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Bronchetti placed second on the Cooking Channel and Food Network’s “Donut Showdown.”
let the growth of those two locations continue,” Grissinger says. “Who knows what opportunities lurk around the corner?” Who knows, indeed — but it’ll likely knock over a strong cup ‘o joe and a raspberry jelly donut with almond icing.
“I’ve been an amateur cook all my life. I regularly read cookbooks and periodicals,” Grissinger shares humbly. But cooking is in his blood. “My parents were Pennsylvanians who had an appreciation for cooking by the Pennsylvania Dutch.” His favorite part about Bennett’s? “Fresh, quality, homemade.” After college, Grissinger became a full-time radio personality, moving to Fort Myers in 1984 to work for WINK-FM, where he was director of programming. He also adopted his alter-ego, C. David Bennett, as co-host of the popular morning radio show, Bennett & Birch. Bennett’s Fresh Roast derives his name from Grissinger’s radio days.
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What’s next for Bennett’s? “It took is six years to open a second location, and now it’s time to
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