ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, dˈʌfɹɛsni, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hˈɛd bˈeɪkɚ kˈɑːlɪn kˈʌl ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚ ʃˈɑːɹɹɪlˌɪn tʃˈɑːvɛz, tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ pˈɑːpˌʌp spˈeɪs æt ðə wˈɪljəm vˈeɪl hoʊtˈɛl ɪn wˈɪljəmsbˌɜːɡ æz dˈuːz dˈoʊnʌts ænd kˈɔfi.
In April 2017, Dufresne, along with head baker Colin Kull and general manager Sharilyn Chavez, took over a pop-up space at the William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg as Du's Donuts & Coffee.