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Lotta's Bakery promised to bring back the great old bakeries of San Francisco's past. And what greater bakery was there than Blum's and Fantasia? Both brought to you by the genius and hard work of Ernest Weil, creator of the real San Francisco Treat: Coffee Crunch Cake. Lotta's is now baking the cake by special order only. Treat yourself! Lotta's Bakery, 1720 Polk Street (between Clay and Washington), 415-359-9039.
Before there was a Starbucks in every San Francisco neighborhood selling scones that weigh two pounds there was the full service bakery. Never heard of a full service bakery? This was the neighborhood place that your parents could drop by in the morning for a fresh Danish and a cup of coffee (no espresso drinks). Or your mom could buy a loaf of freshly baked bread and a cake for dinner’s dessert. Or you would stop by after school and buy a chocolate chip cookie. There is good news for those of us who live near Polk Street. G. Earl Darny is opening up ‘Lotta’s Bakery" in mid April. Earl was the pastry chef at Bay Wolf, Sweet Adeline Bake Shop in Berkeley and he assisted Emily Luchetti in writing Four Star Desserts.
His press release reads as follows: ‘Lotta’s will bring a full service bakery to the neighborhood. All of our products will be created on site, baked fresh. Lotta’s will offer a full line of breads, cookies, cakes, and morning pastries as well as savory treats for your mid day snack. As a full service bakery Lotta’s will offer birthday cakes, special celebration cakes and wedding cakes. With enough notice, if you can dream of it we can probably produce it for you.
I am looking forward to opening my bakery and serving this neighborhood. For 17 years it has been my dream to have a bakery that was like the bakeries that once populated the neighborhoods of San Francisco and now I have that chance." G. Earl Darny.’
We look forward to having a place that reminds us of the great SF bakeries of the past like Blum’s and Fantasia. Good luck, Earl! 1720 Polk Street (between Clay and Washington St.) 415.359.9039
