A taste of Tartine?

Earlier this week I reported on my sweet adventures at San Francisco’s famous Tartine Bakery. Vella Cafe co-owner and recent guest blogger Melissa Yen revealed in a comment that Sandra Holl of Chicago’s Floriole bakery used to work at Tartine, and is still on the hunt for space to open her own bakery. Holl sells her goods at the Green City Market, but while it’s chilly out, you can find Floriole’s famous oatmeal cookies, tea cakes and shortbread at the Chicago Downtown Farmstand through mid-December. I’ll be the one in line for the shortbread.