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> Presuming that SF is representative for the US It's not.
by selectodude 7y ago
> Presuming that SF is representative for the US
It's not.
- mettamage 7y agoIs it better or worse regarding those 5 items?
- Cerium 7y agoMany people regard SF as above average in water and bread. Water comes from Hetch Hetchy [1] and many of the regions best bakers are in SF, such as Acme [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Public_Utilities_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Public_Utilities... [2] http://acmebread.com/ http://acmebread.com/
- axaxs 7y agoHow is SF considered above average in bread? Is it due to all the golden wheat fields rolling through Silicon Valley? I jest of course, but seriously, all regions have a ton of variety of breads and bakeries. Even tiny podunk towns you wouldn't know existed...
- ReptileMan 7y agoProbably has to do with san francisco sourdough.
- nrp 7y agoA long history with sourdough (hence Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis, even though it didn't originate in California), and more recently a strong network of bakers and bakeries branching out from Chez Panisse starting in the 70's as noted in another comment.
- davidgay 7y agoFar, far, better for bread and cheese at least. Which I suspect means you haven't found where those are? (Cheeseboard in Berkeley, Cowgirl Creamery in the Ferry Building, Acme bread, Tartine as previously mentioned - some of these closed at the moment of course) [I'm a cheese and bread snob from Switzerland FWIW - I could be somewhat convinced that the wholewheat bread choices are not perfect though]
- aaronblohowiak 7y agoDo you know of a good pumpernickel here?