Beignets outside New Orleans: The Gumbo Pot at the L.A. Farmer’s Market

Filed under: Midtown, Eat — StyleGuide @ 3:06 am

I like the L.A. Farmer’s Market at Third and Fairfax best on sunny afternoons.  We set up on the west side of the market to enjoy a perfect pair — cold pitchers of beer from the bar and hot beignets from The Gumbo Pot. 

Discovering The Gumbo Pot’s beignets capped a long search for decent New Orleans-style beignets in Los Angeles.  For the uninitiated, the famous doughnut-like confections are airy rectangular pillows served adrift in a snowstorm of powdered sugar.  The truly decadant can choose chocolate beignets.

Beignets, beer and the sounds of the market — close your eyes and fool yourself, just for a moment, that you’re 1,900 miles away, basking in that Big Easy sun.

Price: $ (under $10)

Where:  Farmer’s Market, 6333 W 3rd St., #312

Call:  323-933-0358

www.thegumbopotla.com

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