2 cafes have battled for decades over who makes California's best pancake
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Oltman took over the restaurant in 1980 after spending time in the kitchen with Ellen, learning her recipes and the Danish way of doing things.
Most of the Danish recipes I don't do anymore, because you, as an American, would not want a tiny Danish sandwich.
I had the pleasure of talking to Ellen for about an hour and a half... So, I'm German. They didn't like that.
A pancake rivalry starts with a sudden eviction at the heart of Solvang's own culinary history, centered around Danish pancakes.
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