Huckleberry Finn -- Without the Finn

Highest-quality, fresh, artisan, special, Italian flare: Huckleberry Cafe in Santa Monica is a dream come true. They use the best meat from Niman Ranch, farmer's market produce, organic flour, etc. The design of the restaurant is modern, clean and elegantly casual. Chalkboards on the tops of the walls hold the menu and specials. Immediately, you are transported to to an upscale farmhouse, somewhere near woods or a lake. Everything from the freshly baked bread and pastries, to the deli-case filled with rainbow prepared salads, to the gorgeous/funky business cards; is perfect.

You move in line from the back of the restaurant to the front and pass by the various sections of foods and sweets 

Giving you time to let your mouth salivate before you order and pay

Although everything looks amazing, the taste is even better. I got a trio of  fresh and vibrant vegetable salads with a hefty slice of whole grain bread. It was truly Fabulicious (fabulous + delicious). Mmmm.....

The quinoa eggs was also a fantastic dish. It was a combination of the sweet flavor and softness of the eggs, with a crunchy texture of curried carrots, roasted butternut squash and grainy quinoa below. The mix of textures was complex and the flavors complemented each other. I'm a texture in food person, and this screamed to my liking. I had never experienced a sweet sunny-side egg with a somewhat bland flavor in the grain before. The egg stepped in in flavor where the quinoa couldn't. And, the quinoa brought the texture that the egg didn't have. Total bliss on a plate.