STL Donut Blog

What's a beignet? "Beignet, synonymous with the English "fritter", is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Beignets can also be made from other types of dough, including yeast dough."- Wikipedia Thanks, Wikipedia! It's basically a fried little donut covered in powdered sugar. Sometimes they come with a dipping sauce that is chocolatey. Bar 360 in Downtown STL has beignets and they are a great sharable treat. They are bite sized and airy, like little pillows. These beignets tasted like they had cinnamon involved. They came out hot, but I almost liked them better cold. For $7, they give you a lot of beignets! We had 6 friends trying to conquer this plate and could barely do it. We also ate pizza, though. I read some Yelp complaints that the beignets weren't all cooked the same (some doughy, others crispy), but I didn't have this issue. They were good, but it was really all about the sauce, for me. They ...

The Winner Is... Congrats to Pharaoh's Donuts for taking home the trophy this year for STL's top donut shop! So far, no one that I've told has heard of Pharaoh's, so hopefully this win will inspire people to get downtown and try these! This year, 653 people attended Jazz at the Bistro's Donut Day celebration & they went through 1500 donuts in just over two hours. Woah. Pharaoh's Donuts submitted a glazed donut , which I was getting a little sick of by the time their's appeared in front of me. But seriously. It was so good. The judge sitting next to me had to take a time out - it was just that good. On my notes, it scored the highest and earned a "YES." next to it. Top right: The aftermath of sampling 15 donuts The top five of the fifteen were: 1. Pharoah's Donuts  2. St. Louis Hills Donut Shop  3. Lubeley's Bakery (tie)  3. Donut Drive-In (tie)  4. The Donut Stop 5. Old Town Donuts How the Competitio...

Hello, Friends! Friday is National Donut Day & STL is doing it BIG. So in the MORNING, I will be judging donuts from around STL at Jazz at the Bistro's Event . It's right by the Fox Theater.  It's FREE! AM  In the EVENING, I'll be here: PM Strange Donuts National Donut Day Event  is $12 admission (includes Strange Donuts & Kaldi's coffee). They'll have Mission Taco available for purchase.  This event benefits Strange Cares . Location: Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co. (3983 Gratiot Street) 6-10pm

When you buy a dozen, you get a dozen free!! Wahoo!!! My friend Robyn of TinySuperheroes  told me about this! Thanks Robyn! TinySuperheroes is a SUPER cool cape company based in STL. When you buy a cape, they donate one to an extraordinary child overcoming illness or disability. So if you're feeling extra super today, eat donuts and check them out! They say it's for your sidekick, but really you could just be a major whale and eat 2 dozen yourself! STL Locations: Wow their website even shows you when their "hot" light is on! That's just... super. More info here:  Krispy Kreme 

ROAD TRIP! We went to KC with the perfect travel plans - wander without an itinerary, be outside, eat good bbq, and find donuts along the way, all with a tour guide to chauffeur us around! One problem: our native KC tour guide, Josias, didn't have a favorite donut shop. In fact, he said that he "isn't a huge donut person". "Okay Google", I said into my phone, "Where are the best donut shops in Kansas City?" A few came up, but they were far away or closed. So the weekend progressed and I accepted that no donuts would be had, reviewed, or critiqued. BUT WAIT! There we were, making 1 last stop when we see an OPEN donut shop. Cool signage, a full bar, space to lounge. A+. The Doughnut Lounge. For St. Louisan's I'd explain it as Vincent Van Doughnut & Strange Donuts had a baby. The donuts are fancy, pretty, and some are square like Vincent's. They have strange Signature flavors, which are actually some of the mo...