This past weekend I had the pleasure of experiencing the hottest doughnut shop in Los Angeles…the new Fonuts on 3rd Street, just West of Crescent Heights. From the moment I walked through the door all I could do was think of all of the men in my life who I could turn on to the Maple Bacon Fonut. I think that if I didn’t tell my husband and sons where I got that particular doughnut, I would have them in the palm of my hand every Saturday morning!
Fonuts are a “healthier” kind of doughnut in that they are baked – pastry chef Waylynn Lucas (formerly of Bazaar and Patina) has formulated a recipe for a convection-oven baked doughnut that presents with a texture like the fried doughnuts you and I both know and love. Add to that texture some really great flavor combinations (like chorizo & cheddar, pb&j and chocolate banana)  and you have a doughnut shop that is destined for success.
A glimpse of that success played out from the start. Â Lucas and business partner Nancy Truman opened Fonuts on August 26th and had to close 5 days later because they sold out of all the ingredients! Â I assure you – they are well stocked now. Â I enjoyed a Rosemary Olive Oil doughnut and found that just one doughnut was very satisfying. Â When I have a regular doughnut – one just won’t do.
There’s free parking in the back! Â They are open every day except Tuesday, from 7A-6P. Â Wheat free and vegan options available.
Check Fonuts out when you are looking for a treat to awaken the senses.
FONUTS PRESS LINKSÂ
HUFF-POST: Â FONUTS – UNFRIED, GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN CHOICES AT WAYLYNN LUCAS’ NEW JOINT
EATER LA: Â FONUTS SELLS OUT OF DONUTS IN RECORD TIME
