[Review] Roasted Garlic Loaf – La Brea

I knew about La Brea bakery before my family had dinner with Brian’s family and I was reminded why La Brea is synonymous with quality. While opening as a barista at Peet’s Coffee, I’d fill the pastry case with boxes and boxes of pastries from La Brea. The pastries themselves never impressed me (I saw them every day), but all my friends loved when I brought back leftovers for them. And with good reason.

I happen to very partial to their cranberry-apple-tart something errather. Pure carb bliss. Anyway, on to Roasted Garlic Loaf a la La Brea…

The Good:

This is a bread that can you can eat without heating up. It holds up well to the microwave. 30-40 seconds will get you warm & moist hearty bread with chewy crust. (You can do the asian, wet paper towel thing, but it really isn’t necessary). When is the last time you had bread that had a chewy crust and moist inside? Dare I even say…this is a bread that resists becoming staling (You will eat it that fast).

Not sure if this is good or bad, but the garlic is roasted and ends up in the bread in entire cloves…most of you probably prefer it to be chopped up, but I kinda like it this way.

The Bad:

Sold! for $3.99 you can get two fine loaves of roasted garlic bread from Costco. At a hefty two pounds, I’d say that’s not too bad. Pricey, I’d say, but only because I eat it too fast.

The Verdict:

Okay, so it’s probably not the best bread in the whole world. But I will say that this bread sure beats out the bread that Cheesecake Factory serves. IMO, I’d take this over oily breadsticks from Pat and Oscar’s any day. I haven’t been this excited about bread since talking to Austin (my roommate) about banana bread during a fast.

Roasted Garlic Loaf – La Brea gets a TRY IT! from tiramiondo