1. “Meet me at Third
and Fairfax”
Elizabeth Alexander
Anthropology 102
‘Cultural Anthropology’
Dr. Leanna Wolfe
October 15th, 2009

2. Since 1934, Farmers Market has
been one of LA’s favorite places
for locals and out-of-towners. Its
concept of being outdoors and its
diversity remains it I authentic.
You will find here restaurants,
groceries, candy shops, poultries,
coffee houses, and a bar.

3. This hallway connects the food court with the mall.
You will find here the ATM, the restrooms, a souvenir
coin machine, and its famous hand-made Farmers
Market Green wooden shopping carts.

4. Eating at the Farmers Market is a social
activity. Farmers Market variety attracts
families, couples, and groups of friends
to enjoy a delicious meal. It's hard to
find a person eating by herself. People
come here all dress down, they take
their time to select and have their meal.
Contrasting fast-food restaurants, here
customers don't have any time of
pressure on eating and leaving as soon
as they can.

5. Eating is an entire ritual. So many options are offered
at the Farmers Market that it delights your palate with
the variety of Korean, Mexican, Mediterranean, Bistro,
Brazilian, Italian, French, Greek, and Singaporean
cuisines. You can also enjoy good coffee, tea, soft
drinks, and desserts.

6. Choices, choices, choices…
For sweet bites, many varieties of candies and nuts that it’s
difficult to keep track. From chocolate, caramel, toffee,
gummy Cole bottles, milk M&M caramel pretzel rod, dark
chocolate caramel apple, jujubees, fruit slices, old fashioned
ice cream to pecan, walnuts, macadamias, and flavored
popcorns are found.

7. At the end of the food court, you will find
all the candy shops and organic fruits and
vegetables. Apples, potatoes, grapes,
pumpkins, lettuce, peaches, melons,
alfalfa, oranges, and seasonal fruits and
vegetables are farm fresh produce year-
round. Local vegetarians love shopping
here.

8. For meat and birds,
you can be helped
behind the counter,
and your order will be
prepared exactly as
you wish. The shops
offers great advice
about special cooking
tips and suggestions.

9. Monsieur Marcel Restaurant & Wine Bar
Its an informal gourmet restaurant place at the
Farmers Market which decoration adds
Parisian flair . Its lighted with candles and
provides a huge selection of wine. It disrupts
the entire concept of a gourmet restaurant
giving a new concept of it in an open-market.

10. A bar in an open-
market. Its selection
of beer includes
selected and rare
brand names. People
sit here to enjoy
baseball games and
hang out. Some
other people, they
stay close to the bar
to watch the game
without consuming
anything.