The Strawberries Are Back
Many of you have been awaiting this moment for months. The day strawberries replace apples on the croissant French toast that is. Well wait no longer, my friends. The strawberries are back and here to stay … for the next few months at the very least.
It’s hard to find fault with Chef Nolan’s French toast, a composition of two croissants, halved lengthwise, perfectly browned and served on a crème anglaise drizzled plate. But never is this dish as tasty as it is this time of year, when those croissants are covered with farm-fresh strawberries.
Every Sunday, when Erik Hart (pictured below) of Valdivia Farms briefly steps away from his stall at the San Clemente Farmers’ Market to order a “Mexi-Scramble” to go, he delivers a flat of fresh produce to the kitchen. In the past few weeks, that flat has been filled with strawberries — sweet, fragrant perfect strawberries. Spring, it appears, is officially here.
On another note, many of you have been inquiring about our hours on Easter Sunday. Cafe Mimosa is indeed open this Sunday from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. We will be offering our traditional Sunday brunch menu.
Above: Strawberries Strawberries Strawberries. After a long winter, these sweet berries have returned to the market and are now topping the Cafe Mimosa croissant French toast.
Below: Erik Hart of Valdivia Farms in Carlsbad holds strawberries at the San Clemente Farmers’ Market.
Fresh Squeezed OJ. Champagne. And a plate of Croissant French Toast. Could there be a better way to celebrate Easter Sunday? We’d love to see you this weekend and we wish you a very Happy Easter.
Lunch at Cafe Mimosa: Kobe Beef Burger, Seared Albacore Salad
KOBE. BEEF. BURGER. Need we say more?
Yesterday, a traveling business man popped into Cafe Mimosa for his weekly fix: the Kobe burger cooked medium rare smothered with Gruyère cheese. Every Friday, he noted, before embarking on his weekly journey from L.A. to San Diego, he envisions Cafe Mimosa’s burger, a dish he says will fuel his travels for years to come. As he wiped the juices streaming across his plate with the last of his toasted brioche bun, he declared Chef Nolan’s creation as the “best burger south of Napa.”
Mimosa Patrons, if you care to test this affirmation, stop by the cafe for lunch any Wednesday through Friday, 11:00 am to 2:30 pm … remember the burger has yet to appear on the weekend brunch menu.
Or if you care for something a tad lighter, the seared Albacore salad — an amalgam of hearts of palm, cucumbers and tomatoes drizzled with Banylus vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil — will do just the trick. Light and tasty, this salad is guaranteed to please.
Valentine’s Day at Cafe Mimosa
Four-Course Valentine’s Day Dinner Tasting Menu
February 13th & 14th
$65 person