For all those

not reading this blog, Barkada Bakery + Cafe in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood is the bomb.

For those of you wondering what baking books the cafe, which makes Gibraltars and other good coffee drinks among croissants (not that flaky, though) and petit desserts, has on on a shelf near a window that looks into the buzzing bakery room, they are:

Tartine Bread
The Art and Soul of Baking
Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy
Bouchon Bakery
The Professional Pastry Chef
Book of Tarts
Chez Panisse Vegetables