Doughnut: King Pin
Friday, April 19, 2002
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Address: 2521 Durant Avenue
Phone: 510.843.6688
Honorable Mention: Krispy Kreme
Owner: Dari Shamtoob · Open since: 1939 · Busiest time of day: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. · Time when most donuts are baked: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. · Price of a raised glazed (most popular) donut: $0.75 · Price of 'Pitco Friolator' deep fat fryer: $6,500 · Amount of lard in deep fat fryer, in lbs.: 300 · Number of donuts made at once: 36 · Percentage difference by which Krispy Kreme donuts are soggier than Kingpin donuts: 3,000 · Minimum number of donuts sent to the dorms every week: 100 dozen · Average amount of weight gained by homesick first-year students as a result of late-night 'comfort' food orgies, in lbs.: The 'freshman' 15 · Maximum number of calories in a glazed raised donut: 175 · Number of minutes on stationary bike to burn one off: 23 · Number of minutes running at 10 miles per hour to burn one off: 10 · Number of minutes of sex to burn one off: 44 · Number of minutes average guy lasts during sex, according to Men's Health magazine: 14 · (Therefore) number of times that guy must have sex to burn of one donut: about 3 · Why we will keep eating King Pin's donuts, according to Shamtoob: "We use less shortening, and fold the dough more; it prevents that layer of grease and bad aftertaste. We use no food coloring and try to use the best and most natural ingredients as possible."
Eric Schewe
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