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Getting Baked at Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

July 23, 2015Leave a comment

On my last trip to San Francisco, I had two places that I HAD TO GO TO: Liholiho Yacht Club (which is another amazing tale for another amazing day), and Mr. Holmes Bakehouse.

Luckily for me, we were staying right up the street from the bakery. Since I was by myself, I wanted to act like I knew what I was doing. I walked up and immediately got in the line that had formed up the street. Some people had stickers, some didn’t, but I didn’t want to ask questions. All of a sudden, there’s people walking right into the bakery and picking up the delicious goodies that I had been so patiently waiting for. Turns out, I was in the ‘Cruffin’ line (a cross between a muffin and croissant). This is a line that forms shortly after the bakery opens. You are limited to 2 per customer, hence the stickers. Everyone in line with a sticker was guaranteed a cruffin. If you didn’t have a sticker, depending on how many were purchased by each person in front of you, you might just get lucky. AND GET LUCKY I DID. I got the LAST CRUFFIN OF THE DAY. The flavor of the day happened to be White Chocolate Blueberry, and I was excited due to the hype surrounding it, but I’ll be honest, I was worried that it was going to be overrated. More on that later.

After getting my single cruffin, I walked in with a box ready to fill with even more goodies. They had scones, cookies, brioche donuts filled with yummy peanut butter cream, and more creative sweets! I couldn’t resist! I got way too many items, but it was well worth it! Everything from the scone to the simple chocolate chip cookie was to die for!

Back at the hotel, I finally got to indulge in the CRUFFIN. It is by far one of the most creative and delicious desserts I have ever had. The richness of the white chocolate flavor and freshness of the blueberry compote inside this oddly shaped, perfectly flaky and fluffy concoction, exceeded my expectations. Run, don’t walk, and get in the cruffin line right this moment!

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I can’t wait to return on my next SF trip in just a couple of weeks!

For more information, visit http://www.mrholmesbakehouse.com/.

=RUMOR HAS IT: THEY ARE COMING TO L.A.=

Tacolandia 2014

July 1, 2014July 1, 20141 Comment

In honor of Taco Tuesday, I wanted to talk about my amazing experience at LA Weekly‘s Tacolandia 2014 this past Saturday! Curated by Bill Esparza, this is the second Tacolandia and the only event of its kind. For me, it was heaven. With more than 40 taco vendors, free Jarritos, and mariachi music set in the historic El Pueblo de Los Angeles, it was a true taco festival. The sold out event drew quite the crowd, but due to the amount of vendors, a Tequila Garden, and a sprawling venue, the lines never got to be too out of hand. Some of my favorites included bites from Corazon y Miel, Loteria Grill, Eggslut, and George’s at the Cove. In addition to all of the tacos, I loved the Jarritos truck handing out free bottles of my favorite sodas as well as Almond Kulture with their creative take on Horchata. It was close to impossible to sample every vendor without having to be rolled down Alameda Street.

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Chef Eduardo Ruiz of Corazon y Miel was serving a delicious whole smelt taco with fresh avocado, baby tomatoes, salsa roja, and crema. The beautiful presentation along with the fresh ingredients made this taco one of my favorites.

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Cielto Lindo Taquito was serving perfectly crunchy taquitos with their famous avocado sauce.

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Loteria Grill chose to appeal to the adventurous foodies. They served a small tostada topped with grasshopper, guacamole, and salsa.

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George’s at the Cove came all the way from La Jolla to serve a variety of choices. My favorite was the pork taco with marinated pork tail, crispy ear, and cabbage slaw.

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Another favorite of mine was Chef Wes Avila’s porcini mushroom and black truffle taco. I have been wanting to try Guerilla Tacos for awhile now, and my expectations were definitely met. I was surprised at his choice of taco to feature, but it was just as good, if not better, than any meaty taco at the festival.

Last, but certainly not least, Eggslut boasted one of the longer lines of the day. It is debatable as to whether the name was responsible for the crowd or if the fried quail eggs that topped each bacon taco was responsible for the wait. Either way, it was definitely worth it. The salsa roja provided the perfect spicy to breakfast themed taco.

I am so glad that I attended and I can’t wait to see what next year has in store.
For more photos and information, check out LA Weekly’s recap and #Tacolandia on Instagram.