Tartine
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Tartine is a bakery in San Francisco, California
, located in the Mission District
, at 600 Guerrero Street (at 18th Street). Writing in the New York Times, food columnist Mark Bittman
called it his favorite bakery in the U.S. In 2008 its owners, Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson, won James Beard Foundation Award
s as the best pastry chefs in America, after previously being nominated for this award in 2006 and 2007.
Tartine (the word means slice of bread in French) opened in 2002, on the site of two previous bakeries; its owners, Prueitt and Robertson, had previously run the Bay Village Breads bakery in Point Reyes and Mill Valley
. After the success of their San Francisco bakery they also opened the nearby Bar Tartine and have published a book of recipes from their bakery (Tartine, Chronicle Books, 2006, ISBN 9780811851503).
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, located in the Mission District
Mission District, San Francisco, California
The Mission District, also commonly called "The Mission", is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA, originally known as "the Mission lands" meaning the lands belonging to the sixth Alta California mission, Mission San Francisco de Asis...
, at 600 Guerrero Street (at 18th Street). Writing in the New York Times, food columnist Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman is an American food journalist and author. He is columnist for The New York Times.-Education:Bittman is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School Class of 1967 and of Clark University.-Career:...
called it his favorite bakery in the U.S. In 2008 its owners, Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson, won James Beard Foundation Award
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards were established in 1990 and are often called "The Oscars of Food." Held on the first weekend in May, the Awards honor the finest chefs, restaurants, wine professionals, journalists, cookbook authors, restaurant designers, and other food professionals in the...
s as the best pastry chefs in America, after previously being nominated for this award in 2006 and 2007.
Tartine (the word means slice of bread in French) opened in 2002, on the site of two previous bakeries; its owners, Prueitt and Robertson, had previously run the Bay Village Breads bakery in Point Reyes and Mill Valley
Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay...
. After the success of their San Francisco bakery they also opened the nearby Bar Tartine and have published a book of recipes from their bakery (Tartine, Chronicle Books, 2006, ISBN 9780811851503).
External links
- Tartine Bakery web site