Maple Bacon Donut. I figure that’s 1,000 calories or more on the plate. Surely this, ah, delicacy is a major cause of obesity in America. I wanted to tell the story of the donut’s origins but found no trustworthy sources (sorry Wikipedia).

So I’ll commit a truly evil act of providing a list of a few U.S. eateries known to serve the maple bacon donut, or some variation:

• Bennison’s Bakery, Evanston, Illinois
• Dynamo Donut and Coffee, San Francisco
• Nickel Diner, Los Angeles
• Voodoo Doughnut, Portland, Oregon

Would you eat one? I wouldn’t.

Photo Credit: Premshree Pillai

Do you have a donut or other food story that you’d like told? Please email Joe Wilcox: oddlytogether at gmail dot com.