

Maury's is a pop-up bagel shop, offering bagels and schmear, or bagels topped with veggies and fish. Another popular eat was the CuBAOno from Ichicoro, which is a Cuban sandwich in a pressed bao. We also liked the offerings at Greenspan's Grilled Cheese, where the standout favorite was the mole grilled cheese. Both versions combine their savory main item with crunchy vegetables. You can go for the pork belly or the veggie-friendly tofu, each held in a flaky, crepe-like shell. If pastrami isn't your thing, there's plenty more. Ugly Drum will also hook you up with a very tasty papaya smoothie. It's $16 for a whole and $9 for a half, but totally worth it. It's not a clever mash-up or a new culinary invention, but frankly, this was our personal favorite menu item. It's deceptively simple: thick, tender slices of flavorful pastrami on rye bread with mustard. Main Course We must begin with the pastrami from Ugly Drum, founded by Joseph Marcos and Erik Black. We can confirm that while pretty much everything at Smorgasburg LA is good, there are a few standout choices. We stopped by for a preview this weekend to sample as much as our bellies could reasonably handle. It takes place every Sunday on the site of the Alameda Produce Market which, during the week, apparently supplies 1% of our nation's food.
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Los Angeles' Smorgasburg brings over 80 food vendors, plus vintage clothing, hand-made jewelry, plants, furniture and other artisan items. Smorgasburg was founded in Brooklyn by Eric Demby and Jonathan Butler in 2011 as an off-shoot of Brooklyn Flea. While much of what will be ROW is either under construction, yet to launch or still occupied by American Apparel (whose lease ends in 2018), it's already home to a few corporate offices, Cafe Dulce and now Smorgasburg. You might be interested in knowing that Runyon Group also worked on Platform in Culver City, which boasts tenants like Cannibal, Blue Bottle and Aesop. Developed by NYC's Atlas Capital and Los Angeles' Runyon Group, it consists of 30 acres and six separate buildings located at the edge of the Arts District-and it also has a parking garage that fits 5,000 cars. ROW is being positioned as Los Angeles' Meatpacking District. But when the temps go down, you're going to want to hit up Smorgasburg LA, which will take place every Sunday at ROW DTLA in the Arts District. If you decided to stay in the air conditioning versus heading out to what is essentially an outdoor foodcourt on black pavement yesterday, we certainly wouldn't blame you. Smorgasburg LA-"a market for food, design, vintage, and events"-officially kicked off at ROW DTLA this weekend with dozens of food vendors, including the best pastrami we've ever had.
