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With summertime weather taking us outside, it is time for firing up the grill outside!

Jonah got us going on this track with his positive report on TJ’s Carne Asada.

I’m definitely going to give that a try sometime this summer!

However, what if you and your guests are yearning for sausages? Where do you go when you are on the lookout for links for your cookout?

I suppose it is easy enough to go to the market and buy some nationally mass produced sausages. It is probably cheaper and most us would be quite content with them and our guests would be none the wiser.

However, what if you feel like going to a specialty store?

There are two places I go: Huntington Meats at the Farmer’s Market on Fairfax and Jeff’s Gourmet Kosher Sausage Factory.

On a previous cookout, I went to Huntington Meats and got a mix: Portuguese Linguica, English bangers and Chicken Apple. They have many many more types available.

I’m attending a cookout this Friday and I was assigned sausage buying duties. On this occasion, I decided to swing by Jeff’s.

In addition to selling the sausages in packages, their location does a brisk take out cooked food business as well as sit down dining. As I waited in line to order up sausages, I noticed there was not an empty table inside nor outside.

At the counter, I opted for a mixture of sausages. Of course, I got some Kosher hot dogs (6 links - $5.99/lb). I ordered some of the spicy Mergez (7 links - $8.50/lb). The guy at the counter suggested I round out the mix by getting the flavorful Polish (4 links - $8.50/lb) and the mild Smoked Chicken Apple (4 links - $8.50/lb). Each package was about 3/4 a pound.

Jeff’s Gourmet Kosher Sausage Factory
8930 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
TEL: 310 858 8590
FAX: 310 858 8138

Huntington Meats at the Farmer’s Market
6333 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90036
TEL: (323) 938-5383
FAX: (323) 933-8577

By Rene (see more of his posts). You can find more of Rene's writing at his own website Rene's Ramblings