One of the first things I noticed within a week of arriving in Boston is the bevy of Dunkin’ Donuts (now called “Dunkin’”). Yes, there is literally at every corner, sometimes multiple per corner.
Before I moved, I did my research. I knew that I’d be kissing Shipley’s goodbye for as long as I’d be living here. It was an unpleasant reality (and remains unpleasant) but what can I say? I had to leave for graduate school. Although, I’ll be honest and say there was a small part in my soul that hoped this was all a facade and that there would be a secret Shipley’s that popped up somewhere in New England.
It got me to wondering: Why so many Dunkin’s? And would Shipley’s be as big of a deal as Dunkin’ if it were to come up here?
My verdict? Absolutely yes! That is, of course, if their famous icing could survive the frigid East Coast winters…