March 2012
2 posts
Lone Star Bakery, Austin, TX.
Since we were in Austin two years ago and a donut-loving friend brought us one of Lone Star Bakery’s famed Texas-sized donuts, I’ve been theoretically smitten. Said donut was the size of an ample birthday cake and was a delightful raised confection, feeding a dessert-hungry rock band and then some.
So this time around, now that we’re here in Austin for SXSW for the week...
606 R&D, Brooklyn.
Here are my belated critical takeaways from 606 R&D, the new cocktail place/restaurant/donut shop in Prospect Heights:
-The shop is lovely. The donuts — three perfectly-sized cake varieties: plain, cinnamon and powdered sugar — are light and delicious. AND a perfect not-too-big-not-too-small size. The coffee is beyond decent and served in a French press. And — possibly...
