Madame Matisse

Oroblanco grapefruit will blow your mind. They are sweet, juicy and not nearly as acidic as most ‘ruby’ grapefruits you see at the grocery store. We’re running them under the broiler with a little brown sugar and candied ginger to give them a bit of a brulee’d top. The heat brings out the juice in the fruit and it’s like spooning into the best grapefruit you’ve ever wished for! Add some homemade granola and Greek yogurt to make the perfect spring breakfast!

We also are bringing back the always popular Strawberry Mint Lemonade with strawberries from Valdivia Farms and mint from Jaime Farms.

Some other updates from our old friends…
Our blood oranges went to Laura Ann’s Jams – She’s gonna bust out a custom batch for us! Will keep you posted when it comes in.

Enough of you have asked if we sell our coffee and guess what? Now we do! 12 oz bags of whole bean Blue Bottle Blend coffee roasted fresh for us by City Bean coffee are now ready for you to take home and enjoy!

Dan Chak is the founder of Small Farm Fresh and he has come up with the brilliant idea of connecting local, small scale farmers to restaurants and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of this new adventure. To have a service that connects local farmers markets directly is not only a time saver but also a great way for the farmers to expand their clientele so we all can get healthier, fresher, and sustainable products. Here’s a link to his site:

http://www.smallfarmfresh.com/home

This Sunday we will be getting our first order delivered! Blood oranges, oroblanco grapefruits and beautiful organic blueberries and strawberries are all coming straight from the farmers market to our door Sunday morning. Still thinking through the possibilities…maybe just a great bowl of fresh fruit and some yogurt? Oroblanco with a caramelized top of a little honey and brown sugar? Blood orange, beet and Brie salad? Organic blueberry pancakes with maple syrup? Macerated strawberries with a little fresh mint on top of your French toast?

Guess you’ll just have to show up and see what we come up with!
See you Sunday!

We have a couple of new specials starting this February:

Banana and Nutella stuffed French Toast

Buttermilk Pancakes with Caramelized Walnuts and Bananas

Burrito Negro: Black rice, chicken, spinach, tomato burrito – no cheese, no eggs!!

If the world doesn’t end tomorrow, we’ll be open at 8:30 as usual and here’s our holiday schedule:
Closed Christmas Day. Open regular hours for all the other days :) Including New Year’s Day. Hope to see you over the holidays!!

OATMEAL! Perfect meal for these brisk, beautiful Southern California winter days

Caramelized apples with Peach Queen Jam from Laura Ann’s Jams

Pumpkin Oatmeal with dried cranberries, almonds and Laura Ann’s Maple Pumpkin Butter

We will be closed today and hope you all have a happy holiday!

We’ll be open tomorrow at our regular weekday time of 8:30 am