let's go back in time - part II

Tartine

Tartine, a popular bakery in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco (also where the Bi-Rite Creamery is located), has been written up in numerous magazines - even a German one! The bread pudding was recommended to me so I decided to try a cup of it accompanied with a cappuccino.

Tartine seeks to use all organic products and receives their dairy and meat from a nearby farm. The bread pudding is made with whatever fruit is currently in-season, which while I visited was banana. The sweet taste of banana was offset by that of egg, and the texture and taste of the sweet syrup-soaked bread set a nice base to the dish. While I like the taste of eggs - huge omelet fan - I realized that I don't like to experience it in a sweet dish such as this. I'm not sure, but I think I'm just not a bread pudding fan. Maybe if I was, I would have found the dish delicious. And you're wondering how the cappuccino was...eh it was just o.k. Some places might be more of a trend, some, like Bi-Rite, live up to the hype, some don't. I must say though, the more savory options such as quiche or croque monsieur looked tasty, so if you do find yourself in the Mission area of San Fran, stop by Tartine for a savory lunch and then finish it off with some unique-flavored ice cream from the Bi-Rite Creamery.