Golden Gate Bridge (photo by Kevin Connors, courtesy of morguefile.com)

Denizens of the beautiful City by the Bay share the country’s concerns about unsure times ahead, but in the city recently named one of the world’s top ten culinary destinations there are plenty of sweet comforts available.

The San Francisco Chronicle has provided a wonderful guide to offerings from Bay Area pastry chefs suited to “calming nerves” by satisfying the city’s collective sweet tooth. The Chronicle’s Stacy Finz took on the enviable task of seeking out traditional desserts, such as cupcakes, that folks turn to “when the world becomes an uncertain place.”

Among the places Ms. Finz notes for serving soothing desserts are Mill Valley’s Buckeye Roadhouse and San Francisco’s Candybar, Citizen Cake, Orson and Citizen Cupcake. She writes that they can expect plenty of worried though eager customers “at least until the economy rebounds.”

If you’d like to read the San Francisco Chronicle article cited above go to: Sweet dessert relief for diners