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Daily Dozen Doughnut Company
Photograph of a stall with a display case at a market
The Daily Dozen Doughnut Company stall at Pike Place Market (2022)
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Restaurant information
Established1978 (1978)
Owner(s)Barbara Elza
Previous owner(s)Todd Collins
Street address93 Pike Street
CitySeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′31″N 122°20′25″W / 47.6087°N 122.3403°W / 47.6087; -122.3403

Daily Dozen Doughnut Company is a doughnut shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Established by two sisters in 1978, the stall in the Economy Market features a "Donut Robot", and is widely known for its hot, freshly made bite-sized doughnuts that are served in a paper bag. The business has been operated by Barbara Elza since c. 1989. Daily Dozen has garnered a generally positive reception and has been favorably included in several overviews of Seattle's best doughnuts.

Description

Daily Dozen serves small doughnuts from a stall in the Economy Market building at Pike Place Market in Seattle's Central Waterfront district.[1] Varieties have included plain, cinnamon, sugar, maple bacon,[2] and chocolate with sprinkles,[3] as well as seasonal specials.[4] The doughnuts are typically doughnut holes, about the size of ping-pong balls, sold warm.[5] Fodor's says Daily Dozen offers "adorable, made-while-you-watch minidoughnuts dusted in powdered sugar".[6] The business' slogan is "Be a winner, have doughnuts for dinner".[7]

An automated Belshaw Brothers Mark II machine[8][9] invented in the 1930s called the "Donut Robot"[10][11] creates doughnuts in rows of four.[12] Described by the Chicago Tribune as a "mesmerizing contraption that plops rings of batter into oil", it sends the batter "down the oil river like the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland", and eventually flips the doughnuts "golden and bulbous onto cooling racks."[13] Store staff will mix the donuts and their toppings together on the spot, shaking them in paper bags, and often tossing them in the air and catching them for added showmanship.[14] Tourists often point their cameras through the glass,[13] and children can sometimes be seen crowding around the stall to watch.[12][15] The shop is cash-only.[16][17]

History

Daily Dozen was established by two sisters in 1978.[17] The business is now owned by Barbara Elza, who has operated the shop since c. 1989.[10][18][19] Previously, the business was owned by Todd Collins.[20]

In 1997, the shop was processing 16 kilograms (approximately 35 pounds)[21] of flour daily.[12] In 2007, Gemma Alexander of ParentMap said the shop sold 40,000 doughnuts in a single day.[22] The business sells approximately 20,000 doughnuts per day on average.[23]

A rainbow flag and other colorful decorations displayed at the stall

In June 2009, Elza put up a rainbow flag behind the Daily Dozen counter for Pride Month, and received a call from her landlord a week later, asking her to take it down. The dispute was soon covered by The Stranger, and the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) was flooded with angry phone calls. Elza presented her case to the PDA and the Pike Place Market Historical Commission, and was given permission to display the flag each year in June. However, in July 2012, she decided to leave the flag up indefinitely, triggering further discussions with the authority.[19][24]

In April 2012, the shop applied to expand into an adjacent space, formerly rented by a dried-fruit company. The shop owners aimed to expand the business into selling quick breads, hand-held potpies, cider, and coffee.[25] In July 2012, The Seattle Times noted that Daily Dozen did more than half of its business with locals rather than tourists.[26] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the business received Paycheck Protection Program funding from the Small Business Administration, retaining seven employees.[27] In 2022, to commemorate Pike Place Market's 115th anniversary, the business gave free doughnuts and beverages to the first 115 guests on August 17.[28]

In 2012, the business inspired entrepreneurs to open Beavers Coffee + Donuts, a food truck in Chicago, Illinois. The food truck also makes use of a "doughnut robot" machine to cook the doughnuts.[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ Balla, Lesley (2019-06-05). "The Culinary Wonders of Seattle's Pike Place Market". Eater. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ^ Collins, Simon (2019-10-22). "Market research". The West Australian. Seven West Media. ISSN 0312-6323. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  3. ^ "Seattle's Best Donut Shops". Thrillist. Vox Media. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  4. ^ Van Streefkerk, Mark (2016-02-15). "Delightful Doughnuts in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  5. ^ Medovoy, George (October 9, 2008). "To market, to market... - Seattle's Pike Place prides itself on being the 'real thing' for crowds of shoppers". The Davis Enterprise. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Fodor's Seattle. Fodor's Travel. 2017-07-25. ISBN 978-0-14-754683-8.
  7. ^ Kossen, Bill (October 14, 2001). "A warm welcome for one red-hot treat: Local stores not worried by doughnut chain's debut". The Seattle Times. Ask Barbara Elza. She has run the tiny Daily Dozen Doughnut (slogan: "Be a winner, have doughnuts for dinner") in the Pike Place Market for 13 years.
  8. ^ Krondl, Michael (2014). The donut: history, recipes, and lore from Boston to Berlin (1st ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. pp. X, 72. ISBN 978-1-61374-673-8. OCLC 879372163. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  9. ^ Chou, Hsiao-Ching (July 31, 2002). "Deep-Fried Memories - Handmade Doughnuts Are Reinders of Simpler Days". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. D1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Chynoweth, Kate (2004-09-22). "Hole-y-grail". Sunset. ISSN 0039-5404. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  11. ^ Levine, Ed (2011-11-01). Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. ISBN 978-0-307-95331-5.
  12. ^ a b c Polak, Monique; Shenker, Michael (September 16, 1997). "A market full of fresh experiences". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b Pang, Kevin (August 4, 2013). "The heart of Seattle: Pike Place Market brims with good food options". Chicago Tribune. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Don't Delay--Buy Doughnuts". The Seattle Examiner. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  15. ^ Burton, Lynsi (2016-04-11). "Seattle's best doughnuts". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. ISSN 0745-970X. OCLC 3734418. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  16. ^ Seattle Food Crawls: Touring the Neighborhoods One Bite & Libation at a Time. Rowman & Littlefield. 2019-05-01. ISBN 978-1-4930-3885-5. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  17. ^ a b "Non-sleepless in Seattle: A mellow, cultured, foodie destination". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  18. ^ Muldoon, Katy (August 18, 2007). "To market, to market". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. p. B01 August 18, 2007. ISSN 8750-1317.
  19. ^ a b Whitely, James (October 26, 2012). "Our flag at the Market: Doughnut vendor ruffles feathers displaying pride banner". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Susskind, Jonathan (July 31, 1991). "Seattle Pair's Espresso Gets Hotter In N.Y." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2022. Collins, 27, a graduate of Roosevelt High and the University of Washington, owned Daily Dozen Doughnuts in the Pike Place Market.
  21. ^ Polak, Monique; Shenker, Michael (August 16, 1997). "Pike Market merchants have theatrical flair: Much to the delight of Seattle shoppers". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. H6. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Originally the stable for farmers' horses, the Economy Market Building earned its name because it was the discount or day-old section of the market. Today, it's home to such venerable establishments as the Daily Dozen Doughnut Co., where owner Barbara Elza processes 35 pounds (16 kg) of flour daily in her doughnut robot. Children crowd round Elza's booth to watch as the tiny doughnuts travel along an oily road in rows of four before plopping down at their destination - a tin display plate.
  22. ^ Alexander, Gemma (June 1, 2017). "Prepare for a New Pike Place This Summer". ParentMap. OCLC 52150073. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  23. ^ "Washington and Oregon offer everything you could want and more in the US's Northwest". Irish Examiner. August 27, 2016. As the oldest continuously open farmers market in the US and home to more than 200 stall operators, the market is the epicentre of the Seattle food scene and attracts 10 million visitors per year, or more than 20,000 a day on average. The market's Daily Dozen Doughnut Company sells about as many doughnuts each day.
  24. ^ Brown, Alexander P. (June 29, 2004). "No Pride at Pike Place Market". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  25. ^ "Longtime Pike Place Market restaurant to close". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  26. ^ Denn, Rebekah (July 10, 2012). "Five things you didn't know about Pike Place Market (and a cookbook!)". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  27. ^ Giegerich, Andy (July 7, 2020). "Here are the Washington companies approved for at least $5M in PPP loans". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  28. ^ Baume, Matt (2022-08-15). "Happy 115th Birthday to Pike Place! Here's a Doughnut". The Stranger. ISSN 1935-9004. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  29. ^ Pang, Kevin (February 16, 2012). "Eat this!". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 921564217. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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