Driving down a darkened street in the predawn hours, there’s nothing more intoxicating than seeing the HOT sign lit up at Krispy Kreme. That neon sign means that yeasted doughnuts are being fried, sent down the conveyor belt and then blanketed with sweet glaze. Stop in. The clerk behind the counter may hand you a warm doughnut for free.
Are you 5 years old again? Do you want a paper Krispy Kreme hat? And does that happen at any other doughnut shop in town?
Krispy Kreme has been around in the South since it was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1937. More than half a dozen shops used to dot the Nashville landscape. Now, we’re down to three (408 Thompson Lane, 1901 Gallatin Pike in Madison and 1733 Mallory Lane in Brentwood)…