Dallas - November 27, 2006

Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Francis Simun Bakery

You’re not above going to extremes. A fight over toothpaste with your significant other prompts a search for a new place to live. And no decaf at the local coffee shop’s a sure sign of Armageddon.

Meanwhile, reducing your carb intake means swearing off bread for all eternity. Were it not, of course, for Francis Simun Bakery.

Modestly tucked away in Deep Ellum, the cafe/bakery/grocery store makes handmade, all-natural baked goods — cakes, cookies, breads, and such — using only organic ingredients.

These healthier versions of your favorite preservative-laden delicacies don’t contain any sugar. And offerings can range from the ordinary (banana nut muffins, carrot cake) to the exotic (navy bean loaf, artichoke tortillas).

So while your staunch dedication to zero-carb intake’s impressive, it’s not necessary.

In other words, you can have your cake and still eat bread, too.

Francis Simun Bakery, 3106 Commerce Street, Deep Ellum (214-742-5210 or francissimunbakery.com).