Hidden on the Gulf Coast... Sugar Pop Baking Co.

So first the backstory. The girls were shopping Saturday and planned to buy me pastries for early Father's Day celebration. They are taking next week off to see the Savanah Bananas Baseball team play at home. The bakery they were going too closed before they got there so they stopped at Sugar Pop Bakery Co. in Waveland MS. It's owned by Renee and Darren Loranger. Renee has been a winner on the Food Network Halloween Baking Championship Season 7 and Finalist on Season 6. I got to meet her yesterday. Saturday the girls bought me the Chocolate Eclair, Caramel and Chocolate Cupcakes and we split the Fruit Tart below. Renee gave them the fruit tart as they were closing soon and couldn't store the remainder product. They are closed on Sundays. But today is about sandwiches. This weeks special the Cuban, BLT and Smashburger.

 

First up the Cuban. Darren explained to the girls he researched the popular Florida sandwich and tested it repeatedly. He thought he got it right. I judged it perfect and it beat my favorite from Bracato's in Tampa. Granted Bracato's typically had off season professional baseball players there for lunch but we're talking sandwiches. Each bite you tasted mustard and pickle. The pork soft fleshy goodness, lightly salted ham and melted cheese. Thumbs up Chef.

The BLT was also perfect, the premium bacon extending the sides of the sandwich and crisp. The bread toasted and the sauce and condiments plentiful. 

Smashburger a "homerun", soft perfect sized sesame bun two huge patties of delicious burger meat, cheese, sauce lettuce pickle tomato. All over the plate tasty.

The sandwiches came with Kettle Chips...a ton of them. The cost more than reasonable and we'll probably get 9 meals out of my three sandwiches and chips for a week.

It's rare that I don't find something that I would change but nope those 3 sandwiches were/are superbly done. When I was Edward Don's National Account Manger for Rich Melman's Lettuce Entertain You, Richard sent his crew to Mexico for the Summer to get authentic recipes for the Hat Dance Restaurant on Huron Ave Chicago. I even sent the Pullman trash cans out to be painted at a local body shop to get the color right. So when Darren told the girls he researched the Cuban...I had to have one. Job well done Chef.

PS I did take pictures myself but the ones I got from sugarpopbakingco.com were much better. I did like mine though a typical culinary mess in my 9" coupe bowls spread across the countertop.