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Danielle Estrella Pastry Art - Review - Dogpatch - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"For those who firmly believe that cookies should always be soft and chewy (see you in hell, “thin and crunchy”), track down Danielle Estrella Pastry Arts. The SF pop-up serves a tight line-up of cookies—some are classics like chocolate chip and caramel chip snickerdoodle, while others are more unexpected like the hazelnut cookie stuffed with Nutella. Prioritize the chocolate chip, hazelnut, and white chocolate macadamia with blueberries. Alongside the cookies are some cakes and tarts, including an airy German chocolate cake with shredded coconut and pecans that teeters on being too sweet without actually getting there. For some zing, the lemon meringue tart is well-balanced and has some surprising earthiness from a crumbly black sesame crust. Danielle Estrella Pastry Arts is usually at Gilbert’s Latin Fusion on Saturdays and Barebottle’s Bernal Heights location on Sundays, though it is subject to change—keep an eye on Instagram." - Patrick Wong