“The Stolichnaya Bakery is on the corner of Fairfax and Santa Monica Boulevard. It’s one of the great hidden treasures of Los Angeles. Usually, I’m the youngest customer there by about fifty years. On one side of the bakery, a refrigerator of spinning, perfectly frosted cakes tempts you. On the other side, rack after rack of cookies, breads, mandle breads and other, more obscure Russian delicacies await.”