Bacon, egg, and cheese, man. Come on. People always put it on a croissant or something. That's no good. You need strong bread-strong bread to withstand the heat and the grease. This exchange between the author and Andrew Proctor captured the essential philosophy of breakfast sandwich construction, emphasizing the structural integrity required of the bread to properly support the fillings.
Owners and married couple Justin Choi and Janis Ahn, who previously ran roastery Hanok Coffee from 2021 to 2023, source both matcha and hojicha from Chinatown's Archives of Us, while the generally fruit-forward espresso beans come from the likes of Hydrangea (Berkeley), Flower Child (Oakland), Ilse (Connecticut's New Canaan) and locally based Moim Coffee.
Rolling beige hills peppered with dark oak trees paint the horizon as a lone, wispy white cloud drifts leisurely to nowhere. There are more cows and horses than cars on this winding, backcountry Sonoma County road. As it bends around a corner, a white steeple from a former one-room schoolhouse spears the seemingly endless blue sky. Just ahead is an oasis where world-class pastries are sold from a wagon.
