It's the weekend for mmm-yoso!!! and time to blog about food . Kirk is still vacationing as is Ed(from Yuma) and Cathy continues 'staycationing' around the County, writing about her adventures.
One late morning, The Mister and I drove along the Pacific Coast and slowed down just as we passed Del Mar. There was a sandwich board on the street…
and in the back of the parking area, we saw this Cafe.
We were in Solana Beach, the Cedros Design District (on Cedros Avenue). A few street blocks filled with businesses of design, art, photography, gift shops, consignment shops, furnishings, decor and dining.
Walking into the small restaurant (there is more seating outside than inside), we were greeted by the person cooking crépes behind the counter and started to look around.
The menu items are written on the walls.
After finishing making the crépes for another couple having a late breakfast, our order was taken. We were given our coffee beverage (really good coffee) and I snapped this photo of our crépe being made.
We had ordered the "Brie" crépe ($9.95). the description of Brie, Proscuitto and apricot jam was intriguing and sweet-salty seemed like something we would like to share.
I noticed two things happen after we ordered; the first was something being sprinkled onto the crépe batter as it was placed on the grill…second noticed was that the Prosciutto was placed onto the other crépe pan, and was warmed before it was placed into the savory-sweet crépe. Smart.
What I had seen being sprinkled was an evenly dispersed shake of herbes de provence; a perfect seasoning for just about everything… you can see it in the cooked crépe, along with some of the Prosciutto and apricot jam…{I later read the menu and found out that the sweet crépes have cinnamon-sugar sprinkled into the batter; that's something I haven't seen with other crépe places and quite special}
The there was the Brie, wonderfully melted throughout the other half of the crépe, making it a really perfect blend of flavors. This was worth the stop.
Orange Blossom Cafe 224 S. Cedros Solana Beach, CA 92075 (858) 847-3105 Website 8am-4pm Tue-Sun
I’ve been here and thought it was a beautiful quaint place . We tried their Nutella crepe and thought it was ok but a bit pricey . But I’d come back to try one of their savory crepes after seeing this post. And it’s cool that they have their own private parking lot . Hard to find in Cedros.
Solana Beach (as well as the coastal North County cities) is a place I would like to explore. Great flavor combination for that crepe!
We later realized the parking situation, Faye; this was another drive and stop and finding something great. It’s fun to not have a destination in mind.
There’s a lot of nice places up that way, cc. It’s how we found the ‘real’ Roxy’s from the County Fair and a lot of Art. The crépe was wonderful.
Brie by no means can I eat it without being cooked/baked.
Brie is *so* different (and wonderful) when it’s melty than when it’s ‘raw’ and cold, Bill. Almost like two different products…this crépe was really great, as I suppose Brie in a grilled cheese setting would be…