{"id":58356,"date":"2023-06-02T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T06:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=58356"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:54:26","slug":"banbury-cross-donuts-salt-lake-city-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=58356","title":{"rendered":"Banbury Cross Donuts &#8211; Salt Lake City, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"700\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 615w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?size=128x146&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?size=256x291&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?size=384x437&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross01-scaled.jpeg?size=512x583&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 615px; 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font-family: Verdana;\">Alas, for the second time in two days we were to learn that the education system in Utah may be lacking, at least in the area of geography. \u00a0Yesterday a clerk at a shop in Park City asked where we were from. \u00a0When we told her we were from New Mexico, she asked &#8220;I<em>s that near San Diego<\/em>?&#8221;.\u00a0 (Maybe I should submit that to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmmagazine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Mexico Magazine<\/strong><\/a> for inclusion in its monthly &#8220;One of Our 50 is Missing&#8221; feature.)\u00a0 Similarly when my Kim asked why a donut shop would be named for the Banbury Cross with which we were so familiar, a teenaged employee told us he had never heard of Banbury or its famous cross (and probably not even England). \u00a0Our expectations for dialogue with someone from the &#8220;old country&#8221; were quickly dashed, but not our expectations for great donuts.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58358\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BanburyCross02-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58358 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; 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font-family: Verdana;\">Okay, only because you insist I&#8217;ll tell you about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotswolds.info\/strange-things\/banbury-cross.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Banbury Cross<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The present day cross was erected in 1859 to celebrate the wedding of the then Princess Royal (Queen Victoria&#8217;s eldest daughter) to Prince Frederick of Prussia.\u00a0 The story behind the nursery rhyme with which I started this essay is lost in history, but it certainly wasn&#8217;t written for children.\u00a0 We took several photographs of the Banbury Cross, just a few blocks from our very favorite kebab shop in England.\u00a0 While those kebabs were phenomenal, neither of us can recall having a decent donut in the land across the pond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">The fabulous Female Foodies rate Banbury Donuts as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefoodie.com\/restaurant-reviews\/female-foodies-top-10-salt-lake-city-bakeries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>seventh best bakery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefoodie.com\/restaurant-reviews\/best-donuts-salt-lake-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third best donuts<\/a><\/strong> in Salt Lake City.\u00a0 If two places exist <em>anywhere<\/em> that make better donuts, their bakers must come from some celestial plane.\u00a0 Seriously, these were some of the very best donuts we&#8217;ve ever had!\u00a0 \u00a0The <em><strong>chocolate long johns<\/strong><\/em> were so decadent and chocolately that my Kim ate half of them and she usually doesn&#8217;t like long johns at all.\u00a0 Thankfully she doesn&#8217;t like coconut so I got to finish the <em><strong>chocolate coconut donut<\/strong><\/em> myself (with a little help from The Dude, our debonaire, donut-loving dachshund).\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Rather than giving me a bite of her <em><strong>glazed twist donut<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>cinnamon roll<\/strong><\/em>, my Kim tore off pieces of each, claiming that my bites are Guy Fieri-sized.\u00a0 I&#8217;m insulted!\u00a0 \u00a0Have you ever seen Guy Fieri bite into anything?\u00a0 Not even <a href=\"https:\/\/jaws.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bruce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bruce<\/strong><\/a>, the great white shark from the movie Jaws can fit so much in its mouth.\u00a0 The cinnamon roll is superb with a nice balance of glaze and plenty of cinnamon.\u00a0 Similarly the glazed twist are gooey and sugary with enough glaze to rot your teeth just looking at it.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">We may not have found\u00a0neighbors from our time in England, but we did find superb donuts that alone are worth a visit or six to Salt Lake City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Banbury Cross Donuts<\/strong><br \/>\n705 S 700 E<br \/>\n<strong>Salt Lake City, Utah<\/strong><br \/>\n(801) 537-1433<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BanburyCrossDonuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 2 June 2023<br \/>\n<strong>1st VISIT<\/strong>: 27 August 2021<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Excellent<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 High quality dining experience; 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