Miguel R.
Yelp
Colossus means something huge in presence, power, size, or importance. This begs the question what is colossus about Colossus? And the answer to that, at least for me, is there bread promise fulfilled. Sure, bread can be sliced, standard, and useful. I mean try to play poker and try to eat meat--- having the meat in between bread helps you succeed in the task, as in one hand you can hold your cards, and in the other you can hold your meat in between bread. But this place carried the utility of bread into expressive domain because it showcased the wondrous ways that bread can be. Much like a person, bread can be dressed for a sweet occasion, be anointed with (olive) oil, be dunked in liquid, be bitten with gusto, be topped with fruit (like Carmen Miranda's hat) and in general be a reason why your morning is made complete, and today that happened to me.
Although not pictured, I bought the honey lavender Latte. Its description is on the pictured coffee menu. I tried it, particularly because the menu describes their honey lavender syrup as homemade, which is appropriate for a bakery that makes their bread in house. I wonder how one mixes honey and lavender? For a moment, I imagined bees making honey in combs, and other bees bringing lavender petals from their outside garden, while others fly in an intense circle to mix the two principle ingredients in a simmer pot. I mean, I did not take a tour of their kitchen, the Wiilly Wonka-esque scene can be true, until I am proven wrong. What I do know for fact is that my honey lavender iced coffee was prepared by a person named Violet, which is an ironic twist that I welcome, like my morning buns being made by a man whose last name is muffin.
The coffee was great, from first sip, it was a reminder as to why my favorite color is purple. It was refreshing, sweet, but not cloying. It is a perfect complement to a sweet morning treat that hits differently. Black coffee cuts the sweetness of syrup with welcomed intention, like a traffic cop interrupting the flow of traffic for other cars to flow! But here the sweetness of the coffee is like having cop cars escort you to the hospital when you are about to have a baby: the private escort elevates the moment of urgency, not to an inconvenience, but to welcome support.
I also ordered the soft scrambled egg toast. I was attracted to the dish because it had creme fraiche. I have seen enough Gordon Ramsey shows to know that properly cooked eggs are simple but require creme fraiche. During this visit, I also learned the correct spelling of "creime fraiche." Spelling the words in french elevates its importance because it sounds more fancy than spelling or saying fresh cream.
The actual egg dish on top of bread was great! It was deceptively simple--- eggs on top of bread. But the bread was thick yet light. The chives elevated the dish with color and snap taste! I got the dish to go go, and once I saw the carts with breads and bacon frying, I decided to stop my dad and eat in-house. I was provided fork and knife to eat my bread, but I ate it with my hands with gusto.
I also took home a sea salt cookie for a nephew and a baguette. I tasted the baguette and its edges were over crisped and my nephew's cookie was spoiled by giving it to a child, as he has not yet develop his taste buds for discerning consumption. But if you eat to enjoy and not care to decipher than the cookie is a great home run!
To the help the reader I have included the pictures of the coffee menu, and the food menu to help make informed choices.
I am also happy to see that this place has found a home and following in San Pedro because I have always felt that San Pedro was a place that did not house the best restaurants for foodies and their gourmand cousins. But this place signals a shift, that I for one welcome!