Cego’s, Rolling Hills Estates [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
German food has always been popular in the USA, but never had quite the cachet of French cuisine. French restaurateurs cultivated their reputations for complex and elegant dishes, while German food resembled home cooking – and the resemblance wasn’t an accident. German immigrants shaped American cuisine, most obviously in the Pennsylvania and in Midwest where their favorites became the bedrock of American tradition. Gehard Moser owner of Café Cego’s. Photo by Mary Jane Schoenheider The South Bay has few German restaurants, one of which is very well hidden – Café Cego’s is tucked behind the Peninsula Library on the Brickwalk, and many people have no idea it is there. I had forgotten about it myself after having a good meal there almost a decade ago, and we were actually on our way somewhere else when we saw the sign and stopped in. It’s a cute, homey place with considerable charm – fresh flowers and candles adorn tables set with good linens. The menu is oddly at odds with this atmosphere, a Spartan plastic-covered card with terse descriptions of the dishes. Most of the offerings are German, but there is also a scattering of items from elsewhere – you can get a quesadilla, Cajun…
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