WHAT’S UP WITH BLINTZES?
Walking the streets of Manhattan, one notices a Jewish deli on every other corner (it seems). In San Diego, however, it’s a horse of a different color. Dig deep, though, and enthusiasts will find a gem in the rough somewhere, able to supply pastrami and corned beef sandwiches until the stomach would likely burst. Many have specialty bakeries as well, tantalizing frequent visitors with sugar overload. Located in FLower Hill Promenade at Del Mar close to the racetrack, Susie Reese and I have discovered just such a den of temptation – MILTON’S DELI.
Fortunately we use opentable.com to make a reservation for brunch on Sunday morning (damn… it is bursting at the seams just like my pants in another hour or so!). In fact at this time the parking lot options are a challenge as well. After looking over the deli foods and baked goods in the lobby cases, the next step involves getting settled at a comfortable table and perusing a many-faceted menu. Excellent service, too.
Susie chooses a tasty cheese omelet featuring havarti. Bill opts for a couple of scrambled eggs and a plain bagel accompanied by a huge vessel of the best homemade banana pudding in the universe (hyperbole you say? I think not).
We may or may not have enjoyed a pre-entree bakery item with coffee. Susie could have tackled a small, cherry hamentaschen and Bill might have devoured a cherry strudel worthy of royalty. Just sayin’.
Following the late morning feast, the satiated patrons visit those naughty bakery cases for additional breakfast selections for tomorrow. A few rugelach, a couple of macaroons and a vanilla cupcake make the grade.
As we proceed to the exit doors, these travelers vow to return for some additional mischief at some point. Corned Beef Hash? Muffin Tops? Or perhaps a green bagel on the next St. Patrick’s Day ? Oh, the possibilities!
Smackin’ the Lips…Echoes from the Land of the Smudged Menu
