Peace, good quiche served at Cafe Bonaparte in Hermosa Beach

By all accounts, Napoleon Bonaparte was not a gourmet. He was notorious for gobbling his food and leaving the table while others were still decorously nibbling appetizers. The restless, impatient general may have been the emperor of the French, but he had a very un-Gallic attitude toward savoring his national cuisine. The Hermosa Beach cafe that bears his surname is conducive to more genteel, reflective meals than he enjoyed. The location on Pier Plaza a few steps from the ocean is easy to mi