At 4:45 a.m. on a rainy Saturday morning, Susan Worrel of Overland Park was first in line at the new Slow Rise doughnut shop by her subdivision.
She had tried the week before, arriving an hour before the doors opened, only to find a line of hungry would-be diners stretching down the shopping center. The shop sold out shortly after opening.
Weekend after weekend, hundreds of fans are showing their willingness to take that chance on Slow Rise. One self-described doughnut snob even drove hours from North Carolina…