[shroomgirl]

San Fran and NYC have my undying love for their fun funky stores and their BAKERIES.
I shipped bread made in Brooklyn in for a dinner Ruggerio came to 2 years ago...olive pits were thrown in the fire to scent the loaves.Royal Bakery. Bread sticks from Semolinas in SF,Acmes sourdough
Raisin Pumpernickle from NY Huge rye loaves from bakeries that the servers are speaking Yiddish. I've wanted to try Poulain, some day! Is anyone else this gaga over hearth breads. And where do you get yours?

 

[cookm]

Do I love bread! There's this palce right across the street from Chez Panisse called the Cheeseboard. Their baguettes kill! Especially right out of the oven. There was this bread that we had once at Rubicon from Panorama in, I think, Petaluma. Oh, and how about the bread from Campanile (Nancy Silverton's place) in L.A. The fig bread, mmmm...

 

[shroomgirl]

Fig Bread and blue cheeses....yummmmm

 

[cremaster]

Sullivan St. Bakery, NYC. Hands down. Straight up and no foolin' around. They supply many NYC restaurants. As well as my lunch of their traditional pizza's (no sauce, potato, pecorino, shrooms, or artichoke)....baked to perfection.

 

[shroomgirl]

Where in NYC is Sullivans?

 

[cremaster]

They are located at 73 Sullivan St. between Spring and Broome. The tel. is 212-334-9435. I'm sure they would welcome and enjoy hearing from you.

 

[shroomgirl]

Thanks Cremaster~
I'm considering a trip to NYC Sept 23 for a conference...

 

[cremaster]

You're welcome! You won't be disappointed in Sullivan. I will be in San Francisco on biz when/if you're here in NYC. Otherwise, I'd join you for a slice! Enjoy. And let me know what you think about their breads.

 

[shroomgirl]

Cremaster~there is an incredible fillo dough (last I heard only shop) that hand makes their fillo....they will not ship it. They are in SF OH MY! I almost took an internship there when I was 16 for a summer. Wish I had. NOW the name....starts with an S and is long and foreign...OK SF guys can you help me out?

 

[m brown]

magnolia bakery in nyc, really homey and sweet.
shroom, what confrence in NYC?

I have been making bread with my bread machine. I must say, to **** with the bakeries, I just go home.
Latest bread, sour rye with rosemary and caraway. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
would a class on how best to use your bread machine go over? any thoughts?

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bake first, ask questions later

 

[cookm]

Got it!!! Curiosity was piqued, so I had to know myself. It's called Shaharazad Bakery. The address is 1586 Noriega (at 22nd Ave) and the phone # is (415) 661-1155.

 

[cremaster]

Magnolia is nice. Homey and sweet are the perfect adjectives for this very neighborhood gathering spot. Mostly known for baked goods (as opposed to breads). It's just up the block from me and I enjoy the comfort of its laced windows, grandma-style look, and early morning goodies. Located on the corner of Bleecker and West 11th St. Shroomgirl/CookM: I will check out Shaharazad in SF when I'm there in a couple of weeks. Thanks!

 

[shroomgirl]

Isn't each bread maker different? Possibly consider contacting a cooking shop that has upscale machines and ask if maybe a B machine Co would sponsor a class....Then come up with a cookbooklet and sell to company. A friend of mines mom did that with Bosch. In your spare time of course.
But, hey that's how you get the big $
Or do classes out of your home, I do a monthly class for 10 ladies, at one of their houses....net is OK>> Fillo class was a booger....lots of crumbs, had to buy brushes,
messier than norm. I like hands-on classes.
Thanks for fillo info~ if you've not been there check it out....their pastries are incredible, their dough a dream to work with after the frozen or even commercial fresh stuff. Just can't bring myself to make my own...just lazy I guess.

Chef's Collaborative is having their annual conference at CIA in NY and doing field trips in NYC. Unfortunately I'm opening a farmers Mkt in the middle of the conference...so I can go 1 day and play in NYC for a couple. Trying to see if it's worth it at this time for me. The line up is incredible (Jean~George, Weil, Molly O'Neil, etc....) check out their website,cc2000.

 

[cookm]

It'd be cool to have a bread maker for a chat.
Shroomgirl, you sure do get around...culinarily. I'd never heard of those filo dough people until today.

 

[shroomgirl]

Yep~ it's a life long passion. I explore cities for their ethnic grocery stores, go-food, bakeries usually pretty thoroughly...I've found places natives havn't heard of....If you're in NYC check out
Garden of Eaten ( or eden not sure now) 23rd St sort of near the flea mkt. UNREAL, I shop NY like a crazy woman with a marked map, packages weighing me down, bread coming out of every pkg and pocket. This store has the best cheese selection (Shorpshire, Gouda aged 4+ years OHHHHHH) 11 varieties of WILD (NOT ESOTERIC or whatever the cultivated weird ones are called) Filled pasta and the BEST Selection of innovative go~food. Hole in the Wall place lucked into it by chance.
It's been 2-3 years since I've been to NYC hope they are still around. Shorpshire has since made it to St. Louis, now for the GREAT Gouda.

 

[cookm]

Shroomgirl if you ever get out here to the Bay Area, you should check out the Cheeseboard. I think I've mentioned them before. Across the street from Chez Panisse. Great bakery and cheese selection. They're very friendly, knowledgeable, and always give tastes of the cheese before you buy. They're an institution here in the East Bay. They've got a pizza store a couple doors down. They make the pizza on their baguette dough. Amazing flavors. Sometimes they put lemon zest on 'em, potatoes, cilantro, goat cheese, etc. Yeah, yum...

 

[nutcakes]

RE Shahrazad Bakery: Thanks, What a great lead. I have never heard of it and can't wait to get over there. It was not in the phone book, but they answered the phone.

Citizen Cake: Bakery and cafe; specializing in desserts, does breakfast, lunch and elegant looking modern tea until 7 p.m. Wines too. Elizabeth Falkner, who runs it was the pastry chef at some high-end places, like Rubicon. I have only been once, but had an excellent small pizza with pesto, fresh corn and Cowgirl Creamery frommage blanc, the crust was incredible. Very cool space, high ceilings tall glass windows, glassed in pastry area, arty furnishings.

RE Acme Bakery: This is my all time favorite, I don't think anyone touches it. I like the baguettes sweet and sour, the batard, levain and the large leaf-shaped fougasse. Most stores around here carry it; the fancy Saturday Farmer's market sells it (and it seems fresher there) and I have taken to picking up a batard, Redwood Farms goat milk feta, ripe tomato, and fresh marjoram and making a lunch out of the bread, thickly spread with:

Tomato Feta Spread

8 ounces feta cheese
1 large tomato
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic -- pressed
1 Tablespoon fresh marjoram or oregano -- or 1 tsp dried

Skin the tomato by dropping it into a small pot of boiling water for 30 seconds and running under cold water. Chop and place in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients.

Coarsly mash, but don't completely integrate all ingredients. Refrigerate about 30 minutes before serving.

Try this while the tomatoes are in--incredibly good, addictive even.

 

[cookm]

Sounds great nutcakes! Really, you should check out Cheeseboard if you're ever on this side of the Bay. It's in *Gourmet Ghetto*. There's also this great pastry shop, Masse's, in the area.

 

[nutcakes]

Hi Cook M, seems we are close by each other. I have been to the legendary Cheeseboard many years ago, and am glad it is still going strong. Do you remember Pig-by-the Tail, BTW?

I hate to say, but I do not get across the Bay much. Have been popping into the 4th street area once a year or other, since back in the days of the Fourth Street Grill. Been to Rockridge once. I plan an outing to Ashby Sta. Berkley soon on foot and daytime (nocar, when on my own).

I have pigged out all over SF, and I also cook (not pro)and look for ingredients everywhere, so to hear of places I don't know of is a shocker (Shahrazad!--I could hardly believe it existed anymore if I didn't know of it--ahh, arrogance. It was not in the book and either is Semolinas). I live near chinatown/n.b. and often shop there. Want to compare notes?

[This message has been edited by nutcakes (edited September 08, 2000).]

 

[cookm]

Would love to compare notes, nutcakes. I've been to Citizen Cake in its old incarnation but was in a hurry to go to Rainbow Grocery, so didn't eat. (Dumb of me...)