My last LA donut discovery was disappointing. The cronuts at DK left much to be desired and even their regular blueberry donuts, which were supposedly amazing were just meh. So I was a bit skeptical when Hobag told me SK had some amazing donuts. I had pretty low expectations from this mom n’ pop…
Tag: sweets
Lauretta Jean’s
I love me some pie, but only the fruity ones. I never ate pecan pie, pumpkin pie, or banana cream pie, just to name a few, growing up. It’s a strange concept to pair a flakey pie crust with the aforementioned ingredients. I love the contrast of a tart tangy fruit with a slightly sweet…
Tex Drive In
I’ve never had a malasada before. They’re sorta of like Portuguese donuts. Yummy, sweety, yeasty, fried dough balls. Hard to go wrong. At Tex Drive In, they serve a whole host of Hawaiian classics, but the place is mostly known for the variety of malasadas. You can choose malasadas with different fillings. We opted for…
Fauchon
Fauchon is an international food company that dabbles in everything from pastries, confections, artisanal meats and cheeses. At this outpost in Paris, they operated a small restaurant, bakery, and deli with some quick to-go items like sandwiches and salads. Everything was soooo pretty and cute and of course cost an arm and a leg. It…
Ladurée
It’s time to skip a few backlogged posts to blog about my recent trip to France. I’ve been to France a few times in the past. It’s the city where my father spent his formative years from childhood to adulthood, pretty much growing up and finding his way all on his own. There seemed some…
Afters Ice Cream
I’m all over anything ice cream in OC. I’m trying to scope out the competition for my one-day-some-day-maybe ice cream joint the in the future/in my dreams, haha. The Yelp reviews were numerous. Personal friends gave singing endorsements. One night, my coworker who I’ll call Fishing Zebra Man, had a rough shift at work. So…
B Patisserie
Though I have yet to try the wondrous deliciousness of the famed Cronut, I would argue that B Patisserie’s Kouign-Amann (pronounced queen ahman) has to be some stiff West Coast competition. I don’t know why I had never heard of this Kouign-Amann before. It is ridiculously amazing. Like any good bakery, B Patisserie serves an…
Levain Bakery
Any trip anywhere isn’t complete without a bit of sweet to over indulge in. While a trip to NYC usually necessitates a hike to The Doughnut Plant, the 3 Little Monsters made it too difficult to trek all the way out to the Lower Eastside. Luckily we found Levain Bakery which was just a short…
DK Donuts
The cronut craze has taken LA by way of Santa Monica. What’s a cronut you might be asking yourself? Uhh, have you been living under a rock? I guess there are actually a lot of under rock dwellers. It’s been described as a “half donut, half croissant pastry hybrid.” It originated at Dominique Ansel’s bakery…
Smitten
My ice cream journey continues with a more interesting way to make ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Smitten is a cool little shop in a cool neighborhood of SF, Hayes Valley. I’ll let the pictures do the talking. They use only fresh, all natural ingredients. Making ice cream this way apparently results in a…
Humphry Slocombe
The ice cream binge continues in San Francisco. While everyone goes gaga for Bi-Rite, I was sort of underwhelmed. There’s still one other ice creamy heavy hitter in the area, Humphry Slocombe. Random-ass name huh? But it sure does stick in your mind. Secret Breakfast (left), Butterbeer (right) The Pouter got her favorite, Secret Breakfast,…
Top Pot Doughnuts
I have heard one too many things about this place. It’s always on the list for best donuts in the country. Dumpling Man doesn’t understand why a donut could be all that special. To him, a donut is just a donut. I would probably agree, seeing as that Yum Yum donuts back in LA pretty…
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