Say goodbye to the ordinary carrot muffin. It’s history. Say hello to our newest muffin: The Morning Glory Muffin. It’s made with fresh apples, carrots, raisins and pecans. And… It’s sweetened with Mäni’s famous fruit juice reduction. No sugar.
And
IT’S VEGAN
And most importantly, it’s delicious. But see for yourself.
AND, for those of you who’ve read all the way through this entire story, just print this, and get two Morning Glory muffins for the price of one. Limit 2 free muffins per customer per day. But you can get up to 2 free each day starting tomorrow, Thursday May 31st, thru Wednesday June 6th 2007. Supplies are limited, we may run out, but we’ll be making a bunch fresh every day.
Take a two minute look at the back of house. See our cake studio, kitchen and a quick view of how we make your favorite treats. Hosted by Mäni’s founder/owner, Larry Maiman.
May 28th is National Hamburger Day. The ground-beef-burger-and-bun combination first appeared in America at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. Happy 103rd birthday, Hamburger! (Psssst… You don’t look a day over 100.)
So, come by Mäni’s on Fairfax and have our version of the Hamburger. Made with turkey, or a vegan tofu burger or even a traditional beef burger on our homemade organic buns! Enjoy Hamburger Day!
Ever wonder what it’s like at Mäni’s just before opening? Who does what? How do we prepare for our day? Well here’s a two minute view, the pre-opening morning at Mäni’s on Fairfax.
See Asher moving at lightening speed to get ready to opening at 6:30 am. What happens when a customer shows up before 6:30?
Well, just click on the link below and get a glimpse of Mäni’s, before it’s even light and see how Asher makes us come alive.
Most of our Dining Room and Bakery Counter staff have worked in either other restaurants, coffee stores or in retail. Often they are pleasantly surprised and amazed to find out our wonderful customers as so friendly and supportive. Many of you have taken time to get to know our team and that really makes a difference in their routines and makes a positive impact on how they feel about their jobs at Mäni’s.
I just want to take a moment to thank you for opening up to our staff and enriching our lives by sharring your lives, expereinces and stories with so many of us here Mäni’s on Fairfax.
We have several new hires who are particularly friendly and what to get to know you too.
Come in an introduce yourselves to the many new faces at Mäni’s. Thanks for being you and see you soon!
A few of our baked goods contain organic evaporated cane juice, but what is it? Evaporated cane juice is the dried or crystallized, unrefined juice of sugar cane and a healthy alternative to refined sugar. While both evaporated cane juice and sugar are made from sugar cane, evaporated cane juice does not undergo the same degree of processing that refined sugar does. Therefore, it retains more of the nutrients found in sugar cane. Compared with refined sugars which are about 99.9% pure, evaporated cane juice is about 96% sucrose and 4% minerals. In an amazing demonstration of the power of nutrition, studies have shown that, in comparison with white sugar, this scant 4% difference actually does slow down blood sugar changes at a statistically significant level. So, if you must have your fix of our Strawberry Forever Cake, go ahead. Know that we, at Mäni’s, are looking out for you by providing you healthier, more nutritious, and delicious cakes, cookies, and pastries.
We’ve been working hard on our first ever dark chocolate flourless chocolate cake. Our work is nearly completed and along with your comments, and enthusiasm for our efforts we will be launching this wonderful cake very soon. We really appreciate your feedback and will announce the date of inauguration to our blog subscribers first.
Caution: This cake can and may become habit forming….quickly!
Sometimes only our blog subscribers get our latest information. We’re having a pre-launch to our new menu. The pre-launch is this week! Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Come by our cafe and ask for the pizza and paninni menu inserts and try something new. And feel free to give your feedback. It’s a pre-launch, so your input is important. Enjoy!
Pizza Combinations
Vegetarian Pizza 10” thin pizza crust topping with pesto sauce, Roasted herb potatoes, veggie sausage, bell peppers, and mozzarella cheese. Turkey BBQ Pizza 10” thin Pizza crust topping with roasted turkey, caramelized onions, diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese, turkey bacon bits and mozzarella cheese.
Americano Chicken Pizza 10” thin Pizza crust topping with Olive & garlic sauce, red onions, grill chicken breast, white mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
Cheese Pizza 10” thin Pizza crust topping with home made marinara sauce, and mozzarella cheese
Classic Tex-Mex Spicy Chicken Pizza 10” thin crust Pizza topping with Grill chicken, roma tomatoes, Roasted red peppers, Jalapeños peppers, dried chiles fresh cilantro and mozzarella cheese.
New ! Panini sandwiches! Roasted Turkey Panini Home made organic Ciabatta Bread, with roasted turkey breast, mozzarella Cheese mustard and pickles.
Roasted Turkey Bacon Panini Home made organic Ciabatta Bread, with Roasted turkey breast, mozzarella Cheese mustard and turkey bacon.
Home Town Italian Panini Home made organic Ciabatta bread, with pesto sauce, tomatoes and mozzarella Cheese
Vegetarian Lovers Panini Home made organic Ciabatta Bread, with roasted peppers, marinate mushrooms, Pesto sauce, black olives and mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Cheese Panini Home made organic Ciabatta bread, with grill chicken breast, tomatoes, roasted Garlic, olive oil and mozzarella cheese.
If you owned and operated Mäni’s Famous Bakery Cafe on Fairfax and you thought you had a star baker, young and enthusiastic, what would you do? Yes, you’re correct, that’s the situation I found myself in, so I said: “How would you like to take a course a California’s formost institution of higher learning for bakeries?”
OMG! was the reply, so Joel is off to San Francisco Baking Institute You see, I’m aware that I’m living vicariously through my amazing staff. That’s why we have so much fun here and do new things. Actually at this point we have more new products coming online than ever before in such a short period of time.
But back to Joel. I think we have a win-win situation on our hands. He has a bakery to create and succeed in and Mäni’s has a new star, maybe even a super star. Joel is just back from the city by the bay and very anxious to put his new ideas into new products for YOU, and me too, since I love trying every single new product. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it!
This muffin is made with organic flour and almond meal, filled with blueberries, spiced with nutmeg and topped with sliced almonds. And if that wasn’t enough, it’s sweetened with fruit juice reduction, so you dan’t have to worry about any sugar highs or spiked blood sugar levels.
Our Blueberry Almond Muffin doesn’t just look good, it’s practically your one stop antioxident shop.
Blueberries rank right at the top for antioxidant capabilities, which include neutralizing free radical damage that can lead to cataracts, glaucoma, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, heart disease and cancer.
Surfing around, we came across a site with the instructions about how to make latte art. If you make lattes at home, this “how to” is for you. You can get some great design ideas from some of the photos we’ve posted.
Indeed we are very fortunate when a parent turns 90. So not only was it wonderful to celebrate my Dad’s 90th, but it was also a great reason to design a brand new cake! Yes our pastry chef, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Kristina has created another fabulous cake. It was a dark chocolate cake with a special chocolate mousse. Then of course all the decorations were custom and handmade by her.
So after our guests told us how much they loved the cake, it got me thinking…. Let’s ask our customers what they think of a dark chocolate cake. I know a lot of people like sweeter light chocolate, but I’m wondering if we should consider a very dark bitter sweet or semi sweet chocolate cake?
Maybe even have a special ‘cake tasting’ event? OK, here’s your chance to convince us!
