YOUR WEEKLY DIGESTION OF FOOD NEWS TO CONSUME...AND SOME MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

My journey through Neighbor Bakehouse continues this week with savory offering--the mushroom and manchego cheese croissant tart thingy. Croissant crust is the thing they have down here. It is flaky, buttery, light and everything you want in a croissant. Not necessarily a dessert, but for a breakfast croissant like this, it is perfect. I really liked the mix of manchego and mushroom--the earthy with the buttery--was a pleasant flavor profile that made it a great breakfast, mid-morning treat. While I was eating it, I kept thing how great it would go with an egg on top. I know that is one of the trendy things of the moment but in this case, I think it would add a whole other level to it. Something like the perfect breakfast tart/open faced sandwich. I know they are a bakery, but, if they were thinking of adding to their current line up of take out, it's an option, just throwing that out there. At $3.50 a pop it is a pretty decent size and you do get a fair share of cheese and mushroom on top. I ended up getting this because they were out of their ginger sugar bun and as something at the opposite end of the spectrum, it was a nice alternative and I didn't have to worry about all the sugar I wasn't getting (even though my sweet tooth missed it a little). I would most definitely recommend and get this again. Next, if I plan ahead (ha, that's funny) maybe I'll take along an egg with me and plop it on top. Protein, veggies and a carb, it's a great way to start a day.

HARVEY'S IN THE CASTRO....THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FOOD

JUST FOR YOU CAFE....UH, NO, I'M NOT HERE FOR BRUNCH