Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Local Eats - Farmer's Market Thursdays


Whether its the fresh produce, beautiful flowers, or mouth-watering smells coming from the sizzling grills that pique your interest, you're bound to fall in love with something at the Wilmington Farmer's Market. The market is open every Thursday from 9am-1pm, and is located on the corner of L st and Avalon Blvd. Come out and enjoy a relaxing lunch (or breakfast!) under the shade. Be sure to stock up on the fresh produce offered there every Thursday. Vendors provide an arrangement of all kinds of fruits and vegetables, including oranges, apples, pears, grapes, strawberries, lettuce, onions, peppers, Enjoy the live music while you pick out your favorite fruit fresh from its stand. The 'rockin duo is "Average Tom White Band", and they're sure to play your favorite hit from the 60s, 70s or 80s. (visit them at averagetomwhiteband.com
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Pupusas Delmy offer a wide variety of toppings for their pupusas, tostadas and huaraches.The pupusas were delicious, neatly loaded with your choice of meat. Mine came with carne de res, curtido (vegetables), beans, rice, sour cream and salsa. Each dish is stacked atop a delicious, cheesy pupusa. For two dollars a plate, this deal is hard to beat! Be sure to quench your thirst with one of their delicious Aguas Frescas. The fruit beverages are loaded with sliced strawberries and pineapple!
Don't forget to swing by the Red Oak BBQ stand!
They grill their tri-tip, pork and beef ribs, sausages and chicken to perfection.
The tri-tip is smoked dark on the outside, but tender and juicy inside. The BBQ sauce is spicy and delicious. They serve good portions of meats, with sides of beans and potato salad to compliment. If you've got the extra buck, order a plate at the Red Oak BBQ stand, conveniently located at the corner of Avalon.




The Wilmington Farmer's Market is here every Thursday to provide our community with fresh produce, a variety of mixed nuts and dried fruits, and different delicious food selections. Get out of the house and take a walk down to the corner of L st and Avalon. The market is positively filled with tasty foods, fresh produce, and a fun time. You won't regret stopping by the market, which will hopefully expand as more and more people venture to it.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Local Eats- The Chowder Barge

Trying to beat the summer heat? Taste something new and stop by the Chowder Barge, located off Henry Ford Ave just south of Anaheim St. in Wilmington. Look out for the blue Barge sign off the intersection. This pearl first sunk it's anchor in Wilmington after being ousted of the Long Beach Harbor in 1988.

The Barge has been serving warm clam chowder, sizzling hamburgers, and battered fish for many years. Upon arrival, be prepared to hear pirate tales of the seven seas; as well as port workers talk about their day to day work.


Beat the scurvy with an ice-cold "Captain" size beer for only five bucks! The servers are very nice, and attentive to your order. Their juicy burgers are cooked to order, and come with a choice of clam chowder, chili, or fries on the side. Feeling lucky? Try one of their daily specials, which range from chili-cheese omelets to portobello mushroom burgers.


The tri-tip salad is a curious treat; not something normally eaten atop a floating barge. Whether you're in the neighborhood, on your lunch break, or you're thirsty for some bar talk with the local sailors, stop into the Chowder Barge. Its a hidden gem in the industrious area of our town. Its still relatively unknown among locals, and carries that hole-in-the-wall quality.


The Chowder Barge
611 N. Henry Ford Ave.
Wilmington, Ca. 310-830-7937

Sunday, January 9, 2011

The World's Largest Hot Dog Chain Born in Wilmington!

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The Worlds Largest Hot Dog Chain Turns 50


Born in Wilmington in 1961, Wienerschnitzel has grown large enough to call itself the world's largest hot dog chain

By Vikki Vargas and Julie Brayton
Wednesday, January 5, 2010
Story from www.nbclosangeles.com


The meat comes from Denver. The chili recipe is a secret, and yes, you can have it your way.

"Kraut dog with pickle, relish, mustard and cheddar cheese. No, I don't put the chili on it, because, gotta watch my boyish figure," vows Gary Lynch, a Wienerschnitzel customer.

The man who decided dogs rule is John Galardi. Half-a-century ago he was pals with a guy named Glen Bell, as in Taco Bell.

Bell's wife saw the word Wienerschnitzel in a cook book, and figured John could use it for his first Wilmington hot dog stand.

"First off it means absolutely nothing. It's incorrect, and we have a lot of German people that will tell us, your name is wrong," according to Dennis Tase, CEO of Wienerschnitzel.

Language lessons aside, the company decided to stake its claim on the weiner dog.

Now 50 years later Wienerschnitzel is looking back, and cooking up it's own fast food history.

"I'm into nostalgia, I like hot dogs. I like mustard dog in particular," according to Julie Lauterborn, a Wienerschnitzel customer.

Over the years the Irvine based company has stayed out of the burger wars, adding the patties only as an alternative.

Police dogs came about because of a suggestion by a Long Beach longshoreman.

But the two basic menu items are still the same.

"The staple is our hot dog and our chili," according to Dennis Tase, CEO of Wienerschnitzel.

Company officials believe their 50th anniversary will give loyal followers a culinary look back at what hot dogs used to be in 1961.

"Everybody was happy. It was all about families, and it was a simple life style. Look at today. We're busy, busy, busy," states Dennis Tase, CEO of Wienerschnitzel.

"It's simple and it's not the burger," states Julie Lauterborn, a Wienerschnitzel customer. "It's everything but the burger. I like that."

To celebrate Wienerschnitzel is offering its Original Chili Dog for only 99 cents throughout the month of January.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Health: Download The Non-GMO Shopping Guide


The Non-GMO Shopping Guide

  • Did you know...since 1996 Americans have been eating genetically modified (GM) ingredients in most processed foods?

  • Did you know...GM plants, such as, soybean, corn, cottonseed, and canola have had foreign genes forced into their DNA? The inserted genes come from species such as bacteria and viruses, which have never been in the human food supply.

  • Did you know...The American Academy of Environmental Medicine states, "Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food," including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, and changes in the major organs and gastrointestinal system. They ask physicians to advise patients to avoid GM food.

Learn the risks and start protecting yourself and your family today! (source)


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