Consider the doughnut: a simple, workaday way to fight your case of the Mondays. Or so you thought. Behold: the gold-smothered donut out of Manila Social Club. Its dough is filled with purple-yam mousse and champagne jelly, complemented by the honey notes of Cristal in the 24k gold frosting. Head Chef Björn DelaCruz will even hand-deliver it to you, he told First We Feast. But it doesn’t look like anyone is tweeting him their order. Here’s how the internet is reacting, today, to the Williamsburg restaurant’s uncharacteristic descent into Dubai-worthy decadence.
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