LA farmer's market

LA farmer's market
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

i lucked out this weekend. for some time, i have been wanting to check out the LA farmer's market. we seem to perpetually have some kind of plan, and since there's a farmer's market in long beach, this hasn't been a priority. the pleasure palate group was hosting a melting pot food tasting and tour that explores the farmer's market and the businesses along 3rd st. there was a last minute cancellation, so i was made an offer i couldn't refuse. mike came along, and we had a two for one!

the tour provides historical information which i had no clue about until now. i thought it was going to be somewhat of a yuppie gourmet food gathering, but it really was more than that. many of the vendors have been around for a while, which you could see from the architectural details of the stands. there was both gourmet and popular foods, made the old fashioned way--no quick rise doughnuts at bob's, and that's right. they spell out the word doughnuts.

our tastings included doughnuts, coffee, toffee, brazilian churrasco, olives, bread, cheese, fragrant tea, macaroons, chinese chicken salad, soba and sushi, all of which were quite good. it was a nice walk.