All it takes is a few additional ingredients to transform ho-hum soft pretzels into something magical. A few pats of butter, barley malt syrup for earthy sweetness, and replacing some of the water ...

Co-owners Paul Watson, left, and Casey Plemons stand outside their German-inspired taproom in El Granada called Your Mom’s Haus. Courtesy Your Mom’s Haus. Walk into a new German-inspired ...

National Pretzel Day. As German immigrants came to the U.S., pretzels became a staple here in the early 1700s. More recently, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell declared April 26 as “National ...

Walk into a new German-inspired taproom in El Granada and you’ll find a menu of German and local craft beers, sausages in hard-to-find varieties and other bites like soft pretzels. Its name? Your ...