Halloween at DL

[where's_my_prince]

OH my the peanut butter cupcake needs to be in my stomach!!! i am a a self proclaimed peanut butter fiend!v

 

[where's_my_prince]

after looking at all those pics i had to put on the song "pure imagination" from willy wonka and the chocolate factory!

 

[Sherry E]

OH my the peanut butter cupcake needs to be in my stomach!!! i am a a self proclaimed peanut butter fiend!v

Who knew the peanut butter cupcake would be such a hit? I thought it looked enticing when I snapped the photo, but peanut butter seems to be a thing that people either love or hate, so I didn't think the cupcake would go over as well with everyone as some of the other things!!

after looking at all those pics i had to put on the song "pure imagination" from willy wonka and the chocolate factory!

That's a perfect song! And now I will have it stuck in my head for the rest of the night!!

 

[Eeee-va]

Cheese & rice!! Disneyland just stated on twitter that over all 10 nights of the Halloween party they will be giving out 500,000 POUNDS of candy and healthy treats!!!!! That's a lot of candy!!! hahaha

If there are 15,000 people (one of the higher estimates I've heard) over the 10 nights, that's 3.3 pounds of treats per person. And I'm sure some people don't trick or treat at all....I like those numbers!

 

[spacemermaid]

Sherry E: your Farmers' Market pastry pics make me even more homesick than usual! I miss Disneyland, Princess Cake, and nice weather!!! (And about a million other things as well )

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry E: your Farmers' Market pastry pics make me even more homesick than usual! I miss Disneyland, Princess Cake, and nice weather!!! (And about a million other things as well )

I took some Gumbo Pot pictures a couple of weekends ago, and I thought of you because I know you always join me in recommending the Gumbo Pot when someone on the DIS wants some good, down home New Orleans cuisine!! Oddly, I wasn't the only one there who was photographing the Gumbo Pot menu. So I didn't feel too strange!!

However, I did have to explain to all 5 bakeries in the Farmers Market as well as both of the candy shops that, no, I was not buying anything - I simply wanted to take photos of all their goodies...which got me some weird looks!!

L.A. is great - there is a lot to love about L.A. I think I would be beside myself with homesickness if I moved. Between Disneyland and Catalina, those are two huge reasons for me to stay here, and then throw in Farmers Market/The Grove, LACMA, Santa Monica Pier, Venice, etc., etc. on top of it and it's a great city.

 

[where's_my_prince]

I took some Gumbo Pot pictures a couple of weekends ago, and I thought of you because I know you always join me in recommending the Gumbo Pot when someone on the DIS wants some good, down home New Orleans cuisine!! Oddly, I wasn't the only one there who was photographing the Gumbo Pot menu. So I didn't feel too strange!!

However, I did have to explain to all 5 bakeries in the Farmers Market as well as both of the candy shops that, no, I was not buying anything - I simply wanted to take photos of all their goodies...which got me some weird looks!!

L.A. is great - there is a lot to love about L.A. I think I would be beside myself with homesickness if I moved. Between Disneyland and Catalina, those are two huge reasons for me to stay here, and then throw in Farmers Market/The Grove, LACMA, Santa Monica Pier, Venice, etc., etc. on top of it and it's a great city.

where is the farmers market with the bakeries? i live about an hour and half from LA so i MUST drop by!

 

[spacemermaid]

I took some Gumbo Pot pictures a couple of weekends ago, and I thought of you because I know you always join me in recommending the Gumbo Pot when someone on the DIS wants some good, down home New Orleans cuisine!! Oddly, I wasn't the only one there who was photographing the Gumbo Pot menu. So I didn't feel too strange!!

However, I did have to explain to all 5 bakeries in the Farmers Market as well as both of the candy shops that, no, I was not buying anything - I simply wanted to take photos of all their goodies...which got me some weird looks!!

L.A. is great - there is a lot to love about L.A. I think I would be beside myself with homesickness if I moved. Between Disneyland and Catalina, those are two huge reasons for me to stay here, and then throw in Farmers Market/The Grove, LACMA, Santa Monica Pier, Venice, etc., etc. on top of it and it's a great city.

Gumbo Pot = !!!

Thanks for documenting the pastry shops anyways, in spite of the weird looks!

I AM beside myself with homesickness ...L.A. native; moved to AZ for not-so-happy family reasons. Will go back permanantly when I'm able to. All the places you mentioned will still be there, along with Olvera Street, Canter's, Chinatown, the Walk of Fame, the Melrose swapmeet, the Getty Center...I could go on & on! Until then, I go back when I can...

 

[spacemermaid]

where is the farmers market with the bakeries? i live about an hour and half from LA so i MUST drop by!

It's in the Fairfax district, near Hollywood. Here's a link to their website: http://www.farmersmarketla.com/

Make sure you go there HUNGRY!

 

[Sherry E]

where is the farmers market with the bakeries? i live about an hour and half from LA so i MUST drop by!

Farmers Market and The Grove are located at Third Street and Fairfax, close to LACMA and the Tar Pits, sort of. It's close to Beverly Hills, Melrose, Sunset, Hollywood.

There are all different kinds of foods at Farmers Market - Korean, Chinese, BBQ, Cajun/Creole, Brazilian, Italian, Greek, Mexican, French, etc.

The bakeries are: Du-Pars, Thee's Continental Pastries, T&Y (the place with the red velvet and Oreo cakes), The Country Bakery (which seems to have no sign outside) and Breadworks (which is the place with the Oreo and peanut butter cupcakes).

The two candy places are: Magic Nut & Candy Company and Littlejohn's English Toffee.

 

[Sherry E]

Gumbo Pot = !!!

Thanks for documenting the pastry shops anyways, in spite of the weird looks!

I AM beside myself with homesickness ...L.A. native; moved to AZ for not-so-happy family reasons. Will go back permanantly when I'm able to. All the places you mentioned will still be there, along with Olvera Street, Canter's, Chinatown, the Walk of Fame, the Melrose swapmeet, the Getty Center...I could go on & on! Until then, I go back when I can...

All those pastries and all that candy looked soooooo appetizing. I didn't want to give in and eat any of it, so I had to photograph it!! What I posted on the previous page is only a sampling of what I got on camera. I was snapping away not just the pastry and candy porn, but all around FM an The Grove too.

Oh goodness, how did I forget to mention the Getty, Olvera St., Canter's and the Walk of Fame as highlights of L.A.? Melrose and Sunset, too, have to be two of the most interesting streets in L.A. Beverly Hills is good too, and Malibu...there are so many great things about SoCal/L.A.

At least you only went to AZ and not all the way over to the East Coast or something!! You are still close enough to get back here from time to time.

 

[McNic]

Sherry, you have far more self control than I have I would have purchased all three cupcakes if I couldn't make up my mind. I am a sucker for cupcakes

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry, you have far more self control than I have I would have purchased all three cupcakes if I couldn't make up my mind. I am a sucker for cupcakes

I don't know how I did it. First, a couple of weekends ago when I stopped at Thee's to photograph their stuff, I saw that they had the strawberry shortcake cake. I love strawberry shortcake, and they were selling slices of it. That was very tempting. The apple turnovers at T&Y were hard to resist as well. There was just one treat after another, calling out to me. Maybe I got desensitized.

And then, yesterday when I went to shoot the Breadworks stuff, I was just about to turn around and leave when I saw that they had cupcakes. I looooove cupcakes. That Oreo cupcake was really calling ny name. I just resisted. I don't know how. I think I was telling myself, "I have to save the treat-eating (gorging) for Disneyland!!" I count treats as part of my whole DLR experience, so I want to be able to get the gingerbread cookies and goodies when I am at DLR. I don't want to stuff my face with goodies close to home now when I could be munching away on goodies at DLR in a few weeks!! Somehow, when I am at DLR, it's okay to give in, but I have to struggle when I am near home!

Hmmm...they DO have a cupcake sampler at Marceline's in DTD, as well as the new cupcake place that was supposed to open - Cupcakesonline, I think it is? I can't wait to see if they have any Halloween-inspired cupcakes!!

 

[funatdisney]

L.A. is great - there is a lot to love about L.A. I think I would be beside myself with homesickness if I moved. Between Disneyland and Catalina, those are two huge reasons for me to stay here, and then throw in Farmers Market/The Grove, LACMA, Santa Monica Pier, Venice, etc., etc. on top of it and it's a great city.

Don't forget the Garment District. We shopping there about 3 times a year for clothes for my DDs (12 and 15) I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and I love LA! Although, living and raising my kids in a beach community is not bad either. I live only an about and half from Disneyland, which makes life a lot easier.

 

[iKristin]

I'm moving to Hollywood in the Spring and can't wait to be back so close to DL!!! A little nervous to be moving with no idea on living but I'm gonna apply for a bunch of jobs. I'd rather live somewhere I love and be poor than live somewhere I don't like and be working for a company that I hate.

 

[tdashgirl]

Nice food photos Sherry

Best of luck with the move, Kristin. How exciting.

LA peeps (present & former) - I spent yesterday (yes, 1 day!) in Studio City. I went to the Big Brother taping with a girlfriend - we had a blast! Episode airs tonight Studio City is sooooo nice! I like that area, along with all the others you guys have mentioned in here

 

[SueTGGR]

Did this get mentioned before? I found it on the link in an annual passholder e-mail.
Dress up and let the professional Disney's PhotoPass photographers capture you in your Halloween best. Delight in the special photo offer of $10 prints for all guys and ghouls during this event.

Keep the landmarks coming...I too am a displaced So Cal person. I had the luxury of spending my youth at POP (Santa Monica Pier to some of you) and the just down the beach playing volleyball as a teen. I loved the cliffs and the whole beach environment. Sigh

Later!

 

[McNic]

*applause* Sherry. Well done with all the resisting. I totally hear you about vacation though. That is the time to splurge if any. Esp. when you are doing a lot of walking. Treats, treats and more treats.

And a cupcake sampler??? Yummmmmmmmmm! I think I will have to check that out!

 

[Belle Ella]

OK, a little bump in the right direction. And guess what? 1 week from tomorrow Halloweentime at DL will officially be here!

Oh, and my b-day is tomorrow! Yay!!

 

[iKristin]

yaaaay HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW <3