Los Angeles Farmers Market……………………..…@ 3rd & Fairfax
Arose on January 19th of
the year two thousand and thirteen to a sweaty eighty degrees in the city of
angels….. headed out to third and fairfax to the historic los angeles farmers
market… history says the market was established in 1934, when a dozen farmers
parked their trucks, piled high with local bounty on an open field to sell
their wares… the field was once a legendary los angeles dairy as well… the
market remains true to its LA roots to this day… it has been well over 13 years
since I was last at the market, last time was when I was in LA building and
cooking at Leila’s… this place has grown exponentially since my last visit, the
chains have moved in- come on, really- is
johnny rockets is not part of the LA County Farmers Association….? bounced in to The Farmers Market Salad &
Juice Company for a big ass glass of fresh watermelon juice then it was on to
the barbecued beef tongue tacos at 'LOTERIA… oh-yeah did I mention the hand-made
tortillas that this grass-fed beef tongue is riding on…… damn these were a treat…. the horchata was delightful and sweet with a
hint of cinnamon… over the years the market- a magnet for stars and gangsters
alike has also offered a trout pond, a drive-in theater, a car hop burger joint,
a permanent boy band and an antique mall… for angelenos the phrase- MEET ME AT 3RD AND FAIRFAX is a
happy part of los angeles lexicon… today it is a fricken landmark… the
tacos- off the hook…. and to think that Marilyn
Monroe, Bugsy Segal, Bing Crosby, Barbara Stanwyk and Cecil B. Demille have all
enjoyed the same tongue tacos… a fabulous day in LA.....!
Arose on January 19th of
the year two thousand and thirteen to a sweaty eighty degrees in the city of
angels….. headed out to third and fairfax to the historic los angeles farmers
market… history says the market was established in 1934, when a dozen farmers
parked their trucks, piled high with local bounty on an open field to sell
their wares… the field was once a legendary los angeles dairy as well… the
market remains true to its LA roots to this day… it has been well over 13 years
since I was last at the market, last time was when I was in LA building and
cooking at Leila’s… this place has grown exponentially since my last visit, the
chains have moved in- come on, really- is
johnny rockets is not part of the LA County Farmers Association….? bounced in to The Farmers Market Salad &
Juice Company for a big ass glass of fresh watermelon juice then it was on to
the barbecued beef tongue tacos at 'LOTERIA… oh-yeah did I mention the hand-made
tortillas that this grass-fed beef tongue is riding on…… damn these were a treat…. the horchata was delightful and sweet with a
hint of cinnamon… over the years the market- a magnet for stars and gangsters
alike has also offered a trout pond, a drive-in theater, a car hop burger joint,
a permanent boy band and an antique mall… for angelenos the phrase- MEET ME AT 3RD AND FAIRFAX is a
happy part of los angeles lexicon… today it is a fricken landmark… the
tacos- off the hook…. and to think that Marilyn
Monroe, Bugsy Segal, Bing Crosby, Barbara Stanwyk and Cecil B. Demille have all
enjoyed the same tongue tacos… a fabulous day in LA.....!
