NYC peeps even drink seasonally. Off to make vodka with Jersey Royals.

Last week, while roaming through the Union Square greenmarket I spotted something that stopped me in my tracks. A giant jewel-like mound of bright red, almost translucent, sour cherries sat beneath a tent. Anyone who's familiar with cherries knows that the arrival of sour cherries means you better get them while you can, because before you know it they'll be out of season and you'll have a whole year to think about what you could've made. I've played that game one too many times, and immediately filled a bag with those little beauties.