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The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Posted by erinh2425 on Fri, Jun 01, 2007, 10:34 am PDT
Everyone who loves doughnuts is going to champion for their favorite doughnut shop, and say "what about..." But seriously, there are no shops even mentioned for the great state of Pennsylvania! Now I have to admit that I indulge on the occassional Krispy Kreme, but the best doughnuts in the world come from May's Doughnuts. They are an 11 on a 10 scale and they hit every important category. Their cream sticks are the BEST! Their glazed twists are amazing and the butternut glazed awesome! To complete a true report card of the BEST doughnuts in America, you owe yourself a trip yo May's doughnuts and your quest for the world's best doughnut wil be over. Plus the food that you get in Western Pennsylvania is some of the best in this country, so it will be well worth the trip!! I live in CT and there are no great places to get and the doughnuts are terrible, unless you go for DD or KK.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Wow.. none from Missouri? Even Alton Brown knew of the legendary spots in St. Louis.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Thank you homesicktexan. I agree and was pretty much shocked that Shipley's was not even mentioned that it is from Houston. Some of my favorite glazed doughnuts when they are fresh!!!
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
No Sweetwaters?? Thats my favorite shop of all time. http://www.sweetwatersdonuts.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=130
I like the peanut butter and jelly donuts, and Reese's is always a crowd pleaser.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
The warm, cream-filled brioche doughnut LAMILL COFFEE (1636 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles) is an LA thrill comparable to David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Hours after you're done you're still thinking about it, still trying to figure out what it was. The doughnut does not seem quite large enough to hold all that pastry cream filling. Maybe there is magic in those specks scraped from Madagascar vanilla beans. The fact the LAMILL serves great great coffee makes this the ultimate donut experience.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
If you ever get to Lexington, KY (or are traveling through, I75 and I64 meet here..) and you love good doughnuts, you have to try Spauldings Bakery at 430 W Vine St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 233-4567 - call first if it is during the summer, they close for two weeks for vacations and are closed on Tuesdays year-round...and there is a big line to buy doughnuts EVERY time I go - stretches around the whole inside of the bakery and sometimes you have to wait outside! I have lived a lot of places and never had doughnuts that come close to these!
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Terrytown Donuts is a great neighborhood place in New Orleans. Oh, and Shipley's isn't just in Oxford, Miss.; it's been a Hattiesburg, Miss. staple for decades.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
I just discovered fresh doughnut holes at the Cherry Creek Farmers Market in Denver this past weekend. I forget the name of the stand, but you'll know it as they only sell fries (with delicious aioli) and doughnuts. The doughnuts are light, greaseless and go down easy. They are the best I've tasted in Colorado.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
@Kate- I hear ya! I really love Dom Bakeries in Ypsi (I'm an EMU alum). Z's donuts aren't even that good-- Zingerman's is great but sometimes people just assume their entire menu is great (which it's not)
But I was happy to see at least one of the great polish bakeries in Hamtramck.... we got Paczki from there every Fat Tuesday cause my dad worked at AAM (formally GM).
Boo hoo I miss home. And I want a donut.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Not only is Zingerman's not the best donut in Michigan, it's not even the best cake donut in Ann Arbor! (That would be Washtenaw Dairy.)
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Yay for Donut Pub! I LOVE their honey dip! And, for the Maryland and Delaware peeps, I love Fractured Prune... so good!
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Texas - Lone Star Bakery - The Round Rock Donut. People begin waiting at 2 am for the shop to open at 4:30 am every day. The yellowest insides ever - from organic eggs, not articficial flavoring. Mention Round Rock Donuts to anyone in Central Texas and everyone will know exactly where to go, what is needed and how good those donuts are.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
You couldn't find ONE donut shop worth mentioning in the the whole state of Pennsylvania?? I'm sure the amish make a mean donut or apple fritter or something. poor form!
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Good times are best reserved for the morning, that way I know they're fresh. Hot, sticky and Shipley!! Man o' man, I have eaten donuts all over, but hotn'fresh is unbeatable. The mistaken notion of machine made is overrated, gimme a hand cut, properly proofed and fried to a golden brown sugar glazed Shipley Do-Nut anyday!!!
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
I don't know how Top Pot in Seattle was found and not Mighty-O donuts. Mighty-O is by far the best donuts in Seattle and the best donut I have ever had. They are made without preservatives or any of the other crap that comes in most donuts, they are organic, trans-fat free, and animal product free. All the glazes are made at the shop and with real fruit. The bakery is a neighborhood favorite including Dave Mathews who visits the shop often.
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
No Maryland entries?!? There is one awesome purveyor, Fractured Prune, that started near the beach and has made its way across the state (and to other states, too). Hand-dipped cake donuts with crazy combinations of glaze and toppings, these treats are made as they are ordered, ensuring hot, sticky, yummy donuts. I want one right now! http://www.fracturedprune.com
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Shipley's may be John T. Edge's Mississippi-hometown favorite, but at least give credit to where the chain originated, which is Houston, TX. Especially since there's nothing else on your list from Texas!
The Serious Eats National Doughnut Honor Roll
Yay Donut Man!! So glad that was included, as I went to school a mere 1.5 miles from the shop. It was part of the school/dorm initiation process to be dragged out of bed at 2 a.m. to get a "Tiger Tail" hot out of the oven. The men who ran the ovens were notoriously flirty, often holding the donuts as ransom in exchange for banter in Spanglish...this caused more than one ravenous, blonde, devoutly Christian girl to shriek, "Give me my fucking donuts!!"
PS, you should have included the Tiger Tail: A twisted chocolate and plain
concoction that taste best at 2 a.m.
And PPS, the mere mention of "National Donut Day" just caused my manager to bolt out the door and return with donuts for the whole office.
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Posted by erinh2425 on Fri, Jun 01, 2007, 10:34 am PDT
Everyone who loves doughnuts is going to champion for their favorite doughnut shop, and say "what about..." But seriously, there are no shops even mentioned for the great state of Pennsylvania! Now I have to admit that I indulge on the occassional Krispy Kreme, but the best doughnuts in the world come from May's Doughnuts. They are an 11 on a 10 scale and they hit every important category. Their cream sticks are the BEST! Their glazed twists are amazing and the butternut glazed awesome! To complete a true report card of the BEST doughnuts in America, you owe yourself a trip yo May's doughnuts and your quest for the world's best doughnut wil be over. Plus the food that you get in Western Pennsylvania is some of the best in this country, so it will be well worth the trip!! I live in CT and there are no great places to get and the doughnuts are terrible, unless you go for DD or KK.