Thursday Sips & Nibbles

I'm back again with a new edition of Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting, upcoming food and drink events. I hope everyone dines out safely, tips well and are nice to their servers.
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1) Kane’s Donuts has new flavors to celebrate the month of August, "flavors that will keep you calm, cool and collected." Kane’s August flavors of the month include:

• The Key Lime Pie Donut, a light fluffy yeast donut filled with a tangy key lime filling, frosted with a cream cheese frosting, dipped in browned buttered graham crackers then topped with a dollop of key lime filling.
• The Strawberry Shortcake Donut is a cake-style donut with real strawberry fruit loaded in the dough, dipped in Kane's honey glaze, then frosted with a creamy strawberry frosting, topped with strawberry crumble and a dollop of whoopee pie filling in the center.
• The Fried Dough Donut is a fluffy yeast-style donut slathered with melted butter and then topped with confectionary sugar and cinnamon. This is one of my favorite of their seasonal donuts and I stopped by yesterday to get some (and the donut is pictured above!). 
• The Gluten Free Apple Cider Donut is a gluten-free cake-style donut made with fresh local apple cider and cinnamon glazed with Kane's honey glaze then drizzled with cinnamon icing.
• The Vegan Chocolate Frosted is a vegan cake-style donut frosted with chocolate and then dipped in chocolate sprinkles. 

2) The Moldova Restaurant, in Newton, has launched a new coffee program within the restaurant. As their web state states, "Our customers have always referred to our original dining room as a coffee shop, and we are now making it official, it is now an actual Coffee Shop." This new Coffee Shop will obviously serve plenty of coffee drinks, but will also serve pastries from local bakeries, as well in house made pastries, and sandwiches.

The hours will be from Tuesday through Friday, 8am to 3pm, and they are working on launching extended hours (including weekends) once they announce their grand opening. In addition, they have a special Brunch Menu in the works. 

You can check out the Coffee Shop menu HERE, and you'll find Pastries such as Armenian Gata, Strawberry Poptarts, Croissants, Nutella Cruffins and more.