As it turns out, I’m not the only one being wooed into the Polk Street La Boulange (2310 Polk St. at Green) by that scintillating curio of pastries. A pigeon named Phyllis made herself at home last week in the spacious loft-style windows above the bakery’s entry, and refused to be shooed. Phyllis became such a personality in the café that La Boulange introduced pigeon menu specials via its Twitter account. She was finally detained and released in Golden Gate Park. But, it wasn’t long before another warm-blooded winged vertebrate took up tenancy. Rumor has it his name is Bob Vance.
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Pastries: Phyllis’s Top Housing Priority
Posted in Restaurants, Tid Bits, tagged Food, Green, La Boulange, Pastries, Pigeon, Polk, Twitter on September 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Croissant Bread Pudding Conquers
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Breakfast, Croissant Bread Pudding, Food, Green, La Boulange, Pastries, Polk on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the out-for-breakfast battle of sweet v. savory, eggs of any sort tend to triumph over pancakes or french toast when I’m ordering. But on those days few and far between when God forbid I must eat alone, I have been known to consume a pastry or two. It’s no help that La Boulange‘s seductive assortment of sweet breads can be seen from the sidewalk when I’m innocently running my Sunday errands. So today for the first time I gave in to the bakery’s much-talked-about croissant bread pudding and I must say it was decadent and dreamy. (more…)
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