News: Subway - $2 Subs for December 2012

Subway is once again offering two varieties of 6-inch subs for $2 throughout the month of December.

Calling it "Customer Appreciation Month," Subway is offers the Cold Cut Combo and Meatball Marinara in 6-inch form for only $2 each all month long. The deal is especially nice since the Meatball Marinara is no longer a $5 Footlong (sad I know).

Frozen Friday: Hormel - Beef Roast Au Jus

Hormel's Beef Roast Au Jus is a simple, microwaveable dinner solution of a seasoned beef roast with juices. You just add a side or two and you're good to go.

A 15-ounce package costs about $6.99.

News: McDonald's Testing Steak and Egg McMuffins and Biscuits

McDonald's is still working on their breakfast steak options and currently conducting a limited-time test of a Steak and Egg McMuffin and Steak and Egg Biscuit out in Ohio.

The steak is described as "thick and juicy," "savory," and "seasoned just right."

Beyond your choice of English muffin or biscuit, each sandwich comes with steak, grilled onions, folded eggs, and melted American cheese.

News: Jack in the Box - New Brownie Bites

Jack in the Box is offering new, limited-time Brownie Bites this holiday season as a cheap, snackable addition to their menu. It joins their Mini Churros and Mini Cookies and comes in at the same price point: $1.

Brownie Bites come five to an order and are served warm. They are not available in Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Laredo, or McAllen/Brownsville (On a side note, I've never heard of McAllen/Brownsville until now).

News: Papa John's - Five Sausage Pizza Returns

The Five Sausage Pizza is back at Papa John's. First introduced in February earlier this year, a large pizza of the variety is now offered for a buck more ($11) than the previous $10 (specialty pizzas are normally $14 at Papa John's).

Review: Wendy's - Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit

Wendy's Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit is part of their ongoing breakfast test and consists of a crispy fried whole breast chicken fillet topped with real honey butter sandwiched inside a Southern-style buttermilk biscuit.

One sandwich set me back $2.69.

News: White Castle Offers to Ship Sliders for the Holidays

This holiday season, White Castle offers to ship their signature Sliders from their door to yours. Through Saturday, January 5, 2013, "Craver Cargo" can be ordered via White Castle's online store in cases of 36, 60, or 84(!) sliders.

Around the World: McDonald's Taiwan - Jalapeno Spicy Chicken Sandwich

The second leg of McDonald's Taiwan's World Food Tour lands it in Mexico with the Jalapeno Spicy Chicken with fresh jalapenos featuring prominently in the promo shot.

Unfortunately, fresh jalapeno slices are nowhere to be found in the actual sandwich. Instead, there is a spicy Mexican chili sauce that curiously looks creamy and not-very-spicy. In addition to the sauce, there's a thigh meat battered and fried chicken patty, onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. The bun seems interesting with a smattering of various grains atop (sesame, oats, flax seeds, and a few others it looks like).

News: McDonald's Offers Cafe con Leche to New York Tri-state Area

In a nod to Hispanic/Latino guests in the New York tri-state area, McDonald's now offers "new" Cafe con Leche for a limited-time this holiday season in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Cafe con Leche literally translates to "coffee with milk." At McDonald's, it means espresso with steamed milk i.e. a latte. According to this NBC report, the "new" drink is essentially the same as a Latte, which basically means this is a re-brand to better appeal to the Hispanic/Latino market.

Review: Wendy's - Bacon Fire Roasted Burrito

Wendy's Bacon Fire Roasted Burrito is part of their "fresh made" breakfast test and features applewood-smoked bacon, roasted poblano chilies, red peppers, and onions with natural shredded cheddar and pepper jack cheese and scrambled eggs wrapped in a multi-grain tortilla and pressed. It's served with hot sauce on the side.

I picked up a burrito for $2.69.

News: KFC Teases an Original Recipe Cookie

KFC wants you to know that they've tested and come up with a recipe for Original Recipe cookies.

Basically, the gist is since they already paired chocolate chip cookies with Original Recipe chicken in their new Festive Meal, why not just take it a step further and combine the two into a cookie?

Around the World: KFC Now Offered on Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines (JAL) is offering an exclusive KFC meal on a select number of outbound flights from Tokyo Narita Airport starting December 1, 2012 through February, 28, 2013. They're calling it "Air Kentucky Fried Chicken." It comes during the holiday season where Christmas in Japan pretty much means a meal from KFC.

The meal includes two pieces of the Colonel's Original Recipe fried chicken (a boneless filet and drumstick), a piece of flat bread made especially for the promotion, a cup of coleslaw, lettuce leaves, and "special" mayo (I would guess the sweeter Japanese mayo).