it is practically Chocolate wonderland with Bittersweet and that other Chocolate shop I always forget the name of next to La Farine. Michael Mishner beats the pants off of these chocolates. Haven’t tried the new Mad about...

à la mangue verte, feuille de nougatine. Grilleés, beurre fondu relevé de poudre de carcasse. Poêlée à la coriandre fraîche, Sketch up. Bouillon de santé voilé de farine de maïs. Juste écrasées à la spatule, servies sur un toast...

it on La Farine's olive bread ... so, so good. My second favorite is blueberry basil. The sour cherry they haven’t quite perfected yet. Nice strombolis which I like better than the calzones which occasional have a crust...

For my money, the best bread is at La Farine, on College near the corner of College and Claremont. They also have awesome scones, morning buns and croissants. I know it’s not whole grain, but their sweet batard makes me all...

I like Acme’s breads a lot, but I agree that their baguetes are denser and chewier than what one gets in Paris. The closest thing I’ve found to Parisian “baguette tradition” is the rustic baguette at La...

(pork buns, custard tarts) (SF) scroll waaay down http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/chinatown.shtml La Farine (Berkeley – morning buns) http://www.lafarine.com/ Liguria (SF- focaccia) http://www

is still amazing but that was a great bite from last year.) Fried Chicken, housemade tonic – pizzaiolo Meatball fried egg banh mi – Ba Le Banh Mi chicken wing yakitori – halu, san francisco Salumi Plate – Dopo...

with tables. If you like tea, ask for it in a teapot. There is more of a selection in a.m. What I’ve had here is better than I had in the best coffee shops/bakeries in Budapest. I haven’t tried La Farine, a French...

as other purveyors), bread from Acme (or La Farine, just up the street from Oliveto and Pasta Shop – great baguettes, and I remember reading good reviews of their morning buns), and cheese and more carbs from Cheeseboard...

to the crust and helps with moisture during baking. If I still lived in Berkeley, CA, I’d be getting all my baguettes from La Farine.

call it a choclatine) from La Farine Bakery, Fruitvale, Oakland and College, Berkeley. 10. Bread pudding at Citizen Cake, S.F. closest thing to the Cuban Pudin Pan that I’ve found outside of Florida. Heartbreaking rumor that...

/white chocolate/ginger) and two for me to take home. I felt a little funny bringing her baked goods because she lives very close to La Farine, which I love, but I know she particularly loves scones and the ones at Wildflour are...

Ici’s actually in the Elmwood, around Ashby and College. Lines can be insanely long and if you’re doing a culinary tour of Rockridge there’s nowhere else of great culinary interest to draw you north of La Farine...

is not the most efficient route to the Wine Country, so this is a detour, and not just a pit stop. I would probably drive up to Bakesale Betty in the morning for scones to get the ride off to a good start, or possibly La Farine...