The Candy Tree

Caught up with some old friends at the Barn for some drinks this weekend. As is customary with any nighttime drinking outing at the Barn, the quest for food is a necessity upon departure. On this night we weren't so legless that the sketchy Tijuana-dog vendor posted up right outside the door seemed like a great idea, thus our course was immediately set upon the always reliable feeding frenzy that is Paisano's Pizza at 2am on a Saturday night.

Ryan (the guy on the left in the picture), with clarity only drunken hunger can provide, ordered two large pizzas. As we waited out front by the neighboring Greeko's, a man approached the tree we were standing by, reached up into the foliage and fished out a bag of peanuts. Ryan was fascinated by this and began to question the man about the strange hiding spot. The man responded by explaining to us that this was the "Candy Tree" (which we had mistakenly called the snack tree) and that whenever you wanted a snack you could find it here. Among the bag of peanuts in the tree, we discovered a pack of Stride gum and a huge bag of peanut M&M's.

So if you're ever feeling like a snack worthy of bums and vagrants check out the Candy Tree of Hermosa Beach.