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Northeast Market Rundown
The Post's Food Section really busts out this week with one of the best articles in a long time. Walter Nicholl's piece and the accompanying map on the Capitol City Market was informative and useful. We hope it also drives some foot traffic to the area, which is under constant threat from developers.

It's not as if the Post was the first to the scene here, though; Blogistan has been happily traipsing to Sam Wang's for years. If you're interested in heading up to the land of goat meat and cheap veggies, take a look at the following sites before you go:

• Culocho from A Capitol Life has a post about her trip to Litteri's and the Farmer's Market.
• Frozen Tropics goes to Young's Deli, Sam Wang's, US Beef (which I gather is under demolition now?), and Kang Farm (my personal favorite).
• Richard Layman posts about the historical value of the area, as well as some of the speculation surrounding its future at Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space.
• Daily Candy recounts a sausage fest they had at the market
• And of course, yours truly covered the places in NoFlo way back in March 2005.

While most of the stores are open only until mid-afternoon, it's worth a trip over on a "sick" day to see what's to be had. I'd definitely drop by Young's for some tasty Pho, but skip the sandwiches at Litteri's unless you like your turkey on a hoagie roll with yellow mustard, mayo, an anemic tomato, and shredded lettuce.

Farmers' Market Brief
Farmers' markets here in the District (and I suppose in the suburbs, too), are in full swing now. The H St. NE FreshFarm Market kicks off on Saturday for their first market this year. Chef Stephane Lezla from Montmartre will hold a cooking demonstration at 11 a.m. The market is held on the 600 block of H St. NE.

Have you come down with Farmers' Market Fever? Tell as about your favorite market or favorite vendor in the comments.

Photo from flickrite lpallo09.