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Donuts Take Center Stage in the Big Apple!

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National Donut Day is tomorrow!  

 

Entenmann’s® Bakery, a division of Bimbo Bakeries USA, is making donuts the star of New York by bringing its 2017 National Donut Day celebration to Times Square, on June 2.  Fans will have the opportunity to sample delicious Entenmann’s Donuts, take part in fun activities and be wowed by the world famous Harlem Globetrotters.

 

Thousands of donuts will be given away throughout the 2017 National Donut Day celebration. Fans who cannot be in New York can join the festivities Live on Entenmann’s® Facebook page and share in the fun using #NationalDonutDay and #Entenmanns.

 

Starting today, specially marked National Donut Day boxes of delicious Rich Frosted Donuts are available for purchase, and consumers can enter into the “Win Free Donuts for a Year” sweepstakes via Entenmann’s® Facebook page. For each entry, $1 will be donated to charity partner Feeding America, up to $10,000. With 200 Food Banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs throughout the U.S., Feeding America is able to serve 1 in 7 Americans and continue the fight against hunger in our country.  More information about the sweepstakes and donation program is available www.entenmanns.com/nationaldonutday.

 

“We are excited to bring our National Donut Day celebration to Times Square and raise funds for Feeding America,” said Lorraine Hale, Senior Director of Marketing for Entenmann’s Bakery, part of Bimbo Bakeries USA. “Our ‘Win Free Donuts for a Year’ sweepstakes is a fun way for Entenmann’s® to engage with our fans and a National Donut Day tradition. Who wouldn’t want a year’s worth of donuts!”

 

Entenmann’s® got its start 119 years ago in Brooklyn, New York and today, the brand produces more than 780 million donuts annually. In fact, Entenmann’s has made more than 4 billion donuts, which, if laid end-to-end, would wrap around the earth almost nine times.

 

Entenmann’s also launched a new line of specialty donuts.  The brand new Donut Shoppe Donuts feature a colorful new top iced coating, sprinkle topping and will be served in a retro style donut shop design flat box.  The varieties include:

 

  • Black and White Donut – This vanilla flavored yellow cake donut with rich chocolate frosted and vanilla flavored white coating is a delicious rendition of the popular New York classic cookie
  • Party Sprinkled Donut – A moist yellow cake donut with a sweet party flavored glaze, white frosted coating and topped with fun party sprinkles
  • Seasonal Flower Donut – A fun, festive and flower shaped vanilla flavored yellow cake donut topped with a colorful sweet coating and pastel colored sprinkles

 

These delicious new treats hit store shelves in April 2017 in the Northeast, Metro and Midwest regions right in time for this year’s National Donut Day celebration.

 

Donut Shoppe Donuts are a tasty addition to the Entenmann’s donut family which includes the renowned Rich Frosted and Crumb Topped Donuts (aka Mr. and Mrs. Rich Frosted), in addition to seasonal favorites like the Lemon, Harvest Pumpkin and Cider Donuts.

Starting today, consumers nationwide can purchase specially marked National Donut Day boxes of delicious Rich Frosted Donuts and enter into the “Win Free Donuts for a Year” sweepstakes via Entenmann’s® Facebook page! Share the fun using #NationalDonutDay and #Entenmanns.

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They do have delicious chocolate donuts! Yum!! I can’t wait to eat one tomorrow!

About Entenmann’s® Bakery

Entenmann’s history dates back over 119 years to 1898 when William Entenmann opened his first bakery in Brooklyn, New York.  By the 1960s the company was selling delicious donuts throughout the New York metropolitan area; by the 1970s it began selling nationwide.  Today, Entenmann’s markets over 100 different baked goods in the U.S., producing 780 million donuts a year – one of which is the #1-best-selling classic Entenmann’s Rich Frosted Donut introduced in 1973.

 

 

Self Disclosure: I received free delicious chocolate covered donuts to post. No other compensation was received. 

 

Voodoo Doughnut Now Open at Universal CityWalk Just in Time for National Doughnut Day!

Founders Tres Shannon & Kenneth (Cat Daddy) Pogson at Voodoo Doughnut at Universal CityWalk

Founders Tres Shannon & Kenneth (Cat Daddy) Pogson at Voodoo Doughnut at Universal CityWalk.

Good things come in pink boxes is Voodoo Doughnut’s mantra as the irreverent, world famous pastry shop sweetens up Universal CityWalk with its first-ever California location, situated adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A.

Voodoo Doughnut at Universal CityWalk is now open.

“We are beyond thrilled to open Voodoo Doughnut at Universal CityWalk and share our menu of fabulous doughnuts with the world at the top entertainment destination in Los Angeles,” said Voodoo Doughnut founder, Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson.

“The arrival of Voodoo Doughnut to Universal CityWalk coincides with the destination’s ongoing revitalization,” said Karen Irwin, President and COO, Universal Studios Hollywood. “Their unique brand and delicious signature one-of-a-kind doughnuts is the perfect complement to CityWalk’s over-the-top vibrancy.”

Hailing originally from Portland, Oregon by founders Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon, the new L.A. pastry shop serves a range of 60 eclectic doughnuts, including vegan options and the Hollywood Cream, created for Universal CityWalk.

A variety of scrumptious flavored doughnuts are available, such as Grape Ape, Mango Tango, the Voodoo Bubble and Bacon Maple Bar as well as their iconic Voodoo Doll. A popular take-out option, Voodoo Doughnuts are served in signature pink boxes or in a custom-made wooden coffin.

The new location also features another Portland specialty:  Stumptown coffee, which brews regularly from the first-ever pink Stumptown espresso machine located exclusively at Universal CityWalk’s Voodoo Doughnut.

Keeping with their longstanding tradition, Voodoo Doughnut helps celebrate marital bliss by hosting weddings ceremonies, complete with a doughnut and coffee catered reception.

The new Voodoo Doughnut shop finds its sweet spot at the inimitable Universal CityWalk, located near the “5 Towers” outdoor concert stage and adjacent to Universal Cinema, which recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation and features deluxe recliner seating.

Voodoo Doughnut has expanded to multiple U.S. cities in Eugene, Ore., Denver, Colo., and  Austin, Texas. The CityWalk location marks their first California establishment. 

More information about Universal CityWalk is available at www.CityWalkHollywood.com. Regular updates also can be found on CityWalk’s Twitter @CityWalkLA, Facebook page Universal CityWalk Hollywood and Instagram @CityWalkLA.

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Universal Studios Hollywood is The Entertainment Capital of L.A. and includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour. As a leading global entertainment destination, Universal Studios Hollywood delivers highly themed immersive lands that translate to real-life interpretations of iconic movie and television shows. Recent additions include “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” which features a bustling Hogsmeade village and such critically-acclaimed rides as “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” andFlight of the Hippogriff™, Universal Studios Hollywood’s first outdoor roller coaster.  Other immersive lands include “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” and “Super Silly Fun Land” as well as “Springfield,” hometown of America’s favorite TV family, located adjacent to the award-winning “The Simpsons RideTM” and the “The Walking Dead” daytime attraction.  The world-renowned Studio Tour is Universal Studios Hollywood’s signature attraction, inviting guests behind-the-scenes of the world’s biggest and busiest movie and television studio where they can also experience such authentic and immersive thrill rides as “Fast & Furious—Supercharged.” The adjacent Universal CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex also includes the all-new multi-million dollar, completely redesigned Universal Cinema, featuring deluxe recliner seating in screening room quality theatres, and the “5 Towers” state-of-the-art outdoor concert stage.

Photo Credit: Nathaniel Chadwick/Universal CityWalk.

Books of the week are just perfect reading for the Spring!

Bloom

BLOOM by Deborah Diesen and Mary Lundquist (Macmillan Children’s/Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR, 978-0-37430-250-4, March 2017 (ages 2-6) 
Debbie Diesen is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Pout-Pout Fish series. Her gentle storytelling here is reminiscent of the warm and funny text in Pout-Pout Fish books.
I love this delightful story and it is just perfect for the Spring! It’s not only about the Spring and flowers blooming, it is also about growing up. I also like that Mom and the daughter are different races which really relates to today’s times. 

Wildlife

WILDLIFE: A MAP COLORING BOOK by Natalie Hughes (Macmillan Children’s/Henry Holt BYR, 978-1-25011-439-6, March 2017 (ages 6-12)
I love the fact that this book has perforated edges so that the completed maps can be torn out and proudly hung up! There are colorful illustrations with small facts so it is also educational as it teaches about the world!

Take Your Time

TAKE YOUR TIME by Eva Furrow and Donna Jo Napoli; illustrated by Laurel Molk (Macmillan Children’s/Henry Holt BYR, 978-0-80509-521-0, April 2017, ages 4-8)
I love how Harriet the tortoise reminds readers to slow down and appreciate their surroundings! I also love that this teaches about the animals that live in the Galapagos Islands. It’s an educational book filled with facts and brightly colored illustrations. 
Self Disclosure: I received free copies of the above books to facilitate this post. Cover photos were also provided.