Baskin-Robbins is coming back to Birmingham. I don’t know why the company pulled out in 2002, but I guess it’s hard to be the “world’s largest ice cream chain” if you ignore large metropolitan areas. B-R’s Pralines & Cream kicks ass, but it’s going to be tough to lure me away from Bruster’s and its yummy Key Lime Pie.
Could this mean that Dunkin’ Donuts will also return? That would make Dear Husband happy, but I’ve never found any doughnut that can rival Krispy Kreme. And here’s a little tidbit just for Jennifer and Dr. Renée: Krispy Kreme now has whole wheat and multigrain doughnuts. That’s just wrong! 
ADDENDUM: Andre had it first — Dunkin’ Donuts is coming back too.
If I could just get some Kay’s Butter Brickle (
I see that part of my comment didn’t post, so it’s encore time.
If I could just get some Kay’s Butter Brickle (
I guess I should just quit digging in this hole.
Yeah, yeah, I love whole wheat bagels and German black bread. But they aren’t coated with powdered sugar glaze. And how light can a multi-grain Krispy Kreme be?? Nah, this must be a conspiracy by one of the competitors to ruin KK’s business.
Some things are just supposed to be cholesterol-laden and decadent. What’s next — crawfish without the fat? (then you couldn’t even suck the heads!) Dacquiris without the rum, the sugar, or the fruit? What — non-alcoholic, carrot dacquiris? KK, listen to your fans — this multigrain idea is just wrong-headed thinking.
Powdered sugar glaze, nothing. German black bread isn’t fried in a bubbling vat of oil. I agree, multigrain donuts are a waste of jaw movement.
Don, I don’t know what you were trying to post, but if you try to use carats in a post (the shift marks on the comma and period keys) in anything but HTML, everything after the carat disappears. That’s happened to me several times, ’cause I keep forgetting.
I suppose deep-fried, sugar-coated multigrain flour would be marginally healthier than deep-fried, sugar-coated white flour. Or marginally less unhealthy. Also pointless.
Del, I admit my technical inferiority. I have no idea whether a carat is something to eat or to wear on your finger. Now, I’ll copy here what I tried to post and hope for the best:
“If I could just get some Kay’s Butter Brickle from Chattanooga that tastes like it did when I was growing up there I’d have to forget about my diet.”
This time I left out some thingys that I know not the name of which pointed back to “Brickle” and asked if it was spelled correctly.
As a matter of fact Kathy, it does mean just that:
http://bhamterminal.com/blog/2007/08/03/its-time-to-eat-more-donuts/
At least that’s what it seems is going to happen according to the other release that the company put out earlier this month.
Donuts and ice cream; should be fun!
And why has Dairy Queen left Tuscaloosa!? They keep showing me ads that make my mouth water but I’d have to drive for an hour to find what tempted me. UNFAIR.
Thank goodness for KK or none of my fat laden cravings would be satisfied.
Don, I spelled it wrong—it should be “caret.” I meant the less than/ greater than signs. I think that’s what they’re called, but maybe only the little hat sign (the one above the 6) is a caret. Oh well.
Just the name Butter Brickle sounds wonderful. I love all those burnt-sugary flavors–when my mother-in-law sends her Christmas pralines, I hide them so I can eat them all.
Kathy, a single KK donut has twelve grams of fat. Twelve. About as much as a tablespoon of butter. But you can’t dunk butter in your coffee and then let it practically melt in your mouth, can you. Did I mention our house is less than half a mile from one of the Mobile “bakeries,” that is to say fryeries? The Hot Light is almost always “on.”
Andre, I added a link. DH will be thrilled!
B, Dairy Queen has seen a resurgence in Birmingham lately; there’s even an upscale one in Liberty Park. Maybe you’ll get a new one soon. Chili cheese dog and butterfinger blizzard — breakfast of champions.
Del, we have a Krispy Kreme about two miles from our house. I’d be in trouble if there was one in walking distance, although I could pretend to burn off the calories by hoofing it back and forth.
There are upscale Dairy Queens?
“There are upscale Dairy Queens?”
Yeah, who’da thunk it?
OK guys . . . let’s get the “upscale Dairy Queens” correct- they are now called “DQ Restaurant”. There is one in Pelham where you can go in and sit down and each booth has a phone to call in your order. There is also a drive up service (I think it used to be a A & W). Go figure. No more Kentucky Fried Chicken — just KFCs and now DQ Restaurants. As long as the DQ keeps the Peanut Buster Parfait on the menu I’m good!
So what, I’m supposed to suggest the multigrain donuts to my diabetic patients?! The terminally constipated patients? Insane! Thanks for the laugh.