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Day: June 9, 2015

Grover’s Bar & Grill, East Amherst NY

REVIEW

A gentleman at the next table was regaling his family, and the waitress, with tales of how, when he was a teenager, he used to eat two hamburgers at Grover’s. We wondered at the amazed reactions to his dog-bites-man confession. Eating two burgers doesn’t seem so outlandish to us. Then our own burgers arrived, and we understood. Continue reading

Portland Oregon Donut Deathmatch

Can there be any doubt that Portland, Oregon is America’s donut capital? Apparently spurred on by Voodoo Doughnut‘s national acclaim, local entrepreneurs have attempted to out-Voodoo Voodoo. And judging by the results of the first ever Donut Deathmatch, held by Portland company Roundhouse, a “creative agency” (we don’t have a clue either), they have succeeded. Roundhouse rounded up donuts from seven of Portland’s finest donut artisans, including Voodoo, and the winner was declared to be Blue Star Donuts. Helen Bernhard Bakery finished second, and Pip’s Original was third. See the video below to witness the competition: Continue reading

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