Over 150 people queued before opening after Grub Street covered the Cronut
Dominique Ansel · The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel · Jun 17, 2024 · at 40:04
Dominique Ansel recounts the viral rush outside his SoHo bakery in May 2013 following food blog Grub Street's article on the Cronut.
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“And by day three of the article being posted, we had, I look outside, and I see a line, and I see lines stretching around the corner, so I go around the corner, and it's going all the way down to the block, to the end of the block. I was like, what the hell's happening? So I go count the people, myself, and I count a 150 people before we open the doors.”
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