publication date: Friday, April 29, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)

category: Fads

clue: You have to get up pretty early in the morning to run circles around this chef and his limited creation.

explanation: Ansel created the cronut, a circular breakfast pastry so popular in New York City that he limited customers to two items per person. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods


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