Patchwork Edible

Anything food and local related is good in my book! Wish we had time to check out the workshops but the vendors were great and had great products! Our fav was Praline Patisserie’s Fleur De Sel Caramel Sauce… so good! Wish they extended it to have more food booths/​trucks and then a separate section for products. The popsicle carts were great for such a hot day.
If you’re into local, hand crafted products and FOOD, this is something you really want to check out especially because its free! Location is great as well, you can check out the shops and marketplace, they have awesome products! Hope they continue to evolve into bigger festivals with bigger beer gardens perhaps? Oh and watch out when you enter, all the workers bombard you with flyers and sign in sheets!

I can’t drop stars for the heat. It was a hot day, but they still pulled it off. I could only ask for a more complete mapping of the parking, shuttling, vendor locations. Props for the $ 1 water and the shuttles when the valet lots reached capacity.
Patchwork has always been a showcase of local handmades, but this time it was for food, it wasn’t much different; still had a fun vibe of people pimping their wares. Everyone was sampling foods and very friendly, it was an amazing spot to be for a new restaurant or if you just made some pickles, and some more established. Old Vine was there with their legendary grilled cheese that only seems to come out for fairs. We found a new Indian place opening in Anaheim, Adya, that had some amazing chaat, perfect for a hot day.
It was also nice to see some familiar faces from the normal Patchwork, tee’s, art and soaps. Soaps are cooking right?
I wish I’d been able to catch a few of the demos, but my timing was off. Next time. Brilliant venue and concept. Can’t wait for the next one!

The patchwork indie arts and crafts festival’s inaugural edibles edition was fantastic! Held at the Oc-​mix mart showcasing local artisans and businesses. I learned how to make my own kimchi, Sirarcha, pickled squash, herb flavored cooking oil and a lavender scented Epsom salt scrub for my skin. Everything for the do it yourself projects were donated by Whole Foods and the classes were free! I was able to take home the products I made in cute little glass jars. My kimchi is currently fermenting and I can hear my bottle bubbling. Classes were taught by local business owners which was a great way for them to promote their establishments. What a cool community event!
There were cooking demonstrations inside Surfas culinary district where you could learn about things like how to cook with local California products, or about Tamales of South America and then we were able to have samples of what was demonstrated. Yum! Surfas also had some of their amazing cheese out to sample and I couldn’t resist purchasing a big hunk of Holland Gold which is a Dutch goats milk Gouda. Oh it’s tasty!
I walked through the vendor area and bought some refreshing pink lady apple kombucha from the owner of the kombucha co thats trying to get her business off the ground. I also picked out a cute «Oh Kale Yeah!» T-​shirt from another vendor that I was so excited about I wore it the next day to ciclavia.
I was exposed to local business that I would love to seek out and patronize again. Arc restaurant gave a steak 101 demonstration and told us how he only uses local (from lake Elsinore) grass fed beef cooked over real fire using local almond and orange wood. He brought in his own wood burning oven for the demo.
I only attended one day of the two day show but I’m on the mailing list now and can’t wait for future editions. I only learned about the event the day before when I came to the mix mart to pick up some climbing shoes from gear co-​op. The Santa Ana winds ruined our climbing weekend and I’m happy I was able to be a part of the inaugural edibles edition of the patchwork show. I hope they do a better job of promoting the next event and get even more people out. It’s too cool not to check out.

If your a fan of all edible things local, then the Patchwork Edible was the place for you. Over the weekend, they had a 2-​day food fest where vendors sold everything from cookies, cakes, kombucha, jellies, ice cream pops, olive oils, and wine. There were wristbands for beer and wine too. The food fest took up a good section of the parking lot at the SoCo Collection in front of the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa. Even though it took place in October, it just happened to be one of the hottest weekends on record. Being out in the heat, I was felt bad for the vendors. I perused and shopped but I quickly realized that being inside where Portola Coffee was located was more preferable. So I grabbed some food, drink and parked myself inside where the A/​C was on full blast. Parking was also a pain since most of the lot had been allocated for the vendors, so I drove around thrice searching until I found a spot. They had valet for a $ 2 fee but I really wish that they had just opened that up for customers instead of providing the service. If there’s another one at a better venue, I’ll be sure to check it out.

Awesome FREE festival with lots of vendors. The took over part of the parking lot in front of Surfas. They also spilled over into the OC Mix Mart area. In addition to the vendors, you can buy a wristband for $ 20 and sample unlimited cocktails and beers (from a limited selection) both Saturday and Sunday. Park at the Whittier Law School at the corner of Sunflower and Harbor. Walk is not even 5 minutes and you don’t have to fight the parking lot at South Coast Collection.
Keeping it short and sweet. Too many vendors to list. Lots of early ideas for the upcoming holidays. NICE