Praise be to the pop star food! Hail to the icons people line up at dawn for, the ones who sell out in 15 minutes. Dominique Ansel reset the bar set by Krispy Kreme when he introduced the cronut out of his Soho bakery in 2013.
In the years since, the cruffin, cereal milk soft serve and unbaked cookie dough have capably carried on the tradition of gastronomic obsession. In a world where everything seems bleak and sad, there's something touching about the human desire for an over-the-top treat.
