Curtis Kimball came to be known as "The Pancake Guy."
Back in 2022, he would set up a griddle outside his home and make free pancakes for neighbors in Bernal Heights.
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He gained national attention for his "Street Pancake Parties."
"With heavy hearts, we share the devastating loss of Curtis Kimball the legendary "crème brlée guy" who (along with his brother Brian Kimball) took San Francisco by storm in 2009 through the guerrilla street food movement they started," according to a GoFundMe post.
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Kimball died after an emergency cardiac surgery.
According to a post on X, he leaves behind his pregnant wife, Nicole, and two young daughters.
A GoFundMe has been set up in support of the family.
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