Our weekend in Portland was filled with so much delicious food, but the doughnuts were my favorite. We visited Voodoo Doughnuts–the hipster hole in the wall doughnut shop with flavors including grape ape, bacon maple bar and captain crunch. I had the old dirty bastard (above) which was a freshly baked yeast doughnut topped with chocolate glaze, crushed Oreos and peanut butter. It was the peanut butter that truly made me want to eat a second.

Clearly the west coast is serious about high-quality doughnuts. East coast, how will you redeem yourself?

As a result I’m eating (and very much enjoying) more sweet, fried pastries than my 5’2” frame can probably handle. Then again, if I eat them while walking through the city the calories don’t count, right?

Here’s my snack today: chocolate cake w/chocolate icing from All Star Donuts on Clement St. I’d rate about an 8 out of 10. The icing was fresh, but the doughnut was slightly too dry for my liking, not stale, just not overly moist. From what I’ve read these are good, but not the best in the city–keep in mind, I’m working my way up from tasteless, shortening-laden, stale bricks.

I plan on sampling at least one doughnut each week from varying locations. I’ll try to keep it to one a week, but that’s a promise I simply can’t make.

(1) I find it fitting and amusing that the DD, with their crappy ‘dounuts’ chose Rachael Ray as their spokesperson.