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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The year 2018 marks the 25th anniversary for local family owned Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso.
The first espresso shots were pulled in Lake County when Angelina’s opened in 1993 in Kelseyville.
With a small countertop convection oven, a single hand pull espresso machine, a book of cherished Italian family recipes passed down through the generations, a vision and a dream, Nina and Giacomo DeSimone established Angelina’s Bakery & Espresso as a place where people could come together to enjoy great food, coffee, a sense of community and family.
Although Nina and Giacomo DeSimone retired in 2006, passing on the family legacy to daughter Angy DeSimone-Lundeen and husband Brian Lundeen, they still enjoy stopping by frequently to visit with old friends and customers.
Traditional family recipes shared at home and still carried on today at their larger Lakeport location, Angelina’s has expanded and evolved over the years.
Always bringing something new and fresh to the community, their offerings include scratch baked pastries and breads made fresh daily, a full espresso bar with handcrafted drinks, croissant breakfast sandwiches, deli salads and sandwiches, panini sandwiches, soups, lunch salads, savory quiches, frittatas, ice cream and much more.
“Hard work, perseverance, innovation and customer loyalty have allowed us to be successful for 25 years,” said Nina DeSimone.
On the walls of Angelina’s hangs the story of their family history and how it has shaped the business they bring to the community: “Our heritage is steeped in the traditions of using our hands, patience, talents and most importantly our hearts to skillfully craft our art. Traditions spanning generations from old country Italy, to North Beach San Francisco, to Lake County, today we continue our dedication to our heritage and lifelong pursuit of happiness and success through food and family. It is our philosophy to provide the highest quality products with passion, excellence and innovation.”
Angelina’s purchases most of their products and ingredients from local California companies. “We source the finest ingredients from other small businesses right in our own Northern California backyard, where we can monitor and ensure quality standards and keep our money local,” said DeSimone-Lundeen.
Angelina’s has only scratched the surface with what they want to bring to the community. After overwhelming requests, they will be expanding their traditional faire and offer Angelina’s organic fair trade coffee, meats and cheeses for sale by the pound.
They will also be carrying a selection of local olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustards and jams. It can all be paired with their fresh baked Pane Italiano or Italian focaccia breads.
Beginning Jan. 13, Angelina’s will again be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in addition to their regular hours of Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Angelina’s will be giving away a free lunch for two, everyday for a month, raffling off gift baskets featuring products, merchandise and gift certificates from Angelina’s, free giveaways and samples.
“l was with my mom and dad on the day they opened in 1993, it’s such an honor to continue our family’s passion,” said DeSimone-Lundeen.
When I was a young girl my grandmother Marie would sing a little song as we cooked together, ‘Facciamo l'impasto, facciamo un sorriso, dal mio cuore ... Let’s make the dough, let’s have a smile, from my heart to yours,’” DeSimone-Lundeen said. “I still sing that little song everyday at 4 a.m. as I‘m firing up the ovens, or sifting the flour and it always makes me smile. Thank you Lake County for an amazing 25 years, and looking forward to many more!”
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Known as the 2016 Glider Rule, the regulations mandate that most engines installed in “gliders” – new heavy-duty truck bodies outfitted with refurbished or rebuilt pre-2010 highly polluting engines – meet the same emissions standards applicable to all newly manufactured engines.
“Repealing the Glider Rule is bad for our environment, for the health of our families, and for truckers and shippers who play by the rules and operate trucks with cleaner fuel-burning engines,” said Attorney General Becerra. “Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to set and enforce motor-vehicle emissions standards. If EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt decides to neglect this legal responsibility by doing away with the Glider Rule, we are prepared to take any and all action to protect the air our children breathe and the vitality and level playing field of the trucking industry, an important sector of our economy.”
Gliders that do not comply with the 2016 Glider Rule produce 20 to 40 times more emissions of hazardous pollutants that are linked to asthma, low birth weight, infant mortality, and lung cancer.
The EPA has estimated that a single year in which it allowed 10,000 additional gliders to be produced with non-compliant engines could result in up to 1,600 premature deaths, 415,000 tons of additional nitrogen oxide emissions, and 6,800 tons of additional particulate matter emissions.
In California, and elsewhere, the rest of the trucking industry has already made substantial investments to comply with stringent emissions standards and would face an unlevel playing field if forced to continue to compete against unregulated glider manufacturers who avoid such investments.
Joining Attorney General Becerra in filing the comments last week were the attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington.
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BAY AREA, Calif. – Californians will kick off 2018 with the most expensive gas to begin a year since 2014, according to AAA, but prices are expected to fall in coming weeks as travel demand subsides after a busy holiday travel season.
At $3.10, California's average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline today is 33 cents more than drivers paid in January, 2017.
At nearly $3.23 per gallon, San Francisco residents are paying the highest prices for gas in Northern California -- 3 cents more than motorists in South Lake Tahoe, which normally tops the charts for the region.
"Last year was a historic travel season, with AAA forecasting record travel numbers for nearly every holiday, but prices historically will drop after the ball drops on New Year's Eve," said Michael Blasky, a spokesman for AAA Northern California. "Californians today are paying about 60 cents more than the national average, which AAA attributes to the state's strong economy, higher taxes on gasoline and stricter environmental regulations."
The last time Californians started a year paying more than $3 for gas was in 2014, when the average price in January of that year was $3.62. Gas prices rose above $4 that summer.
Still, January prices don't always indicate how prices will move throughout a year. Motorists in California paid just $2.55 for regular unleaded gas to begin 2015, but by May were paying above $3.70 per gallon.
Oil prices were more stable in 2017, with prices for a barrel hovering around $50 much of the year. Prices rose late in the year and began 2018 over $60 a barrel, a 2-year high.
"With global oil producers trying to scale back their production, supply could drop while demand for energy remains high," Blasky said. "If they're successful in cutting back oil production, gasoline prices will likely rise as well to meet the demand."
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The Beginning Farmer Program is open to new and seasoned farmers, ranchers, and land managers who want to learn how to holistically manage their business.
Program graduates will walk away with the networking, skills and confidence needed to build successful, sustainable agricultural enterprises, as well as a Certificate of successful completion. Holistic Management‘s curriculum focuses on business planning skills, time management, soil fertility management, and profitable sustainable livestock and crop farming practices.
Topics will include an introduction to holistic management, time management, financial planning, business planning, marketing, leadership and communication, land planning, grazing or cropping planning, and soil health.
The scholarship deadline is Jan. 24; the registration deadline is Jan. 25.
For more information visit www.school-of-adaptive-agriculture.org/event/ and https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginning-farmerrancher-training-california-2018-tickets-40201047415.
The School of Adaptive Agriculture is located at 16200 N Highway 101, Willits.