The specialty croissants at The Butter Milk Ranch are unmissable. Worth the 12South traffic, worth the parking headaches. One bite of pastry chef Alyssa Gangeri’s enormous, indulgent sweet croissants — available in flavors like babka, salted honey butter, churro and raspberry pain au chocolat — will make whatever stress you’re harnessing from the day melt straight away. Can’t deal with all that sugar? I get it. For something savory but just as decadent, try a Breakfast Cube, which is literally what it sounds like. A cube of breakfast, a square croissant toasted and cut in half and stuffed with eggs, cheese, chives and, if you want, bacon. It is a life-changing invention for anyone who clamors to get the edge piece of anything (me), as there are eight crunchy corners that burst into delicate buttery flakes with each bite. Fantastic.
