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The over-rated donut story …

Anyone heard of Krispy Kreme? It’s a donut place, just in case your fat ass is too lazy to click the link or something. They are all over the place and people talk and talk and talk about Krispy Kreme this and Krispy Kreme that. So, the other day I tasted one to see what all the hoopla is about. It’s crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Big deal.

I’m not a big donut person if you hadn’t picked up on it already. And to be honest, Krispy Kreme is nothing to write home about. I mean, it’s a freaking donut. It’s hype people. So, why am I mentioning this? Because one opened up near my mom’s house. The ONLY one for miles. And guess what happened opening day. Erm. The line wrapped around the building and down the block … and down the next block … and around that block. Ugh. There were police officers directing traffic for christ sake. For a donut shop. I mean, it wasn’t even the new Harry Potter movie. These assholes were waiting for a donut.

Would you wait over two or three hours for a donut? Um. NOT. By the time I got them it would be freaking lunch time. Anyhow, I hate when people buy into hype. It’s like sushi. I’ve eaten sushi a few times growing up and thought it was good. Not great. Not excellent. Just good. I mean there are better things than sushi in this world. However, for awhile, here in the Bay Area, sushi became the trendy thing to like to eat. So, whenever you’d ask someone what their favorite food was, of course, they’d answer – sushi. Where’d you like to go for lunch – sushi. Ugh. Why the hell can’t people think for themselves anymore. Everyone buys into hype.

So … Krispy Kreme opened and it’s going to make record sales for a few weeks while people buy into the hype of having one nearby. I mean, now they are in. They have one in THEIR neighborhood and can make all their relatives and friends who are Krispy Kremeless jealous. And, I’ll guarantee that within a year the place will look just like every other donut place around. Sure it will get business, but it wont have lines around the corner for christ sake. Hype. That’s all it is. Even funnier though is that two blocks from my house, I can walk into the store and buy Krispy Kreme donuts in about two minutes – not two hours.

And if that’s not enough to give the neighborhood a cariac arrest, next door they are opening an In-N-Out burger. Now, In-N-Out is fast food burger joint, known only to those of us on the west coast. It’s good. It’s definately not a McDonalds. They ground their beef fresh everyday, cut up potatoes to create their fries and their milkshakes are made with real ice cream, not Nestle Quik like McDonalds makes them. Another thing that makes them unique is their menu. It’s only got three burgers on it – the DoubleDouble, the hamburger and the cheeseburger. That’s it. So what if you go up to the counter and order a Flying Dutchman. In most places you’d get a strange look, but at In-N-Out they’ll give you two slices of meat and two slices of cheese and that’s about it.

See, In-N-Out might just have a handful of things on its official menu, but those enthusiasts that LOVE In-N-Out have created a “secret menu” only known to those in the know. So, walking up to the counter and ordering a Double-Double “Animal Style”, won’t get you kicked out, but instead you’ll get a double burger on a bun that is grilled with mustard, along with sauteed onions instead of raw, pickles, extra “special sauce.

I have to admit that although there are much better burgers out there and In-N-Out is all hype also, I did get sucked into this one. If I see one, I just have to stop in and have a Double-Double “Animal Style”.

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