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We've had scallion pancakes, but never kimchi donuts. Serious Eats brings a tale (and a picture) of kimchi donuts (technically croquettes) at a Dunkin in South Korea. Dunkin apparently also has yogurt- and soy-filled treats abroad. Have you seen any weird Dunkin items in your travels?

Fred the Baker is not happy with his corporate overlords. According to the Globe, Dunkin' Donuts is embroiled in "more than 350 lawsuits" with its franchisees, a situation that caused one lawyer to speculate that "the coffee chain has turned its loss prevention department into a 'profit center'" and that "By far and away, Dunkin’ is the most litigious brand out there." Dunkin', for its part, defends its many lawsuits, saying "any legal action it takes is intended to protect all shop owners and ensure that customers have a consistently outstanding experience." [Globe]

Dunkin' Donuts is "voluntarily withdrawing" all hot chocolate and Dunkaccino drinks from stores because equipment used to make an ingedient was contaminated wth Salmonella. These are the only products affected, the company says. It's a temporary situation.

Are you the person who always offers to make a Dunkin run for the office? Are you the person intern who's always forced to make a Dunkin run for the office? Do you cleverly get your DD fix before work so you never have to worry about helping others caffeinate? If you're not in the latter category, you might want to check out Dunkin Run, a new website—and, more conveniently for Applephiles, iPhone app [iTunes link]. Dunkin Run allows you to invite a group of Dunkin folks to submit their orders electronically so you can make sure Carole gets her large iced coffee and Jim his mocha and Sally her bagel with light cream cheese and Allen his flatbread with bacon and George his six star spangled donuts and you get to carry it all back all by yourself. Fun!

Today is National Doughnut Day, launched by the Chicago Salvation Army in 1938 as a fundraiser and tribute to volunteers who served soldiers donuts in WWI. Dunkin Donuts is celebrating National Donut Day by giving out free donuts with any drink purchase, so you can caffeinate and fatten yourself to your heart's content today.

• Dusty's bringing us a boost... at Dunkin. [Herald]
• Bristol County woes continue as sheriff says he's unable to provide health care to his prisoners. [WCVB]
• Could it get into the 80s this weekend? God, we hope so. [WBZ]

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Dunkin Donuts is heading to NC, where it has a lot to contend with. In addition to the deliciousness of Krispy Kreme donuts themselves, Dunkin will also have to fight giant catfish and grass slippers if it's to survive. A man in Elkin, near Winston-Salem, caught a record-breaking 21-pound catfish with his granddaughter's Barbie fishing rod earlier this month. Now, Krispy Kreme is breaking out the grass flip-flops to celebrate summer and de-stress employees. Made (apparently) of real, living, growing grass (over 5000 blades on each shoe), the sandals are meant to "bring summer magic to the city." The grass can live for months if cared for properly. Though the sandals seem to be the product of a UK marketing firm, we retain some hope that the idea hatched in the mind of a southerner reminiscing fondly of grassy meadows. What's next, tobacco Tevas?

Dunkin' Donuts is gettin' serious. The Quincy-founded donut chain is infringing on southern-born Krispy Kreme's home territory, plotting a location in Krispy headquarters of Winston-Salem, NC. There are no Krispy Kremes in Massachusetts right now, so Dunkin is definitely throwing down the gauntlet and declaring donut war. Who will emerge victorious?

Photo by TObike from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.

A seemingly innocuous Dunkin' Donuts commercial starring Rachael Ray has sent the conservative blogosphere aflutter because it appears that Ray is wearing a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh,* which to some is the equivalent of calling for jihad.

Didn't get a refund this year? Didn't get your refund check yet? Haven't even started your taxes? Whatever your situation, Dunkin' Donuts is here to help. Run on over to any Dunkin' location for a free donut with the purchase of any size hot coffee, all in honor of tax day. Whether it's a reward for finishing or fuel for wrangling with forms, a free donut is a free donut. Except not quite--the fine print on the DD website notes that the "free" treats are subject to applicable taxes. D'oh!

Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon is hot commodity for advertisers. So it comes as no surprise that Dunkin' Donuts would use him in an advertisement. The ad itself is pretty funny, which is at Center Field (no embed available) because it involves a series of butt-pats:

--State Senator James Marzilli, of Arlington, has been accused of assaulting a woman over the weekend. [WBZ]

The sign was taken down yesterday, the Allston-Brighton TAB reports. The company had planned to take it down because it had become so old, but it's still a little sad.

In the ongoing game we imagine going on between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, Dunkin' Donuts just scored a point. At least their local employees aren't suing them.

We'll never forget how Doug Mirabelli went from "the other guy" to Tim Wakefield's personal catcher. We'll never forget when he got traded, traded back, and changed into his catcher's gear while receiving a police escort today. Or the time Doug was incorrectly implicated as a fink in the mild Schilling sock controversy. We'll never forget the crack we made that, someday, Mirabelli and Wake will be buried 60' 6" from one another. And when he was sent packing yesterday, we remembered that baseball is a business. And that "Miracle" hit just .202 last year. But still, forgive us if we pour a cup of marinara sauce on the curb in Doug's honor today.

-- Update on the stabbing in Revere. Police have identified the suspect. 23 year-old Cory Roche, of Lynn, allegedly stabbed his mother to death in her home yesterday. Police responding to the incident shot Roche in the torso after he allegedly refused to drop a knife.

Be warned, Starbucks addicts and people who like free bathrooms: The coffee shop will be closed tonight between 5:30 and 9:00 for an emergency training of its employees, or "baristas," as they are known.

Today from 12-6 PM, Dunkin' Donuts will be handing out free samples of their oven-toasted sangwiches in a "toasty tent" that has been erected at City Hall Plaza.

Bostonist knows a girl who once got lingerie on Valentine's Day from her Dunkin' Donuts guy. They weren't dating or anything. He just thought a bra & panty set was an appropriate "getting to know you" gift.

People, so many people, mostly young people, people everywhere. There were so many people waiting in line for Senator Barack Obama's rally at the Seaport World Trade Center last night that the campaign turned the queue into a phone bank, handing out lists of voters and asking people to use their cell phones to plead for support. There were so many people waiting in the cold that a nearby Dunkin' Donuts had to prematurely close its doors after it sold every ounce of coffee in stock. So many people.

After opening stores in Taiwan, Dunkin' Donuts is breaking into the Chinese market. The company announced that it plans to open 100 restaurants in the city over the next 10 years.

We shouldn't have gotten our hopes up. The relationship between Dunkin' Donuts and Rachael Ray is still as strong as ever.

Update: Adam notices that Rachael Ray is no longer on the Dunkies website. Perhaps her big mouth cost her a job?

After Dunkin' Donuts was going to take down its legendary sign in Brighton, the question arose--what next? What are the options if you want to make sure that Dunkin' Brands Inc. doesn't put anything boring or ugly in its place?

The Globe and WBZ are reporting that the beloved, beautiful Dunkin' Donuts sign in Brighton is coming down. A Dunkin' Donuts spokesperson said the sign is in bad shape and must go.

--Part of the Storrow Drive tunnel is closed for repairs. Here's the scoop from the AP: "Through Sunday, officials say one eastbound lane of the tunnel will be closed to traffic from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Beginning January 2, the work will be shifted to the overnight hours from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m." [Boston Herald]

--A Scroogey robber attacked a USPS driver in Roxbury last night. O'Ryan Johnson reports that the robber cuffed the driver to the steering wheel of his truck, and then the robber went shopping. Here's a description of the perp: