Category Archives: California

SloDoCo (Spring Street,) Paso Robles CA

SloDoCo Apple Fritter Snickerdoodle Ring Maple French Cruller Marshmallow Galaxy Maple Old Fashioned Blueberry Cake Doughnut Mother’s Day Doughnut with Oreo Cream Now with four locations, the newest in Paso Robles replacing a closure of its Atascadero store in August … Continue reading

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Black Sheep Sourdough Micro-Bakery, Paso Robles CA

Black Sheep Sourdough Micro-Bakery Cinnamon Roll Chocolate Chip Cookie with Sea Salt Sourdough Blondie Lemon Blueberry Scone Peach Lachee Black Sheep Sourdough Micro-Bakery is a small-batch shop in Paso Robles from Paula Kopper, a woman who only began baking two … Continue reading

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Les Petites Canailles, Paso Robles CA

Les Petites Canailles 2018 Louise Brison ‘Cotes des Bar’ Champagne Gougere Oyster, Garlic Flower, Kumquat Mignonette Pea Tartelette, Caviar, Smoked Cream Bougie Tots – Chives, Creme Fraiche, Caviar Steak Tartare – Wagyu Hanger Steak, Confit Egg Yolk, Grilled Wayward Bread … Continue reading

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Finca, Paso Robles CA

Finca Pineapple agua fresca guacamole and chips carne asada taco – Sonora style oak grilled steak on a flour tortilla, topped with cilantro, onions & guacamole salsa duck al pastor taco – Mary’s free range duck marinated al pastor with … Continue reading

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Emmanuel’s Bakery, Bakersfield CA

Emmanuel’s Bakery Pan Dulce Tres Leches Cake Located on the corner of East Truxtun and Haley in East Bakersfield Emmanuel’s Bakery is not the sort of place seeking headlines, but for locals and passers-by in need of freshly baked Pan … Continue reading

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Good Alley, Rosemead CA

Good Alley Beef Wrap Kurobuta Pork Soup Dumplings Scallion Oil Noodles Berry Forest Sticky Rice Mochi Slushy In order to stand out in the San Gabriel Valley a Restaurant must either be exceptional or unique, and under the direction of … Continue reading

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28 Wishes Ice Cream Shop, Los Angeles CA

28 Wishes Butter Beer Ice Cream, Horchata Toast Crunch, Waffle Cone Owned by two brothers and rebranded in late-2024 28 Wishes Ice Cream Shop offers a unique spin on standard flavors utilizing good Ingredients in downtown Los Angeles. Asian inspired … Continue reading

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Bub and Grandma’s Restaurant, Los Angeles CA

Bub and Grandma’s Restaurant Bacon Egg Cheese Sandwich – American Cheese, Mayo, Ketchup, Kaiser Roll Cinnamon Roll Buttermilk Biscuit, Strawberry Jam Banana Cream Pie Strawberry Donut Chocolate Chip Cookie Best known for their Breads, now offered at over one hundred … Continue reading

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Santa Canela, Los Angeles CA

Santa Canela Santa Canela Concha – Cream La Odette – Cajeta-filled Kouign Amann Churro Croissant Los Angeles Churro Open for just over a year Santa Canela finds pastry chef Ellen Ramos rethinking the traditional Panaderia with better ingredients, modern design … Continue reading

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Rolling Pin Donuts, Camarillo CA

Rolling Pin Donuts Apple Fritter Bear Claw Cream Cheese Bismark Raised Glazed Donut Raised Cinnamon Crumb Donut Blueberry Cake Donut Maple Glazed Raised Donut Boston Cream Bismark Chocolate Chip Roll Cinnamon Crumb Cinnamon Roll Glazed Old Fashioned Donut Glazed Buttermilk … Continue reading

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Little Heart Cafecito, Santa Barbara CA

Little Heart Cafecito Strawberry tres leches Orange flan Pineapple arroz con leche Vaquero Cowboy cookie – Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Cranberry, Raisin, Currant, Pecan, Coconut Horchata tres leches Pumpkin tres leches Owned by Chef Ramon Velazquez, a native of Guadalajara who … Continue reading

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Corazón Cocina, Santa Barbara CA

Corazón Cocina Horchata Al pastor Taco Contramar Burrito – wild white shrimp, cabbage, pico de gallo, rice, cheese, lime-mayo crema, salsa cruda Queso Fundido – melted jack cheese, Oaxaca cheese, sautéed mixed mushrooms, roasted poblanos, caramelized onions, Chorizo, corn tortillas … Continue reading

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Pizza Supreme Being, Sacramento CA

Pizza Supreme Being Pepperoni Square Cheese Slice Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookie Recently expanding their footprint just steps from the California State Capitol Pizza Supreme Being looks like many slice shops throughout America, the décor an afterthought and a concise menu … Continue reading

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Nixtaco, Roseville CA

Nixtaco Housemade Chips – Salsa Verde, Habanero Carrot Salsa, Peanut Chipotle Salsa, Salsa Roja Braised Chicken in Mole Taco – Roasted Chicken, Housemade Mole, Housemade Crema, Toasted Black Sesame Seeds Nixtaco Combination Taco – Shrimp Mazatlán-Style, Rajas con Queso, Chicharrón, … Continue reading

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Tower Cafe, Sacramento CA

Tower Cafe Monte Cristo – French Toast, Uncured Applewood Smoked Ham, Swiss Cheese, Raspberry Chipotle Jam, Breakfast Potatoes Cornbread – Maple Butter, Bacon Relish Carrot Cake Home of the original Tower Records and Tower Theater the “best brunch” in Sacramento … Continue reading

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Canon, Sacramento CA

Canon Citrus, Green Almond, Vanilla Shrub Soda DUTCH CRUNCH ROLLS, tomato chili butter TOTS, mole, pepitas, cotija, pickled onion CHICHARRÓNES, chili powder, tomato honey relish CRISPY SKIN PORK BELLY, charred plum, brandy mustard, pickled onion CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS, urfa chile sauce, … Continue reading

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Gunther’s Ice Cream, Sacramento CA

Gunther’s Ice Cream Butter Pecan Ice Cream, Huckleberry Ice Cream, Sugar Cone Part of Sacramento’s local culture since the 1940s Gunther’s Ice Cream is nothing short of a capitol city landmark, the Googie-style store opened in 1949 still generating lines … Continue reading

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Pushkin’s Bakery, Sacramento CA

Pushkin’s Bakery Mudpie Cookie No Name Russian Tea Cookie Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookie Crinkle Cookie Opened as a result of Danny Turner’s own Food-sensitivities Pushkin’s Bakery has expanded from a single Chocolate Chip Cookie in 2013 to three locations, Olga … Continue reading

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Bacon & Butter, Sacramento CA

Bacon & Butter Biscuit – Butter, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Grilled Cheese Benedict – Cheddar Cheese, Jack Cheese, Brioche, Bacon, Poached Eggs, Hollandaise, Breakfast Potatoes Cinnamon Roll Opened in 2012 by Amber Michel and Chef Billy Zoellin Bacon & Butter brings … Continue reading

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Marie’s Donuts, Sacramento CA

Marie’s Donuts Coffee Apple Fritter Glazed Raised Donut Cruller with Strawberry Icing Blueberry Cake Donut Maple Old Fashioned Donut Nothing more than a wooden walk-up on Freeport Boulevard Marie’s Donuts nonetheless remains Sacramento’s premier Donut Shop, simple fried Dough made … Continue reading

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