Review: Krispy Kreme - Pumpkin Spice Donut

Krispy Kreme's Pumpkin Spice Donut is a seasonal donut that joins the glut of pumpkin items around this time of year.

It was $1.09 for a single Pumpkin Spice Donut.

News: Taco Bell - New Dessert Menu

While the Taco Bell isn't bereft of desserts (see the Caramel Apple Empanada and Cinnamon Twists), they've decided to expand and are now offering an official Dessert Menu with three items: the aforementioned Caramel Apple Empanada, new Cookie Sandwiches, and new Churros.

The Caramel Apple Empanada is a crispy pastry pocket with a warm filling of apple pieces and a creamy caramel sauce.

Review: Burger King - Seasoned Sweet Potato Curly Fries

Burger King's new, limited-time Seasoned Sweet Potato Curly Fries follows up their now departed regular Sweet Potato Fries with a different shape and a sweet seasoning of what seems to be cinnamon and sugar.

A small order cost me $2.19. Oddly a medium order was only 10 cents more and a larger order was 10 cents more than that.

Around the World: Domino's Taiwan Offers Okonomiyaki Pizza

Out in Taiwan, Domino's offers an okonomiyaki pizza. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake dish with various ingredients mixed with a batter and grilled.

Domino's take on fusing it with pizza includes stir-fried noodles on which the toppings are placed before being finished with Japanese mayonnaise (sweeter than typical mayo), powdered seaweed, and a healthy dose of bonito flakes (bonito are a type of fish).

News: The Coffee Bean - $1 Holiday Drinks on November 8th.

The Coffee Bean is once again doing one of their open house events where you can buy a cup of their at-the-time featured drinks for $1.

This time, they're celebrating the holiday season with $1 holiday drinks from 2pm to 6pm tomorrow, Thursday, November 8, 2012.

For $1, you can choose from a 12-ounce cup of either Winter Dream Tea Latte, Gingerbread Cookie Ice Blended, Gingerbread Cookie Latte, or Red Velvet Hot Cocoa.

News: Taco Bell - New XXL Steak Nachos

Starting tomorrow, Taco Bell serves up new, limited-time XXL Steak Nachos.

The XXL portion of nachos comes with three times the steak of a Steak Taco (i.e. 4.5 oz of steak instead of 1.5 oz), nacho cheese sauce and melted cheese blend, guacamole, pico de gallo, and reduced fat sour cream on a bed of tortilla chips.

By weight, XXL Steak Nachos are almost twice the size of an order of Nachos BellGrande (503g to 305g). That's over a pound of food.

Review: McDonald's - Crispy Chicken CBO Sandwich

McDonald's Crispy Chicken CBO (Cheddar Bacon Onion) sandwich is their latest limited-time burger and features a crispy fried chicken filet, hickory-smoked bacon, caramelized grilled onions, two slices of white cheddar and a creamy mustard sauce. It's all served on a toasted bakery-style bun that offers some whole grains.

I picked up one of these at my local McDonald's for $4.49.

News: Starbucks - 2012 Holiday Drink Menu

No big surprises this year for Starbucks' 2012 Holiday Drink Menu. It's exactly the same as last year's. Once again, there's the flavors of egg nog, peppermint, gingerbread, and caramel brulee.

Here's what's being featured:

- Peppermint Mocha - espresso, steamed milk, mocha sauce, and peppermint-flavored syrup, topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls. Also available with white chocolate.

Review: Burger King - Wisconsin White Cheddar Whopper

Burger King's Wisconsin White Cheddar Whopper is like a Whopper with cheese, but with Wisconsin White Cheddar instead of American cheese, with bacon, and with red onions instead of white.

The price on the burger is $4.49.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - Winter 2012 Holiday Menu

For the holiday season this year, Dunkin' Donuts once again trots out Peppermint Mocha and Gingerbread syrups for their coffee drinks, but also introduces new White Chocolate and new Red Velvet Drizzle Donuts for their limited-time 2012 holiday menu.

Here's a look at this year's complete holiday line up:

News: Baskin-Robbins - November 2012 Flavor of the Month

For the month of November, Baskin-Robbins is featuring Nutty Cream Cheese Brownie as their Flavor of the Month. The flavor was the winner of the second annual "Create Baskin's Next Favorite Flavor Contest" last year and consists of chocolate fudge ice cream swirled with a cream cheese ribbon and with walnuts and fudge brownie pieces mixed it.

News: Jack in the Box Testing Late Night Menu

According to one of my readers, Luis, Jack in the Box is testing a late night menu out in San Jose, CA.

In a curious move by a chain known for serving their entire menu all the time, the menu is only available after 9pm.

The centerpiece of the menu is Jack's Munchie Meal where $6 nets you an order of Halfsies (half curly fries and half regular fries), two Tacos, a 20-ounce drink, and a choice from four entrees.

The available entree choices are: