{"id":7487,"date":"2016-05-02T22:52:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T06:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=7487"},"modified":"2016-05-29T07:14:29","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T15:14:29","slug":"cartems-donutery-mount-pleasant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/cartems-donutery-mount-pleasant\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartems Donutery in Mount Pleasant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cartems Donutery in Heritage Building<\/h3>\n

I reluctantly skipped dessert and left Savio Volpe with my food blogger buddies, Kristina (Food Wench from Drunken Noms<\/a>), Areta (Foodgressing), and Hanson (Nosh and Nibble<\/a>). I kind of wanted to have some dessert there for a more complete experience at this awesome Italian eatery. But my buddies clearly had something else in mind for dessert. A few minutes later, I found myself in front of Cartems Donutery on Main Street, the second and latest location of the popular dessert parlor. I took a couple minutes to admire the metal-and-brick store front, a part of a handsome 103-year-old heritage building, the Ashnola Apartments.<\/p>\n

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Cartems Donuterie, Mount Pleasant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What I tasted<\/h3>\n

There are 2 kinds of donuts, Rings and Stuffies (or filled donuts), priced at $3.25 and $3.75 each respectively, but when you purchase 6, you could have a mix of both kinds for only $18. We went for the deal without any hesitance.<\/p>\n

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Cartems Donuterie, Mount Pleasant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The donuts were all pretty tasty. The Triple Chocolate Treat<\/strong> was not as super rich as I expected. \u00a0Maybe they were going for the dark chocolate taste for the more sophisticated profile. I was definitely digging\u00a0this one as I am a fan of\u00a0dark chocolate.<\/p>\n

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Triple Chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had the Whisky Bacon<\/strong> at their downtown location a while ago. This is a classic example of having savory components to offset the sweetness and achieve a more balanced taste. In this case, the subtlety of whisky and the double smoked bacon worked for me.<\/p>\n

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Whiskey Bacon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Compared to the Earl Grey that I’d had before, the London Fog<\/strong> had a slightly stronger bitterness but less exotic aroma. Despite the attempt of \u00a0balancing the sweetness with the tea flavour, I still found it quite sweet.<\/p>\n

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London Fog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although not a huge fan of Key Lime Pie, I actually didn’t mind\u00a0the Key Lime Stuffie<\/strong>, one of their monthly featured donuts. \u00a0 I could taste a subtle amount of citrusy from key lime working its way to counter the sweetness of the donut.<\/p>\n

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Key Lime Stuffie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I was expecting the salt in the Salted Caramel<\/strong>\u00a0to work the magic complementing the sweet flavour, I think they could use a little more salt. The overall flavour of this donut\u00a0is not as memorable.<\/p>\n

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Salted Caramel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, the whimsical looking Watermelon<\/strong> donut, another featured donut of the month, was coated by a watermelon glaze and was supposed to taste like watermelon. But maybe at this point, my taste buds were getting a little exhausted from rounds of sweet treat tasting, and I just couldn’t taste the watermelon like buddies did.<\/p>\n

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Watermelon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cartems Donuterie on Main<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cartems Donuterie, Mount Pleasant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last Words<\/h3>\n

For a long time, I couldn’t quite get North Americans’ obsession with donuts, then I began to understand the satisfying comfort from the right amount of sweetness, a chemical rush to cerebrum that becomes the sensation of happiness. I was pretty happy after the visiting Cartems, their donuts aren’t all just sugar and cream, but also with sophisticated flavours that uplift the experience of enjoying a popular confection. That being said, I still find donuts a little too sweet and rich for me in general. But I definitely recommend this place for anyone who has a sweet tooth, and who likes to receive pleasant surprises in their sweet treats.<\/p>\n

Website and menu:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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