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Maison Danel’s Pandemic Pâtisserie Pivot

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David and Danel de Betelu missed the classic pâtisserie experience they knew so well from living and traveling in France. So they decided to open one in San Francisco. Four weeks after the grand opening of Maison Danel, the pandemic shut everything down. How do you take the experience of afternoon tea with classic French savories and pastries, and make it appealing for takeout? All you need is little design wizardry and a lot of willingness to experiment with new and evolving technology.