ART + SCIENCE Our sourdough begins with four simple ingredients: organic flour, water, salt, and leaven. Simple, however, is not the same as easy. This glimpse behind the scenes was captured by sourdough team member Shannon, who paused to appreciate the quiet choreography of sourdough happening all around her: leaven being prepared, amendments individually scaled, tickets following each dough through the process, and rulers tracking its rise. Behind every loaf is a ba

MANGO LAO 芒果捞 This is one we have been waiting all year to make...patiently, impatiently, joyfully...until the mangoes were finally ripe, fragrant, and delicious enough to meet our standards. For Jenny, this dessert began as a small act of love. Growing up, she would stop by the neighborhood Chinese tea shop and bring home Mango Lao for her Puo Puo — her grandma. Something cold and sweet. Something bright. Something she knew would bring her joy. That is one of the thing

THE QUIET ONE Our Moroccan Black Olive Chocolate Croissant has always flown a little under the radar...At first glance, chopped black olives and chocolate may not sound like obvious companions. But sometimes its unexpected pairings like this that surprise you most. We fold chopped Moroccan Beldi olives into a dough made with buckwheat and sourdough starter, creating something altogether different from our traditional croissant. The butter-to-dough ratio is lighter, givi