What appeals to you about your favorite coffee shop/café/bakery that makes you just want to go there again and again and again? Is it the cozy and inviting décor and furniture or the artfully crafted delicious food and beverages? The subtly hip ever-present background music? Or perhaps the cute, friendly and interesting baristas and/or other patrons?
Well, my dears, my very favorite coffee shop/café/bakery has all of the above, and that is why Bricks and Scones is one of my favorite things in Los Angeles.
Bricks and Scones is located in the trendily quaint neighborhood of Larchmont Village (on Larchmont, slightly north of Beverly). Its greatness is obvious upon first glance. It has an enchanting outdoor patio full of lush foliage and twinkling lights. The enchanting ambiance continues when you walk inside and immediately seeing a large chandelier and staircase leading to "The Study" The dedication to attractive décor and furniture is continued throughout the shop, as you can see....
Next on the list of appealing features: artfully crafted delicious food and beverages. Bricks and Scones definitely gets an A+ in this department. They serve Intelligentsia coffee and tea (my favorite is the Jardin Sauvage tea... so flavorful and delicious!). All of their food is homemade daily right there in the kitchen. The freshness and quality is very apparent, and basically everything is just really dang GOOD. I highly recommend the red velvet cupcake (duh), ANY of the scones, and the Caprese sandwich. De-lish.
Appealing feature #3: music (and other forms of entertainment). Bricks and Scones offers its patrons more in entertainment than just a killer playlist (that always tends to add songs and artists to my itunes wish list). It has an ever-growing library exchange, where customers are encouraged to take a book to enjoy while replacing it with one from their own collection. It also has a whole cupboard full of board games! I've spent a few fun-filled nights sipping hot tea and playing Scrabble with friends. If that doesn't sound like an evening right out of a Norman Rockwell painting, I don't know what does.
And the final thing that draws me to this coffee haven: the people. Bricks and Scones is frequented by celebrities quite often (although I have yet to see any there with my own two eyes, I must admit...). My two favorite comedians from UCB , Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer are apparently regulars. I've also heard that Molly Shannon and Robert Schwartzman came in a few weeks ago. Etcetera. Also, it is sometimes used for filming purposes (if you watch "Private Practive", be on the look out for some scenes in Bricks and Scones soon!)
More appealing, however, are the NORMAL people I see here. This impressive establishment is actually owned and managed by none other than my very dear friend, Jinah Kim (who is only 24 years old, astoundingly enough!).
Pictured with the amazing Jinah Kim and Alex Rhods (the musician I mentioned in my last post) at my birthday party.
Jinah goes to my church, Pacific Crossroads, and is in my awesome community group, so because of this connection, it is rare that I go to Bricks and Scones and don't see a friendly face I recognize from these places, making it all the more inviting. Jinah's parents owned the property, so she essentially combined all aspects of her IDEAL dream coffee shop, and Bricks and Scones was born. I can't tell you how impressed I am with this girl and all her hard work. It has definitely paid off, making Bricks and Scones hands down one of the best coffee shops ever!
Enjoying glorious Bricks and Scones with my community group.
I know you're just dying to go now, aren't you? I'm always down for a good coffee date... let's go. :-)
Currently listening to: Etta James, "At Last"
Why: It just came on my Ingrid Michaelson station on Pandora, and it is just... GOLDEN. I mean, wow. Who doesn't love this song??
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Woohoo I've been there now! And I like it too :-)
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