As promised, I’m back to let you know about a delicious dessert you can get at the wonderful Farmer’s Market. Drumroll please…It’s pie from Du-par’s!

Just like Patsy D’Amore’s, Du-par’s has been in business for decades. It is an LA institution. And up until last weekend, it was one of the few that I had never visited. I always meant to but somehow every time I was at the Farmer’s Market I was in the mood for something else. But not last Sunday. The stars aligned and I was in the mood for pie.

Now, Du-par’s sells more than just pie. They have a full menu of American classics. But, pie is their specialty and pie was what I was going to have. After perusing their menu one pie stood out like a sore thumb – Chocolate Meringue Pie. You see, when I was a little kid my very favorite pie at Marie Callender’s was chocolate meringue. Every time we went I wouldn’t even consider any other options. Sadly, they don’t serve it any more, they only have chocolate creme pie (boo! hiss!). So, when I saw chocolate meringue on the menu at Du-par’s I just knew I had to try it.

Oh man, just look at it. What a thing of beauty. I almost didn’t want to touch it, my expectations were that high. But then I sunk my fork in, took that first bite, and…well, remember this scene from Ratatouille?

Exactly. Visions of me as a little kid in a booth at my local Marie Callendar’s came rushing through my head. Except that this…this pie was better! Delicious, rich chocolate pudding topped with a light as air meringue. Heaven!

A slice of chocolate meringue will set you back about $4.25. Not chump change, but if you combine it with a slice of Patsy D’Amore’s pizza, you’ve got a full meal under 10 smackers. Not too shabby.

Du-par’s
in the Farmer’s Market right at the corner of 3rd and Fairfax
Los Angeles, CA
additional locations are in Oxnard, San Diego, Studio City, and Las Vegas