Life & Times at the Intown Farmers Market

On Any Given Day:
On an Average Day
Bob’s Doughnuts will sell several thousand doughnuts (the most popular being raised glazed & cinnamon rolls).
The most popular item at Kip’s Toyland is any of the PlayMobil line they carry.
Monsieur Marcel will sell close to 100 pounds of cheese (nearly 3,000 every month).
Magee’s Kitchen will sell more than 142 pounds of corned beef (1,000 pounds a week).
Charlie Sue’s Coffee Shop will turn about 6 loaves of egg bread into French Toast.
370 plates of food will cross the counter at Singapore’s Banana Leaf.
Magee’s House of Nuts will sell more than 142 jars of fresh almond or peanut butter.
Huntington’s Meats & Sausage will sell more than 70 pounds of sausage.
Staff behind the counters at Farmers Market speak at least 20 languages.
Great Things To Know
The first pizzeria in Los Angeles: Patsy’s Pizza at Farmers Market.
The recipe for Du-par’s pancakes is stored in a safe in the restaurant.
The recipes for Bob’s Doughnuts are in a bank safe deposit box.
Gill’s Ice Cream has been at Farmers Market for 73 years.
Magee’s Kitchen was the first restaurant at Farmers Market (75 years ago).
Moms & Dads work with their children at Sticker Planet, Gill’s Ice Cream, Singapore’s Banana Leaf, Du-par’s,
Gumbo Pot, Marconda’s Meats, Coffee Corner, Charlie Sue’s Coffee Shop, Patsy’s Pizza, Peking Kitchen, Bryan’s
Pit BBQ, China Depot, “T” and Light My Fire.
A man from Germany travels to LA every year in order to dine at China Depot.
Grandparents bring their grandchildren to Bryan’s Pit Barbecue because they’ve eaten there since they “were kids.”
“Hey, Don’t I know You?”
Author Michael Connelly’s fictional L.A. detective, Harry Bosch, eats at Bob’s Doughnuts.
Former President Dwight Eisenhower visited Magee’s House of Nuts;
So did the Beatles, who sent Phyllis Magee a note pronouncing her stall “fab!”
The Duchess of York brought her entire security team into Kip’s Toyland.
When a celebrity who wanted to shop anonymously visited Sticker Planet, they closed the shop.
Teen boy to his companion, walking past a customer at Farmers Market: “Dude! That was Princess Leia!”
Vice-President Walter Mondale wrote to Magee’s to order peanut butter.
During a visit to L.A., the President of Singapore, with entourage, dined at Singapore’s Banana Leaf; the following
day, his staff came back for take-out.
If You Have To Ask. . .FAQs at Farmers Market
“Where’s the ATM?”

“What kind of food do they serve at the Market?”
“Your entire store is just stickers?”
“Can I have the recipe, please?“
Frequently asked by people watching the machine making fresh horseradish at Magee’s Kitchen with tears
streaming down their cheeks: “Is that hot?”