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. 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! I assure you – they are well stocked now. I enjoyed a Rosemary Olive Oil doughnut and found that just one doughnut was very satisfying. When I have a regular doughnut – one just won’t do.
There’s free parking in the back! They are open every day except Tuesday, from 7A-6P. Wheat free and vegan options available.
Check Fonuts out when you are looking for a treat to awaken the senses.
FONUTS PRESS LINKS
HUFF-POST: FONUTS – UNFRIED, GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN CHOICES AT WAYLYNN LUCAS’ NEW JOINT
EATER LA: FONUTS SELLS OUT OF DONUTS IN RECORD TIME
About Mary
Mary has lived in the Hancock Park area for over 20 years - including homes in Larchmont Village and Windsor Square. Mary has lived in some great places in her life - but none compare to the convenience and majesty of our neighborhood. For Mary, the neighborhood has been a wonderful home to her large, extended family...at one time she had family members living on seven different Hancock Park area blocks! Larchmont Buzz is a labor of love - built to celebrate the neighborhood and to elevate the conversation in the area.
