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Dill Pickle Donut, Fluffy’s Hand Cut Donuts – Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair is the largest state fair in the United States by daily attendance and the second-largest state fair in terms of total…
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Brian Oliu
Original Glazed Yeast Donut, Pharaoh’s Donuts – Saint Louis, Missouri
The Egyptians, admittedly, were not known for their donuts. This is probably an unfair assessment as I am fully aware of my own palate being completely…
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July 2023
Entenmann's Rich Frosted Chocolate Donut - Brooklyn, New York
Once again, National Donut Day is upon us--a holiday celebrated on the first Friday of June which has gotten significant traction over the past few…
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Brian Oliu
Heath Bar Donut, Babe's Donuts - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is not a donut town. Co-workers always ask me where the best place to get a cake donut, or friends come to visit with the desire to have a…
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Pink Frosted with Sprinkles, Maybelle's Donuts - San Antonio, Texas
I started writing this on February 2. In the United States, it is Groundhog Day: an oddly pagan holiday where our eyes turn to Punxsutawney…
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Key Lime Donut, The Donut Hole - Destin, Florida
A Double Chocolate Donut from Dunkin' is 370 calories. It has 22 grams of fat, including 10 grams of saturated fat. It has 40 grams of carbohydrates…
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S'mores Bismark, Mojo Monkey - Saint Paul, Minnesota
Today is National Donut Day here in the United States--a holiday that dates back to 1938 & is synonymous with the US War Effort in World War I. Last…
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KFC & Donuts Sandwich, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Northport, Alabama
NB: These are the opening remarks of an AWP panel I moderated titled "You Write What You Eat: Essayists on Their Food Obsessions" with Natalie Lima…
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Pecan-Praline Frosted Eclair, Mr. Ronnie’s Famous Hot Donuts – Houma, Louisiana
In 1962, Alvin Charles Copeland opened up a Tastee Donuts franchise in Houma, Louisiana. The franchise was a wedding gift from his brothers, which, to…
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Powdered Sugar, Daily Dozen Doughnut Company - Seattle, Washington
When people hear that I love donuts, they are quick to tell me their favorites. Amongst the Krispy Kremes and the mom & pop donut shops of one’s small…
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Pineapple Brown Sugar, Federal Donuts - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act is an act of Congress that amended the federal holiday provisions of the Code of Law to establish the observance of…
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Strawberry Cake Donut, Daylight Donuts - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
I love the color pink. I especially love the color I've learned to know as millennial pink--the color of Pepto-Bismol, of Instagram influencer tones, of…
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