BDB uses only whole ingredients to make everything from scratch&by hand-condiments,dressings,sausage,lox,pastries,cakes,breadsNo fakes,noGMO,no chemicals.
Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.
- Rita Moreno, EGOT Recipient
Ya gotta respect any opinion expressed by an EGOT recipient. And there is certainly no arguing with the elegant Ms. Moreno's views about the beneficial effects of pleasing aromas.
One place where pleasing aromas certainly abound is The Back Door Bakery Cafe in Sunland/Tujunga. Actually, this week, you could scratch the "Sunland" part of the name, considering the deluge that our intrepid quizzers braved to gather at the BDB this week.
What better place to quiz your way through a storm than the warm, welcoming environs of the BDB, where the room is warm, the people are welcoming, and the smells!? Oh my goodness, the smells! I mean, COME ON! It's a bakery, after all, right?
SO there we were, gathered near the pastries, to engage in trivia battle among friends and neighbors. Brian and Sarah (photo #4 above) provided the most appropriate team name of the night, Cats & Dogs Outside. But it was warm and toasty inside, and you could find worse ways to get through a winter evening.
So join us. We'll be back next Wednesday. Come for the delicious food. Stay for the trivia (food for thought). We'll nourish you, body and soul!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 15860 | Shana Maidela’s | 71 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 12782 | Hodge Podge | 67 | 2 | 0.667 |
| 3 | Colored Pencils | 43 | 1 | 0.333 | |
| 4 | 15763 | Cats & Dogs Outside | 35 | 0 | 0.000 |
There is nothing like the warm glow of friendly competition to take the chill off a winter night, and things were warm indeed this week at The Back Door Bakery & Cafe in Sunland/Tujunga.
(Why do we always call it "Sunland/Tujunga"? Why not "Tujunga/Sunland" once in awhile?)
The delightful duo calling themselves The Lucky Lukes (photo #2) gave perennial powerhouse Shana Maidelas (photos 6 & 7) some stiff competition, and The Bozo's nearly stole the show with a strong third place performance.
Most surprising of all, the wizard known as Gandalf showed up for a few rounds (photo 5) and all in all, it was another wonderful evening of fellowship and frivolity at Tujunga/Sunland's most welcoming eatery! See ya next week.
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 15860 | Shana Maidela’s | 47 | 5 | 1.000 |
| 2 | The Lucky Lukes | 36 | 4 | 0.800 | |
| 3 | The Bozo's | 35 | 3 | 0.600 | |
| 4 | Black Cats | 29 | 2 | 0.400 | |
| 5 | 15763 | Tres Quesadillas | 27 | 1 | 0.200 |
| 6 | 12782 | Hodge Podge | 25 | 0 | 0.000 |
We welcomed the new year with open arms and good friends this week at The Back Door Bakery and Cafe in Sunland Tujunga. Did I say "friends"? It's more like family in the warm, wonderful environment hosts Debra and Reno have created in this gem of a bakery/eatery.
It may have been chilly outside, but the competition was hot and the food delicious as we engaged in our weekly trivia contest that feels more like a party. You are hereby invited to join us. We'll gather again next Wednesday - hope to see you there!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 12782 | Hodge Podge | 72 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 15860 | Shana Maidela’s | 70 | 3 | 0.750 |
| 3 | Boomer Sooners | 58 | 2 | 0.500 | |
| 4 | 15763 | The Three Banditos | 25 | 1 | 0.250 |
| 5 | Disney Chicks | 13 | 0 | 0.000 |
