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St. Pat's Sweets: Shamrock Shakes, Irish Creme Donuts, Pot of Gold Cupcakes

It's no secret that St. Patrick's Day (March 17) revolves around consuming copious amounts of distilled beverages, but even for the most hardened Irish imbiber, Jameson and Guinness can get old after a while. So when you want to pay tribute to Irish tradition but you're over the Irish Car Bombs, s ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme Make Sweet Valentines

Valentine's Day is coming up and the holiday is like a growing fungus. Let us explain. The holiday, which has its roots in a saint's martyrdom, really got going in the middle ages. By the 15th century February 14th became much like the holiday we celebrate, with lovers presenting flowers and candie ... More >>

Burger King Has New Menu Items: We Try Them

In an effort to regain the number two title in the fast food world, Burger King has experimented with some new ideas lately. The fast food giant has gotten rid of the creepy plastic king mascot (good idea), started delivery service (great idea), and added a plethora of new food items like kung pao s ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts: Gluten-Free Products at Select Miami Shops

For years, eating gluten-free meant having to forego the weekly box of Dunkin' Donuts that magically appear in just about every break room across America -- until now.Dunkin' Donuts is getting on the gluten-free bandwagon by testing a few items in two major markets -- Boston and...Miami!So far, two ... More >>

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Dunkin' Donuts to Offer Cage-Free Eggs: Five More Chains Make the Pledge

Dunkin' Donuts recently pledged to start using cage-free eggs and eliminate gestation crates for its products. While the chain will move slowly to transition out the crates and cages, it will cut back by 5 percent by the end of next year. A final goal is yet to be determined. In the meantime, h ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Rachael Ray: Five Ways She Should Ring It In

See also Bourdain, Ray, Fieri's Six Most Obscene and Silly Moments.Oh my gravy! Today marks the birthday of everyone's favorite uber-perky candy counter chick turned TV personality, Rachael Ray. The woman who Slate once said "may be the world's most reviled chef" is turning the big 4-4. The New Yor ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts App Lets You Pay By Phone

Here's the scenario. You've just finished your morning run and you pass by a Dunkin' Donuts. You're craving a nice non-fat latte. You deserve it after a tough five miles. You walk into the shop and realize you have no money!  You want that latte! What do you do? Pay with your phone with the new ... More >>

McDonald's Tops on Twitter and Facebook, Plus Other Fast Food and Social Media Findings

Burger King has seen 105% fan growth on Facebook since January. McDonald's follower growth on Twitter has seen a 118% growth in the same period. Mickey Dee's also responds quickest to tweets than any other chain -- an average of 29 minutes.Compare that to Burger King, which takes over 60 hours to re ... More >>

Miami Heat Dunkin' Donut, La Moon, Food Trucks, and Area 31 Celebrate Today

When you walk out the door today, you might get hit with a bout of humidity from Tropical Storm Debby, but today Miami's all about the Heat.Miami will be celebrating in the streets today when the Miami Heat parade kicks off at 11 a.m. today. Starting at the corner of SW Eighth Street and Second Ave ... More >>

Free Doughnuts at Dunkin', Krispy Kreme Today for National Doughnut Day!

Everyone loves a doughnut. Want to test our theory? Bring a few dozen into the office and watch a crowd form as if gold bullion were being given away. We suggest standing back so as to not get caught in the stampede.These little fried cakes go back to the 19th century, when Dutch settlers brought th ... More >>

Share Our Strength: Miami Food Bloggers Bake to End Childhood Hunger

In an effort to help Share Our Strength, an organization that aims to end childhood hunger in the United States, eight Miami food bloggers are teaming up to make a dent in the charity's donations with a bake sale, set to take place at the South Miami Farmers Market April 28.Participating bloggers in ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Opens on Calle Ocho: Freebies and Salsa Dancing

​Dunkin' Donuts is probably one of the few fast food chains that still draws a crowd when one of their locations open. (Come on, when was the last time you cared about a McDonald's grand opening?)Dunkin' is celebrating its newest shop, located directly on Calle Ocho this Saturday, March 24. Taking ... More >>

LeBron James Promotes Pork Donuts and Ice Cream in China

​It may be the best athlete food endorsement since "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Slim Jim, or it could be the worst since Mike Tyson and Pepsi, but Dunkin' Brands Inc. announced Monday that LeBron James will promote pork donuts, among other products, in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, accord ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Casting For Local Commercial Today

​If you're a Dunkin' Donuts superfan put down the coffee cup and head over to the Dunkin' Donuts at 2720 South Dixie Highway in Coconut Grove today until 5 p.m. for a chance to star in their new "What Are You Drinking?" commercial.The commercial is part of a series of local Dunkin' commercials. A ... More >>

Tomorrow: Dunkin Donuts Casting Hispanic Fans For Commercial, Launches Today Donut

Dunkin DonutsThe Today Donut celebrates 60 years of early rising.​If you love Dunkin Donuts more than a cafe con leche from the local bodega, then you really need to come out to the Dunkin Donuts casting call tomorrow.Dunkin Donuts is conducting a search for the ultimate "hispanic Dunkin' Donuts ... More >>

The Federal Food Drink & Provisions to Open January 2012

Photo by Alex Rodriguez"X" marks the spot... or at least the For Lease sign does​Cat's out of the bag, folks. Phuc Yea! partners Aniece Meinhold, Cesar Zapata, and newcomer Manuel Ortiz have accidentally (or not so accidentally) leaked the news of their new food baby.The new place, called the Fede ... More >>

Operation Free Grub Vets Day: Pay Nothing for a Chicken Wings, a Slurpy, or a Bloomin' Onion

​Attention all active duty military personnel and veterans, clear the chow hall and skip the parades, South Florida's taking you out for lunch, and dinner.  With proof of active duty military or veteran status, you can enjoy free grub at several restaurants. When you wake up in the morni ... More >>

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September 11 Rewind: How Food Got Us Through

The World Trade Center in the sunlight.​As I walked into Dunkin' Donuts yesterday to grab a coffee in Miami, I noticed pumpkin doughnuts for sale. Suddenly a little frisson ran down my spine. I was transported back to a sunny morning almost a decade ago in New York. Around 9 a.m. on that fateful S ... More >>

McDonald's Should Dump Its "Cafe con Leche"

I'm over it.First Pollo Tropical decides to Americanize the menu of its restaurants in the Northeast to attract more Anglo diners, then Dunkin' Donuts comes out with the "Cuban Flatbread Sandwich," and now, in what just might be one of the most derogatory forms of flattery I have ever seen, McDonald ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Opens First Miami Location in Four Years, Makes Our Commute a Little Safer

We love you, Dunkin'.​After years of driving miles in a hazy, breakfastless rage to get a fix of Dunkin' Donuts (how can this be the only place that sells hash browns all day?), there's finally a new store in South Miami to cure us of our hunger-induced troubles.Located on 8099 South Dixie Highway ... More >>

Bustelo, Pilon, Adios! Kiss Miami Coffee Good-Bye!

​For years, Miami has had a stranglehold on America. Sure, they had their crappy Starbucks and  fancy, yuppy coffee roasters. But we had cafe Cubano, cafe con leche, cortaditos, la gasolina de la tarde.....But now J.M. Smucker has bought the local -- actually historically Cuban -- brand that ... More >>

Miami's Harper's List of Weird Numbers: From Andalus to McNuggets

Photo by Jacob Katel13 is Philippe Ruiz' number​30 Average number of minutes that Americans spend cooking -- least in the world, according to a report issued last month by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.74 Average number of minutes that Turks spend cooking -- most in the ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Says, "Lucy, I'm Home!"

Dunkin' Donuts new Cuban Flatbread Sandwich: How does it compare to the real thing?​Dunkin' Donuts is going tropical. The chain, which has expanded from doughnuts and coffee to sandwiches and smoothies in past years, now offers the Cuban Flatbread Sandwich -- what Dunkin' is calling a traditional ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts' "Cupid's Choice" A Valentine's Day Let Down

John Zur​Dunkin Donuts is peddling a curious, heart-shaped sweet. There are two variations of the "Cupid's Choice" (99 cents each): chocolate with a raspberry jelly filling and vanilla with a custard filling. The latter is painted with a strawberry frosting. The thing had stale, dry taste tha ... More >>

Miami Needs Fresh, Homemade Donuts

Lee KleinDynamo's apricot cardamom and maple bacon donuts​I am no donut aficionado, but I happen to be married to one. Miami is not a good place to be a donut aficionado. It's like being a fan of live American bluegrass music and living in Zimbabwe. Miami is not a good place to be married to a don ... More >>

The Case of the Racist Doll Pricing at a North Miami Target

Baby Alive... is racist?A disturbing scene unfolded while Riptide was waiting on line at Target on Wednesday night. A woman later identified as Ketrina Brown came to the cashier with two boxed dolls: Baby Alive, the creepily animatronic doll that "digests". They were exactly the same dolls, except o ... More >>

Cloned Coffee Cooler Recipes From Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks

Lee KleinThe real Coolatta; we've got the mock.​In 1987, Todd Wilbur of Orange County, California, started his Top Secret Recipes website, on which he dissects well-known name-brand foods and creates original recipes that clone their appeal. The site has been "undergoing construction" for quite so ... More >>

Free Donuts Today For National Donut Day

Free donuts today. ​A while back I wrote about how donuts are the new cupcakes. Well, today you can try out my theory for free. That's right, in celebration of National Donut Day (what a great holiday!) both Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme are giving away complimentary donuts.You can get a free do ... More >>

Nespresso: No Coffee To Go? Great!

Lee KleinSit down. What's your rush?​The new Nespresso Boutique Bar on Lincoln Road is a stunning cafe where patrons can sit and enjoy any of 16 Grand Cru coffees. Nespresso is something of a pioneer in premium- portioned coffee (you know, the pods) -- it's as good a cup of espresso as you're gonn ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Burgers, Fish, Michael's Genuine, Thanksgiving, and Donuts

A hilarious blow-by-blow account of a South Dade burger crawl. [BurgerBeast]Islamorada area restaurant and plate recommendations. [Chowfather]"10 oz. burger, salsa, guacamole, grilled onion, cilantro sour cream, cheddar, fried egg. Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle." A Burger and Beer Joint review. [Fo ... More >>

News Roundup

Dan Marino "was arguably the biggest cocksucker to ever play" quarterback. All of this and more in your Deadspin Dolphins season preview. [Deadspin]Another photographer in Miami almost got arrested for simply taking photos -- at least that's what he says. He was snapping cute pics of his dog inside ... More >>

Food News Roundup

Dunkin Donuts breakfast deals. [MiamiCheap] Canned potatoes leave Alicia Ross naked. [DesperationDinners] 4th of July specials at Red The Steakhouse. [Kavetchnik] Regent Bal Harbour bankrupt, 1 Bleu may stay, or everything may change. [ChowHound] Basil in the Grove is no longer open, meaning they a ... More >>

News Roundup

LocalThe City is trying to squeeze out the under-the-Tuttle sex offenders by citing a nearby island as a park, but since there's no playground on the island the State doesn't really care. [Herald]Andre Pierre is now the mayor of North Miami. Haitian Americans also regained their majority o ... More >>

The Truth About Cops and Doughnuts

Jacob Katel Donut with two sides of bacon. I was reading The Coconut Grove Grapevine early Thursday morning when I ran across a post from Wednesday called "Police To Be Armed With Sprinkles And Frosting Tomorrow."HAHAHAHA, awesome," I said to myself. You already know.So I rode my bike d ... More >>

Rainy Day Musings #12 and 35

You Can Change The Spelling, But...The Z Ocean Hotel, formerly known as The Regent and home to Table 8 Restaurant, has opened Zushi Flirt -- formerly Flirt Sushi, which went out of business rather quickly after opening at Washington Avenue and 12th Street three years ago. Owner Marko Radisic still h ... More >>

O Captain, My Captain

Good Coffee, Less 'Bucks

News Roundup

Riptide had a lovely Thanksgiving. Short Order cooked an amazing turbaconducken, Crossfade lead us in musical prayer, and step-sibling Nude Celebrity Death SUV brought tons of bargain bin wine, which it proceeded to chug relentlessly. Anyway, we are back today in a somewhat tryptophan impaired effor ... More >>

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