WHY It’s like stepping into the neighborhood negozio di alimentari you frequented on your last trip to Italy. WHAT This hidden, family-run, 14,000-square-foot warehouse and teeny showroom teem with “tutti prodotti tipici regionali.” It’s all here and it’s all Italian: excellent dried pastas (Spinosi! Columbro!); canned tuna, beans and San Marzano tomatoes; rice and faro; [...]
May 1, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Kids’ amusements, live music, great people-watching and very good produce. WHAT This sibling of the famous Arizona Avenue market is the social event of the week in south SanMo, where neighbors meet and families shop. It may seem to be more about the face-painting and music, but there’s also some terrific food from the [...]
April 13, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Shear Rock Farm heirloom tomatoes in the summer and greens in the winter, and Sunny Yasuda’s Glassell Park backyard avocados and citrus. WHAT Although technically showcasing growers only (no prepared food to speak of), this 18-year-old city market doesn’t have a lot of soul or variety. Its one long row of stalls doesn’t invite [...]
January 23, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY One of the wealthiest zip codes gets its small-town mojo on with annual pie and chili cook-offs. WHAT This midsize market has easy-breezy street parking, a good selection of organic vendors, and a Persian New Year celebration. A-list growers include Harry’s Berries, McGrath Farm, Weiser Family Farms and Honey Crisp, which has exquisitely ripe [...]
January 14, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY We’re delighted to see serious schools for home cooks popping up once again all over the county.; WHAT A ‘culinary event company,’ Simple Gourmet is really a cooking school plus. In addition to quality avocational classes, it offers kids’ cooking camps, team-building events, private cooking parties, and catering. 443-A S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo [...]
January 11, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Four words: Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake. WHAT Luxurious truffles, chocolate-dipped toffee squares, square, tiered wedding cakes clad in candied rose petals, exquisite petits fours and house-made preserves are artfully arranged in the front of this commercial-kitchen space, which offers, in the See’s tradition, a silver sample tray to welcome visitors. For many Angelenos, the [...]
December 14, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY A great market east of Hollywood. WHAT This popular market on the edge of Victory Park offers Harry’s Berries, Bill’s Bees (honeys), ABC Rhubarb (herbs and greens), Two Peas in a Pod (super sweet sugar snaps, shelling beans, cauliflower, berries),and Mike Taylor (spring and Maui onions, tomatoes, nasturtiums). Good flowers, too. Stop by the [...]
November 13, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY You wish you were in Paris but you’re settling for Venice. WHAT This indoor/outdoor café and market on south Abbot Kinney has catered to homesick ex-pats since 1993. You may be the only English speaker in line waiting to order French comfort food: omelets with a green salad;le cheval (fried egg atop ham and [...]
November 11, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Live in Granada Hills, Valencia, or Castaic? Get quality close to home and save gas. WHAT Locals love this spacious suburban market so much they bring cookies to their favorite farmers. Among its virtues are easy parking, a relaxed atmosphere and a nice variety, including Harry’s Berries, Canyon Meadow eggs, Bunny Tree veggies, ABC [...]
November 5, 2011 | Posted in
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WHAT With the explosion in farmers’ markets, not all of which were created equal, here’s how we gauge quality and integrity. CFMs are places for growers to sell their crops directly to consumers. They are neither outdoor convenience stores nor swap meets. Ask yourself: What’s the ratio of crops to crap? Management’s focus should be [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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