I guess Rachael Ray doesn't run on Dunkin

by Bob Sassone (Subscribe to Bob Sassone's posts)
Posted Jan 17th 2008 1:59PM
Filed under: Coffee, Television/Film, Celebrities

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Dunkin Donuts commercial

Just so you know, this really isn't turning into the Rachael Ray Blog, but when something like this comes up, I have to post about it.

A source who was on the set as Rachael filmed her new Dunkin Donuts commercial discloses that Ray picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip and immediately said "What is this shit? Give me my coffee!" I guess Rachael isn't as bubbly as she appears on TV. (For the record, her coffee is Starbucks.)

And may I take this opportunity to stick up for Dunkin Donuts coffee? I'm not a coffee drinker, but their coffee is good.

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1-17-2008 @ 2:08PM

Gobo said...

I never understood why Rachael Ray was plugging Dunkin's in the first place. It doesn't exactly raise her cred as a cook, and I doubt the typical Bostonian is too thrilled about the "YUM-O!" ads they've been running.

1-17-2008 @ 2:13PM

Lewis said...

I'm sorry but the best cup of coffee I ever had was at a DD's in Mass. and as far as RR goes...well I don't have to use the word 'Sellout' now do I...

1-18-2008 @ 5:46AM

Avery Robinson said...

I'm going to have to agree with Lewis on this one, there is nothing quite like a cup of coffee from DD (unless you're Canadian and eat, sleep, and breathe Tim Horton's). However, I think what RR is trying to say is that coffee has to be overpriced and questionably coffee (in the sense of a true cup of coffee, with maybe cream and sugar).

1-17-2008 @ 2:31PM

BeatGirl said...

DD is the fast food of coffees. Good enuf if you're in a hurry but not so tasty. As for RR... everyone's gotta make a buck, give her a break. Bet she ain't worried about her retirement like the rest of us poor slobs.

1-17-2008 @ 2:32PM

mallthus said...

Although I loathe RR, truth is, I'm with her on this one. In my experience, people that like coffee don't like DD. People who think coffee is a sugared milk drink with a splash of sub par coffee bean tea in it "love" DD.

Despite excellent marketing, "America" doesn't "run on Dunkin'". The Northeast "runs on Dunkin'" all by themselves.

1-17-2008 @ 2:51PM

Stephen said...

Her show just started showing here in NZ, I dont get the big fuss about her I see all over the cooking/food blogs, She's a try hard oprah and a mediocre cook.

1-17-2008 @ 2:54PM

Eddie O said...

I'll take a cup of regular Greek Diner coffee any day over Dunkin Dognuts or Starbuck's. It's moves faster, it's easier to make & it's cheaper. Plus, those "It's Our Pleasure To Serve You" cups with the Acropolis on one side & Aphrodite on the other are quintessential NYC.

1-22-2008 @ 2:16AM

R said...

What's up SASE! ;-)

And I agree wholeheartedly on the Diner part. Here in nYc you have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to gourmet coffee choices. The LAST PLACE(S) you should be getting a cup of joe are in 'Starbucks' on every block, and/or the local Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins(if you live here in nYC you know what I mean).

There are SO many great little one-off coffee houses, as well as micro-chains ('JOE', par example) that you should be ashamed of yourself for settling for less that a fantastic brew.

1-17-2008 @ 3:08PM

Big John said...

I'll pass on the "guy who heard it from a guy" speculation, thanks.

1-17-2008 @ 3:37PM

Julie said...

I'll take "What is this shit" over Yum-O any day. It makes her seem more real knowing that she gets a little pissy at times like other people do. Who can smile 24/7 get real...the girls tired!
http://www.noshtalgia.blogspot.com/

1-17-2008 @ 3:43PM

Troy said...

For what it's worth, I got a free sample of Dunkin's ground coffee and made a pot for my wife. She just about spit it all over the kitchen because she hated it so much. She said Folger's Instant was better than that crap.

1-17-2008 @ 5:53PM

Gobo said...

Well, they're both made by Procter & Gamble now, so I'm sure they're happy either way!

1-17-2008 @ 5:25PM

malaka gharib said...

oh my god, i cant believe she said that. what a bitch!

1-17-2008 @ 5:05PM

Stuart said...

I love coffee. I usually buy beans from a local roaster.

I hate (HATE!) Starbucks coffee. Their roasting is awful. I'd rather drink nastiness from a gas station (though I don't want to drink that either).

I can deal with DD coffee. It certainly isn't GOOD coffee, but it is much better than Starbucks.

1-17-2008 @ 9:11PM

David said...

LOL - you're joking right? I could care less whether or not you dislike Starbucks, but you have obviously never had DD coffee.

1-17-2008 @ 9:32PM

Stuart said...

Yes, I've had DD coffee. People bring boxes of it to work meetings, and I've even used their drive-through in a pinch.

As I said, I'm not saying that I think DD coffee is particularly good, but I prefer it to (1) Maxwell House/Folgers/whatever, (2) Starbucks, (3) really bad diner coffee, and (4) that stuff they call coffee at gas stations. I can tolerate it.

Of course, people's tastes (and tolerances) differ.

1-17-2008 @ 6:45PM

Janis said...

I'm a huge Starbucks follower!

1-17-2008 @ 9:09PM

David said...

Dunkin Donuts coffee, the coffee for non-coffee drinkers. Hardly a valuable endorsement. I am a coffee drinking, and I grudgingly agree with RR, Dunkin Donuts coffee is sh1t.

1-17-2008 @ 9:21PM

James said...

Tim Hortons got better coffee.

1-17-2008 @ 9:43PM

rainey Smith said...

The question is, what will Dunkin Donuts coffee think of Rachel Ray once this is widely broadcast? And then what other product will want that kind of representation?

The article has a reference to another story that says key people are leaving her mag too. Could she be over soon?

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