The Tie Room was buzzing this morning. In case you don’t already know, ties and bow ties have a sense of smell that rivals the power of canine noses: they can smell a neighborhood newcomer long before I know exactly what’s going on. The bigly news on the block this week is the grand opening of Banbury Cross Donuts’ second location, on our very own city block here in Centerville. Decades ago, when Banbury Cross opened its first store in SLC, it was my go-to for morning meeting bribery. If I wanted my fellow writing teachers at the University of Utah to begin their day feeling appreciated and maybe a tad bit spoiled—like the education warriors they were—I made a trip to Banbury Cross for a dozen scrumptious donuts before heading to my office on campus. The donut box was empty almost before I set it down on my desk.
The same would have been true if I had walked in with three boxes. The word of the new store is already out. I arrived at the new Banbury Cross Donuts store at 6:00 AM, it’s scheduled time to open. There were already eight customers in line ahead of me, and by the time I had paid for my dozen donuts and was walking out the door, there were at least twenty customers waiting in line. This location is a nook-and-cranny spot, difficult to see and get to, but the Banbury Cross Donuts name clearly has the reputation to draw out the Davis County donut lovers.