Pączki Palooza! Fat Tuesday Bakery Haul, Dubai Bling Drama & Driver's License Freedom

Hey coffee fam! ☕🍩 Laurie, Britain, and Patti (with Duke being extra naughty and begging for bites) are live on Sip and Share, celebrating post-Fat Tuesday with a massive pączki tasting straight from M Street Bakery—these Michigan/Midwest yeast-raised donuts are filled to bursting and way better than grocery store versions! We tried every gourmet flavor they had left: raspberry, lemon cookie (with Oreo on top!), carrot cake (actual cake inside—wild!), cherry (glittery and bedazzled), Dubai chocolate (messy but amazing), bumpy cake (classic Michigan buttercream ribbons + chocolate), cannoli-style Italian cream, strawberries & cream, and more. Super fluffy, huge portions, and totally worth the drive—Laurie even got Sedona a Fruity Pebbles milkshake loaded with Rice Krispie treats, rock candy, suckers, and chaos (half the toppings got tossed!). They do insane pasta cones, edible cookie dough, and they're catering a wedding—Instagram gold! We chatted: Is pączki a Midwest thing or everywhere? (Big in Polish communities like Hamtramck—lines for days on Fat Tuesday!) Reality TV obsession: Dubai Bling on Netflix—unhinged rich drama, subtitles not matching the Arabic chaos (Real Housewives on steroids!) Sedona's big week: Passed her driver's test (cameras allowed!), hit Target, antique shopping, visited grandma—all with zero money 😂 Lauri tracked her at 89 mph—slow down, kid! Parallel parking nightmares (we hate it—psychotic or just us?) Gymnastics comp tickets at MSU for $12 cash—insane deal! Travel sports woes (dance point shoe shortage from Russia shipment issues, baseball fees—no D3 athletic scholarships per NCAA rules) Girl Scout cookies (buy for the cause, but they go stale!) Wild animal stories: Invasive iguana tacos in Florida (eggs sauce from the mom—gross 🤢), turtle hibernation (they breathe through their butts?!), no starfish smuggling, leave wildlife alone President's Day sale still rolling—code BREW for 20% off sitewide (snag retired flavors/2.5 oz bags quick!) Next week: New York-themed subscription box spoilers on IG (Black & White Cookie, Babka Swirl, more Big Apple vibes) Duke stole the show nibbling and stressing over the sugar, we laughed about plant BFF tattoos with Angelica, and dropped life lessons: Don't hibernate turtles in holes, don't put eggs in drawers, and share the pączki (or hoard 'em—we get it). Whether you're sugar-crashing after Lent, bingeing Dubai Bling, or just here for the donut love and coffee vibes, join us for the full recap! Who's had pączki? Drop your fave flavor or bakery below—we're reading every comment! ❤️ Shop the sale: coffeebeanery.com #CoffeeBeanery #SipAndShare #PaczkiDay #FatTuesday #MichiganEats #DubaiBling #DriversLicense #GourmetDonuts #CoffeeLovers #PresidentsDaySale