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Joan's on Third Los Angeles, CA
What makes Joan's on Third a sweet spot to visit? Joan’s on Third feels like home. The food is fresh comfort food, and the staff is always warm and welcoming. Joan’s on Third has been a family-owned and operated business for the past 20 years. Joan and her two daughters have grown the business as an extension of their immediate family. The communal table is a place to gather with friends or to enjoy a cappuccino and a morning bun while meeting someone new across the table. What is the one thing we MUST eat or drink on a visit? Our Chinese chicken salad has been everyone's favorite for more than 20 years. It is the perfect combination of crunchy, fresh, and sweet. A little-known inside tip: we sell our Chinese chicken salad dressing and crunchies so you can make the salad at home too. For breakfast, Joan must make you a fluffy, French-style bonne femme omelette. It is sure to be like no other omelette you have ever had 10 SWEETPAULMAG.COM SUMMER 2018
before. Moist, fluffy, and filled with bacon, potatoes, onions, and cheese, it is perfectly balanced. Joan’s macaroni and cheese—a recipe from her childhood—is a must to take away and enjoy at home. The ooey, gooey melted cheese is a comfort food that children (and adults) have always loved. How would our readers spend the rest of the day after visiting Joan's? After visiting Joan’s, you would stroll along West Third Street. The eclectic, vibrant walking street continues to evolve and change every year, but it has always been filled with the most wonderful specialty small businesses. Some of our favorites are OK, Noodle Stories, Nathalie Seaver, Douglas Fir, and Polkadots & Moonbeams. You might want to end up at the Farmers Market for a visit to the fruit stands, restaurants, and little shops too. A further walk will take you to LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) and to any of the other neighborhood shops on Fairfax or La Brea. We love our neighborhood. Where does Sweet Paul find a home in your shop, and who takes it home? Sweet Paul is displayed on our white retail shelves alongside our carefully
curated specialty food products and favorite cookbooks—all personally selected by Joan. Some of our favorites include Grove 45 Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, Bonnie’s Jams, Ottolenghi’s cookbooks, Jacobsen Salt, Coco Suisse dark chocolates, and our private label house wines. Sweet Paul is always visually stunning, and it gets noticed by those who have a good eye for beautiful things. From tourists to regulars and moms to businesspeople, it is well loved and pleasingly discovered at Joan’s on Third. What is your favorite Sweet Paul recipe or craft idea? There are so many Sweet Paul favorites, it is hard to choose one. The winter issues always have some wonderful holiday sweets and creative design ideas. The Anise Butter Cookies are wonderful. And the Beef and Mushroom Over Creamy Polenta is really delicious. The gorgeous Sweet Paul photography always makes us want to try absolutely everything.
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