Closed Sunday July 5

Mojo Monkey will be closed Sunday, July 5. We will return at our normal time—Tuesday morning.

Be sure to take advantage of the limited time delight: Red, White and Lemon Blueberry Bismarck donut. It will be available July 4 while supplies last (and for a few days prior to the 4th).

It's got a colorful look and at tasty bang of citrus. Wow!

See You Tomorrow!

Our West 7th St neighbors have an exciting event planned tomorrow, January 25. Schmidt Artist Lofts are excited to announced their open house from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This will be their first public tour of the finished Bottle House.

Artists and friends of the current 84 artists living and working at Schmidt are invited to enjoy refreshments and view great local art.

Where: Schmidt Artist Lofts
            876 West 7th St. in St. Paul [map]

When:  Thursday, January 23 between 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Since you're in the neighborhood, be sure and swing by earlier and grab some Mojo Monkey donuts. We're always open until we sell out of donuts—usually around 3:00 p.m.

See you tomorrow!

Quick Take: Cronut Craze Continues to Spread

The daily wait outside Ansel's store. Photo courtesy @AndyBCampbell (Twitter)

We wrote about NYC baker Dominique Ansel and his cronut creation back in May. His croissant-donut mashup became an instant success with customers lining up outside his storefront each morning in anticipation.

There have also been plenty of imitators, and Ansel has had to take the issue to the US Patent and Trademark Office. Bakeries from around the world—Philadelphia, Los Angeles and London—have been reported to be selling their own version of Ansel's cronut. Competitors have been spelling the product differently ("croughnut") and giving it a slightly different name ("Cro-créme"), capitalizing off of this craze.

Also in the works are ways to turn the cronut movement into a charitable venture. According to Ansel's Twitter account, he's developing a charity cronut t-shirt and has been bringing his pastries to NYC food kitchens.