The La Brea Bakery Blog: Home For Artisan Breads and More

What is Artisan?

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself exactly what is artisan? We hear the term being tossed around for everything from shoes to beer to bread these days. But, at La Brea Bakery, we believe the selection of ingredients, patience required during development, and an all-natural starter are what truly…

Bring a Bottle (Or Two) to Your Next BBQ

BBQs will never go out of style. Every summer, friends and family come together over pasta salads, sweet baked goods, and charred meats from the grill. Accompany those time old favorites with the perfect wine to round out your al fresco entertaining. Offering a heavy steak or beef burger? Offer a…

Bread Crumbs

We’re all in full gear for summer party season by now. With Memorial Day under our belts and 4 th of July on the horizon, there’s no excuse not to be knee deep in summer plans. Whatever the scale of your summer BBQ or soiree, there’s bound to be food leftover. Around here, we love an entire meal…

Wine All Day

The next time you gather around with friends this summer, reminisce about days gone by over a shared bottle of wine. Each wine captures a moment of time with hints of sunshine, the terroir of the land, and the people that came together to harvest and produce the vintage. There’s a wine that…

Reader's Digest Tasty Tips for Summer

If you’re feeling a little sluggish after a long winter, you’re not alone. Now that it’s almost summer, we’re ready for a fresh start. For those needing a little inspiration for starting off summer on the right foot, our friends at Reader’s Digest compiled a list of 18 ways to help clean up your…

Memorial Day Summer Grilling Menu

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. And it’s right around the corner! School’s almost out, the weather is finally warming for many of us, and the season of gathering is upon us with a three day weekend to mark the spot. So what does your summer grilling menu look like? We’ve comprised a…