XA Sweet N Savory Cafe Has Made A Spam N Garlic Cookie

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 5, 2013
Cronut, schmonut. While other bakeries and donut shops continue to engage in a cronut arms race, XA Sweet N Savory Cafe stands above the fray. I'm of the opinion that their own pastry hybrid, an apple pie cookie, is deserving of the fame and the...
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