Comments on: Tartine Bread Is Getting Its Own Storefront

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:32:42 +0000

As much as I hate to say it, the community wants another expensive yuppie restaurant, coffeehouse, or store that sells turn of the century items at 20 times their value outside of the city. People got their pet food cheaper elsewhere, so that pet store couldn’t compete and had to leave. One of the aforementioned businesses will move in and do a better job in what the neighborhood has become. That’s capitalism, gentrification, whatever you call it, but that’s reality.

By: 2fly

2fly — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:15:07 +0000

noooooo I bought my awesome little red suitcase from Hideo Wakamatsu a few years ago and it was the best purchase I’ve made in a while. Sad to see the store go. When you add up all the fancy food & coffee that people buy in the mission, it would equal a cute, practical carry-on suitcase in no time.

By: chico

chico — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:28:24 +0000

Woah, simmer down “Gutterman”, just messing around is all. Funny to see you out yourself with the term “ingrates” though!

By: Adam Gutterman

Adam Gutterman — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:06:01 +0000

Really, “chico”, you’re threatening me? Over a fucking conversation over a fucking loaf of bread? You, my friend, need to move to Oakland with the rest of the ingrates. And stop playing Call of Duty. You are NOT a soldier.

By: kiya

kiya — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:15:33 +0000

While i love Chad and Tartine and everything they make for my mouthhole i am saddened to see the Hideo Wakamatsu store go. They had great products and were there for years bringing something a bit different to the retail landscape of the Mission district.
I’m just afraid that in five years there will be nothing but food to buy in the Mission.

By: chico

chico — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:28:10 +0000

Believe me when I say I know how to handle a knife. You feel me, foodie?

By: Adam Gutterman

Adam Gutterman — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:05:27 +0000

Seriously “chico”, you’ve clearly never tried to slice one of those. They are a giant pain in the ass. Try making pop-up-toaster-sized slices. Not as easy as it looks.

Ryan, I feel you on the grab large hunks and devour method. The wife calls in the “chunkle” method.

By: chalkman

chalkman — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:23:00 +0000

the real question is will they bake bread at night, LIKE EVERY OTHER BAKERY IN THE WORLD, so people can actually buy it at a reasonable time? My guess is no….

By: Snake Plissken

Snake Plissken — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:37:43 +0000

I agree with Cranky Old Mission Guy. That place was a dive. I wouldn’t treat my dog so badly as to shop for him there.

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:26:55 +0000

That pet store at 18th & Valencia was a useless, mismanaged, underfunded craphole, and anything that replaces it will be an improvement. It was neighborhood for me, yet I was forced to go to Petco (ugh) because they could not manage to stock basic bird supplies at any price. Shed no tears for that particular small business.

By: tack

tack — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:01:03 +0000

I was sad to see the pet store on 18th and Valencia go away. Doubtless it will turn into some bag of bridge and tunnel yuppie douche that doesn’t serve the needs of our community.

So this is good news to me. The luggage store for people who can afford to travel in style gets replaced with a bakery that will doubtless sell bread that is more nutritious that what you can buy at the local stores.

Sure, it’ll be spendier, but food with nutrients costs more than GM corn poop.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:05:38 +0000

I’ve bought countless loaves of Tartine bread and have never once sliced it. I prefer the “grab large hunks and devour” method.

By: chico

chico — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:55:12 +0000

Really man, you can’t slice you own bread? Foodies…jeez.

By: Adam Gutterman

Adam Gutterman — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:38:30 +0000

I hope they have bread slicing service as well! I love their bread, but it takes 15 minutes and tons of crumbs to slice one of those massive loaves.