Fire-Eating at Hypnotic Donuts; Cubans in Lakewood

WHITE ROCK— Hypnotic Donuts' "World's Spiciest Donut Eating Contest" is happening tomorrow, August 25 at 1p.m. Winner gets a trophy and one free jalapeno donut a week for the remainder of the year, because nothing says victory like a perpetual case of heartburn. [UD]

LAKEWOOD— The new takeout only Latin Deli is now open at Northwest Highway and Abrams Road; the menu includes specialty coffee drinks, fresh-pressed juices, breakfast pastries and Cuban sandwiches. Thank goodness there's no embargo on that. [Thrillist]

DEEP ELLUM— Deep Ellum Brewing Co. has received a shipment of just-picked fresh hops from Oregon and will be using them to create a new beer called Hop Seeker, which should be ready in about a month. No, fresh hops won't get you any drunker than the usual dried version, but according to DEBC's Tait Lifto, they do add a "juicier, grassier terroir". [SD]
—Whitney Filloon
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