Nom Nom: Schodorf's Luncheonette open for Business

Have you been to our newest lunch spot, Schodorf's Luncheonette, just a block away from Cafe De Leche on the corner of Ave. 51 and York Blvd.? If you haven't maybe some beautiful pictures of some of the delicious salads and sandwiches will inspire you for a visit! Open Daily 11-3

Apple Salad: baby spinich, apples, toasted almonds, cranberries, blue cheese, apple vinigrette

Italian Sandwich: salami mortadella, provolone, romaine, pepperoninis, red bell pepper rings, spicy mustard, virgin olive oil, salt + pepper

Citrus Salad: mixed greens, orange wedges, cucumber, radishes, chived goat cheese, toasted pecans, mint, citrus vinaigrette.

"Schodorf's Luncheonette is dedicated to creating fresh & delicious, generously portioned sandwiches, salads and sous (with a side of old fashioned soda pops and gourmet chips). We'd like to stress preference for locally sourcred and organic when possible, with a stylistic nod to the old school traditions of our neighborhood of Highland Park, CA."

New Bike Corral: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Cafe De Leche!

So sorry for the lack of posts but we do have some great things to share with you to make up for the wait!

Last Friday February 18th, 2011 was a historical day for Cafe de Leche and Highland Park! On this memorable morning, CDL friends and family came to celebrate the public opening of L.A.'s very first bike corral, an efficient and inexpensive bike parking system which can hold up to 10 bikes at a time. It has been a popular and convenient system for bike friendly cities such as Portland and we are thrilled to finally see it enacted in Los Angeles, and wonderfully right in front of our cafe on Ave. 50 and York Blvd.! Also coming to join us for opening ceremonies were bicycle organizations and clubs such as the LA County Bicycle Coalition, our good friends at Flying Pigeon, and C.I.C.L.E. who organized mass rides just for the occassion! We are so proud of our very own cafe co-owner, Matt, who along with City Councilmember Jose Huizar, advocated for this great sustainable and community transportation program.

photos courtesty of Andrew Sachs and Matt Schodorf 

Cafe De Leche's Matt Schodorf and Anya Schodorf

Dan Debek, director of C.I.C.L.E.

Joe Linton

Josef Bray-Ali from Flying Pigeon

Happy New Year/ Feliz Año Nuevo!

All of us at Cafe De Leche wish you a very Happy New Year! Whether you're partying like it's 1999 or sleeping off 2010 we hope you have a fun and safe holiday! We look forward to all the new and exciting events in 2011 and of course plenty of coffee and tea to be had! Thank you for supporting us again for another year!

xoxo CDL

Fun (!) Things To Do This Weekend

Some exciting events this weekend!

Saturday December 11 is the monthly NELArt Walk and we will be having a special show at our shop! For this month we will be featuring a singular art installation by Julia Michalski in collaboration with SO| DA (Julianna So and Brenda So). It's architecture meeting out historic brick wall. Come join us for the event at 7-10 p.m. If you can't make it stop anytime throughout December. 

For more information on the designers/artists, see: 

www.juliamichalski.com 

www.sodaism.com 

Also come visit our table at the Artisanal L.A. Holiday Pop Up Shop! Like the Fall show it will be taking place in the Cooper Building in Downtown L.A. (Los Angeles Ave and E. 9th Street) on the first floor. This special event will be in conjunction with the popular craft fair Unique L.A. Come grab a tasty cup of Stumptown coffee while you participate in some good holiday fun and shopping! 

When: Saturday and Sunday, December 11-12, 11 A.M.- 6 P.M. 

Where: Cooper Building, 851 Santee Street (Los Angeles Ave and 9th Street)

Info: $6 Admission, Includes Hosted Drinks and Snacks, 30+ Local Vendors, Food Trucks, Pictures with Santa 

Have a great weekend! 

xx CDL 

Happy Thanksgiving!

From Your Friends at Cafe De Leche

Art Walk/Monster Drawing Rally!

This weekend is full of fun art events on the Eastside! First, on Saturday we will be hosting an art opening of Robey Clark's "Your Boyfriend" at the cafe as part of the monthly NELA Art Walk. Just a little info on the event:

Robey Clark's "Your Boyfriend" is a playful exploration of ink, fluidity, and duplication. It's a show that scrutinizes the concept of "The Art of the Coffee Shop" from various angles--from the meaning of an artists' work displayed on cafe walls to interactions with people like that girl pretending to read the Arts section of the New York Times next to you.

Robey Clark is an artist, printmaker, and graphic designer who lives in... Los Angeles and experiments with different media including (but certainly not limited to) photography, computer generation, and musical engineering. Some of his work was previously featured in our show, "Food City." "Your Boyfriend" is a combination of silkscreen, collage, and intricately penned drawings.


Please come join us! There will be beer, wine, and, of course, coffee. The newly launched artisanal ice cream cart, Little Barrel, will be on site providing free tastings of their frozen delicacies. Nom Nom. 

And before or after you come to see us, make a visit to the Eagle Rock Center of the Arts not too far from us for the highly anticipated Monster Drawing Rally hosted by our next door neighbors Outpost! 

Latin American Graphic Design @ THIS Gallery

We are super stoked about the opening of the Latin American Graphic Design show taking place tonight close to us at THIS Gallery (just on 5906 Figueroa)! From the THIS blog: 

"Our first in a series of global explorations into the greater design community- THIS turns it’s eye towards the thriving design community of Latin American countries. Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Guatemala, Argentina and Paraguay are all represented by some of the most exciting and interesting designers their nation has to offer.

Like Russia in the 20’s, Europe in the 40’s or America in the 60’s; the Latin American region today is undergoing a profound and pronounced social, political and artistic changes.

Graphic Design has always been a functional art form that is reactionary and informative It’s a tool used to inspire and educate.  There is something interesting going on- we aim to explore and celebrate a unique aesthetic and approach in modern design.

Eduardo Hernandez ( Mexico )

Material ( Chile )

Celeste Prieto ( Paraguay )

Juan Mendez ( Guatemala )

Lion Lucy ( Argentina )

Marco Schlesinger ( Brazil )"

 venga, venga, venga!!!