The Free Pancake Party Was Not About Pancakes

San Francisco CA

15 February, 2022

7:16 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local February 14, 2022 More than a decade ago, Curtis Kimball's successful crème brûlée enterprise brought him so much press that he made national headlines. But in 2022, he crept around his Precita Park neighborhood posting fliers for a pancake party, and tried not to be seen. "I was just nervous and self-conscious," Kimball said, thinking the neighbors might be annoyed. The truth was, like everyone, Kimball had gotten weird in the pandemic — talking to people felt more anxiety-inducing than normal. But he thought a pancake party might be able to flip that attitude around. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.