I've been going to the Venice Farmer's Market off and on since I've been living in Venice the past 3 years, however I don't go often because it's on Friday morning/early afternoon and I'm lazy. I value it because it is small and not too crowded, therefore relaxing. I was up running errands this morning so I decided to go.
I did my usual circle around the market to check out all the stands before I bought anything. I noticed that they're now covering most of the fruits with fly netting or plastic cases, which is nice.
I also discovered a new chocolate stand: ChocoVivo, which advertised "fresh stone ground chocolate". I was excited to discover that they sell mainly vegan chocolate, including hot chocolate - yum! I didn't try any, but I'll have to do so next time. She also sells at Akasha.
I picked up a bag of pretzel bread ($4.50) from The Bread Man - very fresh. Rockenwagner has pretzel bread as well, but it has margarine in it.
My most exciting purchase was from Dave's Gourmet Korean Food. I have seen the stand before and knew they were vegan, but I never tried it. This time I tried a sample and I was hooked. I bought some Tempha ($5) and Olive & Pear dressing ($7) - this stuff is like crack. In fact, I hesitate to mention it because I'm afraid you'll go there, buy some, become addicted, and blame me. When I bought it the women next to me said she literally spends $100 there every week, and I believed her when I saw the owner give her a bag full of items without asking what she wanted.