Porto's Bakery

I made the long drive (hehe, 20 minutes) to Glendale today to try the famed Porto's Bakery. I'll post close ups and reviews after our cake tasting tonight, but here's a preview of coming attractions.

There are two cases of cake at Porto's, and then three or four more cases of pastries and an entire back wall of bread. I had to close my eyes and ears to the bread and lunch menu because I knew otherwise I'd never get out of there.

Unfortunately, I had to move quickly to get photos without swarms of people standing in the way, so I didn't notice that the cake I thought was prettiest didn't show up well in either of these photos. In this photo, it's in the center of the top row. It's a triple chocolate mousse cake with a mound of paper thin white chocolate sheets on top. I don't particularly like white chocolate, but the way they assembled the cake made it seem very airy and delicate.

Which cake slices did I pick? You'll have to wait and see.

At my sister's suggestion, I bought some potato balls. They're stuffed with ground beef sauteed with some spices and onions, and rolled in bread crumbs and deep fried.

That's right, I couldn't wait to eat one of these. They made the whole care smell like fries. I'm glad I busted the box open, because they were fantastic while still warm.