We debated for some time whether or not Hardy’s Meat Market was up to L.A. Gourmet standards. But, even weeks after our visit there, we couldn’t forget the intoxicating smell of its rotisserie chicken. Hardy’s is located inside Studio City’s M&M Market, an aging brick building that’s hardly noticed by passers by. The only visible sign of [...]
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Co-opportunity
Santa Monica’s Co-opportunity is more than just a grocer; it’s a community. In fact, as its name suggests, the store is a co-op. This means that it’s owned by members who pay an annual fee in exchange for certain benefits. In addition to receiving left-over profits, members serve on the Board of Directors, get special [...]
El Gaucho Meat Market
El Gaucho Meat Market is a mini-mart, butcher, restaurant, and local hangout all in one. The mini-mart offers a small but more than sufficient variety of South American pantry items, including dulce de leche, corn flour, canned fish, spices, and sodas. We personally can’t get enough of the Materva Yerba Mate bubbly and Chocolate Ibarra! [...]
Monsieur Marcel
Located in the L.A. Farmers’ Market, Monsieur Marcel is a cozy little grocer with items from France and other European nations. Outside, long tables display Provençal table cloths and kitchen goods. Inside, the shelves are lined with preserves, cookies, and spices not usually found in America. More exotic offerings include jarred escargot and bags of [...]
Bangluck Market
Located along the strip of Hollywood Boulevard known as Thai Town, Bangluck Market is one of a few places to go for authentic Thai ingredients – hey, even Los Angeles magazine agrees! It offers very little in the way of pre-prepared foods besides frozen dumplings and canned soups. But, the shelves neatly display everything you [...]
European Deluxe Sausage Kitchen
European Deluxe Sausage Kitchen is a mom-and-pop deli offering Eastern European fare. A friendly German couple runs the specialty shop, which sells fresh, boiled, smoked, and dried meats and over a dozen varieties of handmade sausages. The Lamb Sausage had some kick and just the right amount of fat to keep it moist. The Hot [...]
Silom Supermarket
Thailand Plaza is hardly the exciting destination L.A. guidebooks make it out to be. But, tucked away in the small Thai-town complex is one spot offering a gastronomic adventure: Silom Supermarket. A “C” rating adorns Silom Supermarket’s main entrance. The interior is not dirty but rather dimly-lit and well-worn. Looking for fish? Bag your own [...]
Artisan Cheese Gallery
This quaint shop would be as at home located off a cobble-stone street in Europe as it is off of Ventura Boulevard in Studio City. Artisan Cheese Gallery is not only a great place to stop in for a salad or sandwich; it has cases full of everything you will need to create a wonderful [...]
Alpine Village Market
The entrance to Alpine Village Market is part true German architecture and part tourist-attraction façade. Once inside, however, you will discover that this grocer is stocked with truly authentic European offerings. The deli case is expectedly stuffed with meats, cold cuts, cheeses, potato salads, and an enormous variety of head cheeses and sausages. The Market [...]
The Huntington Meats
The Huntington Meats is one of two top-notch butchers in the L.A. Farmers’ Market. Long display cases brim with beautiful cuts of pork and lamb, over two dozen varieties of fresh sausage, homemade beef jerky, hand-trimmed maple bacon, and Boar’s Head deli meat. The Huntington Meats is also an exclusive carrier of all-natural Harris Ranch [...]
