Showing posts with label Euro Pane Bakery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Euro Pane Bakery. Show all posts
LA Weekly's Pancake Breakfast
The 3rd annual LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast will take place again on August 11th. This year chef, author and KCRW’s “Good Food” radio host, Evan Kleiman is curating the best 30 or so breakfast tastes of Los Angeles. She definitely knows her way around food and L.A. |
| Village Bakery - donut muffins, blueberry poppyseed bundt cake |
I missed the first year because of taking the name too literally and thinking most offerings would be sweet. However, in last year's event the mix ranged from sweet to savory with a great selection of beverages.
The setting at the Vibiana Cathedral is quite beautiful. It's just small enough where the lines are not exasperating.
This year I do not plan to attend, but that didn't stop me from taking a nostalgic look at last year's festivities and eats, highlights recapped below.
Drinks
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| chai horchata |
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| La Mill - Ethiopian Coffee |
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| detox juice |
They also had a couple of hosted bars with brunch type cocktails like Bloody Mary's, with a gourmet twist.
Sweets
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| BLD - blueberry ricotta pancakes with maple syrup |
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| Nickel Diner - bacon maple and whiskey donut holes, house made pop tarts |
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| Nickel Diner display |
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| Nickel Diner plate |
Savories |
| Gottsui - okonomiyake pancake |
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| Auntie Em's - shrimp and grits |
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| Auntie Em's - shrimp and grits |
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| Market - chilaquiles |
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| Good Girl Dinette - steak crostini |
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| Good Girl Dinette - steak crostini |
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| Euro Pane sausage biscuit and gravy |
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| Hungry Cat - display with baby corn and oyster shells |
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| Hungry Cat - salmon pancake |
Granted, my tastes lean toward the savory much more than sweet.
On such a hot day and packed event, it was a relief that besides the interior rest areas, they put up benches and umbrellas outside. That's my friend, Sunny, waving at me.
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| Handsome Coffee |
Handsome Coffee stopped serving when they ran out of milk, even if you wanted black coffee.... I'm sure they managed to wrangle up a cup for Mr. Gold.
No event would be complete without Starry Kitchen owner, Nguyen Tran in costume. His lederhosen did not disappoint.
These selections represent only a fraction of the offerings. I took a lot of breaks vs. a marathon eating approach. Also avoided the very long lines, of which there were not too many. And the sun slowed everyone down a bit.
Even then I surely left with a very full and satisfied tummy.
If you are wavering on whether or not to attend, this recap may help you decide. I'm sure this year will bring a whole slew of new good eats.
Comfort Carbs - Sweets
I'd like to end this comfort carb series with my favorite sweet treats in the neighborhood.
This gingerbread at Starbucks Coffee Company should be ubiquitous, but actually shows up during the end of year holiday season. Once in awhile I find it during the year.
It's very moist, nicely spiced gingerbread with a sweet, slightly tart icing and candied ginger.
The simplistic appearance of this cookie masks the taste explosion once you bite into it. I found this little darling at Four Cafe in Eagle Rock, in their bakery case. And they sell out fast, as this cookie is insanely popular.
This beautifully white, shortbread cookie comes in Brown Butter Lavender flavor. It's all at once buttery, floral, sweet, salty with a perfectly crumbly texture. Outstanding!
Once again, it's a shortbread base with a perfect blend of sweet and tart. It's another treat that tells me it's summer (and makes me happy it's summer).
No sweet list for me would be complete without ice cream, the ultimate comfort sweet treat. Once again I am very, very fortunate to live near both Fosselman's Ice Cream shop, the Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain and Buster's Ice Cream & Coffee Stop - all serve Fosselman's fluffy ice cream.
They rotate in unique flavors like ube, young coconut, horchata and others. My standby is the chocolate dipped strawberry to the right on this adorable double cone.
And finally for gelato, and the non-dairy version of those flavors, Pazzo Gelato in Silver Lake usually carries a gorgeous red, strawberry dark chocolate chip sorbetto. Last time I went, they served up this gorgeously pink raspberry chocolate chip sorbetto.
So whether you are in the mood for a baked or frozen treat, wonderful choices abound in the neighborhood.
