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Le Dix-Sept gets creative with botanicals
Brian Amick | June 2, 2025
Each pastry at Le Dix-Sept has some kind of botanical story to it. This personal detail and an emphasis on high-quality ingredients – such as chocolate from Valrhona and Republica del Cacao, butter from Plugrà, eggs from Vital Farms and California pistachios – makes this patisserie a standout in the city.
The Canele Wizards at Le Dix-Sept Will Now Let You Inside
Paolo Bicchieri | April 16, 2025
The reopening is big for folks in that few-block radius, too: There’s not much else in that area for these kinds of treats.
San Francisco’s Best New Restaurants, April 2025
Dianne de Guzman | April 3, 2025
Pastry chef Michelle Hernandez is dishing out exceptionally artful cakes, brioche, canelés, nougat, and more at new Potrero Hill bakery Le Dix-Sept Patisserie.
The city’s best pizzerias, according to a panel of pros
Lena Park | March 14, 2025
Hernandez, the canele queen, has a few favorites, including Outta Sight Pizza and Del Popolo. But Pizzeria Delfina is her family’s go-to for a casual dinner or big party.
Top Bakeries of the Bay Area
MacKenzie Chung Fegan & Cesar Hernandez | February 25, 2025
These are the best places for custardy egg tarts, creative pies and all-around stunning desserts.
High Step Into the Season With Delights for Your Taste Buds and Your Wardrobe
David Nash | February 19, 2025
Just this winter, she unveiled a second location in Potrero Hill that houses her production while offering the patisserie’s loyal clientele a botanically inspired menu that includes scrumptious canelés, brioches, croissants, cakes, nougats and tasty focaccia sandwiches.
The 17 Best Bakeries in San Francisco
Dianne de Guzman, Becky Duffett & Eater Staff | January 13, 2025
These beloved bakeries constitute San Francisco’s sweetest options for cakes, pies, cookies, and more
The Hot List: Our favorite restaurants and bars to greet the new year
Lauren Saria, Sara Deseran, and Astrid Kane | January, 2, 2025
For anyone prepared to ask us, “Where should I eat tonight?” here’s our answer: the Hot List, our opinionated guide to the top restaurants and bars in San Francisco right now..
16 Notable Bay Area Restaurant Openings to Know in November
Justine Jones & Dianne de Guzman | November 26, 2024
Pastry chef Michelle Hernandez has brought her artful pastries to San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood: Her bakery Le Dix-Sept Patisserie’s second location opened there on Saturday, November 2. Stop by for brioche, canelés, passionfruit-topped tarts, croissants, and more.
Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie
Team Infatuation | November 19, 2024
The team behind Le Dix-Sept has opened a second bakery in Potrero Hill with its staple brioche and cannelés, alongside a few new pastries like a pistachio chocolate cake and anchovy calabrian chili focaccia.
This Week In Food: A Fancy Wine Tasting Spot Reopens, and the Fillmore Gets a New Soul Food Spot
Jay Barmann | November 8, 2024
Le Dix-Sept Patisserie just opened a new location in the Mason on Mariposa, the same new Potrero Hill complex that is home to La Connessa.
San Francisco’s Hottest New Restaurants, November 2024
Dianne de Guzman and Lauren Saria | November 7, 2024
Pastry chef Michelle Hernandez is dishing out exceptionally artful cakes, brioche, canelés, nougat, and more at new Potrero Hill bakery Le Dix-Sept Patisserie.
This week’s tablehopper: blue sky thinking.
Marcia Gagliardi | November, 5 2024
Le Dix-Sept Opens a Second (and Lilac) Location in Potrero Hill...
She makes one of SF’s most coveted pastries — now at a new location
Sara Deseran | November, 4, 2024
Michelle Hernández, the queen of canelé, just opened Le Dix-Sept's second location in Potrero Hill.
Chefs on the Move: Western News
Matt Kirouac | October 30, 2024
Michelle Hernandez established the flagship location for Le Dix-Sept Patisserie in Potrero Hill...
Le Dix-Sept Finally Pops Open in Potrero Hill, and Here Are All the Pretty Pastries
Becky Duffett | October 23, 2024
Step inside the new lilac flagship for a fresh batch of seasonal cakes, tarts, croissants, and more
16 Best Cakes in San Francisco
Dianne de Guzman & Becky Duffett | October 17, 2024
San Francisco has strong bakeries slinging sourdough and folding croissants, but it isn’t a party without cake.
Making Canelés With Michelle Hernández Of Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie
She's My Cherry Pie: Jessie Sheehan | August 31, 2024
In this episode, Michelle and host Jessie Sheehan talk all things canelés, from using copper molds to why the dark French bake is a must, resting and straining the batter, and why she’ll only sell the treats on the same day they were made.
Live! In the Bay: Local chef using French inspired techniques and botanicals for unique pastries
Jessica Wills | May 29, 2024
Owner of Le Dix-Sept Michelle Hernandez joined host Jessica Wills to chat about the unique flavors she is bringing to her pastry shop blending her experience abroad in Paris along with traditions of her AAPI culture.
This Stunning French Bakery Is Expanding to Potrero Hill
Becky Duffett | May 3, 2024
One of the most beautiful bakeries in San Francisco is opening a second location in Potrero Hill, spinning even more brioche, canelés, and nougat...
The Most Decadent Must-Try Cakes In San Francisco
Kyrie Sismaet | December 4, 2023
Jesse Itzler once said, “I like the concept of ‘have your cake and eat it, too.’” We have to say we agree! The best city to indulge in the most exquisitely refined and impressive cakes are of course, in the culinary capital of San Francisco...
People We Meet: Michelle Hernandez of Le Dix-Sept Patisserie
Christina A. Macintosh | April 30, 2023
The Mission is a land of conchas, not canelés; tacos, not tarts. But Michelle Hernandez, the baker and owner of 18th Street’s Le Dix-Sept Patisserie, took a page out of the neighborhood’s book...
Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie
Ricky Rodriguez | April 14, 2023
The hot pink and turquoise storefront at this plant shop-y bakery takeout window will be the first thing that catches your eye...
17 Decadent Cakes in San Francisco
Diane de Guzman, Becky Duffett, and Ellen Fort | October 28, 2022
...the city’s best cakes come from both bakeries and restaurants, crafted by acclaimed pastry chefs and cute neighborhood shops alike...
Even an SF pastry chef couldn’t help me perfect the hardest thing I’ve stress baked during Covid
Susana Guerrero | March 22, 2021
Dominique Ansel, best known for inventing the cronut, once described cannelés as not just a pastry, but as proof of the cook’s patience and dedication...
Everything You Need to Decorate Show-Stopping Cakes
Nick Mancall-Bitel | March 18, 2021
Whether you’re trying to treat your family to an after-dinner showstopper or you want to impress total strangers on social media, it’s hard to go wrong with a very pretty cake...
CHEF MICHELLE HERNANDEZ: THE BOTANICALLY-INSPIRED COLOR PALETTE OF LE DIX-SEPT PATISSERIE
Images and Video: Nate Fong | October 2020
Trained in France and raised in the Bay Area, Pastry Chef Michelle Hernandez uses classical techniques to make the flavors of her native California dance at her fingertips...
A Swiss Buttercream Recipe for Your Next Cake, From a Bay Area Baker
Patty Diez | November 5, 2020
Le Dix-Sept Patisserie founder Michelle Hernandez fuses her French training with her Guamanian and Mexican heritage
Le Dix-Sept Patisserie Bursts Open with Beautiful Botanical Pastries
Becky Duffett | October 16, 2020
Le Dix-Sept Patisserie bursts open Saturday, with a beautiful array of pastries at 18th and Mission...
A Pastry Chef Talks Paris, Career Pivots, and Patisserie
Kerry Diamond | July 2019
Michelle Hernandez of San Francisco’s Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie has had a fascinating career that’s taken her from start-up to corporate fashion to the food biz...
Chic Aprons and Nougats Worthy of Your Taste Buds
Charlotte Druckman | July 25, 2014
THE SWEETS | Gotta-Try Nougat
For many Americans, nougat is the commercial-grade, sticky-sweet layer inside a Snickers or Milky Way. But in Europe, the confection is an entirely different affair...
Macarons From Le Dix-Sept Patisserie | San Francisco
Jessica Battilana | May 4, 2012
A sophisticated sweet with a French accent...