Sugar High Friday #16: Strawberry Rose Cakelets
When I saw the theme for this month's SHF, strawberries immediately popped into my mind. Whether piled sweetly and innocently next to a bowl of … Read More...
Bittersweet Chocolate Cafe
Tucked away on College Avenue in Rockridge,Oakland is Bittersweet, a rustic little cafe devoted entirely to chocolate. The first time I stumbled … Read More...
Burnt Honey and Cinnamon Ice Cream
I was in the Crate and Barrel outlet store in Berkeley the other weekend and found this book(although as you can see it's much cheaper at Crate and … Read More...
Sugar High (Low) Friday #15/Happy Chinese New Year: Almond Orange Panna Cotta
I found it ironic that I started this blog with a focus on desserts, and then the next Sugar High Friday to come along had the theme of Sugar Low! … Read More...
Succés Meringue Cake
Since I had some coffee buttercream left over from the opera cake, I decided to make another one of my favorites from pastry class, the succés … Read More...
Chocolates for Christmas
These are some chocolates I made for gift-giving at Christmas - I finally got to document them! I was inspired by Michael Recchiuti's Chocolate … Read More...
Opera Cake
One of my favorite things I learned to make in pastry class was the Opera cake. This classic French dessert was created by Louis Clichy, who … Read More...
Hello!
Who am I: My name is Anita and I am a Bay Area native, living and working around San Francisco, whose lifelong addiction to all things sweet has … Read More...
Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and dog Max. 
