Always a delight...outdoor markets

The outdoor markets in southern Cali are in full swing...most of the year the outdoor markets here are very busy...there seems to always be more vendors, buyers & the best to offer in the Spring & Fall each year. I shop an outdoor market here at least once a week...every week...my very fave is the Antique & Vintage Markets...I also love the fruit, vegetable & flower markets. Last week we shopped a wonderful monthly market, The Grove Antique Market in Orange County. It's a large, fun market set at the base of beautiful mountains. I met some wonderful vendors, talked about the most sought after finds, European Country items, talked about my blog :) and found some fabulous finds for Rue 27 Maison.
Afterwards, we had lunch at a wonderful & very authentic restaurant, Terroni with my son, who lives in LA. Terroni is on Beverly in the Fairfax district & specializes in southern Italian cuisine, it is very delicious, warm & welcoming. We had a traditional 2 hour lunch, Italian style, followed by fried apple fritters with creme fraiche & Italian expresso, a truly delightful experience and one of the very best Italian meals I have experienced outside of Italy.
Sharing with you a few faves from our morning at the Grove market & our fabulous lunch at Terroni...

Early arrival, grey skies welcomed us with cool winds, the vendors still setting up their tents...

Always a stop at the vendor who deals in antique leather & vellum books...

The sky is now bright & a brilliant blue as we walk over to the fresh vegetables..love the striped canopies and the friendly merchants

A fave vendor, Valerie Brooks has fabulous European Country finds...

Hard to resist the French daybed, above, it was wonderful....below, Casa Vintage from Sandra Portillo always has a beautiful array of vintage objects

After arriving at the market at 6:00 am, Terroni sounds perfect for lunch, the restaurant is fabulous with several stunning chandeliers, the largest hangs over the bar at the entrance...

our fave Italian sparking water from Roma...

freshly baked bread & beef carpaccio...

Terroni uses olive oil made entirely from hand picked olives, cold pressed Coratina olives from Puglia..it has a wonderful flavor

delicious flat iron steak with argula & shaved parmigiano

the end to a perfect lunch...fried apple fritters with Crème fraîche & Italian expresso

Terroni's Wine Room

Rue 27 Maison, with a few finds from the day...

Until next time...Cheers ♥