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Chicago Sugar High🧁

a very serious study of baked goods

The Record

a very serious body of research.

9 treats studied 7 establishments 2 neighborhoods 0 objectivity

The Sweetness Scale

how sweet, historically.

hint
good ✦✦✦ 3
great ✦✦✦ 3
absurd ✦✦ 2
too sweet even for me

The Danger Index

likelihood of returning tomorrow.

negligible ✦✦✦ 3
moderate
elevated ✦✦ 2
critical ✦✦ 2
containment failure ✦✦ 2

For the Record

superlatives. all disputes will be ignored.

sweetest thing on record — Allez Cafe absurd

most dangerous on record — Allez Cafe containment failure

textures observed — crispy and soft in the middle, velvet, dense, pillowy, velvety, dusty, smooooooooth, crumbly, luscious

weirdness on file — You eat the flowers (Allez Cafe)

weirdness on file — Matcha latte tastes like weed (Allez Cafe)

weirdness on file — potato donut?! (Downstate Donuts)

sample size n=9 · no further comment