Izola Artisan Bakery in San Diego’s East Village announced last week that it has brought back its olive toasted pecan sourdough bread.
Izola co-founder Jeffrey Brown said the item was added back to the hot-from-the-oven bakery’s menu at the request of his mother, Twila Brown, who likes to eat a slice of the bread bevery morning for breakfast.
Each loaf includes a full cup of Castelvetrano and Kalamata olives, a cup of pecans, lemon zest, herbes de Provence and a drizzle of French walnut oil. 1429 Island Ave., San Diego. izolabakery.com
Necessity Coffee opens in San Marcos: Necessity Coffee, which opened its first shop in Encinitas in 2023, opened its second location March 7 in San Marcos. Owned by John Runion, Necessity roasts its own beans and serves a menu of espresso drinks, as well as loose-leaf teas and pastries. Necessity has replaced the former Copa Vida coffee shop, which closed its doors last fall in the North City development of San Marcos. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. 250 N. City Drive, Unit 1, San Marcos. instagram.com/necessity.coffee
Ice cream sandwiches made with pistachio and white rose ice cream at Saffron & Rose, a Persian ice cream scoop shop chain that has opened a location in Del Mar. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Persian ice cream shop opens in Del Mar: Saffron & Rose, a Los Angeles-born scoop shop chain that specializes in Persian-style ice cream, has opened its first San Diego County shop on the ground-floor level of Del Mar Plaza. Founded in Westwood in 1974 by Ali Kashani-Rafye, Saffron & Rose serves unique and fragrant ice cream flavors, including pink rose, saffron pistachio, cucumber and faloodeh, which is a rosewater sorbet with rice noodles and lime juice. 207 15th St., Del Mar. instagram.com/saffronandrosedelmar