Avanti July Fourth Brunch

French organic omelettes ∞
2 organic eggs & fresh herbs rolled w/ Avanti cheese blend & served w/ 10+ grain bread toast

Cranberry Walnut French toast b
Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread grilled in a light coconut
French toast batter served w/ real maple syrup & seasonal fresh fruit

10+ Avanti scrambler
2 organic eggs scrambled w/ arugula, spinach, served open faced on 10+ grain toast
w/ cumin tomato jam, organic smoked mozzarella, avocado & organic citrus miso dressed baby greens

Avanti magic bruschetta ∞
2 organic eggs sauted w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, Avanti organic house made ricotta & white cheese blend & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread

Golden tofu bruschetta ∞ b
Organic tofu sauted in golden spiced oil & spices w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, mixed raw nuts & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread

Our famously vegan biscuits & red miso gravy b
Fluffy whole grain biscuits served w/ flavorful red miso gravy & citrus miso mixed greens

Crispy raised organic waffles
Not too sweet, light and crispy and served w/ fresh seasonal fruit & real maple syrup

Organic Fritatta Fresca ∞
Organic eggs, fresh garden vegetables, Avanti cheeses, fresh herbs & citrus miso mixed greens

Grilled Cheesy Goodness
Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread toasted & piled w/ blood orange honey Dijon mustard, white cheddar & havarti cheeses, garlic & shallot arugula & spinach

+++ Special Caramelized Banana English Muffin Stack Special +++
w/ Avanti house made crispy English muffin & smoked apple spread topped w/ whole caramelized banana, organic house made mascarpone, chocolate hawej spiced sauce & cafe candied nuts


All served with Apple Lemon Verbena Sparkler, Seasonal fresh fruit starter, Avanti oven rosemary hash browns red potatoes & garnet yam, Hot or iced coffee, Select hot or iced tea, Mini cupcake & cookie special brunch dessert


$16 egg white only add $3 add avocado deliciousness $1.95

+ Enjoy margaritas, mimosas, margamosas for $6

Memorial Day Brunch @Avanti 2011

French organic omelettes ∞
2 organic eggs & fresh herbs rolled w/ Avanti cheese blend & served w/ 10+ grain bread toast

Cranberry Walnut French toast b
Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread grilled in a light coconut
French toast batter served w/ real maple syrup & seasonal fresh fruit

10+ Avanti scrambler
2 organic eggs scrambled w/ arugula, spinach, served open faced on 10+ grain toast
w/ cumin tomato jam, organic smoked mozzarella, avocado & organic citrus miso dressed baby greens

Avanti magic bruschetta ∞
2 organic eggs sauted w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, Avanti organic house made ricotta & white cheese blend & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread

Golden tofu bruschetta ∞ b
Organic tofu sauted in golden spiced oil & spices w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, mixed raw nuts & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread

Our famously vegan biscuits & gravy
rosemary & poppy seed biscuits & red miso gravy b
Fluffy whole grain biscuits served w/ flavorful red miso gravy & citrus miso mixed greens

Crispy raised organic waffles
served w/ cranbabies & fresh seasonal fruit

Organic Fritatta Fresca ∞
Organic eggs, fresh garden vegetables, Avanti cheeses, fresh herbs & citrus miso mixed greens

Grilled Cheesy Goodness
Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread toasted & piled w/ blood orange honey Dijon mustard, white cheddar & havarti cheeses, garlic & shallot arugula & spinach

HOT & Spicy stuffed jalapeños w/ organic greens beans, barley & black eyed peas,
garlic paté, arugula pesto & roasted cherry tomatoes ∞ b

$16 egg white only add $3

All served with:
Grapefruit, blueberry mint sparkler, Seasonal fresh fruit starter, Avanti oven roasted herbed home fried red potatoes & garnet yam, Hot or iced coffee, Select hot or iced tea, Mini cupcake & cookie special brunch dessert

add avocado deliciousness $1.95
+ Enjoy margaritas, mimosas, margamosas & greyhounds for $6

Avanti Mother's Day Brunch

Mother's Day Brunch 11 Mom's Special Day

French organic omelettes gluten free

2 organic eggs & fresh herbs rolled w/ Avanti cheese blend & served w/ 10+ grain bread toast



Cranberry Walnut French toast vegan

Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread grilled in a light coconut

French toast batter served w/ real maple syrup & seasonal fresh fruit



10+ Avanti scrambler

2 organic eggs scrambled w/ arugula, spinach, served open faced on 10+ grain toast

w/ cumin tomato jam, organic smoked mozzarella, avocado

& organic citrus miso dressed baby greens



Avanti magic bruschetta gluten free

2 organic eggs sauted w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, Avanti organic house made ricotta & white cheese blend & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread



Golden tofu bruschetta gluten free vegan

Organic tofu sauted in golden spiced oil & spices w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, mixed raw nuts & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread



Our famously vegan biscuits & gravy

rosemary & poppy seed biscuits & red miso gravy vegan

Fluffy whole grain biscuits served w/ flavorful red miso gravy & citrus miso mixed greens



Crispy raised organic waffles

served w/ cranbabies & fresh seasonal fruit



Organic Fritatta Fresca gluten free

Organic eggs, fresh garden vegetables, Avanti cheeses, fresh herbs & citrus miso mixed greens



Grilled Cheesy Goodness

Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread toasted & piled w/ blood orange honey Dijon mustard, white cheddar & havarti cheeses, garlic & shallot arugula & spinach



All served with

Cran apple mint Sparkler,

Seasonal fresh fruit starter,

Avanti oven roasted herbed home fried red potatoes & garnet yam,

Hot or iced coffee,

Select hot or iced tea,

Mini cupcake & cookie special brunch dessert



$16 egg white only add $3



Zhug cream tart & oven roasted caramelized garlic sauce served

w/ citrus miso dressed organic greens & organic crisp fruit & vegetables



Golden nut cheez roasted porto steak

w/ teriyaki vegetable & Asian noodles pan saute, roasted tofu & toasted cashews gluten free vegan



$18



add avocado deliciousness $1.95

+ Enjoy margaritas, mimosas, margamosas & greyhounds for $6

Avanti Cafe
259 E. 17th St
Costa Mesa, California 92627
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Easter Brunch @Avanti 2011

French organic omelettes gluten free
2 organic eggs & fresh herbs rolled w/ Avanti cheese blend & served w/ 10+ grain bread toast

Cranberry Walnut French toast vegan
Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread grilled in a light coconut
French toast batter served w/ real maple syrup & seasonal fresh fruit

10+ Avanti scrambler
2 organic eggs scrambled w/ arugula, spinach, served open faced on 10+ grain toast
w/ cumin tomato jam, organic smoked mozzarella, avocado & organic citrus miso dressed baby greens

Avanti magic bruschetta gluten free
2 organic eggs sauted w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, Avanti organic house made ricotta & white cheese blend & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread

Golden tofu bruschetta gluten free vegan
Organic tofu sauted in golden spiced oil & spices w/ seasonal mixed vegetables, baby greens, mixed raw nuts & served w/ Avanti housemade toasted bread

Our famously vegan biscuits & gravy
rosemary & poppy seed biscuits & red miso gravy vegan
Fluffy whole grain biscuits served w/ flavorful red miso gravy & citrus miso mixed greens

Crispy raised organic waffles
served w/ cranbabies & fresh seasonal fruit

Organic Fritatta Fresca gluten free
Organic eggs, fresh garden vegetables, Avanti cheeses, fresh herbs & citrus miso mixed greens

Grilled Cheesy Goodness
Our delicious house made cranberry walnut loaf bread toasted & piled w/ blood orange honey Dijon mustard, white cheddar & havarti cheeses, garlic & shallot arugula & spinach

All served with Apple Ginger Sparkler, Seasonal fresh fruit starter, Avanti oven roasted herbed home fried red
potatoes & garnet yam, Hot or iced coffee, Select hot or iced tea, Mini cupcake & cookie special brunch dessert

$16 egg white only add $3

Classic Avanti Quesadilla Special
fresh seasonal sauted vegetables, beans, fresh avocado & pepperoncini on Ezekiel tortilla choose vegan or cheese

House made English muffin & organic egg stack
w/ classic black bean spread, baked sunny side up egg, citrus miso greens & smoked apple cream sauce

$18

add avocado deliciousness $1.95
+ Enjoy margaritas, mimosas, margamosas & greyhounds for $6

The Concept @Avanti

The Concept @ Avanti

Here it comes. We’ve been hinting & planning & measuring a lot since late 2010 for The Concept. Want to hear it? Here it comes!

In preparation for our Avanti 6th B-day we are growing up and maturing into a real restaurant experience. In place of grab and go we’re going to put in a beautiful wooden bar w/ artisan beer on tap, much more sophisticated seating, elegant ambiance worthy of our sophisticated artistic handmade food.

We’re measuring out the bar layout now, planning a new menu to showcase our commitment to locally grown, organic, seasonal – Healthy & Delicious California International Cuisine.

We want all of our devoted Avanti fans & regulars to be part of the process as we grow into the new Avanti. You’ll find us blogging and posting our Concept musings on facebook & twitter. Make sure to weigh in w/ your thoughts and ideas for the menu, the space, The BEERS & more.

Next week, color samples are going to sprout on the walls so we can pick a culinary hue for the perfect dining mood. We’re toying w/ curry, paprika, butternut squash, mustard, saffron & more. *** There’s already some Jersey Shore drama w/ the designers that we can’t wait to explore. (I’m glad my hair is the shortest & hardest to grab & pull on) ***

Stay tuned for much more & do please share your thoughts w/ us. We want even the experience of change to be organic!

Not so Nutz for Coconutz

When I was a child, I had a homemade cake and my family thought it would be a good idea to have a coconut cake for a child of 2, 3 or 4. It was a white cake w/ coconut flakes all over it. Ahhh, I still remember seeing it. That texture ruined it for me. But coconut curry or Piña Coladas work for me. And it’s the same for avocados – a texture thing. Guacamole, I can do. DT

Bananas, Bananas, Bananas

The banana plant is not actually a tree. It is the world's largest herb, close cousins to lilies, orchids and palms. Like many wonders of the East, such as spices, silk, Algebra, and horned headed Mithras, the Western world owes it's introduction to bananas to Alexander the Great.
However, I was told this was wasn't a graduate thesis, so I'll get to the point.
Bananas….. Hate 'em.
I want to love them. I hear rumors that bananas are one of the tastiest things on the planet. The world's MVP of fruits. Hells bells, they even come in nature's perfect packaging.
But I can't do it. I can't eat banana anything. I wish I could. Whenever I order smoothies at juice bars, I tell them to hold the banana. The counter person always looks at me as if I'm insane and points out: "It's not going to be creamy if there's no banana in it."
"Yeah," I always respond. "I know. But I don't like bananas." "But--I don't--what's wrong with you?" They always huff as if I just told them their baby was kinda funny looking.
Back in the Rustbelt, I used to frequent a juice joint called "Liquid Planet." Out of their thirty two smoothie selections, only one was naturally made without bananas. And it was aptly titled: "The Mother to Be." I could never order it with a straight face.
That's why I make smoothies at home.
This has been a life long condition of mine. There was never a time that the banana and I were friends. Somewhere in the cluttered basement of my parent's house in Cleveland, Ohio, there is a dog eared copy of Dr. Seuss' "All About Me" that I filled out when I was five. Under the section of foods I don't like, BANANAS is scrawled boldly in black crayon. When unabashed carnivores find out I'm a vegan, their comments are usually pretty unoriginal. My personal favorite is: "So how come you're not skinny?" Because, you know, us vegans eat nothing but nuts and berries... My least favorite is: "Okay, so say you're stranded on a deserted island and there's nothing to eat but fish. Would you eat it then...?" At that point in the conversation, I usually remember that I left the oven on and have to rush home right away. But thinking about it in this context, I really hope there are some effing mango trees on this deserted island so many meat eaters are convinced I'm gonna wind up on one day. Because if all I got are bananas, I'm screwed.

-Meghan Louise Wagner