A Sweet Ending: San Francisco Pastry Crawl (Part 4/Epilogue)

So. After three days of obscene pastry indulgence, my San Francisco Pastry Crawl was finally over… or so I thought. I met up with a friend at the SF Ferry Building Marketplace a few days later to browse the fabulous Farmers’ Market, with zero intention of buying, eating, or frankly looking at pastries. But alas, they […]

Not TCHO Mama’s Chocolate: San Francisco Pastry Crawl (Part 3 ½)

On Day 3 of my recent San Francisco Pastry Crawl, my first stop was the TCHO Chocolate Factory, which I had been very eager to visit for quite some time. As I started writing about it, I realized that my original blog post (recounting my visits to several other sugary establishments) would be irritatingly long, so […]

Rolling Deep in the Mission: San Francisco Pastry Crawl (Part 2)

Much of my Spring Break week back in April was spent exploring corners of San Francisco in search of the city’s best baked goods. Why I had not done this earlier, I really couldn’t say—I was thrilled to discover the baked wonders offered up by so many talented confectionary alchemists! On Day 1 of my […]

Proud of My San Francisco Values: San Francisco Pastry Crawl (Part 1)

When I travel, most of the time my first thought is, “Oooh, where are the bakeries??” I have spent many gluttonous weekends (or weeks… don’t judge me) trolling for the most delicious pastries in cities such as New York City, Boston, Portland, and Paris… I recall with much fondness the decadent Sweet & Salty Cupcake […]