When I moved into the East Bay, there were food markets people constantly told me I needed to check out: The Berkeley Bowl, which you might remember from this post, and Monterey Market. Here is what you need to know about Monterey Market–if you are looking for a wide variety of produce (I’m talking eight kinds of potato and ten kinds of oranges) or something exotic or locally grown, this is your place. It was opened in 1961 just down the street by the Fujimoto family, who came from Japan and lost everything during WWII internment camps. Monterey Market used to be a full functioning grocery store, complete with a butcher, but in 1980, they moved to their current location and shifted to produce-only, the Fujimoto family’s specialty. Read the rest of this entry »
