The Hole Thing

Three doughnut secrets

iven that we live in the doughnut capital of the world, what with Dunkin’ Donuts based here and all; the first Dunk’s was opened in 1948 at 534 Southern Artery in Quincy by Bill Rosenberg and was called Open Kettle. It’s almost an obligation for Bostonians to mark National Doughnut Day on the first Friday of June. And if you haven’t already made plans, we can help you out with that.There’s even a doughnut-eating contest you can enter. So travel past the big chains and hit some secret doughnut purveyors that will make your day really worth celebrating. But why wait for a holiday? Here are five Boston doughnut secrets:

An irresistible doughnut that’s worth the trip
 

Where to get your doughnut fix—at 4 a.m.
 

A well-known bakery that still is cooking up some secrets