News: Starbucks Testing Frozt as Non-dairy Frappuccino Alternative

Starbucks is testing a non-dairy version of the ice-blended Frappuccino this summer at select locations in San Jose, Dallas, and Atlanta.

Calling the test concoctions Frappuccino Frozt (pronounced "frostie" apparently hmm, getting differing reports on the interwebs, could be "frost" or "frozed"), they're available in two flavors: Pink Lime and Coconut Lime.

Brand Eating Giveaway Drawing: Greek-inspired Bowl

Good news porcelain serving bowl lovers! Brand Eating has teamed up with Athenos to give away a Jonathan Adler Greek-inspired serving bowl to one lucky reader! Whether you want it to serve your salads in style or just want to use it as a fancy giant cereal bowl, read on for how you can win.

Athenos is once again tapping disapproving Yiayia ("grandmother" in Greek) this summer to promote their feta cheese. The commercials are pretty hilarious... and full of condescension grandma style. I've posted them below in case you want to check them out.

Review: Burger King - Texas BBQ Whopper

Burger King's Texas BBQ Whopper is a limited-time menu item that's part of BK's BBQ Summer menu. It's slightly different take on BK's iconic Whopper and comes with a quarter pound beef patty, American cheese, jalapeño slices, red onions, tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, and Bull’s-Eye Texas Style BBQ sauce on a sesame seed bun.

I picked one up for $3.99.

News: Burger King - $1.04 Original Chicken Sandwich This Weekend

In early celebration of July 4th, Burger King will be selling their Original Chicken Sandwich for $1.04 starting this Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 1.

The offer is only good on the original version of the sandwich and not the specialty versions.

News: Pizza Hut - New Garlic Bread Pizza

Pizza Hut's latest pizza novelty is the new, limited-time Garlic Bread Pizza.

Featuring nine individual slices of garlic bread topped with melted cheese and your choice of 1 topping for $8.99, you could make a good argument that it's not pizza at all. They could have easily called it "topped cheesy garlic bread."

Review: McDonald's - McCafé Chocolate Chip Frappé

McDonald's Chocolate Chip Frappé is new to the McDonald's menu and similar to Starbuck's Java Chip Frappuccino. It's here for a limited-time this summer.

What's it made of? It's McDonald's Caramel Coffee Frappé base plus Mocha Coffee Frappé base with ice and chocolate chips thrown in a blender before being topped with whipped cream, a drizzle of caramel syrup, and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.

It cost me $2.29 for a small 12-ounce cup (the medium was selling for $2.79 and the large for $3.29).

Feature: Taco Bell's Cantina Bell Preview

Taco Bell recently invited me to a dinner previewing their upcoming Cantina Bell menu (debuting nationally on July 5) as well as to meet with celebrity chef Lorena Garcia (competing this summer on Top Chef Masters; no, she wouldn't say who won, but hopes you will cheer for her) who they partnered with to develop the recipes behind the new menu.

News: Popeyes - New Zatarain's Butterfly Shrimp

Popeyes kicks it up a notch by partnering with New Orleans-style food company Zatarain's to come up with new Zatarain's Butterfly Shrimp. The new dish combines Zatarain's seasoning and signature cornmeal breading with Popeye's Butterfly Shrimp.

Zatrarain's Butterfly Shrimp are only available at participating Popeyes restaurants through July 29. You can pick up 8 pieces of shrimp, Cajun fries, a biscuit, and Lemon Garlic dipping sauce for $4.99.

News: Del Taco - New Grande Scrambler and Breakfast Promos

Del Taco takes a kitchen sink approach with their latest menu item, the new Grande Scrambler. Wrapped inside a flour tortilla is a laundry list of ingredients including: your choice of bacon or sausage, scrambled eggs, hashbrown sticks, cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and red sauce.

They've also added Minute Maid brand Orange Juice to the menu.

News: Church's Chicken - Two New Dipping Sauces

Church's Chicken is out with two new dipping sauces for their Chicken Strips: Smoky Honey Mustard and Purple Pepper. Smoky Honey Mustard is a blend of honey mustard and barbecue sauce to supply the "smoky" bit. Purple Pepper promises a "perfect blend of heat and sweet." I'm guessing the purple pepper means purple bell pepper, but they could also be purple hot peppers like these.

The sauces join Church's existing sauce line up which consists of Creamy Jalapeno, BBQ, Honey Mustard, and Ranch.

Review: Mauna Loa - Maui Onion & Garlic Macadamia Nuts

Another weekend, another can of macadamia nuts. This time I'm eating Mauna Loa Maui Onion & Garlic Macadamias from the great state of Hawaii (okay, so they're all from Hawaii).

As a souvenir brought back from Hawaii by my brother, it cost me nothing. But the taste of the island does not come cheap here on the mainland. You're looking at around $5 bucks a pop (4.5 ounce can) in sunny California.

Around the World: Subway Japan - Duck Pastrami!

Subway Japan is currently doing a French-themed promotion that includes a Duck Pastrami and Orange Sauce sandwich with an orange sauce.

Sounds pretty fancy no? Duck isn't exactly a common ingredient at a fast food joint. The rest of the sandwich is fairly standard Subway with your choice of bread and veggies. The Duck Pastrami and Orange Sauce sandwich costs 450 yen for a 6-inch (about $5.59 at the time of this writing).