The Donut Book

The Donut Book

by Sally Levitt Steinberg (Author)

Synopsis

The Atkins Diet? Phooey! The South Beach Diet? Feh! What people really want to eat is something deep-fried and sugar-packed...hence our undying love affair with the beloved donut. And if anybody knows donuts it's Sally Levitt Steinberg. As a member of America's royal donut dynasty (her grand- father, Adolph Levitt, invented the donut-making machine), she knows more about this sweet indulgence than anyone else. The Donut Book is the product of Sally's great personal charm and life-long, in-depth donut scholarship. She covers high points in donut history: the arrival of the first donuts in America with the Dutch settlers in the 17th century, and the donut in World War I, when it became the favourite nosh of the boys in the trenches. She celebrates donut-loving celebrities, from Admiral Byrd to Bill Clinton, as well as some of the most gifted donut bakers on the planet. She visits the campus of Dunkin' Donuts University, and reveals the secret that makes Krispy Kreme donuts irresistible. Then there are the recipes: 29 mouth-watering, soul-satisfying ways to achieve the ultimate sugar rush, from New Orleans beignets to Portuguese malasadas, from Boston cremes to Alain Ducasse's upscale Donut. And for donut lovers who are willing to hit the road to find their favourite confection, the book comes with an illustrated Donut Lover's Guide to bakeries that serve up the lightest, fluffiest, best dressed, and tastiest donuts.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 192
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Storey
Published: 28 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 1580175481
ISBN 13: 9781580175487

Media Reviews

It's chock-full of yummy colour photos, technical diagrams, historical lore, arcane trivia and cultural study around this humble nay, mighty snack. - National Post (Toronto)

What we have in this book is a complete doughnut history. -Buffalo News

.. .lavishly illustrated with colorful graphics, mouthwatering photography and vintage donut art. -Trailer Life

.. .an engaging and nostalgic trip through every tasty facet of donut-ology...

- Supermarket Gourmet

an engaging celebration of America s favorite sugar-packed culinary delight.

Food & Life Arizona


It's chock-full of yummy colour photos, technical diagrams, historical lore, arcane trivia and cultural study around this humble--nay, mighty--snack. -National Post (Toronto)

What we have in this book is a complete doughnut history. -Buffalo News

.. .lavishly illustrated with colorful graphics, mouthwatering photography and vintage donut art. -Trailer Life

.. .an engaging and nostalgic trip through every tasty facet of donut-ology...

-Supermarket Gourmet

.. .an engaging celebration of America's favorite sugar-packed culinary delight.

-Food & Life Arizona