Bonut (biscuit + doughnut)
The “bonut” (biscuit + doughnut) was trademarked by Biscuit Love (a Nashville, Tennessee food truck and later a restaurant) with a first use date of May 2012. The trademark status is currently “Dead,” and many other establishments make “bonuts,” according to several different recipes. Some bonuts are glazed biscuits, and some are also filled.
New York City’s Root & Bone (200 East 3rd Street in Alphabet City) began selling “bonuts” in 2016.
Biscuit Love (Nashville, TN)—Menu
BONUTS Fried Biscuit Dough, Lemon Mascarpone, Blueberry Compote. Order of 5…$7
Twitter
Mindy
@minderelly9
What’s this? A “Bonut ” from @BiscuitLuvTruck….biscuit, cream cheese and peaches. Good…..GONE!
12:51 PM - 12 Jul 2012
Twitter
Biscuit Love ®
@BiscuitLoveNash
Windows are up @yazootaproom. Come try some BOnuts. Biscuit donuts filled w/ @TruBeeHoney cream cheese served on top @ThePeachTruck peaches.
4:29 PM - 12 Jul 2012
Twitter
Biscuit Love ®
@BiscuitLoveNash
Come try the “Deconstructed @GooGooClusters” BOnuts filled w/ marshmallow & caramel, rolled in powdered pnut-butter, over chocolate gravy!!!
10:36 AM - 2 Oct 2012
Nashville (TN) Scene
Gaga for Goo Goo: Celebrate Goo Goo Cluster’s 100th Birthday With These Great Events and Treats
BY LESLEY LASSITER OCT 11, 2012 7 AM
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Biscuit Love Truck: The Howell Campbell — Goo Goo Cluster “bonuts,” fried biscuit dough filled with marshmallow cream, rolled in peanut butter dust, drizzled with caramel and served with chocolate gravy
Twitter
Biscuit Love ®
@BiscuitLoveNash
If you know anyone in Knoxville… Tell them the Bonuts are coming. #biscuitboulevard @biscuitfest
7:56 PM - 16 May 2013
Twitter
Biscuit Love ®
@BiscuitLoveNash
We’re at the Bohan bldg. located at 115 11th Avenue South 11-2. Here’s the menu for today. They’re back! #bonuts
11:30 AM - 2 Jul 2013
Twitter
Dough Nuts
@TheDonutShop
Found Donut photo (not mine) .. enjoy Calling all #foodies
#biscuit + #donut = #bonut with lemon mascarpone and b…
4:59 PM - 8 Mar 2015
Twitter
Jessica E Davis
@jessicaEdavis
Exploring this Southern food: biscuit + donut = bonut #biscuitlove #nashville
9:51 AM - 24 Jan 2016
AltonBrown.com
Hot Glazed Bonuts
By Mr. Brown. Published on August 26, 2016.
If you think you recognize this mixture from a certain biscuit recipe featured on a certain TV show, you’d be right. The difference: I fried it and glazed it. You’re welcome.
Eater
Watch: Alton Brown Combines Biscuits and Doughnuts Into One Delicious Bonut
by Chris Fuhrmeister Sep 2, 2016, 3:00p @ccfuhr
Before becoming Food Network’s go-to reality host and a relentless touring performer, Alton Brown was a bona fide kitchen instructor on Good Eats (RIP). In this video, Brown is getting back to his roots, showing off the steps required to make “bonuts.” What’s a bonut? It’s biscuit dough shaped and fried like a doughnut, of course.
Food Republic
Meet the “Bonut,” A More Humble Doughnut Hybrid
Tiffany Do
September 13, 2016
Nothing beats a warm, flaky, buttery biscuit. Strike that. Nothing beats a freshly fried, perfectly glazed doughnut. But why can’t we have both? New York City’s Root & Bone, known for their superb chicken and waffles, recently posted on Instagram that they’ve punched holes in their biscuits, fried them, coated them in sugar and is deeming it the Bonut.
The post calls out the hoity-toity croissant-doughnut mashup that is the Cronut, stating that the Bonut “doesn’t think it’s better than you.”
(Trademark)
Word Mark BONUTS
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 030. US 046. G & S: Fried biscuit dough for consumption on or off the premises. FIRST USE: 20120500. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20120500
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 86720824
Filing Date August 11, 2015
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) Biscuit Love, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TENNESSEE STE 300 631 2nd Ave S Nasvhille TENNESSEE 37210
Attorney of Record Wendy Robertson
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date July 1, 2016
(Trademark)
Word Mark BISCUITS, BONUTS & BOWLS
Goods and Services IC 043. US 100 101. G & S: Restaurant and café services
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 87157313
Filing Date August 31, 2016
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Copeland’s of New Orleans LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LOUISIANA 17th floor 2601 Severn Ave Metairie LOUISIANA 70002
Attorney of Record Len Brigna
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE