The Challenge: A Bit Gingery

Next up on the Challenge is Miette, one of the maaaaany entries on the list that calls the Ferry Building home. My office is all of six blocks from the Ferry Building, which is great if you feel like picking up some heirloom tomatoes on a Tuesday, or sampling some Korean tacos on a Thursday. Actually, I don't go as often as I should. Actually, I eat lunch at my desk most days, whilst working reading etiquette columns on the New York Times. (Brushes aside some keyboard crumbs of guilt.)

BUT, if you're in the middle of an afternoon slump, and you're pretty sure there is not one more inspirational sentence you can possibly write about juice (because let's face it, once you've used "sweet," "tart," and "refreshing," it tends to go downhill from there), what better than a jaunt to the waterfront?! Especially if there are gingersnaps involved.

I have often partaken of the pristine little cupcakes from Miette, but shockingly had passed over the gingersnap option. No more. These are large, thin disks, with prettily scalloped edges. At first super crunchy, they give at the last moment with a sugary confection bend. The spice hits hard at the end. They'd probably be delicious alongside a masala chai, but with so much character on their own, it's hard to beat a straight-up English breakfast tea, taken with milk. These are keyboard crumbs of a higher order.

And now I quote Stephen on ginger biscuits (please read with an English accent):

"What, you've never had a ginger biscuit? No, they're not a cookie. They're like a biscuit, but a bit more crunchy, a bit more gingery. . .. You know. Like a ginger biscuit."