Tag: Du-Par’s
Farmers Market turns 90!
“Meet me at Third and Fairfax,” has been the official greeting of The Original Farmers Market (OFM), and in this, its 90th anniversary year, many people are expected to do just that. The celebration kicked off its 90 Days of Summer with a well-attended heritage car show June 8, but the summer will be filled […]
St. Patrick’s Day holiday — food and fun along Fairfax Avenue
According to United States Census Bureau data released in 2021, only 3.6 percent of the population of Los Angeles County claim Irish ancestry, and yet a stroll along Fairfax Avenue on March 17 proves that everyone is a wee bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Tom Bergin’s, an Irish pub, is one of the oldest […]
Restaurants find ways to serve
When coronavirus restrictions were implemented, Carol Holtiwanger moved her sidewalk popup Calabama into her fourth floor East LA apartment for maximum social distancing. Prepaid breakfast sammies are lowered in a rope-tied red bucket to customers below. Few restaurants can go that far, but those that decided to stay open in some form are struggling to […]
No time to cook a holiday turkey? No problem!
Hosting Thanksgiving dinner can be quite a chore. Of course, with all the wonderful restaurants that abound in our community, you always can go out for the feast — if the restaurants are open on the holiday. But eating at a home is the most likely Thanksgiving scenario for most of us, and that usually […]
Don’t forget the pies and turkeys! Make Thanksgiving dinner memorable by planning ahead
Plan ahead if you want to have a successful and delicious Thanksgiving dinner. “We recommend shoppers make their reservations for pies at least two weeks before the holiday,” said Neri Martinez, head baker for Du-Par’s at the Original Farmers Market. The same is true for the main course: turkeys should be ordered three weeks ahead. […]
Hamburgers at 1938 prices as Du-par’s celebrates 75th
Enjoy some legendary flapjacks and pies, and get them both for prices you haven’t seen since 1938. Du-par’s at Farmers Market will be celebrating its 75th anniversary by serving up 20 items from its 1938 menu at 1938 prices on Wed., Oct. 16. Some of those timeless favorites include buttermilk hotcakes for 25 cents, hamburgers […]
