Where would be a good dessert place to go in Bay Area?
Cafe Esin in San Ramon has outstanding desserts. Esin and Curtis deCarion, the husband-and-wife team behind this San Ramon suburban mall gem, put their heart and soul into Café Esin, where Curtis heads up the kitchen at dinner and Esin runs the line at lunch and makes marvelous desserts. The everyday dessert menu is an eclectic mix of classic American (southern pecan tarts), classic French (crème brûlée), and classic Mediterranean (chocolate swirl mascarpone cheesecake).Then there are the specials, like the perfect German chocolate cake. Most German chocolate cake in America is mass produced and sickeningly sweet. Esin’s is moist and delicate: three layers of a light chocolate cake filled and frosted with a buttery, nutty filling. It’s served ever-so-slightly warmed, with a milk chocolate ganache and touches of crème anglaise. It’s rare to find a restaurant that understands the importance of dessert temperature (everything is usually served horribly cold). Warming this cake is brillian
