STL Donut Blog

Maybe this donut was unruly, had a rebellious look in its eye. Maybe this donut lives on the wrong side of town, where plastic bags are the slums and luxurious boxes are only found in dreams. Or perhaps this donut is kind-hearted and would never hurt a fly. It started hanging around the wrong crowd and eventually wound up here: Forlorn, shmushed. We will never know what this donut did to deserve this.  It's vanilla icing is undoubtedly going to stick to the bag. Thank goodness it wasn't glazed and did not get all sticky and soggy. Or even worse, stacked with other frosted donuts! The barbarity! Let's show some love for our donuts. No little bags shoved in our purses, folks. This is improper donut etiquette .  To top it off, my coworker ate this donut with a spoon .

When Nadoz premiered their Doughssant, I loved it. But that was before it had fully evolved. Now I really don't think I can live without it. Behold. Now they have Nutella, Raspberry, and Lemon filling. I recommend Nutella if you're a Nutella lover, obviously, but otherwise Raspberry was incredible. Check out my previous post for more on Nadoz Euro Cafe + Bakery.

Tower Grove has a donut shop! It is sandwiched between South Grand and Kingshighway, and since it's not on a main road, it is easy to overlook. South Grand and Tower Grove Park are some of the greatest places in St. Louis. Sometimes tourist destinations like the nearby Botanical Gardens overshadow this area, but if you're visiting STL, make it a point to go here. Employee was super friendly and gave us complimentary donut holes while we debated. She recommended her favorite, the Buttermilk Donut Stick , which was delicious. Mike noted that it would be "the best donut to go with coffee" .  As I write this, I'm already wanting to go back. A good sign. We also got a Strawberry Iced and Chocolate Cake donut, both of which were tasty, homemade, and old fashioned.  Plaza Pastries and Donuts has been open for 4 years.    Their location and endearingly ancient signage  gave me low expectations, but they make some good donuts!  On Sunday by 11am they ha