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The Other Breakfasty Dessert
Skip the gas station and get yourself a real Minneapolis donut. By Jerod Greenisen
Glam Doll Donuts (2605 Nicollet Ave S): Be the first of your friends to check out Glam Doll Donuts! This place just popped off this weekend, adding some much needed sprinkles to Minneapolis. Check out our interview with Glam Doll on Facebook or at wakemag.org. Wuollet Bakery (2447 Hennepin Ave S, and other locations): Uptown has many, many cafes. However, Wuollet seems to-
tally fine with the influx of coffee shops. That’s because they’re a classic establishment, no gimmicks or jokes just honestly good donuts. Think about trying some classic glaze. Lift Coffee & Treats (451 Stinson Blvd): This place will blow your mind. The people at Lift do not just eat donuts—they sustain themselves off of the expressions from customers as they try to fathom what the Ham & Apple Dumpling will do to your life. They’re located in an old, freshly painted garage in a Northeast industrial park, and the donuts are supplied by St. Paul’s Mojo Monkey. Angel Food Bakery (86 S 9th Street): From heaven above, this baroque decadence is to die for. Angel Food Bakery spares no opportunity to make a divine joke (or pastry) so neither did we. The shop is located right above Hell’s Kitchen (see what they did there?) downtown. You won’t be disappointed. We suggest The Anti-depressant Donut—really. Masa (1070 Nicollet Mall): Feeling like a fancy pants? Head over to Masa on Nicollet Mall for some of their fine churros. These fritters are hot off the plate and sparkle in crystal sugar. Slather them with some of that Oaxacan chocolate and sip on bubbly with you and your honey while enjoying Minneapolis’ bougiest doughnut.
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Fresh Baked
A Cookie Delivery Hoax Soon to Become a Reality? By Molly Green As an avid cookie eater and a snickerdoodle enthusiast, I was more than excited to hear about Fresh Baked, a fundraising event through a student group that would deliver cookies to you anywhere on campus until 4:20 a.m. I had plans to try every single flavor. I couldn’t wait, it had been so long since I had devoured a real, homemade, fresh-baked cookie. But it sounded sketchy and too good to be true. And in fact, it was. Sorry to build up your excitement. Supposedly, several weeks ago, Wyatt Zulkosky, president of the
Green Group on campus, became the victim of a hardcore Facebook “hack.” Instead of posting embarrassing photos or status updates, the perpetrator in question created a fake fundraiser. A Facebook page was created, posters were hung around campus, and Zulkosky received an innumerable amount of phone calls from students placing late-night cookie orders. It took him several days to take down the Facebook page that was sent to all of his friends and posted in all of the groups he was part of, and he still receives desperate phone calls from cookie cravers nightly. The proceeds from the imaginary cookie fundraiser were going to go towards the Green Group’s first cross-campus longboard race, which was intended to raise both awareness about preservation of the parks and trails on campus, and funds for a new disc golf course. It seems obvious that the cookie culprit is a member of the Green Group, since this is cause that the group is actually working on, and if this isn’t just a publicity stunt it might soon turn into a real fundraiser.
Zulkosky says that the hoax was so popular that the Green Group is now considering using the idea to fundraise for real. Imagine: cookies delivered to you on campus whenever you want from an organization with a good cause! Unfortunately at the moment, the Green Group just doesn’t have the manpower. “Based on the amount of calls, I would need at least 5 volunteers on hand at all times,” Zulkosky said. The group is now looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping out with both the baking process and delivery. If you are interested in volunteering or just being part of the Green Group, contact Wyatt at zulko002@umn.edu. Seriously guys, lets make this a real thing. I think everyone can agree that longboarding is pretty cool, the environment is important, and cookies are delicious. This fundraiser may have started out as a hoax, but it could really turn into something amazing that the University of Minnesota needs (accompanied by a glass of milk).
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