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Oct 18, 2010

News: Taco Bell - Free Orange 'N Creme Swirl Frutista Freeze

Apparently, Taco Bell really wants you to try their new Orange 'N Creme Swirl Frutista Freeze; they're giving them away for free via a printable coupon on their website here. The Orange 'N Creme Swirl Frutista Freeze is normally priced at $1.99.

The coupons expire on 11/25/2010 or until 500,000 coupons are redeemed, whichever comes first.

I've tried it, and it tastes like a blended orange Creamsicle for whatever that's worth. Also, it did not look like an orange and white swirl.

Review: Arby's Chocolate Turnover

Arby's Chocolate Turnover
Arby's Chocolate Turnover features a puff pasty turnover filled with a rich chocolate filling and decorated with a zig zag pattern of chocolate icing. It's a limited-time value menu item for $1.

Oct 17, 2010

Around the World: KFC - Boxmaster

KFC Boxmaster wrap.
Before KFC ever got around to plopping the Double Down in our laps, they had another eye-brow-raising menu item that made the rounds internationally: the KFC Boxmaster. While it never made it to our shores, it did make its way around to the UK and Canada, and for all you jetsetters, is currently making its home in India, France, Greece and probably other countries I'm sure.

Oct 16, 2010

Review: Sonic - Peach Flavored Sweet Tea

Sonic Peach Flavored Sweet Tea
Sonic's Peach Flavored Sweet Tea features their sweetened iced tea flavored with peach syrup. It's available for their Happy Hour promotion for half price between 2 and 4pm. Since it was Happy Hour and ice tea doesn't have carbonation to lose, I bought a Route 44-sized (Sonic's name for a 44-ounce drink) Peach Flavored Sweet Tea for half-off at $1.30 (regularly $2.60). It's also available unsweetened for a single-digit calorie drink.

Review: Seattle's Best - Iced Mocha Can

Seattle's Best Iced Mocha in a can
Seattle's Best Iced Mocha Can boasts of "an uncommonly smooth blend of coffee and milk flavored with chocolate." They retail for around $6 dollars for a pack of four 9.5 ounce skinny cans (usually about $1 or $2 less than a 4-pack of Starbucks Frappuccino).

Oct 15, 2010

News: Chipotle - Boorito 2010 - $2 Burrito, Bowl, Salad, Etc.

Chipotle Boorito  2010
This year, Chipotle is pushing its philosophy a bit more for its annual Boorito event than the last.

Rather than dressing up as a Chipotle food item on Halloween for a free burrito, this year, customers who visit a Chipotle restaurant after 6pm on Sunday, October 31, 2010, dressed up as a "horrifying processed food product" can get a burrito, bowl, salad, or an order of tacos (basically any entree on the menu) for $2.

While you're picking up your $2 burrito, you can snap a picture of it inside Chipotle to enter their online costume contest (details here) with prizes up to $2,500.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (up to $1,000,000).

You can check out the video promoting their message and event, featuring celebrity chef Jamie Oliver below:

News: Jack in the Box - Pumpkin Pie and Egg Nog Shakes Return

Seasonal shakes in Pumpkin Pie and Egg Nog flavors are back at Jack in the Box. Retail pricing is $2.49 for a regular (16-ounce) and $2.99 for a large (24-ounce).

Both shakes features a base of vanilla ice cream, their respective flavors, and are topped with whipped topping and a maraschino (preserved and sweetened) cherry.

Nutritional info after the jump.

News: Domino's - New Wisconsin 6 Cheese Pizza

Domino's Wisconsin 6 Cheese Pizza
Domino's new Wisconsin 6 Cheese Pizza
Domino's Wisconsin 6 Cheese is the first extension to their American Legends pizza line up, and their first new menu item for 2010.

The Wisconsin 6 Cheese is topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, feta, provolone, cheddar, parmesan and asiago on an oregano-sprinkled crust.

Domino's current national deal is two medium, 2-topping pizzas for $5.99 each. For $2 more, you can make one of them a specialty pizza which includes the Wisconsin 6 Cheese pizza.

Frozen Friday: Marie Callender's - Chicken Pot Pie

Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie in box
Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie features over a pound of food and is filled with white meat chicken, peas, carrots, celery, and potatoes.

It costs $3.99 but can be found on sale for around the $2 range. They're also available in a smaller size in bulk at some warehouse stores.

Oct 14, 2010

News: McDonald's Testing Chicken Flatbreads

Similar to their Snack Wraps, McDonald's is testing a four Chicken Flatbreads. The four varities are BBQ Bacon Ranch, Four Cheese, Southwest, and Tuscan Tomato Basil. Test markets include Baltimore, Nebraska and New Mexico. Pricing is within the $1.89 range or 10 cents less than an Angus Snack Wrap.

Each Flatbread features a base of grilled boneless chicken breast pillowed by warm, toasted flatbread.

The BBQ Bacon Ranch builds on that with bacon, a four cheese blend (Fontana, Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Monterey Jack), garlic aioli (read: garlic mayo made with oven-roasted garlic), and a barbecue ranch sauce.

Review: Arby's - Steakhouse Onion Rings

Arby's Steakhouse Onion Rings five to a box
Arby's new Steakhouse Onion Rings are battered, breaded, and deep-fried. They come five to an order in a box for $1.99 and are made-to-order (at least mine were).

Oct 13, 2010

Review: Taco Bell - Orange 'N Cream Frutista Freeze

Taco Bell Orange Cream Frutista Freeze
Taco Bell's latest Frutista Freeze, the new Orange 'N Creme Frutista Freeze features an icy slush of orange slush blended with vanilla soft serve.

It costs $1.99 for a 16-ounce regular and $2.29 for a 20-ounce large at my local Taco Bell.