Tuesday, May 5, 2009

BLD

Eastside Road, Healdsburg, May 4, 2009

BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER: When on the road, the conventions suffer. Breakfast was in Glendale, at Porto's Bakery, an astonishing place, huge and busy in three languages. The butter croissants aren't bad for such a big operation, and the coffee's better than that at most of the nearby espresso joints.
  • Porto's Bakery, 315 N Brand Blvd., Glendale, Calif.; tel. (818) 956-5996


  • Lunch was at a roadside rest stop on Highway Five: bread, prosciutto, salami, Edam cheese, pomegranate juice; followed by one of those dreadful "cappuccinos", confused by chocolate and vanilla flavors. Still, it kept us going.

    Dinner at home: the usual green salad, a big one, and garlic toasts.
    CĂ´tes du Ventoux rouge, "La Ferme Julien," 2007

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