I just wrote a sort of fan letter to the person who runs the bakery, located in San Francisco on 18th Street between Mission and Capp.
Dear Anna,
Last Saturday, I arrived early at Wholesome Bakery to get something
(other than bûche de noel) for my French group meeting on Sunday, and even
though you hadn't yet arrived, the very nice people who run the Alite Outpost
were there--Mere (?) and John--and she showed me what they had from the previous
day, so I bought the almond cakes and cookies, which were a big success the
following day! The gluten-intolerant
member of our group was grateful, and our host mentioned that when he sent out
a message of thanks after our gathering.
I'm attaching a photo for you to see the display.
I'd like to become a regular customer of yours! We take turns bringing the amuse-gueules, so
most Saturdays I'd just need to pick up a small portion of something vegan
that's also gluten-free. But when it's
my turn, I'll order the whole almond cake and more.
A feast called The Three Kings, which is celebrated in both the Latino
and French communities, is coming January 6, so if my group gets together for that, I think we could use a
whole almond cake for the galette des
rois. Have you considered offering
that the way other bakeries around the city do?
Yours would be so special for vegans and people who are
gluten-intolerant! The one made in the
Mission District is very different from the French one, and even though I love
some of the Mexican baked goods, in the case of this cake, I much prefer the
French version, which is a lot like your almond cake!
Tina
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