It’s not just your childhood food fantasy: Images of multicolored foods really are popping up everywhere. And it seems that chefs and bartenders across the country are just as obsessed with the rainbow trend as the rest of us, cranking out dishes and drinks that would make Dorothy proud. From sweet to savory, here’s how spots across the country are taking the challenge to "eat a rainbow" in all new directions.

This story was originally published in November 2017 and has since been updated.

Growing up in Long Island, rainbow cookies were a childhood staple for Samantha Zola, who would often seek them out from New York City’s Little Italy. After stints at Magnolia Bakery and Epicerie Boulud, the French Pastry School of Chicago alum launched Zola Bakes, an online bakery specializing in colorful bite-sized versions of the Italian bakery staple. Her spin on the rich almond-flavored pastry is even more vibrant than the original red, white and green version—Zola tints her treat in eye-catching neon rainbow hues and sandwiches the layers with an assortment of raspberry, apricot, and hazelnut chocolate fillings.

Kuih, a famously delicious and finicky steamed treat commonly sold by street vendors in Southeast Asia, is at the heart of this Manhattan bakery opened by wife-and-husband chefs Seleste Tan and Mogan Anthony. A selection of regional sweets are available here, including their stunning rainbow interpretation of lapis sagu. A batter made from rice, coconut milk, pandan and tapioca flour is tinged with blue pea, turmeric, beetroot or more pandan and steamed layer by layer in a laborious process that can take up to three hours. The finished kuih is just as fun to eat as it is to look at — in Malaysia, it’s traditionally enjoyed at room temperature by peeling off the delicate layers one at a time.

The birthday cake latte at this cafe, with locations in Outer Richmond, Sunset and Chinatown, doesn’t just look celebratory, it’s meant to taste like its namesake dessert, too. Baristas combine the house-roasted brew with condensed milk, vanilla and hazelnut, then top it with foamed milk and food-safe dyes. Each cup becomes a canvas for ever-changing latte art.