David Lebovitz lived in San Francisco for thirty years as a professional baker and pastry chef (and frequent cocktail drinker), spending thirteen years in the kitchens of Chez Panisse in Berkeley. He's the author of seven highly acclaimed books, including The Great Book of Chocolate, Ready for Dessert, The Perfect Scoop and The Sweet Life in Paris, a memoir of adjusting to live in Paris, and My Paris Kitchen, recipes and stories gleaned for living in Paris for over a decade. He is the author of the popular blog, www.davidlebovitz.com.

The School of Aub Zam Zam
Bruno Mooshei was a San Francisco legend known as much for his fierce demeanor as he was for his strangely wonderful little bar in the Haight-Ashbury. David Lebovitz recalls his…
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