, and reasonably priced for what you get. Bijan’s on Saratoga rates a mention, IMO, also Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos. Cocolat in Santana Row has good pastry, and surprisingly, the “French” bakery-cafe in...

. It wasn’t the well-known Cocolat on Shattuck.

I have a few out of print cooking/baking books besides The Last Course that are now selling for more than the original cover price: The American Boulangerie, Pascal Rago Great Italian Desserts, Nick Malgieri Cocolat, Alice Medrich...

or the Emperor Norton. But if we’re talking Berkeley and the Bay Area in general: Chez Panisse Cocolat truffles (alas, burned down these many years) Peet’s Coffee Cheese Board (cheese and bread) Semifreddi bread Acme Bread .

Bay, but its not as good as its predecessor Cocolat.

of Cocolat fame) with good success. The only thing to keep in mind is that if the chocolate gets more than a degree or two over 100, you’re better off heating it to 125 and then tempering the usual way (working part of the...

10-15 years ago is the point. People who give things names are usually behind the wave. Main place I go on North Shattuck is the little quicky Thai noodle place near Berkeley Way. Wasn’t the original Cocolat right next door...

there. I’ll try another flavor my next time in Petaluma. As far as ice cream quality goes, Fairfax scoop is way better in my mind at this time. I’ll now add a plug for the European Drinking Chocolate at Viva Cocolat...

several suggestions already: PURE DESSERT, a new book by Alice Medrich, the owner of the former sweet shop called Cocolat, in Berkeley, CA; several books by David Lebovitz and BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND TEA by Rose Carannini owner of...

I concur w/ CathleenH about Rose L.B. and Susan Purdy’s books. I forgot to add that I also like all of Nick Malgieri’s cake books – the recipes are simple and tested. For more advanced cakes, I like Alice...

Wine, Cocolat, Vivoli), dated (Juice Bar Collective, French Hotel, Poulet), or no longer unique (Peet’s). More recent attractions like Phoenix Pastificio and Shuna Lydon’s desserts at Poulet are gone too. What’s...

I also recommend “The Cake Bible” by Rose (not Ruth!) Levy Beranbaum. It has tons of tips and explanations. As well, "Cocolat" by Alice Medrich. For South American, there was a book called “Nuevo Latin” that...

of variety – fruit, nuts, chocolate desserts. So far everything I’ve made from these has been exactly as expected. Alice Medrich’s Cocolat, Bittersweet – I’ve only paged through these. I’m not a...

could eat the salad instead! The book is full of useful and witty information on Thai cooking, the traditions and background. Alice Medrich’s Cookies and Brownies, and also Cocolat. Both are OOP but I found copies on ebay,...

by the company owners, but the basic recipe they use is pretty much the original by Medrich in the book 'Cocolat'.