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==Voodoo Doughnut Recordings==
==Voodoo Doughnut Recordings==
In 2013, Voodoo Doughnut founders, Cat Daddy and Tres, started a record label named Voodoo Doughnut Recordings with the intent of establishing a catalog of doughnut-related music to help promote the company's brand.<ref name="CNPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/openair/story/interview-tres-shannon-co-owner-voodoo-doughnut|title=Interview: Tres Shannon, co-owner of Voodoo Doughnut|work=Colorado Public Radio|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/businesses/voodoo-doughnut-recordings/|title=Voodoo Doughnut Recordings|work=Vortex Music Magazine|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Early novelty acts included The Deep Fried Boogie Band and The Doughnut Boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/01/voodoo_doughnut_record_label.html|title=7 things to know about Voodoo Doughnut's record label|date=3 January 2014|work=oregonlive.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
In 2013, Voodoo Doughnut founders, Cat Daddy and Tres, started a record label named Voodoo Doughnut Recordings with the intent of establishing a catalog of doughnut-related music to help promote the company's brand.<ref name="CNPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/openair/story/interview-tres-shannon-co-owner-voodoo-doughnut|title=Interview: Tres Shannon, co-owner of Voodoo Doughnut|work=Colorado Public Radio|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/businesses/voodoo-doughnut-recordings/|title=Voodoo Doughnut Recordings|work=Vortex Music Magazine|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Early novelty acts included The Deep Fried Boogie Band and The Doughnut Boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/01/voodoo_doughnut_record_label.html|title=7 things to know about Voodoo Doughnut's record label|date=3 January 2014|work=oregonlive.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
The label expanded to other artists such as [[Poison Idea]],<ref name="CNPR"/> [[The Dandy Warhols]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/articles/the-dandy-warhols-set-to-drop-two-records-this-april-including-nothin-to-do-live-at-the-x-ray-cafe-song-premiere/|title=The Dandy Warhols Set to Drop Two Records This April Including 'Nothin' To Do' Live at The X-Ray Cafe [Song Premiere]|work=Vortex Music Magazine|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> [[Dead Moon]],<ref name="MV2017">{{cite web|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/04/18/locals-only-tres-shannon-voodoo-doughnut/|title=Locals Only: Tres Shannon (Voodoo Doughnut)|work=modern-vinyl.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> [[Smegma (band)|Smegma]],<ref name="MV2017"/> [[Jerry Joseph]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/04/11/jerry-joseph-voodoo-doughnut-recordings-lower-boom/|title=Jerry Joseph, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings, & Lower Boom : The Confluence|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Devin Millar,<ref>[https://voodoodoughnutrecordings.com/artists/devin-millar/delinquents/ Delinquents - Voodoo Doughnut Recordings] Retrieved October 20, 2022</ref> and [[Hazel (band)|Hazel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/12/dead_moon_live_album_to_offer.html|title=Dead Moon live album to offer a first peek at Voodoo's unearthed rock archive|date=30 December 2014|work=oregonlive.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> The label also releases recordings of comedians such as [[Ian Karmel]].<ref name="MV2017"/>
The label expanded to other artists such as [[Poison Idea]],<ref name="CNPR"/> [[The Dandy Warhols]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/articles/the-dandy-warhols-set-to-drop-two-records-this-april-including-nothin-to-do-live-at-the-x-ray-cafe-song-premiere/|title=The Dandy Warhols Set to Drop Two Records This April Including 'Nothin' To Do' Live at The X-Ray Cafe [Song Premiere]|work=Vortex Music Magazine|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> [[Dead Moon]],<ref name="MV2017">{{cite web|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/04/18/locals-only-tres-shannon-voodoo-doughnut/|title=Locals Only: Tres Shannon (Voodoo Doughnut)|work=modern-vinyl.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> [[Smegma (band)|Smegma]],<ref name="MV2017"/> [[Jerry Joseph]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/04/11/jerry-joseph-voodoo-doughnut-recordings-lower-boom/|title=Jerry Joseph, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings, & Lower Boom : The Confluence|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Devin Millar,<ref>[https://voodoodoughnutrecordings.com/artists/devin-millar/delinquents/ Delinquents - Voodoo Doughnut Recordings] Retrieved October 20, 2022</ref>, Big Duck<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Duck – Voodoo Doughnut Recordings |url=https://voodoodoughnutrecordings.com/artists/big-duck/big-duck/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>, and [[Hazel (band)|Hazel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/12/dead_moon_live_album_to_offer.html|title=Dead Moon live album to offer a first peek at Voodoo's unearthed rock archive|date=30 December 2014|work=oregonlive.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> The label also releases recordings of comedians such as [[Ian Karmel]].<ref name="MV2017"/>


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Voodoo Doughnut
The exterior of Voodoo Doughnut's flagship location in Old Town Chinatown Portland, Oregon
Map
Restaurant information
Established2003; 21 years ago (2003)[1]
Owner(s)Richard "Tres" Shannon III
Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson[2][3]
Food typeDoughnuts
Dress codeCasual
Street address22 Southwest 3rd Avenue
CityPortland
StateOregon
Country United States
Coordinates45°31′22″N 122°40′23″W / 45.5227°N 122.6731°W / 45.5227; -122.6731
Websitewww.voodoodoughnut.com

Voodoo Doughnut is an American doughnut company based in Portland, Oregon with a current total of 16 locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and Texas.[4] Its shops are known for their unusual doughnuts, decor that has been compared to "Goth Barbie’s living room," and pink boxes featuring the company logo and an illustration of a voodoo priest.[5] [6]

History

The former exterior of the flagship location in Portland

Voodoo Doughnut was founded in May 2003[7] by Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Richard "Tres" Shannon III. The company's logo features a version of Baron Samedi, Voodoo Loa of the dead.[8] During the business's first few years, it was only open at night.[7]

The original location closed between April to June 2011 for remodeling after the company acquired space next door that was formerly occupied by a nightclub called Berbati's Pan. Much of the expansion involved creating additional room for the kitchen.[9]

In August 2011, Voodoo Doughnut's staff constructed an enlarged version of its box for the Portland Bridge Festival that contained 3,880 doughnuts.[10] The box was filled with smaller boxes and topped off with individual doughnuts until it reached 666 lbs, a number which, as Shannon explained, was chosen to go along with the company's voodoo theme.[11] According to NBC News, it was the biggest box of doughnuts in the world.[12]

Also in 2011, Voodoo Doughnut began partnering with Rogue Ales to convert several of its doughnut flavors into bottled beer. These have included: Bacon Maple Ale and Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Banana Ale.[13] The latter was taken from its Memphis Mafia doughnut, which serves a tribute to Elvis Presley. That same year, the Los Angeles Times declared Voodoo Doughnut an international tourist attraction.[14]

In April 2017, a man choked to death while attempting to consume a half-pound doughnut within 80 seconds at the Colfax Avenue location in Denver. The eating contest was a long-running tradition at other locations as well. According to the contest's rules, anyone capable of eating the entire cake-sized treat would receive a commemorative pin and not have to pay for the doughnut.[15] The tradition has been suspended since this incident.[16][17][18]

During a historic heatwave in June 2021, several workers at the same location staged a walkout after arguing that working conditions were unsafe. Employees reported temperatures as high as 96 degrees Fahrenheit within the shop and one claimed that he felt close to passing out from the heat. A total of three employees were later fired for the incident.[19]

Unionization

In 2020, workers at the downtown Portland location began an effort to unionize and formed an organization called the Doughnut Workers United.[20][21] Requests for increased security was one of the things sought by the union following an incident involving a man armed with a hatchet in March 2020.[22] Their efforts to officially unionize and have the organization recognized by the company's management failed after a tie vote in June 2021, but organizers vowed to try again.[23][24] Employees at the store filed for a new election with the National Labor Relations Board in August 2022. At the time, they were seeking improved wages, better and more consistent scheduling, and increased safety standards in the wake of robberies and attacks on employees at the location.[25] In October 2022, a second vote passed 16-6. The workers are now affiliated with Doughnut Workers United, part of the IWW[26]

Doughnuts

Bacon-Maple bar
Pink Voodoo Doughnut box
In addition to the Portland Cream doughnut, a variation of the Boston Cream doughnut), Voodoo Doughnut also makes a Cock and Balls doughnut that has cream filled "balls"[27]

Voodoo Doughnut offers over 100 varieties.[9] Two of their doughnuts, the NyQuil Glazed doughnut and the Vanilla Pepto Crushed Tums doughnut, are no longer available due to an order from local health officials. According to one of the company's co-owners, "The NyQuil one was kind of a lark, but that's the one that got the most famous. With the Pepto doughnut, I honestly thought if you had that shot of tequila you shouldn't have at 2:00 a.m., and then you got sugar, bread, Pepto, and Tums, you'd either feel better or puke your ass off and then feel better because you got it out of your system. So it was a win-win either way."[28]

On December 24, 2008, Voodoo Doughnut's Portland Creme doughnut was designated Portland's "Official City Doughnut" by a resolution introduced by Portland Mayor Tom Potter and passed by city commissioners the same night.[8] The resolution also expressed Portlanders' "deepest gratitude to Voodoo Doughnut management for its dedication in the face of these stringent economic times in providing employment opportunities... and above all, creating and naming a doughnut after our beloved city that leaves a lasting taste and fond memories on its customers near and far away."[29] Later, Mayor Potter and mayoral candidate Sam Adams attended a midnight doughnut-eating contest.[14]

Operations

As of January 2023, the company has sixteen locations with an additional two in development.[30][31] The first opened in 2003[14] at 22 Southwest 3rd Avenue[32] in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland. To celebrate their fifth anniversary, Voodoo Doughnut opened a second branch at 1501 Northeast Davis Street named Voodoo Doughnut Too in the Kerns neighborhood.[3] The operation began with a "soft opening" on May 30, 2008, with limited hours. The official opening was in June 2008 and featured a parade that traveled from the original location to the new one.[1][33] A location in Taipei also launched in 2015 but is no longer in business.[34] In January 2022, a location in Vancouver, Washington was opened.[35]

Wedding services

Voodoo Doughnut offers legal wedding services followed by doughnuts and coffee.[36] In an effort to "ritualize" the name “Voodoo,” both Pogson and Shannon became ordained ministers of the Universal Life Church, and subsequently performed both real and fake wedding ceremonies in their shops.[8]

Television

The "Captain My Captain" doughnut, featuring vanilla frosting and Cap'n Crunch cereal

Voodoo Doughnut has been featured on television series including: No Reservations,[37] Man v. Food, and Doughnut Paradise.[38]

Jay Leno included a joke about Voodoo Doughnut during a 2004 Tonight Show opening monologue and said: "Did you hear about the doughnut shop in Portland, Oregon, that has caffeinated doughnuts? Yeah, I guess you can stay awake during your bypass surgery."[39]

Voodoo Doughnut Recordings

In 2013, Voodoo Doughnut founders, Cat Daddy and Tres, started a record label named Voodoo Doughnut Recordings with the intent of establishing a catalog of doughnut-related music to help promote the company's brand.[40][41] Early novelty acts included The Deep Fried Boogie Band and The Doughnut Boys.[42] The label expanded to other artists such as Poison Idea,[40] The Dandy Warhols,[43] Dead Moon,[44] Smegma,[44] Jerry Joseph,[45] Devin Millar,[46], Big Duck[47], and Hazel.[48] The label also releases recordings of comedians such as Ian Karmel.[44]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Voodoo Doughnuts To Open New Shop". Portland Mercury. May 21, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
  2. ^ About Voodoo Doughnut from the company's website
  3. ^ a b Voodoo Child: A peek at Voodoo Doughnut Too Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine from Willamette Week
  4. ^ "Voodoo Doughnut". Voodoo Doughnut. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "25 Iconic Portland Dishes and Drinks". Eater.
  6. ^ "America's quirkiest city: What it's like to visit cool, alternative Portland, Oregon". Metro.
  7. ^ a b "Doughnut Shop: Voodoo Doughnut". The Believer. August 1, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Voodoo Doughnut". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. March 17, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Voodoo Doughnut to Close Downtown Store for Renovation, Expansion The Oregonian.
  10. ^ Beaven, Steve (August 12, 2011). "That gigantic pink box of Voodoo Doughnuts may just set a world record". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "World's largest box of doughnuts weighs in at 666 pounds". Today. August 10, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Popken, Ben (June 3, 2016). "The Sorta Secret History of National Donut Day". NBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Goldfarb, Aaron (August 28, 2019). "How Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Ale Went From Troll Beer to Sensation". Inside Hook. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c Sewell, Abby (February 20, 2011). "Voodoo Doughnuts: In Portland, Ore., nothing says commitment like a Voodoo Doughnut". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  15. ^ "Voodoo Doughnuts suspends eating challenge after man dies". KATU. Associated Press. April 4, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ Fernández, Alexia (April 4, 2017). "Colorado Man Dies Choking on a Doughnut in Bakery Eating Challenge". People. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ Sylte, Allison; Biassou, Krystyna (April 3, 2017). "Man who choked to death at Voodoo Doughnut identified". KUSA. Retrieved April 23, 2021. The manager at the shop confirmed to 9NEWS a person died in their lobby, but wouldn't say anything else.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Coffman, Keith (April 4, 2017). "Denver choking death reported linked to doughnut-eating contest". Reuters. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  19. ^ Tabrizian, Ardeshir (July 2, 2021). "Voodoo Doughnut fires employees who walked out during heat wave, workers say". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ McIntosh, Don (March 20, 2020). "At Portland icon Voodoo Doughnuts, workers announce they've formed a union". Northwest Labor Press. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  21. ^ Burley, Shane (May 1, 2020). "Coronavirus fight: Some US worker unions become more aggressive". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  22. ^ Acker, Lizzy (March 8, 2020). "Man with a hatchet robs Voodoo Doughnut, police say suspect found eating a doughnut". oregonlive. Retrieved March 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Tabrizian, Ardeshir (June 29, 2021). "Old Town Voodoo Doughnut staff walk out amid record heat". oregonlive. Retrieved July 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Peel, Sophie (June 28, 2021). "Voodoo Doughnut Workers Go on Strike, Claiming Sweaty Shop Conditions". Willamette Week. Retrieved July 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (August 3, 2022). "Voodoo Doughnut Workers File for a Second Union Election". Eater. Retrieved August 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ Staub, Colin. "Voodoo Doughnut workers unionize in second attempt". Northwest Labor Press. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  27. ^ Walker, Tim (May 17, 2016). "This Portland doughnut shop is #FeelingTheBern". Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  28. ^ Voodoo Doughnut from the August 2006 issue of The Believer
  29. ^ "Portland sprinkles award on official city doughnut". Oregon Local News. May 17, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  30. ^ "Voodoo Doughnut | Locations | Find your closest real life shop!". Voodoo Doughnut. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  31. ^ "Voodoo Doughnuts Opens New Location On McLoughlin Blvd in Milwaukie Today". KXL. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  32. ^ Tres Shannon (Voodoo Founder) (August 2011). "Hoods". Finder. Willamette Week. p. 54. Retrieved January 30, 2012. ... Voodoo Doughnut, ...(22 Southwest 3rd Ave., 241-4704, voodoodoughnut.com). ... But I love that there's still a porn theater where the Paris Theatre was (New Paris Theatre, 6 Northwest 3rd Ave., 295-7808). They're great neighbors.
  33. ^ "In the Mix, FOODday". The Oregonian. June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
  34. ^ Williams, Todd Allen (July 7, 2015). "Taipei Is Finally Weird Enough for Its Own Voodoo Doughnut". Vice. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  35. ^ Pinsky, Rachel (January 11, 2022). "Voodoo Doughnut opens its newest shop in Vancouver". Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  36. ^ [1] from the company's website
  37. ^ Anthony Bourdain Visits the Pacific Northwest from the Travel Channel website
  38. ^ Donut Paradise: The Ultimate Deep-Fried Treat from the Travel Channel website,
  39. ^ Nicholas, Jonathan (January 5, 2004). "DEPT. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS". The Oregonian. pp. D01.
  40. ^ a b "Interview: Tres Shannon, co-owner of Voodoo Doughnut". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  41. ^ "Voodoo Doughnut Recordings". Vortex Music Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  42. ^ "7 things to know about Voodoo Doughnut's record label". oregonlive.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  43. ^ "The Dandy Warhols Set to Drop Two Records This April Including 'Nothin' To Do' Live at The X-Ray Cafe [Song Premiere]". Vortex Music Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  44. ^ a b c "Locals Only: Tres Shannon (Voodoo Doughnut)". modern-vinyl.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  45. ^ "Jerry Joseph, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings, & Lower Boom : The Confluence". Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  46. ^ Delinquents - Voodoo Doughnut Recordings Retrieved October 20, 2022
  47. ^ "Big Duck – Voodoo Doughnut Recordings". Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  48. ^ "Dead Moon live album to offer a first peek at Voodoo's unearthed rock archive". oregonlive.com. December 30, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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