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Swiss Alps Bakery & Cafe on Candelaria and San Pedro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Admit it. The second<\/em> thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “Swiss Alps” is the scene from one of cinema’s most heartwarming movies. It begins with a distant camera drawing closer to a verdant mountainside backdropped by steep, snow-capped peaks. Soothing music grows louder as the camera pans in on a lone figure with arms outstretched. The chappeaued figure twirls and looks skyward as a voice in the background sings “The hills are alive with the sound of Griswolds<\/em>.” Never mind that Clark Griswold’s dream sequence for the comedy classic European Vacation was actually filmed in the Austrian Alps, not the Swiss Alps.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first<\/em> thing that comes to mind, of course, is the Swiss Alps Bakery & Cafe, a Duke City mainstay for more than three decades. If you don’t remember Swiss Alps being around for that long, the bakery actually got its start as the Black Forest Bakery. For nearly the first two decades of its existence, the Black Forest Bakery was ensconced in a strip mall on Menaul. In 2012, Jessica Espat-Johnson bought the bakery and relocated it to a larger location on the northeast corner of San Pedro and Candelaria. The move allowed her to transform the bakery from a grab-and-go operation into a sit-and-stay cafe-style milieu that includes a pet-friendly patio for al-fresco dining.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Magnificent Baked Goods on Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note<\/strong>: Albuquerque has become surprisingly dog-friendly. Bring Fido<\/strong><\/a>, the nationwide dog travel directory lists 64 restaurants in the Duke City that welcome dogs at their outdoor tables. Weather-permitting, our four-legged son Dude (he abides) accompanies us for al-fresco dining at many of these restaurants. Invariably we run into other dog lovers who, like us, take their dogs everywhere they can. Without exception, the dog people we’ve met are warm, friendly and parentally proud of their dogs. Look for “Dog Friendly<\/strong><\/a>” on the “Restaurants by Category” section of the navigation menu on Gil’s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog and if you know of other dog-friendly restaurants, please pass them on to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

During our long overdue inaugural visit in April, 2017, my Kim, our delightful dachshund Dude and I had the pleasure of sharing the patio with Bodie, a sheepdog cross; Massie, a German shepherd and their dog parents. Nary a growl or snarl was uttered by any of the three furry, four-legged children who luxuriated in the attention and pampering of six dog parents. We also shared restaurant intelligence–specifically what Duke City restaurants are most dog friendly. The couple at the table to our left raved about their favorite items at Swiss Alps, a cafe they frequent every weekend weather-permitting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monte Cristo Sandwich with Chips and Pickle Spear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Swiss Alps Web site boasts immodestly about its breads: “Baked with only the freshest ingredients, and a sprinkling of love, Swiss Alp\u2019s signature breads are unmatched in quality, freshness, and taste<\/em>.” As Muhammad Ali once said “it’s not bragging if you can back it up<\/em>.” Swiss Alps can back it up with some of the freshest, most delectable bread anywhere in New Mexico. The line-up of hot-from-the-oven fresh breads and rolls includes br\u00f6tchen, German rye, sourdough, pumpernickel, Challah, brioche and several other choices. We can certainly vouch for the sourdough<\/em><\/strong> which makes a very good toast in the morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh pastries are on display in two well-lit pastry cases under glass. There you’ll find turnovers, butter croissants, elephant ears, coffeecake, Danish, eclair, fruit tarts and more. Cookies galore also await you: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, sugar cookies, peanut butter, biscochitos and other seasonal specials. The Bakery can make any cake you wish to order. House specialties include a Black Forest cake, mocha cakes, tiramisu, fruit cakes, carrot cake and German chocolate. Holiday specials are also available.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ul-Pretz-Imate with White Cheddar Poblano Soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Breakfast and lunch menus are served all day long. There are only five items on the breakfast menu including a quiche and stuffed croissant of the day. The lunch menu would put many a sandwich shop to shame and not only because all sandwiches are constructed with house-made bread. There are three types of sandwiches: panini style served on a baguette, grilled sandwiches and cold sandwiches. All sandwiches are served with a pickle spear, chips and your choice of a side. Sandwiches are available in half or full sized. Meats are supplied by Boar’s Head<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

22 April 2017<\/strong>: Swiss Alps’ Monte Cristo <\/strong><\/em>(turkey, Black Forest ham, Swiss cheese, Dijon mustard with a side of raspberry jam served on marble rye bread) is rather unique in several respects. That\u2019s a good thing. What a crime it would have been to dip the marble rye in an egg batter as is done with the traditional Monte Cristo. Too many Monte Cristo sandwiches end up looking like ham and cheese between soggy French toast. We loved that the marble rye was lightly toasted, not pan-fried or worse, deep-fried. It meant the bread was unadulterated. We also loved the use of Swiss cheese instead of the more traditional Gruyere or Emmenthal. We especially loved the accompanying raspberry jam, made on the premises. With a bit of lavender, it could have passed for having been made by Heidi\u2019s Raspberries<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Ham and Cheese Croissant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

22 April 2017<\/strong>: Reflecting back on how sugary breakfast cereals used to give me a hyperkinetic boost of energy followed by a serious crash makes me wish breakfast sandwiches had been more prevalent in my youth. As with many of my generation, the Egg McMuffin was the first breakfast sandwich to catch my fancy though it didn\u2019t take long to figure out a much better sandwich alternative could be built with just a modicum of effort. Unfortunately the \u201cUl-Pretz-Imate<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (a creative play on the word \u201cUltimate\u201d) wasn\u2019t around back then. This sandwich, we were informed by a couple of the dog parents, truly is the best part of waking up. Who wouldn\u2019t want to wake up to a Swiss Alps pretzel hoagie roll crammed generously with two eggs, Black Forest ham, bacon and three cheeses? It\u2019s even better with a smear of chipotle mayo we were advised. Available only on Saturdays, it\u2019s a sandwich which earns its name. The salty, chewy pretzel would be a treat all by itself, but this sandwich is truly a sumptuous sum of all its delicious components. It paired well with the Cheddar-Poblano<\/strong><\/em> soup. <\/span><\/p>\n

22 April 2017<\/strong>: Is there a better breakfast (or any meal) idea than a stuffed croissant of the day, especially if the croissant is light and buttery. Swiss Alps’ version of the croissant is pretty flaky, a bane for those of us Oscar Madison types who draw crumbs to our wardrobes like light draws moths. We picked up two stuffed croissants for breakfast and regret not having sprung for a couple more. Simplicity itself, the ham and cheese stuffed croissant<\/strong><\/em> is a ham and cheese sandwich elevated. This won’t be mistaken for a “stuffed” sandwich;\u00a0 there’s plenty of room between the bread for more, more, more ham and cheese.\u00a0 My Kim loved the croissant, but Clara Beller<\/strong><\/a> would probably have bellowed “where’s the ham<\/em>?”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Southwest Reuben<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4 November 2019: <\/strong>In the Torah, Jacob’s son Reuben scandalizes the family for having “relations” with his step-mother’s maid (who’s also his father’s favorite concubine).\u00a0 The controversy which ensued is nothing compared with the polemic as to the origin of the Reuben sandwich.\u00a0 In her magnificent tome American Sandwich<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, my dear friend Becky Mercuri points out that there are no fewer than three claimants to having created the first Reuben.\u00a0 There’s another controversy involving the popular sandwich, one centered in the Duke City.\u00a0 That controversy involves the amount of corned beef (or pastrami) piled into a Reuben.\u00a0 Just study the mile high Reubens in Mental Floss’s compilation of 11 of the Most Delicious Reuben Sandwiches in the U.S<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 You won’t find a Reuben that generously endowed anywhere in the Duke City.\u00a0 Not even close!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Swiss Alps offers two types of Reuben sandwiches–the Classic (corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss, 1000 island on thick-cut black pumpernickel) and a Southwest Reuben<\/strong><\/em> (corned beef, sauerkraut, green chile, Swiss, 1000 island on thick-cut black pumpernickel).\u00a0 Take all the corned beef on both sandwiches and it probably wouldn’t equal half the corned beef on a Reuben from Katz’s Delicatessen<\/strong><\/a> in New York City.\u00a0 You might remember that sandwich for having inspired a particularly enthusiastic reaction<\/strong><\/a> from Megan Ryan in the movie When Harry Met Sally.\u00a0 Meg Ryan would probably agree that size isn’t everything after her first bite of the green chile blessed Southwest Reuben.\u00a0 It’s an autumn blend chile with a nice piquancy that pairs nicely with the sauerkraut.\u00a0 The thick-cut (more a label than reality) is a very good canvas upon which to build a Reuben.\u00a0 Kudos to Swiss Alps for a good one, even despite the chintzy amount of corned beef.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cheese Turnover and Biscochito<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

22 April 2017<\/strong>: <\/span>After Dagmar Mondragon<\/strong><\/a> closed her eponymous German restaurant and bakery in 2014, we frequently made like\u00a0 Sergeant Schultz of Hogan’s Heroes in our search for strudel. Thankfully Swiss Alps offers a very good strudel, albeit labeled as turnovers.\u00a0 Strudel is a pastry made from multiple, thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit. Alas, during an April, 2017 visit some avaricious diner had absconded with all the apple turnovers, but the cheese-filled turnover<\/strong><\/em>is no consolation prize. It\u2019s absolutely addictive, as delicious as any turnover we\u2019ve had in years. Even without the cheese filling, this would have been a superb turnover thanks largely to a terrific crust. Kim\u2019s postprandial sweet choice was a biscochito<\/strong><\/em>, a super-sized version of New Mexico\u2019s official state cookie. Large and thick, it kicks sand on the traditionally small and thin anise cookies New Mexicans love.<\/span><\/p>\n

4 November 2019<\/strong>: At its essence, the traditional pastel tres leches<\/strong><\/em> (three milks cake) is a vanilla-flavored sponge cake drenched with a mixture of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and cream then frosted with whipped cream.\u00a0 The only non-traditional aspect of the pastel tres leches at Swiss Alps is that it didn’t come from a Mexican restaurant.\u00a0 You could, in fact, probably take it to several Mexican restaurants across the Duke City and nary a disparaging word would be uttered.\u00a0 How could you when you’re making Rachael Ray-like yummo noises?\u00a0 It’s moist and decadent\u00a0 exemplar of perhaps the most famous of all Mexican cakes.
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Tres Leches Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Longitudinal studies have shown that starting your day off on the right foot and in the best possible mood does impact the rest of your day. You (and your dogs) can\u2019t help but be in a great mood all day long if you start your day with a visit to the Swiss Alps Bakery and Caf\u00e9, truly one of the best reasons to get up in the morning.\u00a0 Of course your mood would be even more greatly improved with more meats between the buns (yes, I do recognize that Swiss Alps is a bakery and therefore their breads, not the meats, are showcased).
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Swiss Alps Bakery & Cafe<\/strong>
\n3000 San Pedro, N.E.
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 4 November 2019
\n1st VISIT<\/strong>: 22 April 2017
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2
\nRATING<\/strong>: 20
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Ul-Pretz-Imate, White Cheddar Poblano Soup, Monte Cristo, Cheese Turnover, Biscochito, Southwest Reuben, Ham and Cheese Croissant<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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