Just opened: Joliene Bakery is now baking its little heart out in downtown SLO’s Creamery. Open from Wednesday through Sunday starting at 6:30 a.m., Joliene is pushing out European style baked goods. Get ready for freshly baked bread, original breakfast pastries, lunch sandwiches, and European style sweets (570 Higuera St., suite 180) … Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing department hosted the first Cal Poly Farmers’ Market from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., May 7 on Mustang Way. The market will occur on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from May through November featuring SLO County farmers and Cal Poly vendors … The 1865 Craft House and Kitchen on Monterey Street is now open. I’ve been watching its progress as I head to the freeway for my daily commute home. Judging from its Facebook page, the restaurant is serving up all the things you would associate with a craft kitchen, plus dishes that are a little bit different. A post from May 6 introduced the world to the Banh Mizza, a twist on a classic banh mi sandwich. Odd, but I’m totally intrigued. There’s also a video of one of the spot’s signature cocktails: peach vodka, muddled strawberries, and fresh lemon—plus dry ice! It’s called The Smoking Gun, and it definitely smokes. Δ
Camillia Lanham is a fan of cocktails that smoke and banh mi. Send your newsy nibbles and bites to clanham@newtimesslo.com.
This article appears in May 9-19, 2019.