And the Donut Fest winners are … Judges Say Firecakes, People Say D&D’s Place

WICKER PARK — Chicago’s doughnut shops and bakeries brought their A-game to Donut Fest, vying for bragging rights as the city’s best doughnut.

The real winners were the 1,000 attendees lucky enough to nab a ticket to the sold-out event held Sunday at Wicker Park’s Chop Shop & 1st Ward. It was easy to spot veteran fest-goers: They were the ones who brought their own Tupperware, the better to tote home samples of everything from classic glazed and apple fritters to cream-filled takes on the “cronut.”

Firecakes Donuts earned the top Judges’ Choice award for its Tahitian vanilla glazed doughnut, a repeat winner from 2015.

D&D’s Place Donut Shop took home the People’s Choice trophy in just its first year at the fest. Husband and wife Devell and Lolita Brittman, who opened their shop at 83rd Street and Kedzie four years ago, were ecstatic.

“It’s going to shoot it up,” Devell Brittman said of the anticipated effect on business.

Brittman trained under Buritt Bulloch, long-time owner of Roseland’s Old Fashioned Donuts, and proudly carried the flag for South Side bakeries at the fest.

The complete list of winners and full article at Chicago Sun-Times.