Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
Have a week in the LA area coming. Ages back there used to be some great independent ice cream shops in the LA Basin. Are there still? If you want really good
ice cream (not fro-yo) where would you go? We're more into gelato and classic ice cream, no tofu-mango-hot pepper for us.
My favorite ice cream is Quenelle in
Burbank and
San Marino.
Sweet Rose Creamery with locations in Brentwood, Santa Monica and Beverly Blvd. is pretty good too.
Bennett's Ice Cream at the Original Farmers' Market has an excellent reputation, however, I have not had it in a very long time.
Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
Second part of the question: again, a looooong time back I went to a covered market, mainly produce and "unprepared" foods (meats, dairy, bakeries), and I can't remember the name of it and an online search isn't turning up what I remember. It had been there for a very long time (50+ years then), and the name was not just "Original Farmers Market" which is what google searches turn up. It was the "_______ Market" - any long time Angelenos know what I'm looking for?
The only place that I can think of that fits that description is
Grand Central Market at 317 South Broadway, Downtown. There happens to be a good ice cream place there, Santa Barbara based
McConnell's.
Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
And the bonus question:
Can anyone suggest good tea shops - as in places selling high quality loose tea - in the greater LA and OC area?
Any help you can offer much appreciated.
Sorry, I can't help here; I'm not much of a tea drinker.