Here we have some good news on Evansville’s Donut Bank. Saveur Magazine has selected the Donut Bank among the 12 best in the Nation. We congratulate the Donut Bank on this award and wish them all the best in 2009.

Saveur: Donut Bank one of 12 top doughnut makers in the country

Saveur Magazine has tasted doughnuts across the United States a deemed the creations of Donut Bank Bakery & Coffee Shop among the top 12 best in the country.

According to their Web site, Saveur says:

"Over the past month, we sampled nearly 100 kinds of doughnut from across the country; those from ... 12 shops and purveyors range in shape, size, color, flavor, and texture and consistently stood out in taste."

Here is what Saveur said about the Donut Bank:

"A family-owned business since 1967, Donut Bank has eight locations throughout Southern Indiana; its popularity is likely due to the fact that brothers Joe, Ben, and Chris Kempf come from a long line of bakers who take doughnut making very seriously.

"Drawing on traditional German baking techniques, Donut Bank hand-cuts and glazes its doughnuts in a process that takes three hours for a single batch. Notable varieties include the chocolate iced long john, a rectangular yeast doughnut topped with chocolate glaze, and the famous honey-dipped glazed doughnut."

Donut Bank is touting its new status in signs at all locations.

Others selected are shops in New York, California, Rhode Island, Washington, South Dakota and Massachusetts. To read about other donuts deemed the country's best, see the article by clicking here.