Maison Verbena

27 Nov 2024

This Castro Baker Just Threw the Panettone Gauntlet Down

Giovanni Liguoro moved from Southern Italy to bake at a brand new Castro District bakery a few summers ago. He opened Poesia Café as head baker in August 2022 alongside Francesco D’Ippolito. D’Ippolito, who owns the longtime neighborhood Italian restaurant favorite Poesia, literally upstairs from the new bakery, saw great

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