Chefs to give demonstrations at Lehighton Farmers Market

In the mood to take a shopping trip?

Perhaps a demonstration on how to prepare and cook food?

If so, then make it a point to attend the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market on Saturday.

The market, in conjunction with St. Luke’s Miners Campus, will welcome Chef Carmen Allegrucci and Chef Kevin Kapusta.

The two chefs will take customers on a shopping trip through market and talk about the different items being sold and how to prep them different ways.

As they go through the market, they will also purchase different foods for their food demonstration, and will then show how to prepare and cook the food they purchased at the farmers market.

Once the food has been prepared samples will be provided to everyone.

A special surprise — weather pending — awaits, as the chefs will delight visitors with an ice sculpture.

“St Luke’s is an organization that cares about people’s health, not just when they’re sick, but we want people to be healthy and stay healthy,” said Micah Gursky, Rural Health Clinic administrator, St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Miners Campus in Coaldale. “And eating local foods, fresh foods, preparing healthy and fresh food is a big part of that.”

The Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market is organized by the Lehighton Downtown Initiative, and runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 6.

For more information, follow the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market on its Facebook page to learn about all of its farmers and vendors, or call 610-509-6465.