February 18, 2021 at 4:51 pm by Jill Ridens
Just 35 minutes north of UC Santa Barbara is Buellton â a small, sleepy city famously nicknamed âHome of Split Pea Soup.â Buellton is located in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, with rolling hills, big ranches and friendly people. Some refer to this space in California as âGodâs Countryâ; for the Ollenburger and Minus families, the Santa Ynez Valley was just that. Since 2018, they have owned âGodâs Country Provisions,â a popular local doughnut shop.
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The shop is small, quaint and aesthetically pleasing. Subway tiles line the walls, and a beautiful glass case displays the many different doughnut options. Their menu does not disappoint! It consists of cake doughnuts, raised doughnuts, old-fashioned doughnuts, filled doughnuts, fritters and other specialties. They even have gluten-free doughnuts for those with dietary restrictions! I was so surprised to see the variety of flavors as well, with a range of classic doughnuts to fun holiday-edition ones.