Bacaro has given many of us fond memories: the first glimpse of your future husband, the first meet of that FB blind date, the uncomfortable silence after the first fight…

Bacaro was our first cichetti after returning from Italy last year. And now they’re gonna feed you til you drop. Not the best way to celebrate only 1 year of staying open in a very tough neighborhood, but hey, Santos loves us all?

On Saturday, April 18th from 6pm – 11pm Bacaro LA will be celebrating their one year anniversary with an open BAR & passed hors d’oeuvres all night long for only $15 per person. No reservations for this event.

Chef Lior Hillel has provided Bacaro will a huge infusion of food spirit since joining in September ‘08, so this has to be a guaranteed good time! And at $15, it’s really hard to go wrong..

Bacaro
2308 S Union Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 748-7205

So I’m chilling at Cycleway Coffee, checking out this weekly called Brooklyn & Boyle and lol n behold, an ad screams out at me: El Gallo Bakery’s 60th Anniversary Celeberation is.. TODAY!

After double checking the hours (til 7pm says the ad) and realizing there was less than an hour remaining, I hauled ass to East Los Angeles and bam! Look at what I saw:

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Apparently all fun, free, cheap festivities were long over on this Superbowl Sunday as Blogger LA Eastside reported multitude of fun – including free margherita – that started early in the morning.

A brief history of El Gallo:

El Gallo Bakery was opened in 1949 by Magdalena Martinez-Huerta and her brother Lauro. They were following in their father’s entrepreneurial footsteps. He had owned bakeries in Mexico since the early 1920’s.

Creating the “Best Traditional Panes Dulces in the USA” was a challenge for Magdalena, because she wanted authentic-tasting baked goods, just like those made in her father’s bakeries in Mexico but she had to use American ingredients. So over a period of time, she developed and refined her recipes, using expensive high-gluten flour for better taste and texture.

Jesus Huerta, now runs El Gallo Bakery bringing it into the 21st century with resurfaced, stainless steel walls; new rotating, 48-pan ovens; a huge walk-in refrigerator and other modern equipment.

By the time I arrived, flyers touting the celebration ended in 5pm were strewn all over the floor. Despondent, a quick exploration of the “Cafe” premises ensued during which the video of the mariachi band above was shot. Fun place! Apparently it was a mortuary only 3 years ago! WTF?!? Creepy! Across Caesar Chavez, there was still a line inside the “Bakery” itself. Being a non-fan of pan dolce, a caramel flan was ferried home for a post-din din party in my mouth:

Not bad! And no, I don’t like desserts. Really.

El Gallo Bakery & Cafe
(Bakery = 4546 E. Cesar Chavez, South south of street, Cafe = 4545 E. Cesar Chavez, North side of street)
http://www.elgallobakery.com/