“It never struck me as a novelty. It just struck me as a well-engineered, well-thought-through, beautiful pastry.”

Said writer Hugh Merwin of the cronut, which turns 10yo today. The croissant and donut hybrid remains popular to this day. It also made its creator ​​Dominique Ansel a celebrity because, at the risk of saying it again, he created a croissant/donut hybrid…