Jack Benchakul

Jennifer, A Rolfer is a practioner of Rolfing, which is a holistic system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organizes the whole body in gravity. In short, whereas chiropractic focuses on the nervous system via manipulation of the spine, Rolfing focuses on manipulation of your muscles as a system, improving your posture as a byproduct. At least this is what my friend told me. By the way, the Caesar salad from Boulange de Polk is the best Caesar salad that I've ever had! I know...not baking related, but I still wanted to have a little food-iness in this reply.

Sorry to hear about your cat. Thank you for sharing your day with us. It's a nice look into a world that I am interested in being a part of. I currently work full-time at a Biotech company in So. S.F. (Fri-Sun, 13 hr days), I am taking a Commercial Baking class at Laney College (Mon-Thur), and I own a gift boutique, Kissmet, that is a few doors down from one of your satellites, Boulange de Polk. Before I started taking class (pre-Pastry Chef aspirations), every morning I would walk down to Boulange de Polk and grab a croissant, or a salmon quiche, and a few chocolate (French) macaroons for breakfast Yumsters!! S.F. has quite a few places that sell French breads/pastries, but I am yet to find one that does it as well as Boulange de Polk. I think that you guys make the best (French) macaroons! Thank you, again, for your insightful post...and for all of your lovely creations. Take care, Jack P.S. - Umm...if you ever need a referral for a professional Rolfer (sp?) and/or certified Herablist/Accupuncturist for your back, let me know. Two of my friends are quite skilled in the aforementioned areas.

chiantiglace, Thanks for taking the time to show us. I recently made butter (instead of whipped cream) and I have been a bit reluctant to try again...at least until someone could show me, which you have done