Culinary Power Couple Debuts Ayokay Doughnuts at the Fifth String Chef Ian Palazzola and sommelier Clara Klein will start slinging fresh-from-the-fryer treats at the Highland restaurant on Sunday mornings, starting February 28. Denise Mickelsen • February 19, 2021 Sometimes doing one thing really, really well is all you need to do. That’s the modus operandi that chef Ian Palazzola, formerly of Acorn, is currently functioning under with his new pop-up bakery, Ayokay Doughnuts. Debuting on Sunday, February 28 (with online pre-orders going live on Sunday, February 21) at the Fifth String in Highland, Ayokay will have a table set up outside the restaurant for walk-up á la carte sales of its excellent malted milk doughnuts, hot and fresh from the fryer. Method Coffee Roasters drip coffee will also be available, and Palazzola and co-founder and wife Clara Klein (who is also a star sommelier for Frasca Hospitality Group), will have multiple doughnut flavors on hand to choose from. (More on that in a moment.)