49th Parallel & Lucky’s Doughnuts Giveaway
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters at 2152 West Fourth is a community staple and now they’re offering up their Arabica bean brews in Mount Pleasant. 49th Parallel recently opened up shop on Main Street at 13th and the local company has seen a boom in business thanks to the addition of Lucky’s Doughnuts.
They’re very serious about their beans, which they entrust to Master Roaster Mike Piccolo, and have even blogged about their bean-scouting missions to South America and Africa.
Normally coffee joints don’t grab my attention in Vancouver since they’re about as common as a squirrel in Stanley Park. However, my social media networks have been inundated with posts and photos about 49th and Lucky’s. I found two posts that uncovered a bit more about this venture:
Good Life Vancouver: The introduction Lucky’s Doughnuts brings together a classic combination of excellent coffee and handmade doughnuts. “When we’re travelling, we always seem to find ourselves in doughnut shops that also serve great coffee,” said Colter Jones, who looks after the company’s retail operations. “We’re hoping to bring that same marriage between coffee and doughnuts to Vancouver.” The development of the concept saw Jones head to the US for doughnut-focused pastry courses, before joining forces with local pastry chef Dawne Gourley to create Lucky’s Doughnuts’ very own recipes.
Scout Magazine: Does Main St. need another coffee shop? Sure it does! And one with Kees van der Westen machines, a 16 seat cupping table, 2 garage doors leading out to a patio, a fireplace, a wrap-around booth, and plenty of tasties aside from coffee (namely 13 different ringed wonders from Lucky’s Doughnuts).
I stopped in last week and it was as busy as expected, although my wait time in line was brief. I picked out 4 doughnuts that included peanut butter & jelly, pistachio, double chocolate, and an apple bacon fritter. Being a fan of peanut butter — but not a fan of sweets — I had John try the PB & J, and he said it was something he’d have again (and again).
If you would like to try for yourself, they have offered up a 1lb bag of 49th Parallel coffee and a dozen Lucky’s Doughnuts to one Miss604 reader (value approximately $40). Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post naming your favourite doughnut topping (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner next Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 11:00am. Update The winner is @KatiKeene!
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I am terribly boring… I like coconut topping.
I’m simple, glaze/honey dip
Maple. Maple bacon is even better.
Coconut!
maple dip
Maple! Love those maple cream donuts!
simple sugar cinammon
Any seasonal fruit! I loved the recent rhubarb fritter they had!
A great glaze!
chocolate icing
Cinnamon and almonds
I didn’t know it was pistachios until I tried Lucky’s! Yum!!
Coconut
coconut!
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A tiny bit of sugar and cinnamon.
Hmm… maybe it is time for a coffee break.
Chocolate!!!
I am probably a freak, but my favourite doughnut is a plain cake doughnut. My Gramps was diabetic and that’s what he would always buy. I’m not much of a sweet tooth, so it suited me just fine. Now that he’s gone, I eat them in his memory. It doesn’t mean I’m not open to tasting other kinds-the one with the bacon sounds YUMMY!
Honey Crueler!
anything covered in coconut…..which begs the question- is coconut a fruit or a nut?
Bacon. I’m not going to lie; for the times that I eat donuts, a bit of bacon is a nice compliment to the sweetness of the donut/glaze.
Sprinkles!!!
COCONUT!
chocolate
Anything chocolate 🙂
maple
chocolate glazed!
Chocolate… with yet more chocolate on that chocolate.
chocolate peanut yumm!
Chocolate
Chocolate and coconut
Favorite topping? of course is pistachio
coconut!
it’s hard to beat chocolate
Forget the topping – I just want the cream!
There’s something very comforting about cinnamon and sugar doughnuts. I love to try different things but I always go back to that.
Maple dip!
Chocolate!
Sprinkles
Bacon of some variety
I recently went to Lucky’s in 49th Parallel & fell in love with their apple bacon doughnuts. I’m starting to think bacon should be in EVERYTHING.
sprinkles!
do they have maple bacon??!?!?!
Coffee icing
Chocolate!
plain glazed donuts are the best
Old fashion Chocolate glaze!
Chocolate is the way to a girl’s heart!
chocolate glaze. yummy
Chocolate, of course!
I love chocolate topping!
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Salted Caramel
Chocolate glazed
I like coconut or just plain sugar
Chocolate and coconut
i like sugar glaze or icing sugar 🙂
Cinnamon and sugar
Pistachio looks soo good in the picture, definitely pistachio!
Fav topping lately would be a tie, passion fruit or a crispy strip of bacon.
Chocolate icing!
I’m a fan of a toasted coconut & glaze topping.
M.
Chocolate & coconut!
Salted caramel!
maple bacon
Chocolate with sprinkles are the best kind of donuts!
cinnamon-sugar!
Anything chocolate!
Cinnamon topping!!
good old chocolate dipped :p
Icing sugar
The pistachio topped one was delicious! Next time, I’ll try the mango 🙂
maple icing, no doubt about it…..make it maple or go home
My newest favourite is maple bacon.
Chocolate glaze! Yum!
oooh, i’m gonna have to say a light sprinkling of cinnamon & sugar!
Oh my bacon pistachio.
Toasted hazelnuts.
I miss vanilla dip donuts from Lady Jane donuts in Ottawa. The place is long gone from there, as am I!
vegan almond coconut with maple glaze!!!
sea salt
It’s got to be coconut sprinkles with a maple glaze!
I’m strange: I don’t like chocolate.
Glaze (on lavender doughnuts!)
Always had a soft spot for powdered jelly donuts!
honey glaze
maple
My favourite doughnut topping has to be chocolate.
Mmmmmmmmmm Bacon!
Chocolate!!!
LOVE CHOCOLATE !!!!!!
BAVARIAN CREAM.
I love a Boston Creme donut!
chocolate sauce
Sugary glaze!
bacon!
Sprinkles and mango!
Simple glazed doughnut
chocolate and sprinkles XD omg…i miss having donuts
Pretty partial to maple.
good ol’ chocolate :3
Those Vegan almond coconut with maple glaze donuts look awesome!
Nothing better than PBJ!
Maple is my top pick, but I love coconut crusted donuts too!
Sourcream glazed
marshmallows!
Mmm coconut
Jelly and donuts are a good combo.
Maple and bacon!
Definitely maple, hold the bacon.
BACON BITS!
the pistachio doughnuts at Lucky’s sure look like they would be my favorite … if only I could sample a taste … maybe with some coffee *hint hint*
Bacon
Double Chocolate!!!
Perhaps a Bavarian cream style doughnut.
Almost anything is better than Tim Horton’s frozen-then thawed in Microwave doughnuts (that are no longer even made by Tims).
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Salted caramel
It would best to have a dark chocolate glazed topping on the crueler. Maybe it will happen……
Crunchy roasted nuts.
never get tired of maple
Coconut!
Maple bacon for sure.
Bacon. Bacon. And more bacon.
Salted carmel! Yum!
Cinnamon sugar mmmmmmm.
Maple dip is my fave!
chocolate because it’s CLASSIC.
Chocolate topping
always chocolate
lemon bismark!!
Dark chocolate
Doughnut topping? How about peanuts?
mmmm….doughnuts…
Angel Doughnut (chocolate whip cream doughnut) or of course chocolate dipped is a true classic!!!
Chocolate glaze 🙂
Chocolate glaze with rainbow sprinkles (or jimmies, as I would have called them in Pittsburgh)!
just a simple glaze with a jelly filling. Yum! I would love to try maple and bacon though…
just a plain old fashion glaze… mmmmm
Sour Cream Glaze
I like things simple – glazed. But chocolate is good too…
Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate 🙂
Definitely maple topping.
Glazed!!! Simple but delicious!
anything with sprinkles! yum
Well, I know that bacon is all the rage right now, but my fave is peanut butter. Do they have a pbj doughnut? I hope to win so that I can further investigate 😉 PS 49th Parallel is the best. Hands down. MT
Chocolate for me!
Chocolate!
sprinkles!
BACON!
The apple fritter with bacon at Lucky’s is king.
honey dip or glaze <3
Chocolate – yeah!
Favourite doughnut topping is OREO COOKIES! YUM
chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
honey glaze
Rainbow sprinkles!!!!
fruit loops.
apple fritter is a topping, but…..
Raspberry Yum!
BACON
Love the chocolate!
Rainbow Sprinkles
Maple…mmmm
tried and true…chocolate!
Honey glaze but I’m sort of starting to look like a donut lately so maybe I shouldn’t enter?
Just plain thanks!
Classic honey glaze. Sometimes I’m just boring that way!
sprinkles!
Chocolate icing with coconut sprinkles
Honey glaze
chocolate…sugar…chocolate….honey..it’s all good!
Quinoa! HAHAHAHAHAAA! Just kidding. Froot Loops.
Glaze of course!
Honey glaze!
Sprinkles!
Honey glaze is my favourite but those doughnuts look amazing!
simply glazed
Cinnamon sugar!
Coconut rhubarb!
old fashioned glazed
coconut shavings 😀 they are so crunchy and yummy!
Apple Bacon Fritter sounds delicious!
Awesome doughnuts…apple bacon fritter
Old fashioned, which I hear at Lucky’s has a salted caramel glaze. Mmmmm.
I like the traditional – glazed
All four in the picture above got me salivating, though something about rainbow sprinkles always makes me feel like a kid.
Caramel, chocolate or honey glaze.
Maple glaze. Mmmm.
Chocolate! How could you go wrong with that?
glaze
chocolate, of course…
chocolate sprinkles 🙂
Anything with BACON!
Plain glazed
Cinnamon sugar!
Raspberry icing
Maple bacon,… done before, but not as good as here.
always honey crueller!
Coconut for sure.
Cinnamon & sugar
Definitely maple glaze. Mmmmm….
Chocolate 🙂
Bacon!
Call me a purist. Vanilla glaze! Yummalummadingdong it was good!!
Coconut!
Chocolate or a nice sour cream glaze 🙂
I tried the mango square at the 49th parallel and it was delicious! Usually I go for a donut with chocolate though.
A lovely chocolate topping would make it ever so tasty. a dozen of them would be even better!
coconut!
Maple Syrup laced. Thanks to my ex who was Quebecois, who helped me fall in love.
chocolate all the way 🙂
BACON!!
Why fruitloops of course!
caramel!
HONEY!
Mango glaze!
chocolate is my fave!
a vailla glaze, mmm!
Salted caramel!
I love peanut butter on my sandwiches, peanut butter in Reese chocolates, but I have never tried peanut butter donuts!! Mmm I would love to try them!!
Walnut Crunch!
my fav is pistachio!
chocolate
Just classic glaze
My favourite is maple
Maple Bacon FTW!
I love maple!
I like chocolate toppings!!
chocolate, yummmm!
true canadian maple!
tough choice. it’s a tossup between boston creme, old fashioned, and honey crueller. I guess I’d have to say… old fashioned FTW, especially if there’s some spice in it.
macademia nut
That Apple Bacon Fritter sounds delicious!
Cinnamon and sugar on a cake donut, plain icing on a raspberry-jelly-donut, dark chocolate icing on a holey yeast donut.
Glaze is my favourite doughnut topping!!
Sour Cream Glaze
Earl Grey…
I love coconut!
Maple yummy goodness.
Strawberry Icing please!
I love the salted caramel.
I love the salted caramel
The chocolate donut is a revelation.
I love sprinkles on my donuts!
Coconut is always good (apples too but that’s best inside, as in an apple fritter).
Toasted coconut, mmm.
Fresh Strawberry with Fresh Whipped Cream!
coconut or just a plain glaze. yumm
Good coffee Best TREATS APPLE BACON / CARMEL
Maple
love every flavour!