Gift Guide No.1

1. Pallares Solsona Deer horn pocket knife | $125.00

2. Andrea Brugi Olive Wood Cutting Board | Various prices

3. Janaki Larsen Serving Plate | $55.00

4. The Farmhouse Natural Cheese 'Pyramide' | Various prices

5. Janaki Larsen small bowl | $20.00

6. Linen Kitchen Cloth | 19.99

Santa is Coming to Le Marché!




































Bring your family, friends and even your pets down to the shop and take your photo with Santa! We are collecting cash and food donations for The Vancouver Food Bank and with all the subzero days we've been having, we are also asking for donations of wool socks to be donated to residents of the Downtown Eastside.
Happy Holidays and see you soon!

Drinking wine on a Saturday Afternoon



This Saturday will be a good one. Our friend, neighbour and award winning wine writer,  James Nevison, will be launching his 2015 list of top 100 wines under 20$. James is a funny guy, he loves what he does and is an absolute pleasure to talk wine with. This is a lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon, casually sipping wine with the author while preparing yourself for the many days of festivities ahead. See you there!

Event coverage | halloween







Thank you to everyone who came out to pet snakes, ask for words of wisdom from The Dead Professor, jump around like crazy in the Big Bang Room, have their palms read under the palm tree and donate their time and money. Although we didn't reach our unrealistic goal of $163,000.00 for the new playground we sure had a lot of fun!
Ben Purcell who is usually behind the counter put together this fabulous stop motion video of all our visitors from the evening, it sums up the spirit of Halloween at Le Marché very well.




Special thanks to;
Ben Purcell- movie
James Nevison -mauled wine
Shawn and Richelle-mauled wine, light bulbs and your time
Melissa Hudson-popcorn wrangler, makeup artist
David- The Dead Professor
Jon Yurechko- Palm reader
Linny- Mary Poppins the donation hustler
Papa Ronnie- Uncle Fester
Klee Hannah- for everything
Urban Wildlife Rescue- for the creepy animals







Le Marché turns 4!

Every year I say this. "I can't believe we're one, two, three and now 4. It has been an amazing 4 years here on the corner. When we first opened, our daughter Lola was 9 months old. We wondered if anyone would come to our funny shop in the middle of nowhere. People did come, I would stand at the till taking orders with Lola in a snuggly. There were child safety latches on all the cupboards in the café and no products on the bottom two rows of shelves so she couldn't pull stuff down. There was little sleep; it was intense. The shop became busier so we had to hire. Hiring someone to work here isn't a normal interview process. I remember interviewing our first Employee Natasha while breast feeding Lola at the same time, she finally said to me that this was exactly the kind of place she wanted to work. To work here you have to be prepared to be part of a big family. We live in the building, my sister lives in the building as does our cook and sometimes my aunt. Lola, who is now almost 5 comes downstairs to hangout with the staff, they know her favourite crepe to make. It has become our home, business and life. We'd like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support and kindness, from our neighbours, strangers and people from all over the world. We feel very lucky, Thank you!

To celebrate our birthday we always have a one day sale. This sale also marks the opening of the Winter Pop Up Shop which runs until Christmas at Le Marché. I spent a lot of time this year gathering up my favourite artists and craftspeople, both local and international. I am pretty excited about it. Here is a list of this years participants. See you there!



Animana, Anne de Normandy, Brugi art, Clyde Hats, CP Shades, Glasnost, Greybelle Design, House of Hudson, Janaki larsen ceramics, klee larsen| photography, L'atelier St.George, Lino Stylius, Malfatti Glass, Mandula, Pallares Solsona | Knives, Patricia Larsen, Ron Crawford, Twentyone Tonnes, Uashmama, Woodlot

Halloween Party and Fundraiser

If you live in the neighbourhood and have children, I am sure you have noticed the sorry state of the playground at 28th ave and Prince Edward. Everyone in the area who uses and misses that playground are trying to find creative ways to raise funds to build a new one and playgrounds are not cheap! 
This year we thought it would be fun to combine one of our favourite times of the year with some fundraising for this playground. 
We have organized a quirky evening of both educational presentations and good old Halloween creepiness (and some mauled wine!) From 5-6:30pm the folks from Vancouver Urban Safari Rescue Society will be bringing a Boa Constrictor, Tarantulas, lizards and scorpions for the kids to get a close look at. You can read more about them and their society HERE
The rest of the evening will be dedicated to other activities like 'ask the dead professor', Family photo area, Palm Reading under the palm tree and of course candy!
Please remember this is a fundraiser and ALL money raised goes straight to the playground so bring cash as it is all by donation. (donations over 20$ are considered tax deductible and a receipt can be provided) To keep up on Playground developments or find out how you can help, click HERE
Happy Halloween Everyone!




Thanksgiving Dinner 2014



I took one look at the post on Janaki’s instragram, highlighting the abundance of fresh ingredients that would make up her thanksgiving fare, and went into my phone, sent a message Janaki and imposed my invitation on her. I had missed her last thanksgiving dinner and I was determined to not miss this one. Thanksgiving happens to be Janaki’s favourite holiday, as I’m certain you’ve heard her mention, or perhaps have read at some point in our blog’s dialogue. Thankfully, she warmly extended the invitation, but forewarned me that it was going to be small and include an abundance of little ones. For some reason, she thought these details were negative, but I knew in the deepest place in my heart that this would ensure the occasion was both intimate and full of cuteness.

Perhaps even more magical was the opportunity to bring my sweetheart. I’d rather not bore you with the intricacies of how we met, but Marché is undoubtedly the link between our hearts. We arrived bearing the gifts of IPA for Pascal and Rosé for Janaki. A bold request, a 6 pack and a bottle of wine is all it took to unlock the keys to Janaki’s festive kingdom. An incredibly small price to pay for a night that, like all gatherings at Marché, would deliver memories that last a lifetime.

We arrived a little early, by my own design, and not moments after Sarah and I had exchanged hellos with everyone busily preparing for the the dinner, I was unpacking my camera to capture the magic as it unfolded. At first, Janaki wasn’t too impressed and suggested I put it away as I wasn’t invited to work. I told her it would be irresponsible for me to not document the evening, and that was that.

As long as I can remember, I’ve been blessed with the role of guest and observer at Marché. On this evening I was privileged to reconnect with the Odegard family, who’s portrait at Marché “A Family of Pirates” is still one of my most treasured. I always speak of the impact that experiencing Marché’s Thanksgiving has had on my person. This year was no different. Janaki continues to set the standard for how I view thanksgiving. I love her approach to dinners because it’s an attainable ideal. The setting is thoughtfully rustic, yet never contrived. The food is made with love. The company and conversation are always lovely. And most importantly perhaps, is that there is an unequivocal kindness that radiates from every detail. Thank you Janaki for having us. And Amy, a special thank you for treating all of us to the most comforting slice of pie we’ve had in ages– it’s been just over a week and it’s still on my mind.

Photographs and words by Luis Valdizon

Thanksgiving Hours






































Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Our hours this weekend are;
Saturday 8-7pm
Sunday 8-5pm
Monday- CLOSED 

A reminder too,  that we are stocked up on organic veggies and fruits
russet potato
fingerling potato
parsnip
onions
shallots
garnet yams
brussel sprouts
chestnuts
rainbow carrots
cranberries
herbs
champagne grapes
quince
heirloom apples
bronze pears

We hope that you celebrate into the wee hours in the glow of fall's abundance!