WHY Worth the drive for Lili Ying’s greens and her cooking and medicinal advice: Dandelion greens are good for your liver! WHAT Laid out galley-kitchen-style along the Alamitos Bay Marina, this popular market is directly south of a weekly crafts and food fair. Look for Bautista dates; Maggie’s Farm salad mixes; Weiser potatoes and summer [...]
WHY A full range of organic and/or local produce, as well as good eggs, a great berry guy and breads and sweets from a couple of skilled local bakers. WHAT Get up early to get the good stuff at this bustling, intimate Friday market, which packs a lot of good food into a compact park [...]
WHY For its strong sense of neighborhood—some Silver Lake backyard farmers sell their produce here. It’s a particularly good market for gifts made by local craftspeople. In spring and summer, look for the guy who sells wonderful backyard-grown herbs. If you’re hungry, hit the crèpes booth. WHAT This small morning market sees neighbors catching up [...]
WHY Particularly good fruit vendors and bakers, with a respectable mix of seasonal produce, too. WHAT If you oversleep and miss the Hollywood market, head to this sweet little one on Larchmont. But if you want some of the fabulous unpasteurized fresh orange juice, don’t get there too late—it always sells out. N. Larchmont Blvd. [...]
WHY This is one of the greenest markets in town, because you don’t have to drive—it’s right off the Gold Line Mission stop. WHAT Formerly ho-hum (a half -dozen clown acts!), this market has become a star thanks to new, strong management, which has brought many new vendors as well as chef demos and food [...]
WHY A very good fish vendor (the same guy who’s in Hollywood on Sunday), excellent cheeses and delicious fresh-ground peanut butter. Plus free parking in the city’s structures. WHAT This afternoon/evening market draws both shoppers looking for organic produce and people looking to meet friends and graze from the many prepared-food vendors—check out the fresh [...]
WHY An advocate for sustainable living, are you? Then pull your chair up to Michael’s table and begin by sustaining yourself. WHAT Michael Sieverts has consulted with Alice Waters and worked at Moosewood Restaurant, known for its best-selling vegetarian cookbooks. For Sieverts, it’s all about inspiring people, especially those who live alone, to cook well [...]
WHY To support vendors like berry grower Frances Burciaga (Gutierrez Farm), who went from field hand to passionate farmer/owner. WHAT It’s a veritable bounty: Scarborough greens, Tenerelli stone fruit, Polito citrus, Tamai corn and heirloom tomatoes, and Gonzaga Farms’ Asian veggies, lemongrass, ginger, sugarcane, fresh chickpeas, jicama (Tess will show you how to peel it [...]
WHY Good last-minute party food from the freezer case—spinach-pesto puffs, gorgonzola-fig phyllo rolls—as well as lovely order-in-advance party platters (cheeses, crudités, caprese, caviar). Intelligently filled gift baskets, too. WHAT A friendly and convenient spot for all your high-end culinary essentials, from roasted-pepper-and-pesto sandwiches to chicken-apricot salad. Good lunch salads and sandwiches, party foods and prepared [...]
WHY From high-profile corporate events to candlelight dinners for two, Atmosphere delivers the goods, as attested by its repeat client list. WHAT French-born and French-taught chef Nicolas Rolland partners in the kitchen with German-born chef Erik Fischer, trained in classic French and German cuisine. Their exquisite food will have you poking around the kitchen well [...]
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