Tartine: San Francisco, CA (Roaming Napa, Part 1)

This post begins a multi-post coverage of our trip up to Napa Valley to pay homage to Thomas Keller.  Its probably best that I don't live within reasonable distance to visit this bakery every morning. I've tried several of their treats and have never been disappointed... in fact I leave wanting more! I've come to the conclusion that they must be throwing crack into the batter.

{the line at Tartine ~ 11:30am-ish}

So we took last Friday off to fly into San Francisco and make a morning stop at Tartine before we headed up to meet the rest of our party. The line snaked around the outside of the shop and I was terribly anxious as we had promised to meet LH and ML across the Bay in a little over an hour. I think we did wait in line for over an hour. Why in the world is the line so amazingly long? Its Friday late morning... aren't these folks suppose to be working?

{hard at work making treats}

As we waited in line we were teased by the sight of the staff hard at work to satisfy our tummies. There was also a little vent window strategically placed where the line snakes out, so that the sweet aroma of freshly baked goods can waft out to ensnare those who pass by. As I'm waiting in line with EHK, we notice that all these cars keep passing by and its passengers giving us the look of pity. They know there's no hope of drawing us away from this line and they drive away quickly before they too are drawn in.

{pumpkin tea cake just pulled from the oven and teasing waiting patrons}

We finally make it in and I begin snapping photos of the goods like I've never been here before. I think I annoyed the chick standing in front of me with all my snapping and getting into different angles. Whatevs... there were folks that lugged their D-SLRs in with crazy lenses intending to do much more damage than me with a point and shoot.

{shortbread cookies}

{almond rochers}

{tres leches cake}

{lemon bar}

{lemon cream tarts with dollop of unsweetened cream}

{butter croissants}

{morning buns}

After what seemed like an eternity, we walked out happily with our booty and I was able to snap a few photos of some of the goods before we devoured them. We walked out with 2 morning buns, an almond lemon poppy seed tea cake, an almond croissant and slice of quiche. Sorry no photos of the latter 2... I guess the camera didn't get a chance to document before they went into the tummy. So worth the wait and I'd happily do it all over again! 

{morning bun I'm about to devour}

{almond lemon poppy seed tea cake}

About 45 mins later we finally made it over the Bay Bridge and picked up LH and ML from R & T's home in the Berkeley Hills. Can you see the Golden Gate in the distance? I'm so jealous of this view that R & T get to wake up to... its views like this that make me miss living in the Bay Area.

{View of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay from  R & T's street in the Berkley Hills}

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Tartine Bakery

600 Guerrero St.

San Francisco CA 94110
(415) 487-2600
M: 8am-7pm
Tu-W: 7:30am-7pm
Th-F: 7:30am-8pm
Sa: 8am-8pm
Su: 9am-8pm

http://www.tartinebakery.com/