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FOOD - DRINK - FUN

Mountain Views News Saturday, August 16, 2025


MOFFETT’S FAMILY RESTAURANT 

– ARCADIA’S 50-YEAR COMFORT FOOD GEM


Right across Baldwin Avenue from one of my longtime favorites, Provence Café, sits a spot that 
somehow managed to escape my fork for decades: Moffett’s Family Restaurant. They’ve been 
here since 1975, which makes 
this year their golden 50th 
anniversary. My first visit is a 
real head-scratcher—especially 
since Juan has been cooking 
here for 45 years. Now he and 
his daughter Sandra own and 
run the place together, keeping 
the tradition alive and thriving.

Every restaurant worth its 
salt has a signature dish. At 
Moffett’s, it’s the chicken pot pie. 
And let me tell you—so good, so 
good. I ordered mine mostly à la 
carte, and Adriana, our server, 
suggested the dark meat. Spot 
on. It came with a side of freshly 
cut carrot salad that gets two 
thumbs up from this guy.

Sure, they have breakfast down 
pat, but for me, wherever you’re 
reading this, Moffett’s is a must-
visit for lunch. My early lunch 
companion went for the beef dip 
sandwich. He raved about it, and 
the small bite I managed to steal 
told me he was right. Still, the 
chicken pot pie reigns supreme here—creamy, comforting, and perfectly flaky.

Take a listen to my last few podcasts, wherever you like podcast, tunein, spotify, just type in Peter 
Dills and add me as a follow on Facebook, email me thechefknows@yahoo.com

And here’s a tip from my Facebook friend Raquel McLaughlin: Moffett’s makes their soups 
fresh daily. I didn’t try one on this visit, but it’s now on my list for next time. Between the 
warm service, the made-from-scratch classics, and that unmistakable feeling of stepping into 
a neighborhood institution, this is the kind of place that makes you feel like a regular—even 
on your very first visit.

With half a century of history behind them, Juan and Sandra have kept the family-friendly, 
welcoming spirit alive. If you haven’t been yet, don’t wait another four decades like I did. 
Here’s to another 50 years of Arcadia comfort food at its finest.

IN SUMMARY:

 
Signature Dish – Chicken Pot Pie (dark meat recommended) 
Runner-Up – Beef Dip Sandwich 
Bonus – Fresh soups made daily (thanks, Raquel!) 
Vibe – Classic comfort food, family-owned since 1975 
Service – Friendly and on-point (thanks Adriana!) 
Peter’s Tip – Go for lunch, but breakfast fans will be happy too 
Verdict – A must-visit in Arcadia, right across from Provence 
Café

 MOFFETT'S 1409 S. Baldwin Arcadia (626) 447-4670 call for times and details


LAST WEEK'S CROSSWORD SOLUTION:


ALL THINGS by Jeff Brown

WITH HER OWN HANDS: WOMEN WEAVING 
THEIR STORIES BY NICOLE NEHRIG

A rich and intimate exploration of how women have used 
textile work to create meaningful lives, from ancient mythology 
to our current moment.

In this captivating work, psychologist and knitter Nicole 
Nehrig delves into the myriad ways that art forms such 
as knitting, sewing, and embroidery were and continue to 
be liberating for women. Spanning continents and centuries, 
Nehrig brings together remarkable stories of women, 
from an eighteenth-century Quaker boarding school that 
used embroidered samples to teach girls math and geography 
to the Quechua weavers working to preserve and revive 
Incan traditions today, and from the Miao women of 
southern China who, in the absence of a written language, pass down their histories in 
elaborate “story cloths” to a midcentury British women’s postal art exchange. Throughout 
history, textiles have been a way for women to explore their intellectual capacities, 
seek economic independence, create community, process traumas, and convey powerful 
messages of self-expression and political protest. With Her Own Hands is a celebration 
of women who have woven their own stories and created objects of beauty and significance 
to bring them through hardships.

SATELLITES DETECT HISTORIC 
TURNAROUND IN ANTARCTIC 
ICE MASS

Something extraordinary happened 
at the bottom of our planet between 
2021 and 2023 that left scientists 
completely speechless. The ice sheet 
gained approximately 108 gigatons 
per year — a historic turnaround after 
decades of relentless ice loss. This 
wasn't just a minor blip in the data – 
we're talking about the first time in 
generations that Antarctica actually 
gained substantial ice mass instead 
of losing it.Researchers from Tongji University, led by Dr. Wei Wang and Professor 
Yunzhong Shen, have documented these dramatic fluctuations using data from the 
GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) and GRACE-FO satellite missions. 
These sophisticated satellites essentially weigh Antarctica from space by detecting 
tiny changes in Earth's gravitational field, giving scientists an unprecedented view 
of ice mass changes.


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