Bakery Articles

KC Paris Desserts, French pastries on Fillmore Street

by Eugénie Fontugne | 26-08-2026 | Food, News, Papilles
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The Story Didi had never planned to move to the United States. But when her only son enrolled at USF to study neuroscience, she flew to San Francisco on a whim, and brought Paris to Fillmore Street. Didi got the “baking bug” from helping out at her father-in-law’s...

10 Delicious Bakeries with a French Touch in the Bay

by Eugénie Fontugne | 25-05-2026 | News, Papilles, Shopping
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Discover MerciSF’s non-exhaustive listing of delicious bakeries across the Bay. Whether you are looking for the traditional pains au chocolat and croissants or more creative takes on Kouign Amann and flat croissants, the Bay caters to all tastes; keeping us...

From Corporate to Croissant, The Success Story of Benoit Vialle

by MerciSF | 11-12-2024 | Business, News, Papilles, Shopping
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Switching from a career in the upper echelons of the business world to managing an artisanal bakery-pâtisserie seems like an unlikely turn. However, Benoit Vialle, former executive at Sotheby’s and Vivino, took on this challenge with success. Now based in Danville,...