![]() The reminder of the smell is still in my nose today and I will pursue its finding until I do. If you know please mention it as I would love to find out what I was eating as I am still in pursuit of it today. They called it Italian bread and it pulled apart in pieces. With the internet I was thinking if someone knew I could get a close second somewhere in the country or a recipe to make it or atleast know of its type or kind. To this day (I am now a grown and married) I have not been able to EVER find a bread like this. It would also pull apart with such ease and was amazingly delicious. The smell of the bread was outrageous as a small child i would smell it and it had this rich freshness like nothing else I have eaten or smelled since. It had a crispy skin but soft fresh inside topped with a few sesame seeds. Does anyone know what kind of Italian bread they would make fresh. I really LOVED the fresh bread which no one has mentioned. As a child, there wasn't anything I didn't like from Sarno's Bakery. What I wouldn't do for a Marasala wine cake or a French Rum cake or A RUM BABA WITH CUSTARD! Please come back to us.or at least give us the recipe's, I'll bake them myself! Dated: 9/26/09įour Generations of our family shopped there regularly and I was teethed on this amazing and incredible food. We agree with those of you who have stated that never have ther been deserts ANYWHERE comparable to Sarno's. You can contact me at for Vera, myself or if you'd like to help and plan something. Maybe a reunion of past employees and customers could be arranged? I will check to see if 'Mama Mia's is still in business. His death is a tragedy, miss Dino and would love to see him. We worked there during 1972-74ish, with Karen, Suzy and Maria on my side and Marilyn M., Genie, CeCe and Helen on Alberto's side. What a fantastic time we experienced while working there, with stories to take us through a lifetime! The people we met, served and worked with - were unforgetable and Vera and I have been reminiscing all evening. WE both grew up on Sarno's - like so many of you. ![]() ![]() This comes from two former employees - one from each side, the restaurant was Vera and the Bakery was Natalie. It was sky blue with a white top and sparkling chrome.a real masterpiece. He had a gruff exterior, but once he showed me a photo of a cherry 1938 Cadillac convertible he had restored. It was a wonderful family operation, and I'm sad to hear it closed and of the nature of Alberto's passing. I do believe they started out in Chicago and moved out to LA in the 30s. At one point, a little old lady in a nightgown and slippers got up and belted out an aria with great gusto. Anyone who wanted to could get up and sing. I took a girlfriend to the restaurant one Saturday night. I loved the strawberry tarts and the little chocolate chip cookies. Dino held court in a small office behind the bakery cases. His Uncle Jerry decorated the cakes in the back where all the baking was done. He paid in cash for each delivery, and I fondly remember attempting to renegotiate rates when I thought he wasn't paying enough for a delivery. Dino was a big bear of a man with a black moustache. I delivered wedding cakes on weekends for Dino Sarno in the late 70s.
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