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Carolyn Jung

  • Blogger, Food Gal and Freelance Journalist, Freelance
San Francisco
As seen in: SFGate, Flipboard, The Mercury News, Eater, Eater SF, San Francisco Chronicle, American Automobile Association (AAA), Via Magazine, EatingWell, The San Francisco Examiner and
James Beard Award-winning food writer and author of the cookbook, "East Bay Cooks.'' Has a serious thing for kouign-amanns and chocolate chip cookies.
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Glazed, Raised & Sweetly Praised

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By Carolyn Jung
| Edible Silicon Valley Verified
A buck ninety doesn’t buy much these days. But in the heart of Silicon Valley, where change happens in nanoseconds and the new and the novel are celebrated above all else, it will still get you a fresh, warm and sweet taste of joy, one that hasn’t changed in 66 years. Hand over two crisp Washingtons at Stan’s Donut Shop in Santa Clara, and you’ll receive back not only a dime, but an irresistible, pillowy, yeasted donut smothered in sugary glaze, its runaway best-seller.
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A Petaluma Jewel

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By Carolyn Jung
| Edible Marin & Wine Country Verified
At the new Bijou restaurant in downtown Petaluma, golden house-made potato chips with creamy onion dip are arranged just so in a small cast-iron cauldron that boasts a history, a story and a special place in the heart of Chef Stephane Saint Louis. Together with his wife Marta Saint Louis (restaurant manager) and business partner and co-chef Steven Vargas, he also operates the fine-dining Table Culture Provisions a half mile away.
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There are only 12 Certified Master Pastry Chefs in the world. One works in the Bay Area

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By Carolyn Jung
| San Francisco Chronicle Verified
Under-Study pastry chef Frank Vollkommer carries a tray of Cacao Noir desserts in St. Helena. Scott Strazzante/S.F. Chronicle Under-Study pastry chef Frank Vollkommer prepares to ride his hand-built Triumph Bonneville T100 motorcycle in St. Helena, Calif., on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. In addition to being a decorated pastry chef, Vollkommer is a champion motorcycle racer.
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