May 6th, 2010
Dynamo Donuts & Humphry Slocombe
I’m going to take you on a short tour of some of the delvious treats I’ve enjoyed around the Mission in San Francisco. Sit back, enjoy, and don’t forget wipe the drool off your chin at the end of the post.
Dynamo Donuts
As you walk down 24th Street, it’s easy to get distracted by colorful produce markets and burrito shops. If you can keep your blinders on long enough to make it to the brown awning at 2760 24th, you will be rewarded with the perfect snack. Dynamo Donuts offers a handful of their flavors each day, ranging from delvious Lemon Thyme and Saffron Chocolate to unusual yet mouthwatering flavors like Banana de Leche and Caramel de Sel.
Fortunately, I knew which donut I would be ordering before I was faced with the daily menu: the Maple Glazed Bacon Apple. My friend chose a Coconut, and we walked back to a small park to enjoy the sunshine. Texturewise, my Maple Bacon was light and soft with the crunch of the glaze and the bacon. Tastewise, it was salty sweet perfection as with my peanut butter bacon cookies.
Humphry Slocombe
Next on my “to-eat” list was a cone from Humphry Slocombe, conveniently a few blocks away from Dynamo. We got in long line, knowing the wait would be worthwhile.
Once we finally made it to the front of the line and got a clear look at the day’s flavors (click here for a full list of their flavors), the staff generously tolerated my sample requests:
- Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee – I started with this non-delvious flavor because I cannot resist Vietnamese coffee and Blue Bottle makes darn good coffee. Incredibly tasty.
- McEvoy Olive Oil - I’ve heard good things about olive oil gelato so I’ve been curious to give it a try. Its smooth and fruity flavor was addicting enough that a scoop nearly ended up in my bowl.
- Salt and Pepper – Since I was here for delvious reasons, I obviously had to get a taste of the peppercorn-flecked white ice cream. The salt hit me pretty hard at first, but the flavor mellowed out to a subtly spicy sweetness that was quite pleasant. While it was infinitely better than I could have imagined, I couldn’t have polished off a whole scoop.
I was hoping to try the famous Boccalone Prosciutto ice cream to keep with the bacon theme, but it wasn’t an option that day. The Boccalone Lard Caramels were in stock so I picked one of those up instead.
After a few agonizing moments of decision-making, I decided on two of Humphry Slocombe’s most well-known flavors – Secret Breakfast (bourbon with cornflakes) and Jesus Juice (red wine and coke sorbet). The bourbon in the Secret Breakfast was potent but creamy, and my mouth waters when I think about the candied cornflakes embedded within it. It was getting to be a hot day, so the refreshing Jesus Juice hit the spot. Wine and coke are the ingredients in a popular Spanish drink called Kalimoxto, which really should be more common in the United States.
The Boccalone caramel was not as porky as I was expecting but the bacon-y flavor was definitely present in the soft buttery brown sugary candy.
I got to snag a few more tastes from my friends’ ice creams. I highly recommend the Balsamic Caramel and Peanut Butter Curry flavors as well.
Even though I was stuffed with sweets, I was sad to see the bottom of my bowl. I will be standing in that Humphry Slocombe line again soon. Very soon.
Does anyone have any great restaurant/cafe/bakery/etc suggestions for future Delvious reports?