I had been to the Los Angeles Farmers Market before, several times, and many years' ago. It's a big warehouse with street-food-like stalls and rickety tables. I ordered fettucine from an Italian stall.
"You want any salad with it?" asked the guy behind the counter.
"Tomarto, please," I said.
"Tomayto," he said.
"Yes, tomarto," I answered.
"Tomayto."
"Tomarto- Oh!"
Goodness, I love the Americans!
I hadn't realised that since my last Farmers Market visit, a whole posh restaurant/store/park area had opened up behind the market building. If I hadn't wandered out a small doorway I might never have discovered it. Such lovely-looking restaurants. Wish I'd waited for my meal and had it here -
In Hollywood itself after I had visited the Hollywood Museum where I saw Liz Taylor's wedding dress from "Father of the Bride ...
....I went for lunch next door to Mel's Diner -
I am truly surprised that I came back from my holiday and had lost one and a half pounds in weight.
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