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 [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
