July 2022 Rundown

[robert]

@SierraTai

Any good Italian bakeries in LA?

Some mentions of Italian bread and pastries:

St. Joseph’s sfingi + zeppole pastries in Southern California?

I’m looking for any Italian bakeries in Southern California that serve St. Joseph’s Day pastries - namely, sfingi or zeppole di San Giuseppe. These pastries are seasonally available at many older Italian bakeries in the northeastern U.S., especially in the traditional Italian/Sicilian strongholds. Typically, they’re served from early- or mid-March through Easter to commemorate St. Joseph’s Day, which falls on March 19th. Since moving to LA, I’ve had trouble finding sfingi and zeppole. The onl…

Bari - W. 3rd

Bari Bari is Chef Chad Colby’s new Puglia inspired Italian spot in Beverly. It’s currently still in soft open mode (the full menu is expected in late July) so me and my crew were able to fire the menu. I’d previously only been able to stop in for a cocktail and a couple dishes, but what’s clear after eating our way through what they’ve got so far is that this place should live up to the bar Chef Colby has set at Antico. [IMG_6707] Spritz Ultra refreshing. We were seated near the front of t…

Best bread in a restaurant?

Not at all LOL but speaking of bread. The bing at Majordomo <<<<<< the bread on the oysters at Girl and Goat I’ve never been so underwhelmed and let down by bread in my life since the massively overhyped Bing. Good to see David has found other ways of using carbs - the crispy rice dish looks more up his alley.

So does anyone else out there make bread even close to Lodge quality?

Inquiring minds who cannot get to Culver City or BH before 10am want to know. It’s avocado season, so I have a lot of avocado toast to eat. Triple bonus points for locations north of the 101.