Three Babes Bakeshop
Salty Honey Walnut
Chocolate Pecan with Graham Cracker Crust
Making my way from the Ferry Plaza Marketplace en route back to the hotel for a shower before the conference I quickly debated joining the surprisingly short line at Roli Roti but glancing towards the water I did a very ‘guy-like’ double-take at the sight of Three Babes…Bakeshop. Another Mission-based business but lacking a true brick-and-mortar “Three Babes” is actually a kickstarter funded concept from two young women from central California and although prices may run as high as $40 for a single pie the team’s artisan work has undeniably earned a cult following and substantial accolades – the combination finding them sold out of one option while I nabbed the last slice of Chocolate Pecan just after 8:30am. Verbose in words like all-natural, organic, and sustainable that are meaningful to many but no marker for ‘taste’ it was to the $12 toll of two slices that I partook in Anna and Lenore’s baked goods and although the Chocolate Pecan was indeed delicious with flavors harkening a ‘Turtle’ candy it could not hold a candle to the signature Salty Honey Walnut – the buttery crust still flaky and crisp beneath an avalanche of toasty walnuts whose soft bitters found balance in local honey flecked with bits of sea salt – a truly remarkable pie tiptoeing the line between sweet and savory while wowing in every bite.
RECOMMENDED: Salty Honey Walnut
AVOID: Arriving after noon when, I’ve been told, more than half of the pies are often sold out.
TIP: …is it just me, or would a warm slice of the Salty Honey Walnut be perfect if made a la mode with a scoop of Harvey Milk and Honey Graham from Humphry Slocombe inside? Not really a tip…or is it?
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