With grills ablaze, Rockridge Market Hall merchants take to the street at College and Shafter for the annual “Picnic in the Street” on Sunday, October 9th, offering succulent foods, comparative tastings, demos, wine tastings, and the ever popular Cookbook Exchange. Fun and festive for the entire family, children’s activities feature a prize wheel, pumpkin painting, and even a goat petting zoo.

Festival goers will meet the merchants, chefs, growers, winemakers, and food artisans, and enjoy tasty offerings such as...

• Marin Sun Farms - hamburgers and cheeseburgers
• The Pasta Shop - pulled pork sandwiches
• The Pasta Shop Cheese Counter - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Grilled Halloumi
• Hapuku Fish Shop - Shrimp Louie, local Rock Cod Ceviche, Tomales Bay Oysters and Lobster Bisque
• Market Hall Produce - Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwiches and Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Lime Butter. Fresh fruit spears and smoothies.
• Market Hall Bakery - Cake Pops and Chocolate-covered Strawberries
• Peaberry's - Gelato, Meyer Lemon Sorbet Coolers, Vanilla Iced Coffee Coolers and Iced Tea.
• Paul Marcus Wines - wines by the glass
• The Pasta Shop's Pop-Up Pantry - tastings of specialty foods like extra virgin olive oil, honey and balsamic. We'll also have a prize wheel - spin to win!
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• Cookbook Exchange - Bring a book, take a book. New and used books priced as marked. Limit 2 books per customer. 100% of the proceeds go to the Rickridge Public Library.
• Pumpkin Painting from Market Hall Produce
• Goat Petting Zoo - at Rockridge Market Hall Parking Lot
• Chef's Stage - Short demonstrations by local chefs and food personalities like Novella Carpenter and Rosetta Costantino.