" What time are you going?? It seems like a Ghost Town both times we went!! Are you serious or on The Pro-Thursday team?? "

" I guarantee that if those empty stores were occupied by food/entertainment related businesses, they would thrive. "

" Sorry to say, the Chef's Market was pathetic. There were no stands in the Town Center where the Chef's Market originated. Not much of a selection and limited entertainment. Plus a month cut off the schedule. It took us about 30 minutes, including walking through the Town Center, to see and hear everything. "

" I had a great time, yes it was a little slower at the start of the evening but things really got hopping by 6:30 every night. A lot of venders were pretty much done by 8:30. I did meet some wonderful people visiting our town who were surprised at such a great event in the center of town. Locals were out in droves and the whole event had a festive air to it. The people that attended shopped, sipped wine and wandered around some great booths. Yes there were a few lame-o tables. I didn’t get the church groups or banks but whatever. The kids were well behaved for the most part but they need something better to do than hanging outside of Mervyns. All in all I am kind of amiss with nothing to do on Thursdays now. Great Job Craig and even bigger shout out to the staff that kept things chiming along smoothly. Next year I would like to see a wrap party for all those working it! Remember you make your own fun. And I had a blast!! "

" It only looked crowded because it was less than half its usual size. I thought it was a dissapointment. I went 3 times. The mob of teenagers were all behind mervyns, as usual, but more condensed...not a good thing. At least at the larger market they did join the rest of the community for short forays into the event. The shortened season was also not a good thing. I think it will see its end if not next year, than the one after that. The merchants do not have the right attitude....most of the stores were closed.....not a good way to attract potential business from the market crowd. I really wonder about the downtown...... "

" Thursdays were fine, but more variety of food please. Went to the Chef's Market drooling for something off of a BBQ, had to leave and go to Red Rock to get my fix. A trip to the Chef's Market should result in a dilema of what to choose to eat. It's not called Boutique Market or Vintner's Market, it's called CHEF'S Market. Food. "

" The struggle of Bookends...they had the WORST selection of books. We would drive out to Barnes and Noble rather than shop at local bookstores. I wasn't surprised to see an empty store, just surprised they lasted as long as they did. "

" Since we have to rise at 4:30AM on
Friday mornings Thursday were absolutely OUT for us. So we never went this year. However we have a large collection of Molly's Angels wine glasses to remind us of when the Chef's Market was COOL and our "Thing to Do" on Friday nights. Too bad, we'll spend our money elsewhere. ~Ruff "

" I used to really enjoy going to Chef's Market. I was not big on the idea of switching it to Thursday, but decided to give it a chance. As it turned out, having it on Thursday was not as bad as I thought it would be, but the event itself was very disappointing compared to prior years. I went four times to make sure that I did not happen to hit it on a bad day, but that was not the case. The lack of quality vendors, musicians, and food selection left little to be desired. And please, could we leave religion out of the Chef's Market? I agree that if it does not greatly improve next year, it is done. Way to spoil a good thing. "

" I was not big on the idea of moving it to Thursday nights as many werent. I went ahead and gave it a try. To say the least I was dissapointed. It wasnt as big as it was in past years and a couple of my favorite food places were not there. There definetly wasnt a ton of people, which made it nice for walking around, but at the same time, those people add to the energy of the event. After that one time experiance, I didnt go. A couple times I would say I would go, and then completely forget that it was on Thursday until it was too late. I would love to see it moved back to Fridays. I think that it was a nice way to unwind from a long week. With it on Thursdays, it doesnt really serve that purpose because you still have to get up and go to work the next morning. That and dont most tourists come on the weekends anyways? "

" Ruff,
I completely agree with your post. How about that for a change! Write this down in your daily diaries folks. The Friday market WAS cool and the place to be, a welcome end to the work week and a great kickoff for the weekend. Too bad, so sad it is gone. "

" Chef's Market was on Thursdays? "