Time to celebrate (in the UK)

Today is a happy day indeed.

I am just recovering from a sugar rush after eating two Krispy Kreme doughnuts...

...as from last Friday they have their first UK outlet, in Harrods food hall of all places. Only ninety pence each.

as from last Friday they have their first UK outlet, in Harrods food hall of all places. Only ninety pence each.

I believe UK heart surgeons are especially happy with this development.

I love Krispy Kremes myself, but every time I eat them I can almost feel the cholesterol and fat and other deathly ingredients attaching themselves to various internal organs. Donuts were never healthy, but Krispy Kremes are just sinful.

What, you mean I can't spend the rest of my life living off of them. Damn...

Edit:

Actually, I guess I can spend the rest of my life living off them, it just might be shorter than I would otherwise like

What, you mean I can't spend the rest of my life living off of them.

Actually, you could. The problem is the length of said life.

The problem is the length of said life.

As a chinese proverb goes: A life should be judged like a book; not by the number of it's pages, but by it's content.
Now, I'm sure the Chinese had things like honour and courage in mind when they invented this saying, but it can be equally applied to a more hedonistic view of life. If one enjoys donuts enough it is probably worth the price.

Here in Southern California occasionally you can find a Krispy Kreme next door to an In 'n Out Burger!

a Krispy Kreme next door to an In 'n Out Burger!

There's a joke or two in that statement but I'm not going to be the one.

If you only eat healthy all the time and don't drink or do anything else bad for you you don't live any longer it just feels longer

I must admit I am completely mystified at people's love for Krisply Kreme doughnuts. I love doughnuts so I really have tried to like them, but I guess there's just no accounting for taste.

I'm with you people are obsessed with that place.

I must admit I am completely mystified at people's love for Krisply Kreme doughnuts.

I have to agree. They are ok, but nothing to drive 60 miles for, as was the case with a few people here when they opened a store in Denver. Could always be the higher elevation though, or my acceptance of Dunkin' Donuts being pretty good.

Mmmm.. have to check that out next time I am in London. The press release is mouthwatering.

Harrods food hall also has a Jelly Belly stall with every flavour available. I think I have tasted nearly every flavour after winning the August hamper competition which has a *substantial* quantity of Jelly Belly products [burp]. However, for a food product, £150 doesn't get you *that* much...

Gareth

I work across the street from the Jelly Belly factory here in Fairfield, CA.

I work across the street from the Jelly Belly factory

Now *that* is something to be envious of! The last road-trip I took, I had a Very Large bag of 'em sitting next to me.

As for Krispy Kreme? Let's just say I haven't had a good donut since November of 2001, which coincides with the time I left Canada. All y'all need to go to Tim Hortons.

They are ok, but nothing to drive 60 miles for

Maybe not 60 miles, but they're definitely worth walking to the Excalibur from the Luxor for. Oh yes, I have my vacation Krispy Kreme experience all worked out.

Rob

And the great thing about Vegas, if you find yourself at the other end of the strip and in need of a donut, you can always go to the Venetian.

In general, to appreciate Krispy Kremes you have to go when they're hot. For a year or two, I used to only go when I drove home around 10 or 11, and they always had hot donuts. The first time I went when they didn't have hot donuts it was a shock. When they're cold, they're good, but when the Hot Donut sign is on, they're a whole new experience.

Matthew

In general, to appreciate Krispy Kremes you have to go when they're hot.

My brother (in Raleigh, NC - one of the Krispy Kreme mother ships) used to live in a condo where he could see the Hot Now sign from his balcony. He gained 30 lbs there.

But it was always fun to visit him...

-jk

Yes, the "Hot Now" sign being lit is key to getting the right KK donut. Of course the (F)Atkins diet doesn't have any room for them...
When the first one opened in Austin, there were traffic jams on the US183 frontage road and cops (surprise!) there "directing traffic" until midnight. But, there was no traffic jam at night, only in the morning, and then the cops weren't actually doing anything then either. Now, it's just another donut shop, no more hype...

I don't understand the obsession with kk donuts, either. Had em, wasn't impressed. The BEST donuts I ever had were the croissant donuts from the Concannon's Bakery in Muncie, Indiana. Those, I would drive 60 miles for - or in my case, 1346.48 miles.

Dodgy little van that sells donuts at knockhill race track in scotland are damn good possibly the best ever as he basically makes them to demand or it the fact it is the only hot food avalable other than an ringpiece burger.

All y'all need to go to Tim Hortons.

All y'all Tim Horton losers will be happy to know that Tim Horton doughnuts are all being made in Brantford (nearish Toronto) and shipped across the continent frozen. No more local bakeries. I'm sure those taste good.

Actually, I don't much like doughnuts, but it's always good to pull for the home town boy.

Lately, I've become quite a fan of beignets -- sort of a New Orleans version of a donut, without the hole. They're always made exactly when you order them, so you get that hot, fried dough experience, covered in powdered sugar. Houston has several wonderful beignet shops.