Rising Loafer Cafe & Bakery, Danville

For more than 15 years, Rising Loafer Cafe & Bakery’s kitchen has been churning out fresh breads, sandwiches, and breakfast fare free of preservatives or additives. The bakery wafts aromas of freshly baked garlic-basil and cinnamon-raisin breads as griddles sizzle with french toast, buttermilk pancakes, and belgian waffles. Traditional sandwiches and half-pound burgers perch comfortably atop a variety of breads, each newly emerged from its warm oven and contemplating its existential connection with mayonnaise for the first time. Rising Loafer Cafe & Bakery feeds the stomachs and souls of patrons in the community, giving back by providing food and support to area schools and charity events, such as the Diablo Valley Women's League auction, which raised funds for Helping Children with Cancer.