An indoor farmers market! Great idea! I met Tiffanie R. here for some walking around and nibbling yesterday, a fine Friday morning. She was slurping on some tart (her preference) juice blend. We meandered in the old bus terminal, looking at exotics like finger limes and lemon cucumbers. We stopped at a spice/tea booth, a scone/cake booth, sampled beet hummus and hydroponic basil pesto, and had a nice time exploring.
I ended up buying the largest squash blossoms on earth from Gilcrease Orchard, which I stuffed with goat cheese/lemon rind/onions/scallions/lemon juice concoction before frying up in a cornmeal batter today (they only last up to 2 days so I had to eat them quickly!). They were only $5 for 12 HUGE blossoms - what a deal! We also stopped by artisanal foods' little outlet here (they have some odd flavored snow cones) and I ordered a $2 cup of cucumber mint green tea unsweetened. At Arizona Tamale Company I tried a sweet corn tamale with salsa verde for $5 (pricey for one but tasty nonetheless). Tiffanie and I found a Taiwanese bakery booth where we both got green onion pancake ($3) which turned out to be cold and rubbery rather than warm and flaky. She also got a very tart lemonade for $2.
The pickings are a tad slim but they were definitely interesting and sometimes unusual. We enjoyed hanging out here. Plenty of seating inside to eat, and a few food trucks parked outside near picnic tables. I also like the farmers market at Henderson Pavilion on Fridays but that one is outside ayiyi!
Free parking next to the bus terminal on Stewart & Casino Center, or just park at a garage and validate inside (I parked at the California). Don't forget your reusable bags!