Tour de Donut, Saturday November 20th

[ragtopday Johnna]

Join me for a fun drive to five of Kansas City's best donut shops, starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 20th. (The good donuts go quick, we're starting early!)

We'll meet at John's Space Age Donuts, 8124 Floyd St. in Overland Park, KS, leaving there promptly at 7:30. Join us for the whole tour or part...we'll spend less than 30 minutes at each stop. Without ruining the fun and revealing all of the stops, I can say that we will be stopping at only locally owned shops, no Krispy Kreme or Dunkin, and will be visiting four cities on both sides of the state line. The Tour de Donut will conclude in Independence around 10 a.m.

How many donuts do you think you can eat? I've got a couple of prizes, one for the person who eats the most donuts on the tour, another for the person who drinks the most cups of dreadful donut shop coffee.

(This is a BYO Lipitor event.)

RSVP with number of people and cars please.

[Minidave]

Sounds like fun, and I'm always up for a good sugar pill run!

No coffee for me, however a good dose of hot choco would do the trick, especialy if it's cold/snowing/sleeting/raining/ all of the above!

1 MINI, 1 somewhat bloated Human (by the end of the drive)

[Walnuts]

Can't I work all day Saturdays but it sounds like a great idea.

[DA MINI]

What fun!


1 MINI, 1 person

[IowaM1N1]

Cross-posted to the Facebook page...

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[ragtopday Johnna]

Cross-posted to the Facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162385827122095

Thank you!!!

[davester]

Yep, we're in. Charlotte will have on her hollow leg---

[MiniX4 John]

Yes!!! Can't wait to be on this adventure with the famous donut guru from 52donuts.com

If you haven't experienced donuts, behind the glaze, visit www.52donuts.com to see what you have missed!

I will be there!

[Minidave]

So, will the name change now to 53 donuts?

Nice site, thanks for the link!

[WildThang]

Cool idea! We will attend.

1 Cooper S, 2 donut eaters (my wife and I)

[Laurie]

Put us down for 3 donut eaters! 0 MINIs

[Counterfit_Mini]

As of right now, 1 Mini, 1 (maybe 2) peoples.

[sugaroni]

Oooo, MINIs and donuts... never been a finer combo. I'm in and I've even talked the Mister into accompanying me. Will we be stopping at Donut King?

[ragtopday Johnna]

Oooo, MINIs and donuts... never been a finer combo. I'm in and I've even talked the Mister into accompanying me. Will we be stopping at Donut King?

Well....we could make a SIXTH stop at Donut King (love their seasonal flavors!). They have the most generous hours of any locally-owned donut shop in the area, so it wouldn't be a problem to add them on to the end of the itinerary. In the five on the list, there is not a Northland stop but I would never refuse an offer to visit a donut shop located between a used car lot and a strip club.

[davester]

"donut shop located between a used car lot and a strip club"
Interesting concept---- I'd like to see that

[Minidave]

You know what they say....location, location, location! The only thing that would make that one better is if there was a police precicnt across the street!

[monty]

Two of us will be there and one MINI.Don't know which two, but someone will be there. BTW I think Laurie's MINI is now at the Mazda Dealer in Gladstone

[IowaM1N1]

2 donut eaters, 1 MINI. Sounds like a blast!

[ragtopday Johnna]

Two of us will be there and one MINI.Don't know which two, but someone will be there. BTW I think Laurie's MINI is now at the Mazda Dealer in Gladstone

It's been there for almost 13 months. I stopped by the Mazda dealer last week (along with Esmter, another former MINI owner) to take a pic. When I showed the pic to Laurie this week, I think she teared up...or maybe it was just allergies.

[S-car-go]

I'm in and maybe the wife. Sounds like a blast, eating and driving, two things I love! Can I get a wake up call? Just kidding

[Laurie]

Two of us will be there and one MINI.Don't know which two, but someone will be there. BTW I think Laurie's MINI is now at the Mazda Dealer in Gladstone

It's been there for almost 13 months. I stopped by the Mazda dealer last week (along with Esmter, another former MINI owner) to take a pic. When I showed the pic to Laurie this week, I think she teared up...or maybe it was just allergies.

Dang you for bringing this up again! Do you know that I thought about my MINI almost all day on Wednesday! I sure do miss it. I might have to seriously think about the Countryman once they have been out for a while.

BTW, I traded it in at Northtowne Mazda on September 25, 2009, And yes Johnna, it must have been allergies

[Minidave]

Another place for consideration for this run, or a future one.

Owned by the same man since 1975....opens at 5 am! Plus 10% discount on club orders.....

Fluffly Fresh Donuts
10123 State Line
KC, Mo 64114
816-942-9822

I used to stop in here almost every morning and get a maple long john and a carton of milk for breakfast when I worked at Superior Lexus - gained 20lbs that first year.......

[ragtopday Johnna]

Another place for consideration for this run, or a future one.

Owned by the same man since 1975....opens at 5 am! Plus 10% discount on club orders.....

Fluffy Fresh Donuts
10123 State Line
KC, Mo 64114
816-942-9822

I used to stop in here almost every morning and get a maple long john and a carton of milk for breakfast when I worked at Superior Lexus - gained 20lbs that first year.......

While I'm not going to give away my selections for the Tour de Donut, I will say that I agree with your recommendation. There is quite a history with this location of Fluffy Fresh and the original Fluffy Fresh location in Mission. There's a story between the two bakers and it's not pretty. I like this location of Fluffy Fresh because of the counter, it's small but always provides interesting people watching.

I went to visit the other (the original) Fluffy Fresh one day and found that someone had attempted to create a drive-thru, not just once but twice, rolling over the curb and into the plate glass window! Insulation was sticking out between what was the exterior wall and the window, yet the charming little lady inside was flagging us in, not wanting to miss any customers just because someone drove their car into the donut shop. I dropped by there recently (the same day the nearby Dunkin opened) to support a local donut shop instead of a corporate chain, only to find they were already sold out. Love that folks still appreciate a good donut and will drive past a mediocre one to visit these places!

[ragtopday Johnna]

If you are as serious about your donuts as you are about your MINI, you might want a Tour de Donut t-shirt or coffee mug.


Here's the link: http://www.cafepress.com/52Donuts

(While the shirts are available on dark colors, the design does not look good on dark colors. Just a heads up...)

A BIG thanks to MiniX2 for the design work. I ordered some goodies already!

[Counterfit_Mini]

LOL That design is awesome