January 26, 2007

Sweet Child o’ Mine

Miette Confiserie Opens

There’s a crazy little shack beyond the tracks. And everybody calls it the sugar shack.

Well, that’s what they will call it when Miette Confiserie opens for business tomorrow in Hayes Valley.

The sophisticated sweet shop from the gals behind those ridiculous French macarons at the Ferry Building recalls the Paris of your youth (even if you grew up in Ohio).

Feast your eyes on floral wallpaper, gumdrop topiaries, and vintage apothecary jars brimming with licorice and rainbow Jelly Bellies. Dainty delights like Camembert chocolates, peas and carrots, and chocolate-covered gummi bears hit the sweet spot. Get a natural sugar rush on organic rose geranium-scented cotton candy, with seasonal flavors like lemon verbena on the horizon.

They love unusual suggestions, so tell them about your favorite hard-to-find confections. And don’t miss the eye-popping selection of chocolate bars from around the globe in front of the register.

You’ll feel like a kid in, well, a candy store.

Miette Confiserie, 449 Octavia Boulevard, between Linden and Hayes Streets. (415-626-6221 or miette.com).