Restaurant Spotlight La Quinta Baking Company

Restaurant Spotlight:

La Quinta Baking Company

Now Serving Dinner 5 Nights a Week

Dinner entrées range from pasta dishes like Fettuccine Carbonara and Linguini & Clams to dishes such as Chicken Marsala, Sole Piccata and Pork Tenderloin. Notable breakfast items include the Croque Madame, Beignets made fresh to order and the Spinach Frittata – voted “Best Breakfast Entrée” by the Desert Sun. For lunch, try the Chicken Salad on a fresh-baked croissant, the Tom Flores Chef’s Salad or any of their savory crepe selections. From dining outdoors amidst the beautiful La Quinta weather on its dogfriendly patio to sitting indoors at the bar catching a sporting event during happy hour, customers are assured a unique, friendly dining experience with topnotch customer service by a longtime dedicated staff. La Quinta Baking Company is located at 78395 Highway 111 La Quinta. For more information, go to LaQuintaBaking.com or call 760.777.1699.

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La Quinta Baking Company is a European-inspired bistro located at the southwest corner of Washington Street and Highway 111. Known for serving breakfast and lunch in La Quinta for decades, the restaurant has now expanded to offer dinner and happy hour five nights per week from Tuesday through Saturday. Using authentic French recipes, La Quinta Baking Company makes fresh-baked breads, breakfast pastries and desserts in-house by highly-skilled pastry chefs and bakers. All are made from scratch at the crack of dawn daily. “We’re constantly told there is no place in the desert you will find more authentic French croissants,” said Kim Gower, owner of La Quinta Baking Company. Kim and her husband, Mark, had always dreamed of owning a restaurant, so when the opportunity to purchase La Quinta Baking Company captured their attention, the couple made the move to La Quinta from Orange County to acquire this popular bistro that has been a cornerstone of the community and beloved by countless customers for over 30 years. The Gowers expanded the restaurant space, adding 1,600 square feet of additional seating plus a full bar with a largescreen TV. This made the move to offering happy hour and dinner service a no-brainer, so they began opening from 3:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in September of this year. “Our dinner service has been really well received so far,” Mark added. “And we have happy hour discounts from 3:30-5:30 so people can come and hang out at our bar, enjoying drinks and some of our popular starters like French Dip Sliders, Shrimp Scampi, Bruschetta and our flatbreads.” Breakfast & Lunch – 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Happy Hour & Dinner – TuesdaySaturday, 3:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

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Online registration available at https://laqwebtrac.laquintaca.gov For more information, please call (760) 564-0096.

WELLNESS CENTER

Creative Wellness – Indoors

Ballroom Dancing Beginning 5:30–6:30pm T

Physical Wellness

Gentle Yoga (Karen) 11am–12:00pm T Tai Chi Yang 3–4:00pm T/TH

Physical Wellness – Outdoors

Essential Fitness 8:30–9:15am T/TH Pickleball 101 Beginners 6–7pm W Pilates 11–12pm T/TH

Social Wellness

Monday Movie Matinee 1pm M

Social Bridge 12:30-4:00pm M Call Julie at 760.342.8580 (fee: $4) Mah Jongg (Fee: $2) 12:30–3:30pm T Quilting for Good Times 2–4 pm TH (Volunteers)

OPEN COURT TIME AT LA QUINTA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

Desert Recreation District (DRD), the Boys & Girls Club, and the City of La Quinta have partnered to offer the following activities:

Volleyball on Tuesdays & Thursdays Basketball on Wednesdays

Enrollment: September 1 – December 22 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:45pm) Ages: All ages (13 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult) Fee: $5 daily drop-in, or $30 for an 8 visit Express Pass. For more information, please call DRD 760.564.9921.