National Donut Day and Psycho Bugz

DATE:              May 22, 2012

Contact:            Jordan Zweigoron

Email:               psychodonuts@yahoo.com

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Psycho Donuts Launches Bug-Topped Donuts for National Donut Day and Annual Donut Eating Contest

PsychoDonuts will unveil two new donuts – Chirp Derp and Worm Hole - which feature edible bugs. The donut recipes will also be featured in the company’s third annual donut eating competition. A bug-themed art show, highlighting original works by local artists, will open at the company’s flagship store, coinciding with the National Donut Day festivities.

Chirp Derp

CAMPBELL, CA  May 22, 2012 --- Psycho Donuts has launched a new series of donuts, collectively dubbed PsychoBugz, which include edible crickets and larvae as donut toppings.

PsychoBugz will be available immediately before and after National Donut Day – recognized nationally as the first Friday in June.   Ron Levi, Doctor of Donut Derangement at Psycho Donuts said, “ ‘Donut’ be afraid!  While bugs may have a bad rap in the US, they are enjoyable snacks in other parts of the world, and are very high in protein.  More importantly, crickets and larvae are exotic elements in our crazy new donut recipes!”

Chirp Derp is a chocolate cake donut, with a hint of pumpkin and chipotle. The donut is iced in dark chocolate, with a drizzle of milk chocolate, and a sprinkle of bacon bits. Three bacon-cheddar crickets are perched atop the donut, tempting all who are willing to try something new and different.

Worm Hole is a jalapeno tequila-spiked cake donut with salted lime icing, keylime drizzle, and a Mexican spice larvette near the donut’s center.  

Chief Psycho Jordan Zweigoron said, “We are buzzing with excitement.  Psycho Donuts aspires to surprise and awe customers while taking donuts to unimaginable heights.  Chirp Derp and Worm Hole reinforce Psycho Donuts’ growing reputation as the world’s most unusual donut shop.”

Go Linda!  From 2011 Donut Pizza Eating Contest

Psycho Donuts Campbell will host its 3rd Annual Donut Pizza EatingCompetition on Saturday June 2, 2012 at 2:00pm – the day after National Donut Day.  The competition will pit 4 contestants against one another.  The winner will be the first to finish a 14” Donut Pizza, which typically serves 8 – 10 people.  Each donut pizza will have several of Psycho Donuts signature toppings, including the new recipes for National Donut Day.  The winner of the contest will receive a copy of the DVD, A Bug’s Life, a Psycho Donuts T-shirt, and a certificate for a dozen Psycho Donuts.

Artist: Christine Benjamin 

In conjunction with the release of PsychoBugz Donuts, Psycho Donuts will host a bug-themed art show at its Campbell location entitled “The Good, The Bad, and The Bugly,” from May 26 – July 26, 2012.  The art show will feature original works of local artists, including: Christine Benjamin, Sheri DeBow, Murphy Adams, Carlos Villez, Lacey Bryant, Michael Foley, Nicolas Caesar, Laura Callin Bennett, John Renzel, Jared Konopitski, Kori Thompson, John Cloud, Laura Zarrin, John Hageman, Anthony Barbaria, and Michelle Waters. Prices start at $40.  An Artist’s Open House will be held at Psycho Donuts Campbell on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 10:00am – 3:00pm. 

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About Psycho Donuts -- Psycho Donuts is the world’s first and only light-hearted asylum for wayward do­nuts and the patients who eat them, with Northern California locations in Campbell and Downtown San Jose. Psycho Donuts has reinvented the donut and has earned global acclaim for creative and unconventional flavors, coupled with a colorful and unusual experience. The Psycho Donuts experience includes an asylum-themed wait staff, a padded cell, and a stress-relieving square of bubble wrap for each customer. Psycho Donuts also features original local artwork and eclectic merchandise for sale.  Psycho Do­nuts has quickly become a Bay Area icon, and has been featured on The Today Show, Fox Business News, USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, Maxim Magazine, Food Network Mag­azine, and more. Visit Psycho Donuts at www.psychodonuts.com or www.facebook.com/psychodonuts.

The Psycho TacOnut. Taco or Donut?

Question: what do you get when you mix a dog with a horse? A Dorse (of Corse). Now that you get our crazy game of wordplay -- what do you get when you mix a taco with a donut? A TacOnut. Or in this case, our outrageous new Psycho Pstrawberry TacOnut!

This is a donut game-changer. We should change our name to Brilliant Donuts (it might even make some unnamed groups happy)! And by way of brilliant illustration, we point your attention deficit disorder to the edible delectable, stage left.

Since we've already donutized burgers, fries, and pizzas - it was time to take our donutizing south of the border. But Mexico has never seen a taco like ours (¿Qué es eso, Jose?) It's a donut-taco shell, with a hint of cinnamon and sugar. Inside you'll find super-fresh strawberries in a refreshing strawberry glacé. What's a glacé? It's a bourgeois substitution for a seriously killer strawberry glaze.

So you think you're gonna just stop by Psycho Donuts and buy one? Nice try. Getting a TacOnut will take some strategic planning and a bit of luck. We will initially introduce TacOnuts over Memorial Day weekend (May 29 -31). You'll find our TacOnut to be dressed patriotically at this time... Word of advice. Early.

You can also get a TacOnut on National Donut Day (Friday, Jun 4), or at our Donut Hangover Day Event and Donut Eating Contest (Saturday, June 5). Learn more about these fun and unusual events on our Facebook page, and find out about our CottonBall donuts, and our Homey Donut Pizza Eating Contest!

Wanna compete in our donut eating contest? Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to learn how. The winner will receive a signed piece of insane art from Psycho artist, Simon Salas, along with other Psycho prizes.