Posted: 15 Dec 2013 - David Lebovitz
Since the time I left, San Francisco
has become a much sweeter place. I hope that’s just a mere coincidence, but I
have been surprised at the spate of new bakeries and sweet stops that have
sprung up in the last few years. How nice would it have been to have visited
them all? However my euro-jeans are starting to buckle under the weight of all
the butter (of course, all the chips and guacamole, and other Mexican food, had
absolutely nothing to do with it) and after finding myself unable to power
through an entire San Francisco burrito, I realized that I had lost my SF-cred
and will likely be escorted back to the plane for my return flight, as I hang
my head in shame.
Still, I did manage to sneak in a
few places that are newer on the scene. One was 20th Century Café. My friend Heidi* had recommended the knish,
which sounded like an unusual recommendation because that’s something you
usually get at a savory place, or a specialty address (any old-timers remember
The Knish Konnection in San Francisco?) But I had just scored the perfect
Christmas present for someone back home (which was 25% off – go USA!) from the
Timbuktu store (go San Francisco!), and when the map function on my phone (go
T-Mobile prepaid SIM card plan, so I could use my iPhone while traveling!)
showed that I was just a few block away, I hoofed it over there.
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