32055 Sat Oct 16 22:57:05 -0700 2004 8 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 141552 I don't think anyone has posted that La Farine's Solano Avenue branch is open. It's got the same great bread and pastries as the Rockridge branch. It's on the southwest corner of Solano and Colusa (in a new commercial building), just across from Andronico's. Sat Oct 16 22:57:05 -0700 2004 0 Nathan Landau 1 141576 I've found La Farine's bread pretty disappointing. Sun Oct 17 13:47:05 -0700 2004 141552 0 Robert Lauriston 2 141579 Have you had the rustic baguette that comes out later in the day? Allegedly makes old Parisians cry remembering what bread used to taste like. Sun Oct 17 14:32:27 -0700 2004 141576 0 Melanie Wong 3 141585 No. Is it anything like Poujauran's? Sun Oct 17 16:14:55 -0700 2004 141579 0 Robert Lauriston 4 141607 Not being an old Parisian, or a young one for that matter, I couldn't tell you. Hopefully someone else can guide you before making a two buck investment. I should mention that I haven't had La Farine's rustic baguette for a couple years, hopefully it's still holding up. Mon Oct 18 03:26:30 -0700 2004 141585 0 Melanie Wong 1 141593 Their "Morning Bun" is quite good. It is a sort of restrained cinnamon roll that has just a touch of cinnamon and dusting of sugar, and with a tiny spot of brown sugar/butter mix somewhere on or in the roll. You can feel much more virtuous eating this than one of those monster gloppy cinnamon rolls from other places, which of course always tempt me. Sun Oct 17 19:14:46 -0700 2004 141552 0 Mary Montgomery 2 141601 I love the morning buns, I also like the sour round bread. Their challah is kind of weak, though, not nearly as good as either Grand Bakery or Semifreddi's. Mon Oct 18 00:03:16 -0700 2004 141593 0 Nathan Landau 2 141641 I've had La Farine's morning bun, but I like Tartine's version in the city is a lot better. Mon Oct 18 16:35:41 -0700 2004 141593 0 Malik 3 1762812 The owner of La Farine actually invented the morning bun, and her version is the standard. I also love the individual almond cakes - usually I'm a stickler for almond paste-based cakes, but this one is based on almond flour, and is crispy, buttery and delicious. Mon Jul 24 07:00:14 -0700 2006 141641 15684 soyarra