Rotisystems

I stopped by the farmers market tonight in Fairfax and picked up a rack of ribs. they were some of the worst ribs ever!
Waited a long time (I mean a long time, everybody in line was talking) but honestly I don’t mind waiting if the ribs are well prepared and delicious. these ribs were not well prepared! Tough, I mean chewy, the whole rack, none of the fat was broken down, Yuck… really they need to go back to rib school,
The sauce is ok, herb type of light salty sauce (i am searching for some positive attributes) Very disappointing though and I don’t only like fall– off– the-​bone type ribs.
I put them in the oven and slow cooked them in beer vinegar and spices for THREE HOURS then they were melt in you mouth.
One good thing is that these are naturally raised pork.

If you travel to the various farmers markets around the bay area you sometimes may notice this unusual truck that has a built in rotisserie system. This is from the father and son family of Thomas and Otto Odermatt, a Swiss duo that love to grill meets on the rotisserie. I first encountered their business at Rotissario at the Oxbow public market in Napa and then recently again at the Farmer’s market in Palo Alto. Unlike the storefront in Napa where you can get lamb, porchetta and a number of other meats and sides, you’ll only get chicken and roasted potatoes through the mobile business. The chickens are perfectly cooked with a very nice blend of herbs. I think some of the lighter cuts of meat like the breast need a shade more salt but other than that it is a very well roasted chicken. So keep an eye out for the mobile chicken mobile and head up to Napa for a variety of rotisseried goodies.