In Memoriam: The Cronut's Life in Pictures
From its humble origins to the heights of stardom to its ignominious demise, we take a look at the brief life and times of the Cronut™.
Dominique Ansel Bakery1/17The Cronut was recently found dead in lower Manhattan. Sources point to natural causes. (Credit: Dominique Ansel Bakery)
2/17The Cronut was believed to have been the love child of an Austrian croissant and a donut from North Carolina. (Credit: Ditte Isager, left; courtesy Krispy Kreme)
Dominique Ansel Bakery3/17Dominique Ansel, the Colonel Parker to Cronut's Elvis. (Credit: Facebook)
4/17The Cronut's wild, immediate popularity made news around the world. (Credit: Fox 5)
5/17People waited in line for hours early each morning for a chance at two Cronuts. (Credit: Instagram user amandafaymous)
6/17The Cronut proved a hit with celebrities. (Credit: ABC)
7/17Celebrity Cronut pals included rapper Eve, seen here canoodling with its younger sibling, the Magic Soufflé. (Credit: Facebook)
8/17The Cronut was the toast of late-night talk shows. (Credit: NBC)
9/17At the height of its stardom, the Cronut seemed to stand for more than simply a tasty pastry. (Credit: Dominique Ansel)
10/17The Cronut quickly learned the downside of stardom. Some obsessed fans even picked through Ansel's trash for crumbs of Cronut's deliciousness. (Credit: Gothamist.com)
TeeSpring.com11/17The Cronut responded to accusation of classism with charity drives. (Credit: Teespring.com)
12/17At its lowest point, the Cronut was possibly a party to seedy sexual transactions.
13/17Soon Cronut knockoffs proliferated.
14/17One notable imitator was the Doissant. (Credit: Flickr user Quirky)
15/17Eventually, the Cronut went from being a clever punch line to a ubiquitous cliché. (Credit: Cool Culinaria)
Patrick Janelle16/17Near the end, many pooh-poohed speculation that the Cronut had peaked, pointing to the popularity of new flavors and iterations such as the Shake Shack Cronut Concrete. (Credit: Patrick Janelle)
Dominique Ansel Bakery17/17The Cronut is survived by Ansel and its younger sibling the Magic Soufflé. (Credit: Dominique Ansel Bakery)
