News: Krispy Kreme - Seasonal Valentine Donuts for 2012

As what is an annual tradition, this year's Krispy Kreme limited-time Valentine's line up features three donuts:

The Drizzled Heart: a chocolate iced, heart-shaped donut drizzled with red icing.

The Heart with Sprinkles: a heart-shaped donut topped with white icing and red and white sprinkles.

The Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles: A classic chocolate iced doughnut showered in red and white sprinkles.

In addition to the donuts, Krispy Kreme also has a special Valentine’s dozen offer:

News: Burger King - Free New Onion Rings

Burger King is giving out free value-sized orders of Onion Rings this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, February 4th and 5th at participating locations (No purchase necessary. Not valid during breakfast hours).

According to Burger King's Facebook page, these onion rings are new. I guess they do look a little different but it is a promotional product shot so it's hard to say and I can't find any other information on the matter.

In addition to the onion ring giveaway, Burger King is also offering a chance to win a $10 BK Crown Card (i.e. gift card) for "Liking" them on Facebook.

News: Chipotle - Half-Off Burritos by the Box on Super Bowl Sunday

Chipotle has a sweet deal this upcoming Super Bowl Sunday where you can pick up their Burritos by the Box ordering option by ordering at least 6 burritos anytime (during restaurant hours) on Sunday, February 5th and you'll get half of your order for free.

Burritos by the Box costs $7.80 per person in my area and includes chips and salsa/guacamole (It's one bag of chips and side of sour cream for every two burritos ordered). The burritos are made with: cilantro-lime rice, vegetarian black beans, mild fresh tomato salsa, and cheese plus your choice of chicken, steak, carnitas, barbacoa, or vegetarian options

You can download the order form for your local Chipotle from their website.

Fine print: "Offer valid only for orders picked up on Sunday, February 5th, 2012. Minimum order size is 6 burritos. Maximum order size is 100 burritos. For orders of 50 burritos or more, please allow at least 24 hours notice. Limit one order per customer."

Feature: Inside Krispy Kreme's Home Factory

Or Q and the Donut Factory if you will. As I mentioned before Krispy Kreme flew me out to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for their Krispy Kreme VIB ("Very Important Blogger") Summit. Upon arrival, I, along with a group of bloggers, was given a tour of their factory which until very recently, did not make donuts.

Review: McDonald's - Chicken McBites

Following the footsteps of KFC, McDonald's is out with new, limited-time Chicken McBites which are battered and deep-fried bite-sized pieces of chicken breast.

I got a "shareable"-sized 10-ounce box for $4.99.

Review: Klondike - Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bar

The Klondike Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bar is a relatively recent variation on your standard chocolate and vanilla Klondike bar where instead of vanilla, there's mint chocolate chip ice cream instead and the chocolate is dark instead of milk. Nice, right?

A box of 6 bars goes for $5.29 at my local supermarket but is around $3.00 to $4.00 on sale.

Review: Popeyes - Spicy Cajun Wings

Popeyes' Spicy Cajun Wings are a limited-time menu item featuring marinated, battered, and deep-fried chicken wingettes and drumlettes.

I picked up 6 pieces for $3.99 which is a little bit more than the 50 cent wing promotion KFC is running.

Frozen Friday: Jose Ole - Steak & Cheese Flour Taquitos

Jose Ole frozen Steak & Cheese Flour Taquitos (aka Flautas) are a convenient, microwavable option for taquitos.

They come in a 22.5-ounce box of 15 taquitos for $6.49 a box or around $5.00 on sale.

News: Popeyes - New Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken

Popeyes has a new limited-time menu item out, a new take on a previous limited-time offer, Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken.

Taking the same thin strips of chicken breast as Wicked Chicken, the new dish tunes the formula by marinating the strips in roasted garlic and cracked black pepper.

To promote the new, limited-time item, Popeyes is offering an order of Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken, Cajun fries, a buttermilk biscuit, garlic parmesan dipping sauce, and a mini bottle of Tabasco sauce for $3.99.

News: Papa John's - Free Pizza if America Correctly Calls Super Bowl Coin Toss

Papa John's has a neat promotion going on where Papa Rewards members stand to gain a free large, 1-topping pizza and two-liter bottle of Pepsi MAX if America correctly calls the Super Bowl coin toss ("heads" or "tails").

You can enroll in Papa Rewards and place your vote for "heads" or "tails" at the Papa John's website.

News: Nature Valley Introduces New Protein Bars

Nature Valley, best known for its granola bars, is extending its line with all-natural Nature Valley Protein Bars which feature 10 grams of protein, five grams of fiber, and less than 200 calories per bar.

The new bars come in two flavors: Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate and Peanut, Almond, and Dark Chocolate.

A box of 5 chewy bars carry a suggested retail of $3.89.

Review: Domino's - Parmesan Bread Bites

Domino's Parmesan Bread Bites are a new menu item largely overshadowed by the launch of Domino's Stuffed Cheesy Bread. Parmesan Bread Bites feature oven-baked, bite-size breadsticks lightly sprinkled with a blend of Parmesan and Asiago cheese, seasoned with garlic and more Parmesan.

I picked up 16 bite-sized pieces for $2.99.