Entries tagged with 'Dunkin Donuts'
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[Photograph: Andrew Siddons] Fried dough and fermented cabbage aren't two things that usually join forces, except maybe in South Korea where my friend spotted this kimchi donut. It's one of five "ethnic" flavors that Dunkin' Donuts launched (they also made a yogurt-filled one in Greece and soy-filled one in Japan). Technically there's no hole, so they're calling them kimchi croquettes. File this under: potentially genius or a vile, gag reflex-inducing mistake. Related Snapshots from South Korea: Pon de Ring Doughnuts from Mister Donut New Burger/Doughnut Creations from Mosdo in Japan Paula Deen on Her Bacon, Doughnut, and Fried Egg Burger...
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If you haven’t seen a McCafé commercial in the last few weeks, you haven’t turned on your television. McDonald’s $100 million marketing blitz was their biggest since the launch of the Egg McMuffin, back in the 1970s. And it seems to be paying off. According to the Boston Globe, McDonald’s is now the second-most preferred coffee brand in America—unseating Dunkin’ Donuts, and coming up behind Starbucks. But both Starbucks and Dunkin’ have cut prices and launched specials in response. What do you think? Have recent ads, product launches, and price cuts changed your morning coffee routine? Or are you set in your caffeinated ways?...
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Happy National Doughnut Day! In honor of the big day, the dueling doughnut heavyweights are giving away morning treats. At Dunkin’ Donuts, any drink purchase scores a bonus doughnut. Krispy Kreme is doing a straight giveaway—one freebie per customer. If you'd rather part with a buck or two for a superior doughnut, check out The Serious Eats Honor Roll for top picks around the country. If you're not quite up on your doughnut terminology, there's no better time to read up. Nilla Wafer doughnuts, Mormon doughnuts—anything's fair game, today. As long as you keep that sweet tooth in check... and don't do anything you'll regret tomorrow....
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Just Another Basket on the Donut Wall Dunkin' Donuts Cinnamon Twists, advertised and actual. When building out their menus, fast-food chains are better off sticking to what they know. Domino’s Pizza doing pasta? A little scary. McDonald’s making pizza? Kind of a joke. But when Dunkin’ Donuts starts promoting a new breakfast pastry, it’s probably a safer bet. For a limited time, many DDs are offering icing-topped Cinnamon Twists ($1.39), which can be served toasted. It's slightly funny timing with spring heating up (and iced coffee weather creeping in) but cinnamon never really goes out of season. About six inches long, the Cinnamon Twist looks like four little cinnamon rolls melded together, sparingly drizzled with sweet icing. If you like...
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Don’t forget, it's Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin’ Donuts today. Fifty cents (plus a few pennies for tax) will get you a small, sixteen-ounce iced coffee at DDs nationwide. For every coffee sold, a nickel will go to Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit helping construct homes for injured American vets. Check the website for locations. (Or this website if you’re not sure if it’s atmospherically an iced coffee day.)...
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You asked, we ate. I grabbed one of Dunkin' Donuts' new Waffle Breakfast Sandwiches and then a McDonald's McGriddle joint—DD's obvious inspiration—for comparison. First impression while placing both unwrapped sandwiches side by side: Looks like we're getting a bigger sandwich from Dunkin', I thought. But then we unwrapped them, after the jump....
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"Hey, Dunkin' Donuts: America does not run on Dunkin'. You guys owe me a new gas tank." —Stephen Colbert, on Monday's show opener...
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Dunkin' breakfast sandwiches all lined up, waiting for you to eat them. Don't. Usually I am a Dunkin' cheerleader. I like the big iced coffees. I like the cotton candy pink icing on the donuts, even if I don't order them. I like the reliable service for working Americans everywhere. Overall, I like that America Runs on Dunkin'. But America should not run on their Egg White Flatbread breakfast sandwiches. They should run away. There are two flavors, both on flatbread: Veggie (with peppers, onions, mushrooms, reduced fat cheddar) and Turkey Sausage (with spinach and mozzarella). Maybe I'm just English muffin nostalgic, but the flatbread was the first mistake. It's sweet. And gross. Inside, the egg white patties have...
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Dunkin Donuts has pulled a Rachael Ray ad where she appears to be wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men and, more recently, a fashion accessory, due to opposition from those who see the scarf as a symbol and representation of support for Palestinian terrorism. Now the world is safe from a black and white paisley scarf-donning Rachael Ray. [via So Good]...
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From The Boston Globe comes a photo of the last original Dunkin' Donuts sign, from 1957, being dismantled in Brighton, Massachusetts. It is "now in storage and facing an uncertain fate."...
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