The Donut Whole

The next time you’re in Wichita, Kansas — which for many of you may be never — I highly recommend a pit stop at this place called The Donut Whole. It’s a hipster coffee shop featuring a large chicken out front (that won me over in and of itself) that specializes in weirdo donuts—think crispy bacon donuts, root beer float donuts, S’Mores donuts, PBG (peanut butter and grape) donuts, Fluffernutter donuts….

I’m in Wichita for Thanksgiving and yesterday Jake and I trekked the 2.6 miles to The Donut Whole. We bought a dozen of those suckers and ate 8 OF THEM (though Jake ate 6, I swear). The verdict: They’re incredible. Old fashioned cake donuts—how can you go wrong? Though we both agreed the fruity-sweet picks — creamsicle donut, cherry soda donut, etc — are better suited for a child’s palate than our more rarefied tastes. We preferred picks like peanut butter swirl, choco-crispy donuts and coconut cream!!!

Sunnie and Cowboy got to partake, too. The Donut Whole makes doggie donuts made from “whole wheat flour, milk, brown sugar, ginger and bacon fat topped with vet-approved sweet, pink candy coating and rainbow sprinkles.”