News: Mountain Dew - New Kickstart Morning Soda

Mountain Dew is out with a new "sparkling juice beverage" dubbed "Kickstart" that contains 5% fruit juice to go with your morning hit of caffeine.

Mountain Dew Kickstart will come in two flavors, Orange Citrus and Fruit Punch, and will be available in stores starting February 25, 2013.

Review: Jack in the Box - Hot Mess Burger

Jack in the Box's new, limited-time Hot Mess Burger features a jumbo beef patty seasoned with salt and pepper, sliced jalapenos, onion rings, and melted white cheddar and pepper jack between two slices of grilled sourdough bread.

My local Jack in the Box offered it for $4.29. They also rang a little bell and did a shout when I ordered it; it was entertaining.

News: Denny's - Free Coffee on Valentine's Day, 6am to 2pm

Denny's offers a free cup of coffee to guests this Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, 2013, but only for breakfast and lunch (i.e. from 6am to 2pm)

The promotion serves to highlight the chain's new, improved coffee, which is brewed with new equipment and meant to provide a smoother, richer flavor over their previous coffee.

News: Qdoba Returns BOGO for a Kiss Promotion

Get ready to pucker up Qdoba fans. The fast casual Mexican chain returns their "buy one, get one free" Valentine's Day promotion where guests who purchase any entree on Valentine's Day and then kiss a significant other, friend, family member, or willing stranger at the cash register will receive a second entree of equal or lesser value for free.

News: Sonic - Limited-time Sweetheart Shake

Sonic offers the limited-time Sweetheart Shake in celebration of Valentine's Day.

The shake pairs chocolate pieces and cherries and blends them into an ice cream shake, finishing with whipped topping and a maraschino cherry.

News: Papa John's - Valentine's Special

If you feel like you're missing out on Domino's Japan's heart-shaped Valentine's Day Pizza, don't fret: Papa John's continues their tradition of offering a Heart Shaped Pizza for Valentine's Day in a Valentine's Special that pairs the pizza with a Cinnapie.

The pizza is a 1-topping, thin-crust pizza shaped like a heart.

Review: Jack in the Box - Hot Mess Potato Wedges

Jack in the Box's new Hot Mess Wedges feature lightly battered and fried potato wedges topped with melted white cheddar, pepper jack, and jalapenos.

An order was $2.79 at my local Jack in the Box.

Around the World: McDonald's Germany - New McCurrywurst

For a limited-time, starting February 14, 2013, McDonald's Germany is offering their own version of a favorite German fast food dish with new McCurrywurst.

Currywurst is a dish of steamed and then grilled pork sausages ("sausage" being "wurst' in German) cut into slices and covered with ketchup blended with curry powder (i.e. curry ketchup). It's often served as take-out food or street food, but can also be found at sit-down establishments.

News: Pizza Hut - Pizza Hut Cologne Up for Grabs

For a very limited time, Pizza Hut is offering a (very) few bottles of their Pizza Hut cologne, Eau de Pizza Hut here in the U.S.

Unfortunately for you Pizza Hut fans, the perfume cannot be bought. Instead, you'll have to take to Twitter for your chance to win a bottle by tweeting @PizzaHut with the hashtag #LastMinuteLovers with your plea for some last minute Valentine's assistance from The Hut.

News: Baskin-Robbins - February 2013 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins' Flavor of the Month for February 2013 is the Valentine's Day-themed Bundle of Love ice cream.

Bundle of Love features chocolate ice cream mixed with chocolate-flavored cups and raspberry-filled chocolate-flavored hearts. The flavor is available by the scoop (in a cup or cone) or as the base for a milkshake. You can also buy it to take home in a hand-packed pint, quart, or half-gallon.

Review: Starbucks - Reusable $1 Cup

At its most basic, Starbucks' Reusable $1 Cup is a cheap plastic cup resembling the chain's disposable paper cup.

The cup is fairly light but sturdy enough that you can't crush it without putting some real effort into it.

Around the World: Valentine's Day Heart Edition

While KFC and Domino's aren't offering anything here in the U.S. in celebration of Valentine's Day this year, there are a few items they've made specifically for the holiday in a couple other countries.

Domino's Japan offers the heart-shaped Valentine's Day Pizza, which serves two and is topped with pepperoni and fresh mozzarella.