I love Sunday mornings. I grab my newspaper and head out the door to treat myself to breakfast and a morning of leisure. Santa Rosa is now home to two of my favorite breakfast places: Dierks Parkside Cafe and Jeffrey’s Hillside Cafe in East Santa Rosa.
This Sunday I decided to try an new venture, Jeffery Madura’s Hillside Cafe and to my delight, it was all that I expected and more. This cafe has the cozy blending of sophisticated eats with down home Sonoma charm and friendly service. And, as I entered the building I had my dining setting choice of “old school” counter seating with a flat panel television or comfy booths and tables.
New owner and previous Executive Chef of John Ash&Co. Jeffery Madura has transformed not only the building, but the menu. His unique gourmand offerings of exotic and classic breakfast favorites make it an easy crowd pleaser. Scanning the menu I came across some intriguing breakfast choices of my own, a beautiful vegetarian scramble with tofu, shiitake mushrooms, yams, spinach and green peppers, or a delicate formage blanc cheese blintz with lemon curd fresh figs, and strawberries. I went with the latter and the dish tasted as good as it looks!
