We at Parker Sanpei have a serious love affair with the Back Porch Bakery in San Luis Obispo, which began as a humble neighborhood haunt and is fast becoming the finest purveyor of “laminated and rustic dough”s around.
Recently, Dan, the owner and baker, has been making “cronuts,” which are a bizarre and outrageously delicious hybrid between donuts and croissants. Originally designed by Dominique Ansel Bakery in NYC, the cronut has made its way into the hearts and bellies of thousands of Americans…including ours!
Always a hotbed of progressive culinary trends, New York is also the home of the new “ramen burger.” Dreamed up by Keizo Shimamoto of the blog GoRamen.com, the ramen burger debuted at Brooklyn’s Smorgasborg Festival to rave (if over-hyped) reviews. And what is a ramen burger, exactly? In short, it’s a beef patty topped with scallions and arugula, sandwiched between two “buns” of fried ramen.
Interested in making one at home? Try it, we dare you.
Of course, Korean cuisine has been trending for a few years, but we tasted a “korrito” (Korean burrito) that had us moaning last weekend in San Francisco. Seoul on Wheels, aka “Mobile Korean Goodness,” wraps your choice of spicy pork, rib eye, chicken or tofu in a giant tortilla along with spicy rice, crema, kimchi, cheese, and cilantro. Paired with a Kabinett Riesling? Yes, please.
THE DISH by PSPR 