Vegan Donuts, Anyone? Anyone?

I know I have been a bit lax about posting lately but I have recently discovered (through my manager Marin) the joys of a little town called Oakland, and would like to share my experiences with you (namely those culinary). While considered irredeemably ghetto by some, Oakland is in fact one of the coolest places I have had the pleasure of exploring. It offers endlessly varied and diverse delights to those who simply take the time to get to know it.

This past weekend I took quite a bit of time to make its acquaintance and the next few posts shall address that burgeoning relationship. It all began with the festive event called Art Murmur, which takes place the first Friday of every month. Their mission statement is to be " a coalition of art and cultural venues dedicated to increasing popular awareness of and participation in the arts in Oakland." It also has the nice side benefit of getting a lot of cool and interesting people milling around in the same place which provides for endless people watching opportunities. My manager and her friends go pretty much every month and this time I finally accepted the invitation to tag along.

Along with the obvious attraction of checking out the various art installations and galleries - all of which were amazing in their own special ways (even the vomiting mannequin...) - there were plenty of enterprising individuals selling food, which we naturally took full advantage of. Marin's brother chose to sample some tamales that a dude (wearing the loudest shirt I have ever seen) was selling out of a ice chest. But Marin and I were much more interested in satisfying our sweet teeth. We milled around for a bit in search of something delicious but amidst all the crowded chaos, the only thing we could find was a guy selling vegan donuts. We looked at each other, shrugged, and went for it. $5 and 2 donuts later we were converts. They were the best donuts I have ever had! Forget Dunkin Donuts and all their heavy, sugary, fat soaked pastries. Vegan donuts are where its at. You can see Marin proudly displaying our selection above - a basic plain donut with sugar glaze and sprinkles (delish!) but the other one was the clincher. It was a blueberry donut with blueberry frosting. Unique and scrumptious.

The company that makes them is called People's Donuts and while their main shop is on Telegraph in Berkeley (conveniently close to my office...) they sell their product to coffee shops and stores all over the Bay Area. To find the location nearest you check out this website:
http://www.peoplesdonuts.com/ and go get some! You shan't regret it = ).