Category Archives: California

Butter & Crumble, San Francisco CA

Butter & Crumble Strawberry Cinnamon Swirl – Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream, Macerated Strawberry, Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Batter Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie – Valrhona Chocolate, Maldon Sea Salt Gluten Free Banana Coffee Cake – Cinnamon, Cream Cheese Frosting Begun as a … Continue reading

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Maison Nico, San Francisco CA

Maison Nico Tart with Fig Jam, Fig Leaf Cream, Fresh Figs Canele Hazelnut Financier Blueberry Almond Hyssop Croissant Pistachio Paris Brest When Michelin-starred French bistro Nico closed in 2019 owners Andrea and Nicolas Delaroque pivoted to Pastry, and although $45 … Continue reading

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Nopalito, San Francisco CA

Nopalito Cold Brew / Mezcal Paloma COLIFLOR AL PASTOR – Fried cauliflower, guajillo chile, achiote, oranges, queso fresco, salsa chipotle ENMOLADAS – corn tortilla, queso fresco, mole poblano, onions, toasted sesame seeds ESQUITE – Toasted sweet corn, guajillo chile, arbol … Continue reading

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Juniper, San Francisco CA

Juniper Avocado Toast – Whole Grain Bread, Avocado, Cucumber, Radish, Lemon Oil Butter Croissant PB&J Blondie Cinnamon Roll Pina Colada Choux Opened in 2023 by the owners of Saint Frank Coffee it was on May 19th of this year that … Continue reading

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PetitGrain Boulangerie, Santa Monica CA

PetitGrain Boulangerie Lemon Custard Pie Almond Croissant Jambon Gruyere Danish Potato, Onion, Gruyere Danish Pain au Chocolat Kouign Amann Cherry Almond Galette Sfogliatelle Cinnamon Roll What happens when a Baker with experience at Proof and Friends & Family meets the … Continue reading

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Pijja Palace, Los Angeles CA

Pijja Palace Orange Cream – orange, vanilla, mace Dosa Onion Rings – Lentil Batter, Mango Chutney Aloo Tiki Hash Sliders – Cheese, Loccha Onion Salad, Hot Spread Chili Garlic Toast – Garlic Chili Herb Butter, Pepper Jack Jaggery Tamarind BBQ … Continue reading

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Creamo, Los Angeles CA

Creamo by Donut Friend Churro Shake – Corn Against Ice Cream, Cookie Butter, Cinnamon, Whip, Cherry Old Fashioned – Vanilla Glaze, Nutmeg Polar Berry Club – Raised Donut, Lemon Glaze, Berries Youth Brulee – Raised Donut, Bavarian Cream, Bruleed Sugar … Continue reading

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Dayglow (3206 Sunset Boulevard,) Los Angeles CA

Dayglow Vegan Black Forest Hand Pie Kouign Amann Coldbrew Decadent roasted by Dayglow With three, soon to be four, Southern California locations plus spots in Chicago, Boston and New York Dayglow is not only a Roaster but also the importer … Continue reading

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Leopardo, Los Angeles CA

Leopardo the brown bear neo-white russian momotaru bloody mary our ossetra caviar cured with country bacon salt & aged for 6 months, red flint polenta waffle, barbecue corn cob maple syrup, bordier butter ice-cold oysters with pickled seaweed granita warm … Continue reading

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Truly Pizza, Dana Point CA

Truly Pizza Everything But The Bagel Tomato Carpaccio – Heirloom Tomato, Feta Cheese, Shallot Vinaigrette, “Everything” Seasoning Classic French Fries – French Fries tossed in Sea Salt, Ketchup, Housemade Herby Ranch Garlic Pull Apart Bread – Garlic, Butter, Romano Cheese … Continue reading

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JD Flannel Donuts and Coffee, San Juan Capistrano CA

JD Flannel Donuts & Coffee Pure Maple – Raised Donut, Maple Glaze made from Pure dark grade-A Maple Syrup Chocolate Chipper – Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cake Donut, Salted Brown Butter Glaze, Cookie Dough Butter Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Crumble Apple … Continue reading

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Magic Donuts & Coffee, San Francisco CA

Magic Donuts & Coffee Glazed Donut Blueberry Lime Donut Raspberry Pistachio Donut Maple Pecan Donut Attached to a “luxury living” complex where $3200/mo will get you a 16’x13’ living space Magic Donuts & Coffee comes from Bacchus Management Group, and … Continue reading

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Loquat Bakery, San Francisco CA

Loquat Bakery Lemon Poppyseed Cake with Strawberry Jam Chocolate Tahini Cookie Cinnamon Date Babka Pistachio Butter Cookie Poppyseed Walnut Babka Halva Brownie Owned by Tal Mor and Jodi Geren of The Mill and Four Barrel Loquat Bakery taps former Tartine … Continue reading

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Pizzeria da Laura, Berkeley CA

Pizzeria da Laura the g.o.a.t. fried calzone – mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, ricotta, sauce New York Pepperoni Slice Detroit style ray j- tomato sauce, mozzarella, thin pepperoni, thick pepperoni, basil, burrata, fermented honey, parmigiano reggiano Opened late-winter 2023 in an art … Continue reading

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Humphry Slocombe, Berkeley CA

Humphry Slocombe Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream Boozy Affogato – 2 shots Espresso, Secret Breakfast Ice Cream, Bourbon Caramel Having first tasted Humphry Slocombe in 2009 while visiting San Francisco it was exciting to learn the brand has since expanded to … Continue reading

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Dago Bagel, San Francisco CA

Dago Bagel, Antonio’s Italian Pastries, Toscano Brothers Gold Standard Baguette / Stone Ground Italian Country Ace Pagnotta Bread with Rosemary and Cured Black Italian Olives Pumpernickel Bagel Sour Cherry, Maldon Salt, TCHO Chocolate Bâtard Piattina with Garlic Oil, Black & … Continue reading

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Abacá, San Francisco CA

Abacá Bibingka Rice Cake, Caramelized Brie, Salted Egg / Ensaymada, Blueberry Cheesecake Filling Buttered Pandesal, Lobster and Crab Aligue Curry Dip Dungeness Crab and Spring Vegetable Crepe, Lumpiang Sariwa, Asparagus, Pistachio, Poached Egg Labeled as “contemporary Filipino cuisine” Abacá pairs … Continue reading

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Yang’s Kitchen, Alhambra CA

Yang’s Kitchen Coffee Smoked Salmon Hash – Smoked salmon belly, preserved meyer lemon crème fraiche, wild salmon roe, house made hash brown, dill, chives Smoked Fish Dip – Smoked Tuna, Bub & Grandma’s sesame sourdough toast, herbs Cold Sesame Noodles … Continue reading

Posted in Alhambra, Breakfast, California, Coffee, Food, Los Angeles, pancake, Pancakes, Pork, Vacation, Yang's Kitchen Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dunsmoor, Los Angeles CA

Dunsmoor BUB AND GRANDMA’S BREAD – achadinha butter, quince jam BABY ALBACORE – young ginger root relish, shallot DUCK RILLETTES – cranberry relish, orange, thyme SMOKED TUNA SALAD – jewish deli-style MUSTARD GREENS & DANDELION CAESAR – zuni dressing, black … Continue reading

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Ronan, Los Angeles CA

Ronan FOCACCIA – olive oil, cultured butter, caviar MARGHERITA – San marzano, #DOPE, basil, mozzarella, pecorino romano GREEN EGGS & HAM – Ricotta, mortadella, cacciocavalla, egg, basil oil A TUSCAN WINTER – Fuyu persimmon, squash blossoms, pecorino toscano, black pepper … Continue reading

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