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Joan's on Third is a privately held specialty food store located in Los Angeles. The business started out as a caterer and grew to include a retail store and café. The store includes cheeses, prepared meals, baked goods, desserts and non-perishables. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as servicing on the go Angelinos. It's a spot frequented by Hollywood celebrities.

Joan's is located on Third Street between the Beverly Center on La Cienega Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.

NY style foods in LA

Joan McNamara, the chef, creator, author and namesake of Joan's is originally from New York and ran a cooking school before opening the LA store in 1995 as a catering company. Daughter Carol returned from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration to join the effort as did younger daughter Susie after graduating from Georgetown University’s School of Business. The family travels the world to source products. The hustle and bustle of Joan's is reminiscent of some famous New York foodie haunts: Zabar's, Dean & DeLuca, and Fairway Market (once co-owned by Joe Fedele).

Joan’s is a family enterprise and they offer full service catering as well gift baskets. It has earned numerous media accolades and is popular among celebrities and gourmands alike. The Zagat guide calls Joan's a "small market with fun and delicious, albeit expensive, snacks, cheeses, etc."

History

In 1998 Joan's expanded into an adjacent storefront on the then-sleepy Third Street, helping to realize a "lifelong dream of opening a gourmet foods marketplace and café." San Francisco chef Chester Hastings is also on board and after coming to work at the store in 1997 and then marrying Joan. A major expansion also took place in 2007 tripling the size of the now spacious store.

The LA Times review noted that Joan's is the "rare in LA specialty foods store" that "stocks essentials -- salt-cured anchovies sold by the ounce, capers under salt, ricotta cheese, fleur de sel (a specialty sea salt from France), and imported De Cecco brand pasta" and "a small selection of carefully chosen cheeses, such as locally made burrata, English Cotswold, or a truffle-infused Boschetto." It's known for it's artasan cheese, cupcakes and other desserts as well as its fine meats and gourmet salads.

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