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Angel
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"Much of the attack on doughnuts also at least unintentionally vilifies the things many people most cherish about doughnuts, such as their local doughnut shop's place in the community and the meaningful relationships people forge over doughnuts." Book reminds me of some passages from _America Eats!_ about the WPA documenting food and communities.
— Jan 05, 2012 02:37PM
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Angel
is on page 107 of 200
Donut shops as GOP bastions. Majority of their political $ donations go to GOP, and they tend to lean Republican. Contrast to Starbucks, the preferred shop of (bourgeois) liberals. Critic labeled doughnuts as a "peculiarly Republican trash food."
— Jan 11, 2012 10:10AM
Angel
is on page 104 of 200
Marketing. Cops and donuts. Role of shops as hangouts, especially for minors who can't drink.
— Jan 11, 2012 09:58AM
Angel
is on page 91 of 200
A bit of the history of Cambodian immigrants to the U.S. (who were fleeing Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge), many of whom chose doughnut shops as their way to make a good living, even when they disliked donuts per se. Interesting.
— Jan 11, 2012 09:17AM
Angel
is on page 15 of 200
". . . for many people, doughnuts evoke fond memories of family breakfasts, community gatherings, and local, independent and chain bakeries alike. Many churches, for instance, have long featured doughnuts in communal gatherings, and many schools hold 'Doughnuts with Dad' programs at which fathers and their children bond over bakery confections."
— Jan 05, 2012 02:30PM
Angel
is on page 14 of 200
Finished the intro and into the first chapter. The book is setting up to be a social history of the doughnut. It seems the doughnut, nowadays mostly maligned, does have some things to tell us about American society. The donut shop as a social space as well as how society has changed over time to be explored as well. Promising book so far.
— Jan 05, 2012 01:57PM
