Finding The Best Doughnuts In Los Angeles | Food Tours

Finding The Best Doughnuts In Los Angeles | Food Tours | Insider Food

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"Food Wars" hosts Harry Kersh and Joe Avella travel across Los Angeles to find the best doughnuts in the city. They'll be visiting five locations in just one day to see what the city has to offer. This is "Food Tours."
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00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Dad's Donuts & Bakery
06:37 - The Donut Man
13:48 - The Donut Hole
19:09 - Primo's Donuts
26:18 - Randy's Donuts
31:15 - Final Decision
34:46 - Credits
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@gazzalfc7230 Ай бұрын

Joe and Harry. Literally carrying Insider Food for years

@qbubbaq Ай бұрын

100% I don't watch anything else on this channel

@Steve-bm3cq Ай бұрын

Wait, there are other things on this chanel?

@ashleys637 Ай бұрын

Their shoulders and delts must be jacked.

@APeekBehindTheCurtain Ай бұрын

I was gonna say. If either of them left who would watch the channel in the end?

@hollyw. Ай бұрын

Same here. Only watch them on this channel.

@moogleking Ай бұрын

Joe and Harry are the main reason why I'm subscribed to this channel

@AliciaHudson-ui6dh Ай бұрын

Only reason for me.

@faithtld Ай бұрын

Same. Sometimes I change it with the others lol. And the strawberry donuts and them trying to eat them lmao! Too funny

@longdatedoptionsleaps6112 Ай бұрын

its the only reason IMO

@TheTeaisDelicious Ай бұрын

This husband and wife combo are killer

@marcusrenton6721 Ай бұрын

Me too!

@tatertotz0 Ай бұрын

I just wanted to thank Joe and Harry for these videos recently. My dad is in palliative care and these videos have been a real comfort and a small source of joy in my day

@HRHDMKYT Ай бұрын

I’m sorry you’re having to go through that. I’ve been there, and agree that occasional distractions are definitely needed.

@coyotelong4349 Ай бұрын

My thoughts are with you and your family! 🙏

@Steve-jr3bl Ай бұрын

Thoughts are with you all

@leighformoso Ай бұрын

Thinking of you. Hope you find the grace and more, more, more strength to go through what you are going through. 🪷

@runecape465 Ай бұрын

Harry spitting his coffee out made my day

@Metaobserver Ай бұрын

Because your life sucks 😔

@larsstougaard7097 Ай бұрын

He he me too 😅☕️

@halo364 Ай бұрын

And the "...drinking my scalding hot coffee" comment a few minutes later had me dying 😂

@aaravgupta367 Ай бұрын

I see these two legends and I click.

@Metaobserver Ай бұрын

🤡

@nahor88 21 күн бұрын

I saw "donuts" and "LA" and immediately thought of Iron Man eating a donut inside the Randy's giant donut. As an MCU fan, I was so drawn that I specifically asked for our friend in LA to drive us out to Inglewood for it.

@golfrabble Ай бұрын

I love Joe and Harry. I'm always impressed with how Harry talks about food. You can tell he's got a lot of food knowledge. He doesn't flaunt it though. I loved how he called out the late 17th century origin by knowing how the word was spelled. Impressive. Smart guy. I'm just grateful they don't use words like mouthfeel and maillard reaction.

@maaziy_ghaziyIYI 12 күн бұрын

British education > American education

@ian-digitalhit Ай бұрын

In these angry and divisive times, this is the bromance we didn't know we needed. Would love to see Joe take Harry to the Shady Maples mega-buffet in Pennsylvania Dutch country.

@HRHDMKYT Ай бұрын

I for one would like to see that. How does it compare with the Las Vegas buffets I’ve heard so much about?

@coyotelong4349 Ай бұрын

Yup, that and the Bacchanal at Caesars Palace

@blakewaves Ай бұрын

Oooo buffet episode!

@philipplouden5892 Ай бұрын

Smorgasbord?!

@catche85 2 күн бұрын

Great idea!!!!

@IT-ry8xt Ай бұрын

As a obese person who love donuts, not living in the USA is probably the only reason I'm still alive... those looks fantastic...

@tv-21 Ай бұрын

Wow. You need to do long-term fasting, intermittent fasting, or the carnivore diet!

@ki6eki Ай бұрын

4:05 "Perpetual Coffee" "It's got the flavor of this coffee and also the 40 coffees that came before it" LOL!!!

@ACriticalGeek Ай бұрын

I still remember that strawberry donut from Donut Man after more than three decades. It should be a must visit in strawberry season to any LA traveler.

@omaeve Ай бұрын

My dad used to stop by Krispy Kreme on his way home on Friday from work that was the day they got all their returns that they didn’t sell from the stores and he would get 7 pies and 48 donuts we had the donuts each day laying on the table on a napkin for our afterschool snack before mom got home from work. She was a school bus driver so of course we got home much sooner than she did and then we would get the pie each day and cut it into five pieces cause there were five of us in the family for our dessert after dinner were the good old days I’m going to be 70 in July. I want 70 donuts to make a doughnut birthday cake for all my friends and family to celebrate my birthday.

@Daisyd1257 Ай бұрын

thats such a wholesome thing!

@tv-21 Ай бұрын

Omg wow 😢😢😢😢😢😢 I love your story!

@bbmcgee33 Ай бұрын

Wait a sec… you had pie and donuts EVERY DAY?! 😯

@SlickOnTop Ай бұрын

Those strawberry fruit donuts would go amazingly well with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream.

@HUYI1 Ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing 😂😂

@trouty42 Ай бұрын

Or real whipped cream, kind of like strawberry shortcake except in a doughnut.

@tv-21 Ай бұрын

Whipped cream for sure!

@at0mly Ай бұрын

I definitely called them "Long Johns" (the donuts and the pants) growing up in the Midwest in the 80's.

@samhall5096 Ай бұрын

from the south. ive heard eclairs be called long johns

@kimberlyrose01 Ай бұрын

Same! 80s in Illinois and Indiana.

@theschauff Ай бұрын

Canadian here. They're called Long Johns :D

@kellyradtke4885 Ай бұрын

Me too but long johns exclusively had maple frosting. Those are still my favorite. Now most people call them maple bars I think.

@lorenawheeler2664 Ай бұрын

Long John’s here in Michigan have filling..I didn’t think the ones in the first segment had filling?

@Horsley-Green Ай бұрын

7:57 That was an impeccably timed spit take. 😆

@SohoJoe202 Ай бұрын

The best donuts in L.A have always come from small donut shops in the hood.

@JG-id5vi Ай бұрын

Typically run by cambodians

@CAxALLDAY Ай бұрын

be grateful for them cuz they dont exist outside of california. i live in mid atlantic now and theres no donut shops. only 1 million dunkin donuts, so really there are no donuts. its so bad, id kill for even a winchells or yumyum.

@HollywoodWestern Ай бұрын

So true!

@DEFxRECON Ай бұрын

@@CAxALLDAYand if it’s not a chain, it’s some trendy small donut shop that sells overpriced basic donuts

@ActualHumanBeing Ай бұрын

Why I don't listen to white people about food advice. This channel is some whiteboy shit

@prodbydxb Ай бұрын

Never change this duo i rate them highly

@davidtdunlop Ай бұрын

Glazed doughnuts existed way before Krispy Kreme in the UK… in Scotland they do long twisted ones called ‘Yum Yums’. A doughnut is usually called a ‘Gravy Ring’ where I grew up… in Northern Ireland. We have really good bakeries in Belfast.

@Bptl1234 Ай бұрын

I'm from belfast to. Right up yer gravy ring 🥴🤣.

@HUYI1 Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm surprised the UK guy never mentioned it once, it's called yum yums, the American version looks much bigger though

@davidtdunlop Ай бұрын

@@Bptl1234 😂😂

@kennethdon3619 Ай бұрын

@@HUYI1 i think our yumyum would be a kruller over there?

@andyp7539 Ай бұрын

sampled a few gravy rings in my time nih

@laerwen Ай бұрын

These two guys have such a grounding, comforting presence and they make me laugh; endlessly enjoyable to watch. Those plain glazed doughnuts - sometimes that's all one really needs. I'd love for Joe and Harry to try the Amish-made ones here in rural Maine (yep, there's Amish in Maine!). You could eat 10 of them in a sitting they're so heavenly light. Cooked in lard and glazed with the lightest sugar glaze. Truly delightful.

@piggosalternateaccount4917 Ай бұрын

Completely agreed, it's like sitting in a conversation you're in as well

@emilywynstra Ай бұрын

Watching Joe and Harry stuff the entire glazed doughnut in their mouths just made my day!! Their commentary is always entertaining and this is my favorite "Finding the Best..." episode to date 🤗

@dylans2604 Ай бұрын

Literally the best food series on this website. The dudes have great chemistry on screen

@DimitrisChr Ай бұрын

Just give these guys unlimited plane tickets and money and have them travel the world and taste things!! One of the best foodie duos on youtube!

@TaraTechTutor Ай бұрын

So glad they highlighted a buttermilk bar. Not many places make them anymore, and they are my favorite donut.

@H00ba100 Ай бұрын

I'm 63 from Canada...it will always be a long john :)

@kates7277 Ай бұрын

Yessss!

@caraeuler2927 Ай бұрын

I am grateful you started this series. No matter what's going on in my day, things get better when I see a new posting I get to watch after work.

@ernierodriguez9962 Ай бұрын

I can vouch the strawberry from donut man is the greatest donut of all time

@matthewzehnder1466 Ай бұрын

Maple Bar kicks Chocolate Bar's butt every day. No contest.

@WyattsWildNature Ай бұрын

My go to every time or an apple fritter

@KillerTacos54 Ай бұрын

Keep these episodes coming! I love this series so so SO much! Joe and Harry have a chemistry and charisma like none other! Also I hope you guys bring back Nikhil too!

@bryanryan4504 Ай бұрын

I freakin love a good donut. Coffee and some donuts are a match made in heaven in the mornings.

@Hmsdeacon Ай бұрын

So I think we didn’t really have glazed doughnuts in the UK but we DID have Yumyums, signature from cooplands bakery. So good.

@diskopartizan0850 Ай бұрын

Greggs have been doing them for ages, better than krispy kreme too.

@raveninnsbruck9166 Ай бұрын

@@diskopartizan0850Nothing Greggs do is better than anything lil bro 💀 Greggs is greasy cattle feed.

@diskopartizan0850 Ай бұрын

@raveninnsbruck9166 do you talk to people like that in real life or just online? Greggs ice ring doughnuts are better than Krispy Kreme. They have far better texture and flavour and are cheaper. Despite being mass produced they feel more real than the weird fake Krispy Kreme doughnuts available in the UK. The same goes for Dunkin Donuts too. They feel cheap and light.

@GBH001 Ай бұрын

Glazes doughnuts have been in the UK for as long as I can remember

@alexanderweir2382 Ай бұрын

@@raveninnsbruck9166 Don't diss Greggs, that's dangerous talk

@katies3971 Ай бұрын

Yay what a great episode. They all looked yummy. Can't believe how many bites Harry took of each doughnut. I have a sugar rush just from watching. Love this series.

@masaharumorimoto4761 Ай бұрын

AWESOME!! Keep the series going, we love it!!!!

@mfltrog Ай бұрын

I think Joe should try different supermarket meal deals in the uk for Food Tours 😂

@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 Ай бұрын

Haha "a war ration"😂 I'm with my British compadre - give me the chew, any day!!

@MrEriczamorez Ай бұрын

California Donuts located on Hollywood Blvd and the 101 freeway tucked by the 7/11 is literally the best donuts in town. It's unpretentious, not glamours, no bells and whistles, but a small, mom and pop shop where they turn our the most incredible glazed, cake with sprinkle, and one of a kind donuts (snickers inside the donut!? Try one with a Reeces Peanut Butter cup!) And the most incredible bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwhich (get it on their onion or everything bagel) is something straight out of perfection. Dunkin could never. Winchells...please. This place will blow your mind, all wrapped up in the perfect pink box...and don't worry, they have vegan options!!!! You gotta try them.

@amyrose6300 Ай бұрын

Next time on Insider Food: Harry takes Joe on a tour of Blackpool seaside doughnuts?

@honeytgb Ай бұрын

17:57 Those cakey chocolate donuts! Now we're talking! My favourite with a cup of coffee!

@colleen113 Ай бұрын

I was a donut maker years ago and can tell you that all of these donuts come from a 50lb bag mix, just add yeast and water. Harry, I can also tell you that the oiliness of the donut was from it being over-proved .

@ShoelessJP Ай бұрын

I'm a simple man: I see Joe and Harry and I immediately click and watch. Best duo on YT right now, the vibes are immaculate.

@marilynturcotte5304 Ай бұрын

So glad you went to REAL DONUT SHOPS! I worked in a Bakery that produced over 500 dozen glazed donuts in a day, that actually made and fried them by hand back in the 70's.

@marysweeney7370 Ай бұрын

East Coaster here. I have never heard of a doughnut called a Long John. Weird. Loved the guys laughing together like school boys! Made me laugh! I wish they could have compared cream filled doughnuts - maybe next time.

@nsxpetes Ай бұрын

Yupp

@ninja_tony Ай бұрын

In the south, they were definitely called long John’s but I feel like it was an older term, because eclair is far more common now. Though I don’t know if long John’s are filled like eclairs are.

@biot_travel Ай бұрын

the donut tour should be a series - i am sure plenty of people could watch a few more donut episodes :) harry and joe have great chemistry and humour

@sunshinegirl8216 Ай бұрын

I would call those "Strawberry Shortcake Donuts-Just missing a dap of whipped cream ! Yum! 😊 👍

@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384 Ай бұрын

Yes, a lack of cream there.

@robertlangdale7118 Ай бұрын

I grew up around the corner from the Donut Man in Glendora.... It's a must stop every time I go back to visit!

@richcohen7644 Ай бұрын

Joe and Harry hit the vocabulary hard with this one! And as a long-time doughnut-shoving-in-the-mouther, this gives me validation.

@jeffhardysoul Ай бұрын

Hands down, favorite episode!!!

@KairaSuperSayan93 Ай бұрын

10:05 that strawberry donut looks amazing. Also when I was a kid my grandfather brought donuts from the local donut shop so much when we were visiting my cousins that my cousin who was 3 at the time asked when "the donut man" was coming back.

@johnmcaleer7099 Ай бұрын

After this one,are you doing a best dentist review😂😂❤

@acelovesit Ай бұрын

Morrisons in the UK have godlike custard donuts. this episode is making me hungry. need a trip to Tim Hortons for some Tim Bits, buy 50, bring them home and put them in the air fryer 🤦‍♂️🥰😭😍

@Farquad76.547 Ай бұрын

You’re showing your Britishness

@patriciaoreilly8907 Ай бұрын

@@Farquad76.547Don't think so us Brits Don't use God like expression as we respect the Lord .

@acelovesit Ай бұрын

@@patriciaoreilly8907 older generation doesn't. The rest of us do. "January 2024".

@debbiemoore2747 Ай бұрын

Liked the pink lemonade flavour. Was bummed out they don't make them anymore.

@zekerobinett868 Ай бұрын

Used to live 5 minutes walking distance from Donut Man. I miss the early walks there for the strawberry donuts when I was a kid

@VegasLoungeAct Ай бұрын

I cannot say I've been to every city in America, but out of the cities I've been to, which is a lot, LA seems to be the independent donut shop capitol of the U.S.

@ZografiaN Ай бұрын

Love this series. Keep them coming.

@anthonyfarrelll6616 Ай бұрын

I love these blokes. Their chemistry is so good. Just 2 guys eating food. Love to see it

@ivyc7336 Ай бұрын

That strawberry donut looked so good. Reminds me of the fresh strawberry pies my mom & I used to get from Nation's Burger Joint. They were amazing! 🍓🍓🍓

@ruffryders84 Ай бұрын

im gonna go to LA this weekend for my vacation. ill be sure to visit the donut shops on the videos. thank you for sharing!

@DaveysWonderfulWorld Ай бұрын

Boston cream is my most favourite donuts so jelly filled is a close second and glaze

@Woozlewuzzleable Ай бұрын

Apple fritters and maple.

@yankeex1 Ай бұрын

Donut Man! My Favorite Great episode, Love maple bars and the Tiger tails

@elizabethmiranda289 Ай бұрын

California Donuts in Ktown is where it's at. I had them for the first time in college and no donut place compares in texture and flavor. The matcha and plane glaze are heavenly!

@chrisgrove4265 Ай бұрын

THE 1 I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 🍩 🍩 🍩 Love you guys for this 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

@jonbuck1586 Ай бұрын

Never stop this series. Thanks!

@Pneumarose Ай бұрын

The sugar high, crash, caffeine buzz is so real 😂

@HUYI1 Ай бұрын

After the first lot of doughnuts I think I would just collapse from all the sugar, I'm not used to eating that amount of sugar at once

@McSMACKthe1st Ай бұрын

Anyone else notice that at The Donut Hole he ordered two Maple Bars but got Chocolate Bars instead? I guess he didn’t mind. I do love watching their videos.

@buford84 Ай бұрын

Great episode, as an LA native been to three of these donut shops except for donut hole and primo’s donut. But Randy’s is still my go to shop.

@kaylheecarroll3186 Ай бұрын

Love Dad's doughnuts 🍩 ❤😊!

@bijou2 Ай бұрын

I worked in a bakery in the 80s and we had glazed ring doughnuts back then. They also used to make the jam doughnuts fresh in-store every day - double jam not dipped in sugar ftw.

@kates7277 Ай бұрын

This pair needs to maintain their energy with doughnut calories so they can keep carrying the channel!

@anthonylambert4523 Ай бұрын

Nice to see someone spell Doughnut correctly.

@johntbd Ай бұрын

You boys are so sweet. For the next WEEK!

@Shonufff88 Ай бұрын

0:15 in Seattle, we don't call them long johns, we call them "bars"

@whiterabit Ай бұрын

Joe and Harry are the best. ❤❤❤

@markdesmond6274 Ай бұрын

I’d walk past all those donut shops all day long for a bag of crisps. But when Joe and Harry talk donuts, all of a sudden they seem interesting!

@cxffee.shilxh Ай бұрын

18:50 that tow truck is carrying one of those mail trucks

@JannesJustus Ай бұрын

No way there is a new episode after only 4 days!! I‘m so glad! Even today I was looking at this channel and thinking, will they release a new episode today? Well no, because the last one was only 4 days ago, but here we are 😃

@ApoloniaJones1976 Ай бұрын

I love these men so much. Endlessly entertaining.

@anneanne4831 22 күн бұрын

16:32 In Dutch we actually call it ‘oliebol’, which would translate as oil ball. They also have something similar in South Africa which it is named ‘vetkoek’ in Afrikaans, this would translate as oil cookie.

@jhonadelic Ай бұрын

I remember trying Dad's Donuts. It's really good 👍 great way to start the morning 🌄

@jillclarke7264 Ай бұрын

Joe and Harry make me smile. They are great together.

@sethulekshmipillai2708 Ай бұрын

i've been waiting for this episode

@kandipiatkowski8589 Ай бұрын

Wow!! I spy with my little eye.....my favorite variety of donut....vanilla and chocolate frosting filled donuts at the first shop. 🤤🤤

@awesomefrankrapid Ай бұрын

These look great. I’ve had donuts all around the world and weirdly the best I’ve ever had were from Poland. The donut chains around krakow are just on another level.

@namensrichtlinien1298 Ай бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch

@MarieNguyen-lg7oh Ай бұрын

I laughed so hard when Harry spitted the coffee

@rbell7666 Ай бұрын

Randy's. Always thought it was a tourist trap, then I tried them and they are the best in LA. Apple fritter is done in the middle and not burnt at the edges. They also have a long john with bacon. Yum

@rand-san2095 Ай бұрын

Glad you went to good old school Cambodian donut shop. Too bad that place doesn't have the pink boxes though.

@joshchan2642 Ай бұрын

The classic glazed can’t be beat,except that strawberry overload,that strawberry donut was that girl,fruity and tangy!

@chrisbromfield2896 Ай бұрын

Given that the US food tours are moving more outside of NYC, next time Joe comes to the UK you need to get him out of London and start exploring some of the awesome places around the country. He needs to experience some of the many best eateries we have to offer.

@chanmad Ай бұрын

that donut shop coffee really hit Joe today, he was in a good mood for a whole hour!

@GirlyBritt Ай бұрын

War ration donuts 😂😂😂 I probably laughed more through this video than any other to date and I’m only part of the way through it!

@davidlynn5170 Ай бұрын

You guys are awesome together. When is the next UK visit?

@matrix0897 Ай бұрын

You spoke my mind. No glacéd but rather granulated sugar. It’s not as messy and you could put away a bit of it if you feel it’s to sweet.

@badoman1 Ай бұрын

Gonna have to drop everything and watch this rn

@jamesprice4647 Ай бұрын

I so enjoy watching you guys! What next? Paris? I think finding the best bistrot would be great - because you guys would love it. Then Mexico City and Buenos Aires. And Madrid. And Rome. I like a doughnut but not that much.