Does Sonoma County need a $275 doughnut? No. But is there something oddly delightful knowing one exists — right here in Rohnert Park — filled with chocolate-hazelnut cream, gilded with gold leaf and served with a 1-ounce pour of Louis XIII Cognac, should you want it? Yes.
The Millionaire’s Doughnut may be the most expensive piece of fried dough in the county, but it is hardly the strangest item at SoCo Dough Co., the new cafe inside Graton Resort & Casino. That honor goes to the everything bagel doughnut filled with cream cheese. “Abomination” feels harsh, but not entirely inaccurate.
The cafe and bakery, one of three recent additions to the casino’s expanded nonsmoking wing, leans into Vegas-style excess. Doughnuts come stuffed with banana pudding, lacquered in espresso glaze, or topped with candied bacon, honeycomb streusel and li hing mui…