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.

Psushi Overtakes FanimeCon and National Donut Day

It's official. FanimeCon is the craziest convention on the planet. Which is probably why Psycho San Jose was the site of a mass Fanime Pilgrimage. Thousands of fun, costumed attendees descended upon Psycho Donuts last weekend to sample our Psycho Psushi. We made enough for about 500, but we didn't anticipate 5,000! Needless to say, the Psycho kitchen went insane trying to satiate the endless Psycho Psushi hysteria. Psycho apologies to those of you who didn't get any Psushi. We will be ready for you next year!

Psycho Psushi was a big hit in the Fanime Blogosphere and beyond. TrendHunter wrote about our unusual Japanese donut bento. And so did our good friend, Sal Pizarro at The San J

ose Mercury News. And an interesting side note - we just discovered a movie called Psycho Sushi!

Have you tried our Strawberry TacOnut yet? Whatcha waiting for?! Get one throughout the month of June.

This donut has a personality disorder, and thinks of itself as a glazed taco shell. Fresh strawberries in a light glaze are stuffed inside, along with homemade vanilla butter cream.

And now... lets change the topic from donuts to National Donut Day (we can converse about anything, as long as it's donuts)! Dick Sparrer in the Los Gatos Weekly Times says, "...it's my patriotic duty to eat a donut on Saturday... maybe two." We'll be celebrating National Donut Day in pstyle this weekend, starting with:

Psycho Donut and Wine Pairing Event

J. Lohr Winery

Friday, June 3; 4pm - 7pm

Once you pair J. Lohr wines with Psycho Donuts, you'll neve

r drink wine again without a psycho in your hand. We're not simply sending over a bunch of Headbangers and Crazy Face donuts. We're systematically creating 4 custom Psycho Ballz which complement 4 hand-picked J. Lohr wines, respectively.

Bring some friends, and join us for what Sal Pizarro of The Merc describes as an 'unusual pairing.' Advance RSVP strongly encouraged. Optional donations accepted, benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank.

At Psycho Donuts, National Donut Day is really National Donut Weekend. Because the National Donut Day festivities carry in Saturday too. Join us for:

National Donut Day Karaoke and Donut Eating Contest

Saturday June 4, 10am - 2pm

Psycho Donuts Campbell

Starting at 10am on Saturday, join us for another episode of Psycho Karaoke in the padded cell, led by our fearless karaoke ringmaster, Bruce Rogers of Kor Karaoke. Nothing gets your

day going like a crazy donut combined with insane karaoke. Talk about unusual pairings...

And then at 1pm, it's the spectacle you've been waiting for! It's Psycho Donuts 2nd Annual Donut Pizza Eating Competition, with Guest Host Jeff Kramer of ComedySportz. Five contestants, including last years champion Peter Shepherd, will attempt to win the glory as Psycho Donut King (or Queen) for 2011, along with a handful of Psycho Donuts prizes.

Donut miss out! Join us for Psycho Donut and Wine Pairing Friday night, and for all the insane National Donut Day fun on Saturday. Only at Psycho Donuts.

Wild Sick and Sophisticated Donuts

Chef Ron's brain refuses to stop inventing new donuts. We plead with him... "Slow down Ron... take a break." But the guy doesn't listen. Shock therapy? Only makes him more creative. You can't stop a crazy chef in a Psycho kitchen. Ron has gone off the rails on three crazy trains this week: Wild, Sick, and Sophisticated. Some say it represents 3 distinct people living in Ron's twisted head, but the verdict is still out on that one. Let's start with Ron's crazy side...

WILD!

It's Psycho Psushi. Hatched from an idea by Psycho fan Patrick Harris and friend Adam Ariza, Psycho Psushi is 4 pieces of donut sushi, served in a bento box, complete with pocky chopsticks (Psycho Pstaff cannot guarantee the chopsticks will physically lift a piece of Psycho Psushi - but you'll have fun trying!). You'll find a Psycho Psushi Bar at both Psycho locations. Psycho Psushi will make it's international debut this weekend (May 28 - 29), in honor of FanimeCon. Check out the world's most amazing Anime convention this weekend at the San Jose Convention Center. And while you're there, Psycho Donuts is just a block east on San Carlos! And now, let's explore Ron's 'best-kept-locked-in-a-closet' personality...

SICK!

It's Rocky Horror this Saturday night, May 28! And along with live cast, Barely Legal, you'll be doing the Time Warp with our Rocky-themed donut - Janet's Panties! Only at Psycho San Jose and Camera 3! Janet's Panties is designed for die-hard Rocky fans. Those of you intimately familiar with Janet's circumstance will appreciate this sick and twisted donutrocity. It's a jelly-filled mess, reflecting Janet's, uh, situation... vividly. Get one only at Psycho San Jose, only Saturday night! If you find this donut utterly repulsive, let's end with Ron's third personality, which is much better suited for mixed company...

SOPHISTICATED!

Starting Memorial Day (Monday, May 30), come try our Strawberry TacOnut. This is a donut you could bring home to your parents - which isn't always characteristic of a Psycho Donut! The Strawberry TacOnut is a glazed donut disguised as a taco shell. This insane taco is jacked up with crazy-fresh strawberries in a light glaze, and then topped with vanilla butter cream. None of that canned fruit stuff around here... these are farm fresh strawberries, cut fresh daily. Come get a Strawberry TacOnut at both Psycho locations, starting on Monday, May 30 - through the entire month of June. And stay tuned for other TacOnut varieties throughout the Psycho Psummer.

Ready for National Donut Day??

Get ready - it's a Psycho Two-Fer for National Donut Day! Pstarting with a Wine and Psycho Donut Pairing event on Friday June 3 at J. Lohr Winery in San Jose. Followed by our National Donut Day Celebration on Saturday June 4 at Psycho Campbell, with Korkaraoke at 10am, and our 2nd Annual Donut Pizza Eating Contest at 1pm. More details in the next edition of The Psycho Buzz!

Rocky Horror, National Donut Day and more

Crazy thanks to our new friends at Bay Area NBC affiliate, KNTV 11. Psycho Donuts was psyched to be featured on Today in the Bay, with hosts Laura Cannon-Garcia and Brent Cannon. Filming took place at The Winchester Mystery House on Friday the 13th, and the KNTV team was among the first to taste our Friday the 13th-inspired donut creation - The JasoNut.

Psycho love also goes out to local comedian and 106.5FM DJ, Sandy Stec. Sandy's latest comedic rant revolves around a burning desire to Get The F&*% Outta Milpitas. Along the way, Sandy asked us to create a a donut that exudes Milpitas... and the fun began. Here's a video behind the creation of our Milpitas-inspired donut, "Miso Honey." This donut is not yet available at Psycho Donuts - not until Sandy succeeds in her Milpitas escape!

It's almost that time (warp) again. Join us at Psycho San Jose and The Camera 3 Cult Series on Saturday, May 28 for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with live cast, Barely Legal. There's nothing like Rocky Horror with a side-order of Psycho. Doors open at 11:00pm, giving you plenty of time to buy our Rocky-inspired donut, Janet's Panties!

National Donut Day is the first Friday in June. This year we will continue some insane traditions and add some new ones. Here's the line-up for National Donut Day weekend!

Friday, June 3. This is the "official" National Donut Day. We'll kick it off in psycho pstyle with a crazy Wine and Donut Pairing event at J. Lohr Winery in San Jose. Last time we paired Psycho Donuts with wine, it was national news. Here's your chance to taste some great wine in the South Bay, along with custom paired Psycho Ballz for each hand-picked wine. Learn more about this free event, and how to RSVP to ensure your space! Mark your crazy calendar for wine and donuts at J. Lohr winery; Friday June 3, from 4:00 - 7:00pm. Donations encouraged, which will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

Saturday, June 4. National Donut Day morphs into National Donut Weekend. Join us for our annual National Donut Day Event at Psycho Donuts Campbell. We begin with Psycho Karaoke in the padded cell at 10:00am, led by everyone's favorite karaoketeer, Bruce Rogers of Korkaraoke. And at 1:00pm - donut miss it!! It's our 2nd Annual Donut Pizza Eating Competition, featuring last year's champion Peter Shepherd - defending his championship title. But Peter has some stiff competition from the likes of Raymond, Linda, and Amytha. Come join the fun - out in front of Psycho Campbell - and cheer on our crazy contestants, as they each wolf down a 14" donut pizza in less than 8 minutes! Join us for all the fun, along with our special guest host, Jeff Kramer of ComedySportz.

All of this and some amazing new donuts on the Psycho drawing board. Stay tuned for donut details coming soon!

Contestant #4 is ready to eat!

Peter Shephard is our fourth contestant (victim?) in The Psycho Donut Pizza Eating Competition. Peter is married with a 3 1/2 year old son (sidenote: someone check to make sure the poor kid is not in Peter's stomach; it sure looks like Peter is about to eat this child).

Peter is a Senior Financial Analyst for an EDA (Eating Dysfunctionally Always) company. Even with a BA in Psychology and and MBA from UC Davis, Peter lacks the common sense to avoid attempting to eat a 14" donut pizza in 8 minutes or less. In Peter's own words, "I have many fond memories dating all the way back to swim meets when I was a little kid and buying tasty doughnuts in the snack bars. I discovered Psycho Donuts about a year ago when I heard an interview on KSCU. I promptly went there and became an instant fan and evangelist."

Come see Peter stuff his mouth on Saturday June 5 - at National Donut Hangover Day at Psycho Donuts. Special surprises in the morning... and of course, the Psycho Donut Pizza Eating Competition at 2pm. The winner will receive a hand-signed piece of artwork, from Psycho artist, Simon Salas, along with branded Psycho gear.

And this Friday June 4 - the day which will inflict Donut Hangover Day - is National Donut Day at Psycho Donuts. We'll be serving up Psycho Pstrawberry TacOnuts in honor of this important American holiday. And we'll also be making Psycho Cottonballs (donut hole shishkabobs, wrapped in cotton candy, before your eyes) on Friday afternoon.

Hope to see you, as the crazy fun continues at Psycho Donuts!

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.