Manresa Bread

"Born out of a three Michelin-starred kitchen, Manresa’s bread is the real deal. To this day, the team employs the same natural yeast starter that was used back at Manresa restaurant, and they incorporate local and organic fresh-milled flours and grains into their products. Today, Manresa has five locations in the South Bay Area, with the Los Gatos, Campbell, and Palo Alto outposts offering an all-day café menu in addition to bread and pastries. The levain bread is a must-try, while the kouign amann is the most popular pastry on the menu, as it honors the age-old Breton technique." - Cathy Park

"Now, having opened the fifth Manresa Bread bakery, Ruzicka reflected on that first meeting and watching Kinch cook. “It was a combination of cooking with total precision, but also just joy of the product, the integrity of it, and the curiosity of it,” Ruzicka says. “It’s a lesson that one can return to, and I myself have. ‘What is at the center of what we do? Why do we do what we do?’ I think David is a really good example of, if you’re going to have an esteemed career in the food world, you’ve got to have these core reasons you want to be there.”" - Dianne de Guzman

"During the pandemic, award-winning chefs such as David Kinch of the three-starred Manresa in California cooked at Intersect by Lexus." - Luke Fortney

"Taking preorders for pastries, bread, CSA boxes, and other pantry staples." - Becky Duffett

"Manresa Bread’s new Campbell restaurant is expanding its repertoire with new weekend brunch service and daily happy hour. Brunch starts tomorrow, February 9, with new dishes like French toast with passion fruit jam and mascarpone; a croissant sandwich with bacon, fried eggs, hollandaise, and vegetables; biscuits and sausage gravy; and shakshuka alongside morning cocktails. Happy hour, meanwhile, will be on offer starting today from 4 to 8 p.m. every day with special pricing on beer, wine, and cocktails, plus new eats like a patty melt or vegetarian banh mi. The cafe has also added a few new toasts to its all-day lineup, including Nutella toast with marshmallow fluff, citrus toast with whipped mascarpone and lemon curd, and a savory number featuring pickled beets on chevre." - Janelle Bitker