News: Starbucks - New Limited-Edition Sustainable Wood Card

For all of you Starbucks collectors out there, Starbucks is offering a new "Special Edition" loyalty/payment card made of sustainable birch wood for a limited time in their stores. You won't have to worry about getting splinters though, the cards are laminated to feel like any other Starbucks card.

The birch wood is harvested from sustainably managed forests.

Local Review: Grill 'Em All - Anvil Fries

Grill 'Em All is a metal-themed (the music not the material) burger joint that opened recently in my neighborhood. They're probably best known for winning the inaugural season of the Great Food Truck Race on Food Network.

Besides crazy gourmet burgers, they also make fry monstrosities like the Anvil, which is an order of fries topped with cheese curds, duck confit, duck gravy, and crackling for $7.

News: Frito Lay - New Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sun Chips

Barbecue flavor finally comes to Sun Chips with new Sweet & Spicy BBQ-flavored Sun Chips multi-grain chips. 

The new flavor is described as "sweet, with a little bit of a kick" and features the flavors of molasses, brown sugar, and honey blended with hints of spice including chipotle.

New Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sun Chips are available nationwide in 10.5-oz. packages for a suggested retail price of $3.99.

News: Frito Lay - New Cheetos Mix-Ups Snack Mix

For those of you who can't decide which type of Cheetos you like, Frito Lay is here to help you out with new Cheetos Mix-Ups Snack Mix. Each bag features a mix of four different Cheetos snack flavors in various shapes and colors.

There are two varieties to choose from: "Xtra Cheezy" and "Cheezy Salsa."

News: Fresh & Easy - Free Bag of Bagels on March 10 and 11

Good news if you live in Arizona, California, or Nevada: Fresh & Easy is giving out a bag of free bagels per customer via coupon redeemable on Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11. Why? In celebration of an hour of extra sun and an hour less of sleep (i.e. Daylight Saving Time).

Frozen Friday: Magnum - Mini Gold?! Ice Cream Bars

Magnum Mini Gold (stylized as "Gold?!") ice cream bars are a bit of a gimmick with a golden candy coat that shimmers a little when the right light catches it.

Beyond the gimmick and exclamation marks is a vanilla bean ice cream bar with a sea salt caramel swirl dipped in Belgium milk chocolate and then dipped in a golden chocolaty coating.

News: Krispy Kreme - Free Donuts on March 10th

Krispy Kreme is celebrating an extra hour of daylight (i.e. Daylight Saving Time) this Sunday, March 10, 2013, by giving away a free Original Glazed donut to each person that drops by to pay a visit to their local participating Krispy Kreme location.

The tagline they're going with is "Lose an Hour, Gain a Doughnut."

News: Dunkin' Donuts Brings Back Angus Steak

Dunkin' Donuts brings Angus steak back to their menu with the return of the Angus Steak and Egg Sandwich and the introduction of the Angus Steak and Egg Wake-Up Wrap.

The Angus Steak and Egg Sandwich features an Angus steak patty with pepper-fried egg, and American cheese on a toasted plain bagel.

News: Togo's - Lemon Pepper Tuna Returns

The Lemon Pepper Tuna sub is back at Togo's, because it's Lenten season of course.

The sandwich base features albacore tuna seasoned with lemon, and mixed with cracked black pepper, diced celery, and red onions.

News: 7-Eleven Upgrades Sandwiches

7-Eleven is bolstering their sandwich line up with two new premium sandwiches: the Steakhouse Roast Beef and the Bistro Deluxe. The move is part of an effort by the convenience store chain to offer more fresh foods to better compete with not only retail store competitors, but fast food chains as well.

Review: Burger King - Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Croissan'wich

Burger King's Croissan'wich is one of the few croissant breakfast sandwich options available in fast food land and the first that I ever tried as a kid. The Sausage, Egg, and Cheese version comes, unsurprisingly, with a sausage patty, fluffy folded eggs, and a slice of melted American cheese.

My local Burger King offers them for $2.99.

News: Taco Bell Adds New Happier Hour

Taco Bell offers a new Happier Hour menu promotion between the hours of 2 to 5 pm, where you can buy Loaded Grillers, Freezes, Sparklers, and Medium Drinks for only $1 each.