the architect of chicken

Lost post from... this Tuesday! Boy am I getting lazy!

New food truck! (As alerted to me by Speedy...)

I love fried chicken as much as the next girl but sometimes, you ache for something different. Chicken & mashed potatoes, chicken and red beans & rice, chicken & waffles...

But your fried chicken odyssey cannot continue until you have tried fried chicken & donuts from ArKi (the Architect's Kitchen!)

This fried chicken is well-seasoned, slightly sweet, and really crispy (though I went with a big group and a couple of friends said their chicken was not crispy.)

But the real glory here is the heavenly combination of fried chicken and donuts... at times ArKi calls these puffs beignets; other times, just plain donuts. Nevermind what this food is classified as, it is wonderful and bliss in a bite! The donut is glazed and slightly crunchy on the outside, soft and dense and warm on the inside. The caramel glaze is splendid... the whole experience reminded me of the sticky buns at Wicked Spoon. And when you combine the chicken in one hand with the donut in the other, you get a culinary phenomenon on your tongue. It is warm and sweet and savory and crunchy... and dare I say, better than any other fried chicken and waffle/potato/pick-your-carb combo.