Michelle Darmody: Asian flavours in baking

THE Bay Area around San Francisco is a good >barometer for what the next food trend will be. Often what is served there, or in New York, filters across the globe and influences chefs, bakers and consumers worldwide.

Presently there are a number of young American food lovers, with entrepreneurial spirit, setting up bakeries that fuse their Asian roots with a more traditional American style of baking.