With white paint and tiles, the clean lines of the store direct your attention where it should be – onto a marble display board showing off the day’s doughnut selections. Doughnuts are divided into Rings ($4 - $5.50); Filled ($5.50); Bars ($6) and Fritters ($6); with no discounts for purchases in multiples of six. You do however receive your half-dozen doughnuts in a groovy pink box that conjures up memories of The Simpsons, and the pink-doughnut-loving Homer. To begin with, these doughnuts are real doughnuts, not bread rolls or cakes disguised as doughnuts. While they’re not as ephemeral as a Krispy Kreme, they’re not ridiculously over-sweet either – the Vanilla Bean Glaze ($4.00) is flecked with real vanilla and eats with a lot of lemony tang. You can also see the commitment to using high quality ingredients in the flavour of the Maple Glazed ($5.00). It has a savoury edge that I like better than the vanilla. Buttered Toast ($5.50), which glues lightly ...read more
