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From Melissa on National Donut Day

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Blueberry Donut from World's Fair Donuts (she thinks) Melissa said "It was blueberry, one of my favorite kinds. It was perfect: light with sweet blueberries! It hardly crumbled from biting". Great shot of the ambiance at the Jazz Bistro! Happy Donut Day, Mel! Sarah prefers extra large, shiny donuts full of air.

Happy Donut Day 2015!!!!!!!!

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Who has the BEST donut in St. Louis? We have an answer... well, kind of. The judges did a swell job today, but I still think this question is too tough to nail down an official answer.  Do you like classic donuts? Or fancy, specialty donuts? Do you want them fresh and hot? Cake donut or yeast donut? What about fritters? See?! If I were held at gunpoint and forced to say my absolute favorite donut, I would probably go with Federhofer's Chocolate Long John, and it is either because I was raised eating them or maybe they're just that good. A few Affton pals that may agree with me. I had a lovely morning at Jazz at the Bistro's National Donut Day competition! Unfortunately I did not get to try all the donuts, since I was somehow not selected to be a judge (hint hint ahrrmmmm ;)). Nevertheless, I did enjoy several donuts from various bakeries in STL. There were 15 present for the competition, Oberweis milk, and Mississippi Mud Coffee. I liked the sy

What Are YOU Doing for Donut Day 2015?!

Eating a donut or 5, that's what. And I, your loyal Donut Queen am here to guide you on your journey to celebrating this beautiful Friday, June 5th. 1. I ran across this article from 2013 Donut Day and am betting many of the promotions are still the same. Choose wisely, grasshoppers. 2. Strange Donuts is putting on their annual Strange Donut Day party and tickets can be found here! 3. Jazz St. Louis is also having a donut event- check out more info on their Facebook event ! 4. Lastly, here is a bit of donut history courtesy of Fox 2 News: Comment below with any other Donut Day promotions & events and let me know how you'll be celebrating!