[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E78]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OXBOW PUBLIC MARKET

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 19, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Oxbow Public Market of Napa, California, which is celebrating the 10th 
anniversary of its opening.
  Real estate developer and specialty-food consultant Steve Carlin 
opened the Oxbow Public Market in 2007. Home to more than two dozen 
specialty merchants, including a distillery, ice cream shop and 
bookstore, Oxbow remains one of the most popular places in Napa to find 
great food and wine.
  Thanks to their exceptional quality and variety of products, the 
Oxbow Public Market has earned praise from numerous news outlets and 
food magazines. In September of 2017, Tasting Table, an online magazine 
devoted to America's best food and drink, recognized the Oxbow Market 
as home to ``the world's best English Muffins.'' The magazine praised 
Oxbow for its numerous homemade, local offerings, and cited testimony 
from Oprah Winfrey, who regularly flies Oxbow's English muffins to her 
home and described them as ``crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the 
inside, and scrumptious all over.''
  The Oxbow Public Market proudly sells sustainably-produced local 
crops, and supports organic farming practices, owner-operated 
businesses, local food producers and the agricultural community of the 
Napa Valley and surrounding areas. By supporting local producers and 
promoting sustainable practices, Oxbow not only offers area residents a 
reliable source of world-class products, but provides a showcase for 
the innovative people and practices that make Napa's agricultural 
community so special.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the Oxbow Public Market for creating a 
place in our community where people can gather to enjoy the best local 
produce and wind of the Napa Valley. Therefore, it is fitting and 
proper that we honor them here today

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