Posts tagged coffee

los angeles may not have as many recognizable landmarks to the outside as new york does, but one thing it has plenty of is local institutions. mel’s drive-in is one. there are a few locations scattered throughout the city, and its the kind of place you could just sit for hours, drinking coffee with friends, playing songs on the jukebox and chowing down on some delicious food. 

(ps - i have a painting of one of the hollywood locations for sale in my etsy shop!)

i woke up super early this morning, but didn’t really get going until mid-day. sunny sundays call for a walk down to the mar vista farmers market. we ended up not marketing anything, but there was plenty to fill our empty bellies while we browsed. we started off with some fresh squeezed limeade. it is delicious. and the boys working the stand are super nice. i thought one big glass would be enough, but turns out it wasn’t. so when we went back for a second, they gave it to us for cheaper!

next to the limeade stand, they were giving away samples of bbq. a sample of pulled pork later, we were eating a pulled pork sandwich. the potato salad was pretty great too. 

as good as the sandwich was, it wasn’t enough split between two, so we went for some empanadas for a second course. i love empanadas and am sad i wasn’t introduced to them sooner in life. little pockets of wonderful, thats what they are. 

after a walk back, we headed down to a cute little coffee shop/bakery that i just noticed this morning. i didn’t sample any of the pastries, but they sure are pretty.