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Sourdough Bread
I’ve been on a quest to find great sourdough bread. While there are versions I like, none made me swoon until I tried Cream & Sugar Hawai‘i’s sourdough boule ($6), which comes plain or with cranberries and walnuts. I stumbled onto it at an event, and after I tasted the perfectly crispy crust and airy, moist, chewy and tangy interior, I knew I had found my sourdough.
Baker Aaliyah Joao uses just five ingredients—flour, water, sourdough starter, salt and olive oil—simplicity that belies what’s special about this bread. Joao, whose mother, Antoinette, had previously run the bakery as a wholesale operation, spent months perfecting her recipe. And the company now sells directly to consumers at events and at a kiosk at Victoria Ward Park in Kaka‘ako…