367986 Mon Feb 05 16:50:52 -0800 2007 8 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2262877 Oops asked about another place alread posted, so I'll change this and asked if anyone has been to Miette's new candy store. Here's the mention in the Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/01/31/FDG7BNR1E21.DTL The Miette website says of the candy gallery ... "apothecary jars are filled, floor to ceiling, with imported boiled sweets, Dutch licorice, salt water taffy, the finest chocolates, buttery caramels, and so much more." Nice photos of the shop too. Seems like Miette also has online ordering so you can get French macarons and Dragees mail-ordered. 449 Octavia Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94102 Monday-Saturday 11-7 Sunday 11-5 415.626.6221 http://www.miettecakes.com/contact.html#confiserie Mon Feb 05 16:50:52 -0800 2007 10264 rworange 1 2262880 We've already got a thread going on this one, with the name in the title: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/367909 And a possible Chowdown in the works??? :-) Mon Feb 05 16:51:44 -0800 2007 2262877 35805 shortexact 2 2262887 Thanks. I changed the topic. so not to waste the post and bother the mods. Mon Feb 05 16:53:25 -0800 2007 2262880 10264 rworange 1 2262892 Cool, yeah I figured when I saw the title had changed :-) So we're moving on to the new Miette Confiserie at 449 Octavia, near Hayes? Mon Feb 05 16:55:07 -0800 2007 2262877 35805 shortexact 1 2262894 Isn't it actually Miette Confiserie? http://www.miettecakes.com/contact.html#confiserie Mon Feb 05 16:55:17 -0800 2007 2262877 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 2262915 Yeah, I screwed up big time. The mods might delete all these posts doing correction to stuff that has been corrected ... or not. OP now has website link and address. Mon Feb 05 17:02:26 -0800 2007 2262894 10264 rworange 1 2262907 I dropped by the place briefly en route to Blue Bottle. I didn't have much time to linger, but it's a very cheerful, airy sort of place. I ended up getting a tasty chocolate fig ($0.50 each) and then a "truffle pig" (which I think was $4? something in that vicinity). The truffle pig is actually a rich candy bar, which is every so often punctuated with a richer truffle part. It's not that huge, but pretty rich for a candy bar, so I needed to eat it at a few different sittings. Supposedly in the future (not sure about what time scale), they will also be offering some things beyond just candy -- such as cupcakes. Mon Feb 05 17:00:08 -0800 2007 2262877 35805 shortexact 1 2262956 Yes, been there and my friends and I enjoyed root beer barrels, horhounds and cinnamon candies while watching film noir at the Castro. You can buy a lot of hard candy for pennies. Mon Feb 05 17:15:15 -0800 2007 2262877 13192 chocolatetartguy 2 2437405 Stopped by today and really liked the shop. It has lots of interesting hard candies and bars. There were a few plates of different cupcakes. ALAS, cotton candy is only sold on the weekend. The current flavor is rose geranium. The staff was really welcoming and helpful. This seems like a pleasant little shop ... an updated penny candy store. It is slightly off the main drag ... across the street from Flippers hamburgers, sort of. There's a new restaurant going in on the corner on that block. So ... anyone tried the cotton candy yet? And ... ok ... I'm giving Miette another chance ... what is the best flavor of cupcake to order. Any to avoid? Fri Mar 30 19:12:34 -0700 2007 2262956 10264 rworange