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"  Today is National Donut Day, which seems like as good an excuse as any to tackle a question that&amp;#039;s been weighing on my mind: Where can I get a good old-fashioned glazed around here? As with session beers and tobacco products, people tend to be loyal when it comes to their donut brand. You&amp;#039;re either a Krispy Kremer or a Dunkinite, a Tim Hortonian or an Entenmaniac, and everyone thinks that his brand is the best. What&amp;#039;s needed to settle the matter is an unbiased, professional opinion. Enter Stephen Collucci, pastry chef at Colicchio &amp;amp;amp; Sons in New York, who has volunteered his expert tastebuds for a blind test of glazed donuts from five leading brands. Why Collucci? I consider him to be the Duke of donuts, the Barron of beignets, the Czar of zeppole... in other words, the man makes a mean, mean fried pastry. And I should know \u2014 Collucci and I worked together for two years, during which time I availed myself freely of his handiwork. Collucci reckons that he&amp;#039;s made tens of thousands of donuts over the past few years, at least 90 percent of which were eaten by people other than me. According to Collucci, what he looks for in a donut is nice body (or in pastry chef terms, a sturdy &amp;quot;crumb&amp;quot;), balanced flavors, and a pleasant finish. To keep things honest, I stuck a blindfold on him from start to finish. Without further ado, here&amp;#039;s Collucci&amp;#039;s professional estimation of the candidates, from worst to best. You might be surprised at the results. The Biggest Loser: Krispy Kreme Original Glazed, $1.10 each Collucci says: &amp;quot;This donut is by far the sweetest and most artificial tasting of the group. The glaze is either really concentrated, or there&amp;#039;s sugar in the dough. It breaks down really fast in your mouth, so it doesn&amp;#039;t have a satisfying bite to it. It&amp;#039;s hard to get any impression other than extreme sweetness.&amp;quot; Fourth Place Finisher: Dunkin Donuts, Glazed Donut, $0.99 each Collucci says: &amp;quot;This one is too doughy, so again, it doesn&amp;#039;t have that satisfying bite to it. However, it also has a nice saltiness to balance out the sweetness. The glaze is well distributed.&amp;quot; Second Runner Up: Entenmann&amp;#039;s Glazed Buttermilk Donut, $4.79 for 8 Collucci says: &amp;quot;This donut has a good crumb, but it leaves a waxy taste in my mouth on the finish. The glaze is also a little sweet for my taste.&amp;quot; First Runner Up: Tim Horton&amp;#039;s Old Fashioned Glazed, $0.95 each Collucci says: &amp;quot;This has a nice cakey, light crumb. It has some body to it. The glaze is definitely there, but it&amp;#039;s not overpowering or over-sweet. It has a nice finish, with no waxy feel left in my mouth.&amp;quot; The Champ: Starbucks Old-Fashioned Glazed Donut, $1.50/each Collucci says: &amp;quot;This is much denser than the others, but not at all dry. It&amp;#039;s definitely the type of donut that I would want to dip into a cup of coffee. Texture-wise, this is the only one with crunch to it. The glaze isn&amp;#039;t overly sweet and doesn&amp;#039;t taste artificial. It has nice balance, and the right amount of salt.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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