Chris and Erin are loving the new Dot-2-Dot Cafe at 1739 Dot. Ave.

... The cafe is clean and friendly, displays works by local artists on its walls, and has free wifi... a wonderful addition to Dorchester Ave. ...

Now if you have the cojones to call your cupcakes "KickAss" don't you think there should be a shred of that bravado in the product?

I heard about KickAss Cupcakes from a friend and the name was so enticing, that I couldn't wait to check it out. I've had delicious cupcakes from the hot spots in NYC and had hoped that this was a local-neighborhood spot that could rival those cupcake Meccas.

Jason reminds us that today is Free Iced Coffee Day at your local Dunkin' Donuts, all 63 gazillion of them:

... Usually I don't hit up these free events (free cone day, free burrito day) because it just seems like too much of a hassle to receive a free item of nominal value. I suppose part of the charm is community - waiting with others also seeking free stuff. But the lines usually offset the value, and I can't get myself to wait thirty minutes for a scoop of ice cream.

But this is different. There are Dunkin Donuts everywhere. I can't imagine that all of them will have long lines for the full twelve hours of the promotion. ...

OK, but what does it mean?

Karen explains why, after two visits with lousy service, she won't be going back to 51 Lincoln.

Tammy reports that a friend's husband found out the hard way this past weekend that homebrewing beer is not without its risks.

Beantown Bloggery stumbles on a Dunkin' Donuts commercial being filmed downtown.

Jim Sullivan threatens to go postal the next time a supermarket bagger asks him if he wants his milk in a bag:

... Why is it that milk is the only thing the bagger at the supermarket won't automatically put in a bag? If you buy laundry detergent, it gets put in a bag. A bottle of dishwashing liquid? Into a bag it goes. Every other thing that comes in a bottle or jar finds itself in a bag after checkout. Cream - which is just milk with a college education - gets put in a bag. Hell, if you buy some paper bags, they put the paper bags into a bag. The only thing they don't automatically put into a bag is milk. Why? ...

Cyclone relief benefit tomorrow at Yoma, the Burmese restaurant in Allston.

Cantrabrigie raves about the new Cafe Crema in Harvard Square.