Tea at the Fairmont Hotel

Thank you GROUPON!! And Nosh!!!

Little Crumbs in San Francisco

Last week, I was reading through the most reviewed San Francisco bakeries on YELP. With 697 reviews averaging around 4 stars, I was intrigued. I visited their website soon thereafter, clicked through their gallery and read the 'about us' section. I was hooked. Their cakes, cookies, tarts and cupcakes are beautifully designed - classic and simple. I'm dying to know if they taste as good as they look.

We ordered the Scharffen Berger Mini for only $5.

YEAP.. just as I suspected. SOOO EFFIN goood!




I want to go back and try their ginger cupcake and perhaps stage for a day in their kitchen located in Jack London Square.

Happy Birthday MLK

It is a rainy Monday afternoon and what better way to enjoy the day than to check out a few bakeries in the city. My first stop - Paulette Macarons. I've seen a number of macaron recipes online and have been dying to test them out. However, I thought it would be a good idea to try a 'real' macaron before undertaking such tasks.

Hmm.. macarons are interesting to say the least. We sampled the earl grey and New Orleans praline first. I'm not really sure what to compare these to - they are distinctly flavored and uniquely designed. I bought a half a dozen for $10.50. Eek. A great novelty gift idea for sure, but personally I would have much rather bought a chunky, chewy cookie paired with a glass of milk.





*from left to right: Madagascar vanilla, Caribbean chocolate, violet cassis and caramel pecan