Featured Chef: David Phillips at Boone St Market

David Phillips is Store Manager and Chef at Boone Street Market, the only year-round farm store, local only from a 100-mile radius, in the region. Boone Street Market is a part of Jonesborough Locally Grown, the Jonesborough Farmers Market. At Boone Street, 6 days a week, you can buy local produce, meat, bread, treats, and a menu of prepared foods…by David! Here David shares one of his personal recipe favorites for spring: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp.

Why do I support local?

David Phillips, Boone Street Market

When I moved to Jonesborough I wanted to be part of the community. At Boone Street Market we know all our vendors, their families, where the food comes from and how far it did (not) travel to stay fresh. As a chef, I know how it’s handled and how high quality it is. It’s community as local food!

Old Fashioned Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. Fresh Rhubarb, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds
  • 1   1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 pound Fresh Strawberries, Quartered
  • 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Flavoring
Crisp Topping:
  • 1 stick sweet butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups quick cooking Oats
  • 3 Tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375*.
 
In a mixing bowl, toss the rhubarb with 3/4 cup sugar and let sit for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add the strawberries with the remaining sugar and let sit for 10 minutes more. Add cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla.  Stir well.
 
Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish.
 
Combine all of the topping ingredients in another and blend together until a large crumb is formed.
 
Sprinkle topping over the Strawberry mixture and bake for 30 minutes 
Reduce the oven temperature to 325* and bake for 30 more minutes until topping is golden brown.  
Remove the Crisp from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Top with some vanilla ice cream or freshly Whipped Cream and Enjoy.

https://www.jonesboroughlocallygrown.org/

Boone Street Market opened in 2014, and Jonesborough Farmers Market started in 2008. Through 2024, the markets have facilitated over $4 million in sales!

The vast majority of this revenue stays in the local economy as we have a tight vendor radius – within 100 miles of Jonesborough. Boone Street Market widens that radius to Tennessee and the Central Appalachian region, but the majority of products are still sourced within 100 miles of Jonesborough.