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[XiaNaphryz]

http://www.chow.com/food-news/152029/churro-ice-cream-sandwiches-churro-borough/

There is an onslaught of high-quality ice cream shops heading to Los Angeles this summer, but keep your eyes peeled for Sylvia Yoo's churro ice cream sandwiches from her guerrilla operation, Churro Borough.

In 2007, Yoo enrolled in culinary school in New York and eventually worked in some of the city's most formidable kitchens, including Jean-Georges and WD-50. When she returned to LA she found work at an interior design firm, and tried balancing four days there and two days on the line at Red Medicine under then–pastry chef David Rodriguez. The pressure of maintaining both jobs was fierce and exhausting, and Yoo eventually left the restaurant.

"When I moved back to LA, it was the beginning of the ice cream boom, with places like Carmela and Sweet Rose opening shop. Working in pastry, ice cream was always my favorite thing to make and eat. I had dreams of running my own business, but I knew I needed my product to stand out."

Cue the churro, an ideal balance of temperature, texture, and taste, and a favorite childhood memory that Yoo intended to give a makeover. She settled in the middle between two categories. She noticed the frozen kind, from TJ's and Disneyland, were high on flavor but too chewy (or even stale). She sampled more from Churros Calientes in LA and La Churreria in NYC. Both were authentically Spanish, crispy, but not so overtly sweet. Then she began rolling churro dough into flat spirals. The increased surface area lent itself to ideal crispiness, the disc shape was perfect for ice cream sandwiches. Yoo describes her churros as almost beignetlike, with a nice dose of moisture on the inside.

Yoo makes all the components herself. Her ice cream tends to be on the creamy side, and she avoids strong citrus and tart flavors. She offers four standard ice cream sandwiches, including horchata with a homemade rice-and-almond-milk ice cream, Mexican hot chocolate, and two seasonal flavors (right now there’s orange creamsicle and berry panna cotta). Ice cream shakes with churro dipping fries, and Churrons (churro-flavored macarons) are in the works too.

Churro Borough’s been around since 2011, when Yoo did her first pop-up with Mexicali Taco Co. before their current brick-and-mortar location. She continues to cater weddings and other functions. She’ll be at the LA Street Food Festival at the Rose Bowl on June 28, and at Tasting Table's Lobster Rumble West on August 1. Keep a lookout for pop-ups in July and August.

 

[EightBitNate]

They look so sad

 

[Ravek]

They look so fucking amazing

Fixed it for you.

 

[Parallax]

God. I need this shit. And an address

 

[Dr_Boris_Goltz]

Damn... remove some of the ice cream and I'm in.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Is she accepting marriage proposals?

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

yoo had me at churro

 

[wenis]

finally someone capitalized on this. my grandma used to make churros and toss em into ice cream. both things home made. shit was delicious.

she doesn't do it much anymore because of her arthritis.

 

[Ken]

I had a churro a few hours ago. It just be a sign.

 

[Aquamarine]

This isn't at New York City.

Why is this not at New York City?

Damn you, Los Angeles.

 

[TheKaeptain]

This isn't at New York City.

Why is this not at New York City?

Damn you, Los Angeles.

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

 

[Beyonce Beytwice]

Doesn't go together well. Like most couples in relationships, both are better apart.

 

[Doomsayer]

Inject it in mah veins, please.

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

brofist.jpg

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

I said damn.

 

[Mutanthands]

Oh my. The arteries say no, but rest of my body is saying give it to me now.

 

[Parallax]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

Yooo. Kap is on it

 

[shwimpy]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

i lol'd.

 

[Nelo Ice]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

Well damn!.

 

[ISOM]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

Smh, and I remember your post in the nhl thread about not caring if the kings win or lose.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Smh, and I remember your post in the nhl thread about not caring if the kings win or lose.

You mean the one where I said "I don't care if they win or lose tonight they'll close it out at home."

 

[Forceatowulf]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

Where's a red card when you need one. Jesus.

 

[Aquamarine]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

God damn, dude.

 

[Log4Girlz]

 

[Mushroomer25]

Gorgeous. Maybe a bit too much ice cream, but the pairing sounds amazing.

 

[MattKeil]

There are other shots of the sandwiches on her website that don't look quite so overstuffed. No permanent address yet, only pop-ups. Welp, that's a Twitter follow then. The hunt is on.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Is Churro Spanish for diarrhea?

 

[donkey show]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Oh. My. God. I'm on the first flight to LA.

 

[chaobreaker]

 

[Funky Papa]

:|

Rice and almond horchata ice cream

:|

 

[XiaNaphryz]

:|

Rice and almond horchata ice cream

:|

Do you not approve?

 

[JustAnotherMike]

Ah, she made a disc out of them. I was expecting some sort of tube filled concoction.

I'm less interested now.

 

[Funky Papa]

Do you not approve?

Tigernuts or GTFO.

/purist

Ah, she made a disc out of them. I was expecting some sort of tube filled concoction.

I'm less interested now.

Stuffed churros are old and busted, son.

 

[DMczaf]

Hearing the announcer say USA in my head makes it even better.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Same reason the Stanley Cup isn't in NYC. LA is better.

felt the aftershock all the way here in montana.

 

[KHarvey16]

Is Churro Spanish for diarrhea?

I see delicate constitution GAF is checking in.

 

[Koppai]

That sounds good though

 

[hipbabboom]

You just know someone's going to use those Churros for a double bacon Montichristo burger

Spoiler

*barf*

 

[Dead Prince]

deep fry it next.

 

[Edwardo]

Damn I need it.

 

[SloaneRisette]

I'm gonna have to check this out

 

[sappyday]

Where is this at exactly?

 

[SRG01]

So... how hard is it to make churros? Might want to try this at home...

 

[Jane Mansfield]

This looks like something I would eat at a state/county fair.

 

[BronsonLee]

You just know someone's going to use those Churros for a double bacon Montichristo burger

Spoiler

*barf*

Oh my god what no
I love Monte Christo's but holy shit please don't die

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Oh shit that looks/sounds so good. Man, they need to do one with like cream cheese icing instead of ice cream too. Oh god I need this.

 

[flkraven]

omfg that looks amazing.

 

[Lambtron]

I'm going to be in LA for 8 days, two weeks from tomorrow. I need one of these in my face.

 

[Loomba]

I had never had a churro in my entire life until I went to the US in March where I ate about 20 of them over the course of the holiday.

Highlight was the mega churro I got at Venice Beach... man I really want one now haha.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I need dis