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The Cookie Plug explode with street graffiti and mug shots, the subjects’ eyes covered with a black text band and the company logo. That sensibility extends to Phatties, inch-thick cylinders baked fresh daily in flavors such as Tart AF lemon cheesecake, Purple Haze purple velvet, and Black Magic keto chocolate. One Phattie is $4, but every day brings special deals. Unbaked dough “bake ’em where you rest at” makes a dozen cookies. You can also design your own Iced Up Phatties ice cream sandwiches. 1801 E. KATELLA AVE., ANAHEIM, 714-602-0377
Pastry chef GiGi Pascual and partner Jennifer Green met a decade ago when they had breakfast and banh mi food trucks, respectively. Inside their game-changing