that our mainland counterparts get to enjoy … one of these days, though, we’re going to taste one of those splendid strawberries!
mahalo for sharing!