Show 588, August 3, 2024: Bub and Grandma’s Restaurant & Bakery with Founder & Proprietor Andy Kadin

Bub and Grandma’s Restaurant and Bakery is a standout breakfast and lunch establishment located in the Glassell Park neighborhood of northeast Los Angeles. It’s the retail home for the wildly popular Bub and Grandma’s Bread and serve daily pastries, sandwiches, salads, sides, chips and other “really good stuff.” They also offer an eclectic collection of craft beer and premium wines.

On Sunday and Monday Nights at Bub and Grandma’s after dark are BG Nights with musical guests and cheese, meat and veggie charcuterie boards, Bub’s Bread with toppings, and desserts like their Baguette Bread Pudding with house-made Vanilla Ice Cream and Hot Fudge.

Breakfast is served daily from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. For Lunch Cold Sandwiches are on the menu starting at 10:00 a.m., with full Lunch available at 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

They are well-known for their Classic Tuna Salad with iceberg lettuce, pickles, mayo, mustard and red onion served on House Challah. There is definitely an East Coast deli vibe to the establishment but the staff is welcoming and friendly.

Bub and Grandma’s artisan breads are also available at the Hollywood Farmers Market on Sundays and the Culver City Farmers Market on Tuesdays.

Founder and Baker Andy Kadin joins us on the rise.

Show 217, April 1, 2017: Executive Chef Andrew Gruel

Andrew and William GruelTime to catch-up with our always on the run Co-Host Chef Andrew Gruel of Slapfish. He’s been in “Silicon Flats”, Utah opening the first Slapfish located outside of California. Do the locals appreciate fresh seafood in Lehi, Utah? You bet…

Also, a spirited discussion of a controversial topic…the basic Tuna Melt. Seems to be no middle ground in the appreciation (or lack thereof) of this staple item…Thoughts on what appropriately goes into the tuna salad (along with the tuna) and then what’s the perfect bread. You’ll be surprised ?