Brown 1-1/2 cups rice in oil. Add onion and garlic to your satisfaction. Saute’ 1 to 2 minutes. Add small can of tomato sauce along with 2-1/2 cans water. Salt and pepper. “Don’t cover”! Boil until you can see the top of the rice..then cover and simmer till done.
350 University Ave. (at the corner of University and Fourth)
Hillcrest San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 683-9322 Map
Hours:
Mon-Sun
Bread & Cie is the storefront for what’s become one of the premier sources of bread for many upscale restaurants and grocery stores in San Diego.
The most obvious and best of their items is, of course, the bread. They have all sorts of types, including 3-raisin, black olive, jalapeno-cheese, rosemary, and multigrain, among others. There’s also a daily bread selecting, including goat cheese and garlic (Sunday), challah (Friday), and red pepper and corn(?) (Saturday).
We like it as a destination for breakfast or lunch. Our favorite is the bread plate, which gets you three huge (1 to 1.5 inches thick) slices of any of their breads (mix and match), and your choice of butter, cream cheese, and preserves. Or, you can grab one of their sandwiches — favorites are roast beef and horseradish cream, mozarella and mushroom, or peanut butter, mascarpone cheese, and jelly.
Being a bakery, they also have all sorts of lovely and interesting cakes, tarts, rolls, and pastries. We usually don’t stray too far from the bread, but all the pastries and such we’ve tried have always been wonderful.
As well, they provide a range of breakfasty beverages — coffee, tea, and espresso drinks, as well as orange juice, lemonade, and the standard sodas.
Bread & Cie also sells loaves and rolls of their bread; sometimes if we’re feeling the need, we’ll head down to Bread & Cie to have breakfast before work, and grab a couple of loaves to bring back to the office.
In terms of a wait, more often than not there is a line, and both the parking lot and seating are crowded — but people finish and leave fairly quickly, so the wait usually isn’t that bad. The food is definitely worth it. They also will make their items to go, and it appears that they’ll also do catering.
Bread & Cie is an excellent place for a small (but not light!), inexpensive breakfast, or an excellent lunch sandwich.
