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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    LA Donut Summit Returns: Deep-Fried Mayhem

    With the highest number of per capita donut shops of any major metropolitan area in the United States, Los Angeles is the ideal locale for a donut confab. Following on the greasy heels of 2009's Hot Dog Death March and last year's inaugural Donut Summit, the 2nd LA Donut Summit will unite donut co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Fried Kool-Aid, Fried Brownies, FryBQ Ribs: A Sneak Peek at Chicken Charlie's Newest Fried Fair Fare

    Courtesy of Chicken CharlieFried fair fare trio: Totally Fried Brownies, FryBQ ribs and Totally Fried Kool-Aid​ His life's work reads like a chapter in The Fattening of America. Every year, Chicken Charlie a.k.a. Charlie Boghosian, the fried food maestro of Southern California's county fair c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    In-N-Out Opens First Texas Locations

    Flickr user thomashawk​ Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger opened their first two Texas stores this week, to much fanfare and long lines. How long was the line? Youtube user armenw estimated 150 cars parked outside the Allen, Texas, location five minutes before the doors opened. Youtuber kylycorey shot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    The Spudnuts Saga: A Bite of Donut History

    Jim Thurman​What was the first nationwide donut chain to reach Los Angeles? Krispy Kreme? You're not even trying. Dunkin' Donuts? Not from around here, are you? Winchell's?, Yum Yum? Getting closer, but no. The answer: Spudnuts. Brothers Al and Bob Pelton were working as an appliance salesman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Ask Mr. Gold: In Search of the Doughnut-qua-doughnut

    Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: My brother wants to open a doughnut shop that makes the best donut in Los Angeles. I believe he has the passion and skill to do it. In the process of research he has been seeking the best donut in Los Angeles and I can't say he's found it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Do Booze And Breast Cancer Awareness Mix? Not Really, Says L.A. Expert Deborah Anthony

    ​It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Los Angeles, and the alcohol companies are out in force making sure you "think pink" when it comes to supporting this particular cause. There's Chambord and its "Pink Your Drink" campaign. Sutter Home has a white zinfandel wrapped in a pink ribbon. And, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Fried Beer? Yes, Fried Beer

    BBCFried beer​ Fair food likes to straddle that fine, batter-flecked line between alluring and puke-worthy. Cases in point: Deep-fried bacon from Texas, spaghetti and meatball on a stick courtesy of Minnesota, and a California-bred Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich, which, with a puddle of Smuc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    God Bless America: Where You Can Have Your Snickers Bar On a Stick AND Deep Fried!

    BBCFried beer​ Fair food likes to straddle that fine, batter-flecked line between alluring and puke-worthy. Cases in point: Deep-fried bacon from Texas, spaghetti and meatball on a stick courtesy of Minnesota, and a California-bred Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich, which, with a puddle of Smuc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/16-8/20

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Also, all of Takosher's food, including the brisket, which is slow-cooked for six to eight hours, must be prepared on the truck rather than in a prep kitchen." Takosher: Nation's First Kosher Truck Dishes Up Brisket & Latke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Want Fries With That? Meet The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Burger

    A Hamburger TodayKrispy Kreme Doughnut Burger​ The Orange County Fair ended last weekend, but throngs of fried food aficionados turned up to get their fair (sorry) share of deep fried Oreos, Snickers, Twinkies, and even fried cheese on a stick. While that might sound like groundbreaking fried ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Best Bánh Mì: Buu Dien in Chinatown

    Flickr/Pabo76bánh mì​ We have, we think, followed the evolution of the Vietnamese sandwiches called bánh mì throughout their evolution in California, from the mingy sandwiches stacked like cordwood at the earliest delis, through the specialist phase, and onto the mega-bakeries whose neon f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    HEY BATTER!

    Flickr/Pabo76bánh mì​ We have, we think, followed the evolution of the Vietnamese sandwiches called bánh mì throughout their evolution in California, from the mingy sandwiches stacked like cordwood at the earliest delis, through the specialist phase, and onto the mega-bakeries whose neon f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/12 - 9/18

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Hard to believe it was only five weeks ago I tweeted: Why doesn't someone start a pancake truck? " Eating L.A.'s Pat Saperstein on her wish come true. "Really, we have to rethink USDA." Marion Nestle finds hope that t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    I'LL HAVE THE SALAD ON A STICK AND A DEEP-FRIED MARGARITA

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Hard to believe it was only five weeks ago I tweeted: Why doesn't someone start a pancake truck? " Eating L.A.'s Pat Saperstein on her wish come true. "Really, we have to rethink USDA." Marion Nestle finds hope that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Blood, Dumplings, & Nicotine Gelato: Esotouric's Unusual LA Tours, With Food

    It still feels like summer vacation, and whether you have guests, or just feel like exploring a bit, Esotouric isn't your cookie-cutter tour company and promises an "intelligent, unpredictable ride into the secret heart of the city we love." The tour's themes integrate literature, rock and roll, ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2009

    Doh! National Doughnut Day With Grace: "We can offer the fanciest doughnuts... but we're still all Homer Simpson"

    Shannon CottrellWhen most of us think of doughnut shops, we picture dinky dives, places where men all over America stop off on their way to work for the breakfast their wives won't let them eat and a Styrofoam cup of crappy coffee. Doughnut shops are landmarks for truck drivers, and travelers, and p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    It's National Doughnut Day, Do Your Part! Where to Get Fried Freebies, Gourmet Glazes and More

    Shannon CottrellLA-based band The Keyishe are down with doughnuts.Although National Doughnut Day officially began in 1938 as a means for The Salvation Army to raise money for those struggling during the depression, the organization's connection to the fried confection began on the French battlefield ... More >>

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    2007: Outta Sight

    Falling, spinning, shining stars and the year's most stellar parties

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Why Don't We Do It in the Dirt?

    Top 10 e-mail responses to the question, “Where would you have your last lay in apocalyptic L.A.?”

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    (Powdered) Sugar Walls

    The Grammy parties and the pod people

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Milking It

    9/11 thumb suckers

  • LA Life

    September 7, 2006

    How Deep Is Your Fried Avocado?

    9/11 thumb suckers

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    July 21, 2005

    Welcome to Inglewood — Leave Your Aspirations Behind

    For Erin Aubry Kaplan, coming home has been a labor of tough love

  • Columns

    June 16, 2005

    Carolina in my Mind

    For Erin Aubry Kaplan, coming home has been a labor of tough love

  • Eat+Drink

    January 29, 2004

    Mr. Baguette Takes on Mr. Lee

    For Erin Aubry Kaplan, coming home has been a labor of tough love

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    Endorsements

    Our recommendations in the March 4 Los Angeles municipal election

  • Columns

    January 23, 2003

    Black on the Block

    Can Degnan have its world stage and Wal-Mart, too?

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    Gift Bag of the Dolls

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    The Hobohemians

    On the rails with the new freedom riders

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Ten Years and a Cloud of Dust

    Crenshaw in slow motion

  • Film+TV

    March 21, 2002

    Ordinary Heroes

    Harrison’s Flowers transcends its star power; not so Showtime

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    January 3, 2002

    The Year in Music

    Harrison’s Flowers transcends its star power; not so Showtime

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    October 26, 2000

    Letters

    Harrison’s Flowers transcends its star power; not so Showtime

  • Eat+Drink

    July 27, 2000

    Out and About Food

    Tasteful summer adventures that redefine Saturday afternoons at the ballpark

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Hang On

    Let’s not do away with the summer ritual of drag racing

  • Stage

    May 25, 2000

    It Took a Weill

    Let’s not do away with the summer ritual of drag racing

  • Film+TV

    March 23, 2000

    Cause Celeb

    Julia Roberts turns activist in Erin Brockovich

  • Eat+Drink

    February 24, 2000

    Fried and Convicted

    Grease 'em up boys...

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Letters

    Grease 'em up boys...

  • Eat+Drink

    March 4, 1999

    Automatic Rounds

    The Krispy Kreme Doughnut invasion

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    The Accidental Populist

    Magic Johnson gives some back

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