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May 04, 2010
De Gustibus: Alexis Baking Company & Cafe
Thanks to Yelp! and it's opinionated users, where to eat in Napa was no longer a mystery to us Southlanders: the Alexis Baking Company and Cafe was the place to be for brunch. They open their doors at 8 o'clock, so we hit the bricks and walked the three blocks from the hotel, arriving shortly thereafter -- to find the place packed.
After a moderate wait, we were seated, coffee was poured, and the menus were pored over.
Take a gander at that first item: "Bananas Foster French Toast with Rum Soaked Raisins."
Lo-Carb? What is this "Lo-Carb" of which you speak?
The bananas are fostered, the raisins are rum soaked, the sugar is sprinkled, the maple syrup was poured -- and I was done for.
Magnificent!
The only question was: Would I make it back to the hotel before the carb coma kicked in?
The Quiche Florentine with Spinach and Onions was also delicious -- but it had too many vegetables and wasn't nearly as guilt inducing as the divinely decadent melding of breakfast and dessert into the mindbogglingly healthy-lifestyle-inappropriate concoction that landed on my plate.
Alexis Baking Company and Cafe, 1517 Third Street, Napa, Calif., (707) 258-1827.
Posted by Mike Lief at May 4, 2010 01:00 PM