For Immediate Release

June 2, 2015

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Kara de Alvare

MarketingCoordinator, Holland Farmers Market

44 West Ninth Street, Holland, MI49423

616-796-0472 |

JK’S BAKEHOUSE AND DELI TO MAKE CHEF SERIES DEBUT

THIS SATURDAY AT THE HOLLAND FARMERS MARKET

Holland, MI –Jodi Rademaker and Kathleen Timmer of JK’s Bakehouse and Deli will make their debut appearance at the Holland Farmers Market Chef Series, sponsored by Local First, this Saturday, June 6 at 10:00 am. As part of the free weekly cooking demonstration, Rademaker and Timmer will instruct audiences on how to prepare a delicious vegetarian entrée that could also be used as astarting point for a meat entrée in order to please an array of palates. They will be using fresh ingredients from the Holland Farmers Market in the preparation of their dish, including beans, goat cheese and a variety of vegetables.

Rademaker now finds it ironic that she started her career in food and beverage when she was only 15 in a small town deli in Rochester, New York, in 1985. Since that time, she attended Western Culinary Institute in Portland,Oregon, and has managed fine dining restaurants all over the country. Rademaker returned to Holland in 2002 and purchased Till Midnight restaurant, which she consequently closed seven years later toconcentrate on raising her daughter. She remained very close friends with Till Midnight’s pastry chef and bread baker Kathy Timmer, however, and in October of 2013 they both found themselves in a position to pursue a new endeavor. Together, they opened JK’s Bakehouse and Deli, where they offer a variety of baked goods, ready to eat lunches and dinners, packaged food items and catering services, just steps away from the Holland Farmers Market and across the street from Kollen Park.

The Chef Series is held at 10:00 am every Saturday morning at the Holland Farmers Market from May 16 to September 12 and is free to attend. Local First is the exclusive sponsor of the 2015 Chef Series. Local First fosters the development of an economy, grounded in local ownership, which functions in harmony with our ecosystem, meets the basic needs of our people, encourages joyful community life, and builds wealth. The Chef Series is also supported by in-kind donations from Visser Farms, a family farm in Zeeland that has been in business since 1902.

The Holland Farmers Market, located in Downtown Holland, features over ninety local vendors selling everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to plants, baked goods, floral arrangements, dairy products, and much, much more. The Market also features a food court with dining options for breakfast and lunch, as well as street performers who entertain the crowds with music, magic and more. In addition, the Market is home to special events, including weekly kids activities, a salsa-making and jalapeno-eating contest and a professional pumpkin carving competition. The Holland Farmers Market is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm from mid-May and through mid-December, rain or shine. Be sure to come early for the best selection! No pets of any kind are allowed at the Market. Bridge cards are accepted and an ATM is located onsite.

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