smoke & honey New Orleans

Love figs, or just love a fig lover? This king cake is for you.

I’m pretty sure king cake is one thing the Greeks did not invent, but I’m very glad to find the creation at the Greek/Jewish cafe/taverna @smokesmokehoneyhoney .

There’s a lot going on under one roof (including a @coffeesciencenola satellite outpost). Now that includes the fig king cake cooked up by Ricky (of Jewish barbecue popup @burninbushbbq , now also officially on my list to try).

The cake starts as a traditional ring of brioche, hefty with a seam of fig cream cheese within.

Add lemon fig glaze and fig icing and
even the interior texture is reminiscent of ripe fruit. It’s a dense cake, but also lip-smacking, and just the slightest bit sticky from fig syrup throughout.

There’s a honeycomb brittle to sprinkle on top and I’m keeping the baby with her mati Greek evil eye charm close for come what may this Mardi Gras.

It’s a pre-order cake via their website, but if luck is with you , you might find it by the slice at the cafe.

Link in my bio has more on this and lots more king cake thus far in this swift season . Opa!

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