MA's Top Donut Shops, New Year's Brunch: MA Food Week

MASSACHUSETTS —Welcome to Patch's weekly round-up of food and restaurant news in Massachusetts, where we review openings, closings and more in the state's dining scene.

Five Massachusetts doughnut shops are among Eater Boston's "New England Doughnuts Worth the Drive."

Whether it's classic flavors like cinnamon or chocolate or unusual ones like tres leches and java caramel, these are the doughnuts deemed worthy of travel. The five doughnut makers in Massachusetts on the list are:

• Brothers' Brew Coffee Shop in Rockport
• Ziggy & Sons Donuts in Salem
• Doughnut Homies in Worcester
• Hole in One Bakery & Coffee Shop in Eastham
• Back Door Donuts in Oak Bluffs

Here's what else was cooking this week in Patch communities across Massachusetts:

• Bucatino Announces Falmouth New Year's Brunch, Celebration
• Looking Back On MA's Year In Food
• 99 Restaurant Special New Year's Menu
• Dominican Grill Opens In Waltham