Frank Sally is set to open his French-style bakery La Fournée in Berkeley’s Claremont neighborhood in January. Here’s a sneak peek of what will be on offer.
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Pastry chef to open bakery in Bread Garden space
Frank Sally: award-winning pastry chef plans to open Fournée Bakery in the former Bread Garden space in the Claremont neighborhood Frank Sally has had his eye on the Bread Garden in Berkeley’s Claremont neighborhood for a long time. “I have always really liked that spot,” he says. “It’s a pretty area, and busy. It seemed […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
The Bread Garden: closing WHERE IS MY BAGUETTE? The Bread Garden, which opened its doors at 2912 Domingo Avenue in November 1973, is shutting up shop. Its owner, David Morris, is finally making good on his threat to move the bakery elsewhere. He plans to open a new bakery in Paso Robles, in an old […]
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Dense, airy, crusty or soft: Berkeley’s best baguettes
By Emily Gordis As a child growing up in Berkeley, I’ve only tasted pre-sliced bread twice. When I was younger, my family traveled to Europe and I got to eat real French baguettes. Today, we live a few blocks from a bakery and get fresh bread every morning, like many Berkeley residents. Our city is filled […]
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Berkeley Bites: Daphne Miller
Each Friday in this space food writer Sarah Henry asks a well-known, up-and-coming, or under-the-radar food aficionado about their favorite tastes in town, preferred food purveyors and other local culinary gems worth sharing. Daphne Miller, 44, is a family physician in private practice in San Francisco and the author of the sleeper success The Jungle […]
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Does Peet’s sell day-old pastries? The owner of the Bread Garden thinks so
David Morris In an attempt to increase his business, the owner of the Bread Garden Bakery on Domingo Avenue has put a sign in his store window alerting people that Peet’s Coffee, his next-door neighbor, is selling day-old pastries. David Morris put up the sign on Tuesday February 23 as a way to lure customers […]
