Offbeat Eats

Back in early 2024, a business trip to various aerospace clients in the LA area had me spending several nights in and around El Segundo, where I ended up at Jame in search of lunch, and returning later for a cocktail. I had an outstanding experience each time, as you can read in my 2024 review. So when a planned trip to the Channel Islands had our group all rendezvousing in Hermosa Beach, we decided to arrive a day early and explore the area a bit more. I also decided this would be a good opportunity to do both an Offbeat Eats “Health Check” re-visit to Jame, as well as introduce Carol to the great food and drink options this little restaurant offers up.

Back when I started Offbeat Eats, I had a lot of business travel to both Edwards AFB and the LA area. During these visits, I got into a nice groove where, instead of fighting LA traffic on arrival, I’d instead take the short drive to nearby El Segundo or Manhattan Beach, have a nice relaxing meal, and then proceeding to my destination as the evening traffic started to abate. These visits have gotten a lot less frequent, but I still try to follow that basic procedure when I’ve got the time. This time, I chose El Segundo, with a visit to Jame in the downtown area.

(Closed) For the first night of our trip, we decided to stay near LAX and head east the next day. From many, many previous work trips to the area, I’m pretty familiar with the El Segundo area, and I rather like the area. Due to an odd historical/geographical quirk, El Segundo is somewhat isolated from the surrounding LA area (the Northern border is LAX, the Southern border is a giant Chevron refinery), and it still has a classic downtown that feels like it’s left over from a former era, with all sorts of small businesses, restaurants, and the like. Several of the restaurants are quite good, and this time we decided to check out Farm Stand.