Sara Spearin

SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

Doggy Bag: Fear and Loathing at the Fryolator

​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Fried and glazed: At the Bold Italic, Ethan Kanat shows up at 3 a.m. to do a piece of vital reportage: Following Dynamo Donuts' Sara Spearin around the kitchen as she muscles through batch after batch of sinkers. Kanat is as about as funny as you could exp ... More >>

Bi-Rite Creamery's Kris Hoogerhyde: The SFoodie Interview, Part 2

Mary LaddKris Hoogerhyde.​In the first part of our Q&A with Bi-Rite Creamery's Kris Hoogerhyde, the pastry chef walked us back through the evolution of the newly expanded Mission sweets and ice cream shop, including the birth of salted caramel. Today, Hoogerhyde talks about the foods that insp ... More >>

Dynamo Donut Opens (Sorta) Secret Garden

Christine C./YelpSweet: Herbs, sun tea, and doughnuts.​Dynamo quietly opened its back patio three weeks ago ― that means it's no longer necessary to hover at the sidewalk counter with your yeast doughnut and Four Barrel, or try to snag one of tables inside. Dynamo's Sara Spearin told us that ... More >>

The Doughnut Sandwich Comes to San Francisco, via Pal's/Dynamo Mashup

Like absolutely anything used as a base for bacon, the doughnut burger ― two Krispy Kremes bracketing a greasy meat puck ― is a potent American meme. Mistress of the meme: Paula Deen, who in 2008 managed to combine bacon and the doughnut burger in an immortal moment of television excess. Tomor ... More >>

Tomorrow at Pal's Takeaway: Crack-Rub Beefwich from Gialina's Sharon Ardiana

Sharon Ardiana, with the highly red pizza oven for soon-to-open Ragazza on Divis.​Following last week's doughnut-wich from Dynamo's Sara Spearin ― part of Pal's Wednesday guest chef series ― would be a particularly thankless pursuit. Thankfully, Gialina's Sharon Ardiana has a secret weapon ... More >>

Friday: Sample Dynamo's Newest Doughnut, with Beer, for Free!

Project Open Hand​Doughnut Launch Party and Naming Contest Where: Dynamo Donut and Coffee, 2760 24th St. (at York), 920-1978 When: Fri., Mar. 18, 4-6 p.m. Cost: Free (while supplies last) The rundown: It isn't enough that nonprofit Project Open Hand should provide meals and groceries to t ... More >>

Crumb Elevates The Art of Soft Baking

Tamara PalmerCrumb's Peanut Goodness cookie.​"I started Crumb because I like to feed people," says cookie maven Ann Marie Milo. "More importantly, I love dessert." Crumb launched in San Francisco back in May, and is carried in the city at Falletti Foods, Bryan's Grocery, and JCC Cafe. Varieti ... More >>