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I like mornings that start off with Copenhagen Pastry. 
(Starting at top, clockwise) Raspberry pastry, cheese-poppyseed twist, coffee bread, kringle Copenhagen Pastry 11113 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 310-839-8900 Hours: Mon. – Fri. 7am – 5pm Sat. – Sun. 8am – 4pm On Saturday, my half-Portuguese friend, the ever-talented Tanya Bjork, introduced me to Portugal Imports in Artesia. 
Olive oil, sardines, jellies… 
Linguica, cheese… It’s a small grocery shop/deli that serves up some pastries, bread, sandwiches and various imported items from Portugal and Brazil. Here you will find cheeses, linguica, olives, wines and other specialty items. And of course, port. Since we got there in the early afternoon, most of the pastries were gone. I did get 2 natas (egg custard in a flaky cup) and 2 almond pastries. The natas were decent but apparently, not quite authentic according to Tanya. I enjoyed the almond pastries which was a cake-bread type thing with an almond filling and almond slivers on . . . → Read More Like most people out there, I needed to hit up the mall/grocery store on Christmas Eve for some last minute items. What a nightmare…but it did give me the excuse to have lunch at The Corner Bakery in Manhattan Beach. I’ve seen this chain around and heard good things but never tried it. It reminded me a lot of Panera, another bakery-restaurant chain. When I walked in, the setup was quite similar…big board with the menu and baskets of breads behind the register. 
Corner Combo I ordered the Corner Combo – half a sandwich/panini and a cup of soup or salad. I opted for the chicken pesto sandwich and tomato basil soup. My first impression when my food was delivered was mixed. The soup looked quite tasty with chunks of tomato but the sandwich looked . . . → Read More Work is filling up my time and school starts tomorrow for me (going back for my Master’s!). But I didn’t want to neglect this blog… For those in the San Diego area, specifically near Carlsbad, there is a great little family-owned deli called Pronto’s. They sell fresh home-made pastas that are delish! My husband and I tried the beef cannelloni last night for dinner. Pasta sheets rolled around ground sirloin seasoned with herbs and cheese. This was very flavorful and cooked up quite nicely. Because I was tired and lacked ingredients, I didn’t make a sauce from scratch; I just used classic Ragu and threw in some extra garlic and Italian seasoning. Besides, the husband likes Ragu (*sigh*). Despite that, the cannelloni really stood out and we both enjoyed our dinner immensely. Pronto’s stocks a variety of pastas. I picked up a package of seafood ravioli, pumpkin ravioli, herbed gnocchi . . . → Read More  |
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