World's Best Donuts
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World's Best Donuts is a doughnut shop and American restaurant in Grand Marais, Minnesota. It is located along the waterfront of Lake Superior. World's Best Donuts is an independent family-owned business established in 1969 by Merieta Altrichter. The shop has been featured in Minnesota Monthly and The New York Times, both of which described the shop's donuts as living up to the business's name.{{cite web|last=Gihring|first=Tim|title=Epicurean Expedition|url=http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/July-2007/Epicurean-Expedition/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2|publisher=Minnesota Monthly|accessdate=8 April 2014|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145358/http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/July-2007/Epicurean-Expedition/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Hampl|first=Patricia|title=Small Is Beautiful; Grand Marais, Minn.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/09/magazine/small-is-beautiful-grand-marais-minn.html|work=New York Times|date=9 May 1999 |accessdate=8 April 2014}}
Awards and mentions
In 1997, The New York Times mentioned World's Best Donuts, saying, "This really is The World's Best Donut."
In 2007, Minnesota Monthly mentioned World's Best Donuts, saying, "The Grand Marais Donut Shop changed its name after customers kept telling them they had the 'best doughnuts in the world.' They're probably right."
In 2012, NPR mentioned World's Best Donuts in an article detailing some of best places in the country to get donuts in the summer.{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Bonny|title=Since When Does Summer Taste Like Doughnuts?|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/07/08/156313507/since-when-does-summer-taste-like-doughnuts|publisher=NPR|accessdate=8 April 2014}}
In 2012, World's Best Donuts was awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence as an outstanding hospitality business.{{cite web|title=World's Best Donuts, Grand Marais - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - TripAdvisor|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60837-d1523664-Reviews-World_s_Best_Donuts-Grand_Marais_Minnesota.html|website=www.tripadvisor.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}<
World's Best Donuts has also been featured in numerous national travel guide books including National Geographic's The 100 Best Affordable Vacations,{{cite book|last=Wooldridge|first=Jane|title=The 100 Best Affordable Vacations|year=2011|publisher=National Geographic Books|isbn=9781426207181|page=88}} Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips,{{cite book|last=Benson|first=Sara|title=USA's Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America|year=2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=9781741797350}} and Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to the Best Barbeque Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More.{{cite book|last=Stern|first=Jane and Michael|title=Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to 900 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTK0AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT480|year=2014|publisher=Random House LLC|isbn=9780770434533}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- [https://www.npr.org/2012/07/08/156313507/since-when-does-summer-taste-like-doughnuts National Public Radio]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=uu0qUVmvmv8C&pg=PA50 Tastes of Minnesota: A Food Lover's Tour].
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=pI2zo_cTAiwC&pg=PA109 Minneapolis-St. Paul: 25 Weekend Getaways in and Around the Twin Cities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704231640/http://books.google.com/books?id=pI2zo_cTAiwC&pg=PA109 |date=2014-07-04 }}
- [http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/travel/blogs/174965401.html Star Tribune]
External links
- [http://minnesotamunch.com/tag/skizzle/ World’s Best Donuts – Grand Marais]
{{Restaurants in Minnesota}}