Archive for the 'Markets' Category

With the weather finally beginning to feel like summer, and Memorial Day just around the corner, I was searching the internet for a good meat market in preparation to fire up the BBQ. I kept coming across The Huntington Meats at the original Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax in L.A.. While searching their web [...]

I was driving through L.A. the other day and noticed a brightly colored building with the words Tea Bar, Market and Cafe on it. Three words that I love! I drove around the block to park and what I discovered was T Salon, a beautiful store and cafe completely devoted to Tea. I personally have [...]

Driving from San Pedro to Redondo Beach today, via Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, I had a great “Market Moment”! First, I had never taken that route before and it turned out to be some of the most breathtaking California coastline that I’ve seen. Second, as I was driving along Palos Verdes Drive W., out of [...]

Owens Market is a charming neighborhood grocery store in Los Angeles that reminds me of a market in the small mid western town where I grew up. When I stumbled upon it while working my day job, I was immediately taken by nostalgia. Originally opened in the 1950’s, and now owned by party planner Mindy [...]

When you want to cook Italian, it’s hard to get excited about it when shopping in a regular supermarket. One aisle of salt induced tomato products and basic pasta. When I really want to get into the experience of cooking Italian, I go to one of the six Claro’s Italian Markets throughout Southern California. Claro’s [...]

I love to visit out of the way grocery stores/markets that I have never been to before, especially if they specialize in something unique. I recently heard about a neighborhood market in Redlands, CA that had been there since 1930. I thought I had better check it out.

The place is called Gerrards and [...]

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