TARTINE BAKERY & CAFE

After looking at this website and refreshing the page probably 100 times just so I could keep seeing a new picture, I am seriously considering booking a flight to San Francisco just so I can go and enjoy and love this place. Tartine Bakery & Cafe - thank you to Gwyneth Paltrow's newsletter for highlighting and introducing me to this gem of a spot. If only one day I could own somethign that is as delectable and creative and lovely as this!

Pastry chef Elisabeth Prueitt and her husband Chad Robertson co-own Tartine Bakery and Bar Tartine. The pair trained at the Culinary Institute of America! Tartine is continually rated as the Best Bakery and Best Breakfast in San Francisco and the duo were nominated for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chefs in 2006 and 2007 and won the award in 2008.

The bread, which they are famous for comes out of the oven fresh at 5pm as their mornings are filled with pastry creations. Their bread is made with locally mild organic flours and sea salt, and baked on a stone hearth. The bread is available in plain, country, with walnuts, sesame seeds or olives.

The cafe menu is simply beautiful as is the food. They use organic produce as often as possible and organic flour, sugar and local eggs. Their meat is from a California ranch, their coffee is organic Four Barell, dairy from Straus Family Creamery and the pastries vary according to season as to showcase the local produce.

Croque Monsieur: Open face sandwich with béchamel, gruyere, thyme and pepper. Topped with either smoked Niman Ranch ham or seasonal vegetable
Mozzerella & Tapenade: Fresh mozzarella with house-made niçoise olive and anchovy puree.

Pecorino & Almond: Sheep cheese & almonds crushed with olive oil, lemon and sage.

Coconut Cream Tart: Flaky pastry coated in dark chocolate with pastry cream, and lightly sweetened cream

Passionfruit, Lime Bavarian Rectangle: Lime-moistened genoise with passion fruit Bavarian. Topped with sweetened cream and coconut.

Eclairs: Filled with vanilla custard, dipped in Valrhona glaze.

Tartine Bakery & Cafe

600 Guerrero Street

 San Francisco, CA 94110

 415 487 2600

http://www.tartinebakery.com/

photo credit: tartine bakery