Frank's Quality Produce Explained

Frank's Quality Produce
City:Seattle
County:King
State:Washington
Zip:98101
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.6089°N -122.3407°W
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Frank's Quality Produce is a produce shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] [2]

Description

Frank's Quality Produce operates in the Corner Market building and stocks seasonal produce such as arugula, butter lettuce,[3] castelfranco,[4] [5] dill, dragon fruit, frisée, mangos,[6] and mushrooms (including black truffles).[7] The business has also sold fruit baskets and produce gift boxes.[8]

History

Established in 1928, the business has been owned and operated by four generation of the Genzale family.[9] Frank Genzale is the owner as of 2020.[10] Frank's is one of seven permanent produce hightails at Pike Place Market, as of 2021.[11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, fruits and vegetables from Frank's were included in home-delivered Market Boxes, featuring products from various vendors at Pike Place Market.[12] [13]

Reception

Aimee Rizzo included the business in The Infatuation's 2020 list of "Seattle produce stands to check out when you're tired of QFC".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-05-28 . Popular Burien restaurant gets proactive, makes big changes to prepare for reopening . 2022-12-02 . MyNorthwest.com . en . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162714/https://mynorthwest.com/1895422/burien-restaurant-prepares-to-reopen/ . live .
  2. Web site: April 30, 2020 . Support Pike Place Market: Get fresh local fruits and veggies delivered to your door . 2022-12-02 . king5.com . en-US . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111232406/https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/new-day-northwest/pike-place-market-franks-quality-produce-fruit-vegetables/281-8f513a04-c2fa-4c97-ad88-3adb7d4199f1 . live .
  3. Book: Thomson, Jess . Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market . 2012-05-08 . Sasquatch Books . 978-1-57061-799-7 . en . 2023-01-11 . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162704/https://books.google.com/books?id=_XIXYesxjKkC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT152&dq=%22Frank%27s+Quality+Produce%22&hl=en . live .
  4. Web site: 2022-05-21 . How to use Castelfranco, 'the edible flower,' a less-bitter radicchio that unfolds like a rose . 2022-12-02 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162705/https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/castelfranco-the-edible-flower-is-the-less-bitter-radicchio-that-unfolds-like-a-rose-in-this-ruby-red-conserve/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2015-04-10 . It's so pretty: Here's the radicchio the Italians call 'the edible flower' . 2022-12-02 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162704/https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/its-so-pretty-heres-the-radicchio-the-italians-call-the-edible-flower/ . live .
  6. Book: Dern, Judith . The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer . 2018-08-10 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4422-5977-5 . en . 2023-01-11 . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162708/https://books.google.com/books?id=tJZcDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA98&dq=%22Frank%27s+Quality+Produce%22&hl=en . live .
  7. Web site: Coughlin-Bogue . Tobias . All the Secret Good Stuff at Pike Place Market . 2022-12-02 . The Stranger . en . 2022-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022003138/https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2015/04/01/21987409/all-the-secret-good-stuff-at-pike-place-market . live .
  8. Web site: 20 Produce Stands In Seattle To Check Out - Seattle . 2022-12-02 . The Infatuation . 21 January 2022 . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162705/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/seattle-farm-vegetable-fruit-stands . live .
  9. Web site: 2004-02-11 . It's the unkindest cut as Pike Place Market butchery closes . 2022-12-02 . seattlepi.com . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162704/https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/It-s-the-unkindest-cut-as-Pike-Place-Market-1136699.php . live .
  10. News: Fremson . Ruth . 2020-03-31 . No Crowds. No Flying Fish. Coronavirus Empties Pike Place Market. . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-12-02 . 0362-4331 . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162704/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/us/coronavirus-seattle-market.html . live .
  11. Book: Inside Pike Place Market: Building a Model Public Market into the 21st Century . 2021-08-17 . Pike Place Market PDA . en . 2023-01-11 . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162706/https://books.google.com/books?id=0VlBEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA105&dq=%22Frank%27s+Quality+Produce%22&hl=en . live .
  12. Web site: 2020-04-16 . A taste of Pike Place Market, delivered to your door (or available for pickup) . 2022-12-02 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162705/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-taste-of-pike-place-market-delivered-to-your-door-or-available-for-pickup/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2020-04-01 . Savor Seattle is bringing Pike Place Market to your doorstep . 2022-12-02 . Seattle Refined . en . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162708/https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/savor-seattles-bringing-pikes-place-to-you . live .

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