Anton, a bakery identified for its decadent mille crepe muffins, is coming to the Stanford Buying Middle

Anthony Tam has come a great distance since 2016, a lot of which he spent burning the candle at each ends. By day, he labored a company job, and at night time and within the early mornings, he made labor-intensive mille crepe muffins for his enterprise, Anton SV Patisserie. Right this moment, his muffins are the star of the present at his first brick-and-mortar location in San Mateo and can quickly be obtainable at a second location in Palo Alto.

Tam realized the artwork of the mille crepe cake – muffins made with not less than 20 layers of crepes, sandwiched between layers of creamy fillings – in 2014 from his brother in Malaysia. On the time, he says, “I couldn’t find anything close to what he made” within the Bay Space.

He started refining the household recipe for a California atmosphere. Lots of the components in these muffins are delicate and finicky, and the completely different humidity ranges in Malaysia in comparison with the Bay Space needed to be considered.

After he hung up his shingle in 2016 — from a industrial kitchen in San Jose — the response was overwhelming. “Looking back,” he says, “I think it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Slices of the Hokkaido milk and tiramisu mille crepe muffins by Anton SV Patisserie are proven in profile. (Kate Bradshaw/Bay Space Information Group) 

His San Mateo location, which provides particular person slices ($12 every) in addition to muffins, tarts and macarons, opened in October. The second location — contained in the Stanford Buying Middle — ought to open within the subsequent few months.

Up to now, the patisserie’s hokkaido milk mille crepe cake is a buyer favourite, as are the tiramisu, matcha and chocolate varieties. Seasonal flavors have included pandan, mango and tres leches.

Particulars: Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday at 390 1st Ave., San Mateo; antonsvpatisserie.com. The Stanford Buying Middle location will probably be positioned subsequent to the Hole.

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