Krispy Kreme, Where Are You?

Dear Krispy Kreme,
The news broke this week that Dunkin' Donuts is coming to Dawsonville, Ga., the Moonshine Capital of the World. When that store opens, Dunkin' Donuts will then have two locations near our home - one to the left of us in Dahlonega and one to the right of us in Dawsonville.

But where is Krispy Kreme? Why haven't you ventured beyond metro-Atlanta? Krispy K's are the mouth-melting donut delicacies that we North Georgia folks (in our heart of hearts) truly crave.

Oh, we Southerners love our Krispy K's, especially the originals - the gooey, icing glazed, best eaten 'hot' donuts. Don't know how many times when I worked in Metro Atlanta that I stopped for Krispy Kreme donuts to take into the office, only to arrive with three or four missing and tell-tell icing glaze on the side of my mouth.

On a recent trip to Cleveland, Ga., my heart skipped a few beats, when I spotted a band of high school fund-raisers selling boxes of Krispy Kremes at a highway intersection. Only a strong hand from the car's driver kept me from leaping out and grabbing a dozen or two.

Our love for Krispy Kremes is strong. When a member of our family lived in England, he walked miles to Harrods department store, the only place in London where he could find Southern fried, hot Krispy Kreme donuts.

So Krispy Kreme, hear the plea from thousands of donut loving North Georgians. Please come to the mountains. You've got lots of original glazed fans here.

Sincerely,

A Devoted Krispy Kreme Fan

Dunkin Donuts Coming to Town

If you're from Georgia, your idea of sweet roll heaven is a hot, hot, sugary-sweet Krispy Kreme glazed donut. Yet, if you're from New England, then the world's best donut has got to be the melt-in-your-mouth Dunkin' Donut cake donut.

Since D&B are long time Georgians, our Southern taste buds are partial to Krispy Kremes but with the Dunkin' Donut franchise coming soon to Dahlonega, we could become DD fans.

The new DD will be located next to Moe's Southwestern Grill on Morrison Moore Parkway West and just a block or two from the North Georgia College and State University campus.

Now what should our first Dunkin' Donut be? The traditional or something wild and crazy like the Boston Scream or the Chocolate Iced Bismark. Decisions. Decisions.