Call Your Mother! Then, Brunch
Peter Garland and friends at Porta Via Palm Desert
Porta Via Beverly Hills started as a deli counter on Canon Drive in 1994, which has since expanded to 4,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor dining with a full bar and event space. Three additional locations have also opened: Porta Via Pacific Palisades in 2018, Porta Via Calabasas in 2020, and Porta Via Palm Desert in 2022.
The bar at Porta Via Palm Desert
This special family of neighborhood restaurants serve breakfast or brunch, lunch, and dinner to the Southland seven days a week, with Italian-inspired contemporary Californian cuisine that honors proprietor Peter Garland’s cooking philosophy: “combine the best seasonal, organic ingredients and prepare them simply.”
All Porta Via locations will serve a holiday brunch menu until 2PM on Sunday, May 12 for Mother’s Day, featuring organic juices, specialty cocktails, traditional breakfasts, light appetizers, fresh salads, delicious pastas, and hearty entrees. The menu is both classic and creative, utilizing hand-picked produce, sustainable seafood, and all natural meats.
For Porta Via proprietor Peter Garland, Mother’s Day holds special meaning. “As a parent, we are often reminded how proud we are of our children. But who I am most of proud, is my mother.” Garland celebrated his mother Paula’s 90th birthday just this past weekend at Porta Via Beverly Hills.
“Sunday was family day and Mother’s Day brunch was a family tradition led by my father, Monroe. French Toast and Eggs Royale (Smoked Salmon and Poached Eggs with Hollandaise on an English muffin with an organic baby greens salad) with fresh juices and mimosas led the way.”
Not surprisingly, those two dishes found their way onto the Mother’s Day menu, along with the stalwart, Grilled Ōra King Salmon (sustainably raised in New Zealand), Organic Market Vegetables, and Organic brown rice.
Other Mother’s Day menu highlights include the Morning Do juice – Green Apple, Cucumber, Lemon, Ginger & Mint; The Spritz cocktail – Gin, Aperol, Grapefruit, Elderflower & Prosecco; Spring English Pea Soup – Vegan & Gluten Free; Porta Via Salad – Organic Butter Lettuce, Shaved Sweet Onion, Dill, Chervil, Avocado & French Feta with Champagne Shallot Vinaigrette; Grand Marnier French Toast – Fresh Strawberries & Maple Syrup; Butternut Squash Tortellini – Ricotta, Julienne Mustard Greens & White Wine Sage Cream Sauce; and Parmigiano Crusted Halibut – Grilled Asparagus & Beurre Blanc.
Show your mom or mother figure some love with the welcoming ambience and quality food of Porta Via restaurants. Reservations are available on resy.com
If you go:
Porta Via Beverly Hills, 424 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; (310) 274-6534
Porta Via Pacific Palisades, 1063 N Swarthmore Ave, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; (310) 499-2989
Porta Via Calabasas, 4799 Commons Way, Unit J, Calabasas, CA 91302; (818) 746-2400
Porta Via Palm Desert, 73100 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260; (760) 610-6770