Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Mark your calendars because today is National Doughnut Day!
Fortunately, we have hundreds of doughnuts shops in Southern California where we can celebrate the holiday.
But before you head out for the free give-aways, we have a little history lesson for you.
Have you ever noticed how most of our doughnut shops only use pink boxes? Well, you may not even know it but the classic pink doughnut box is a trademark of Los Angeles. It turns out, there's a very good reason for this quirky tradition.
Take Two's A Martinez spoke with David Pierson. He's been investigating the pink doughnut box mystery for the LA Times.