Review: Starbucks - Caramelized Apple Cake

Starbucks' Caramelized Apple Cake is part of the new La Boulange bakery line (a bakery chain they bought up last year) that they're in the process of rolling out to their stores. It features a traditional pound cake with caramelized Washington apples (New York apples in some markets) and brown sugar.

I picked one up from a Starbucks location that had just started serving baked goods from La Boulange (complete with pink and white balloons and tableclothes) for $2.45.

News: Dairy Queen - September 2013 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen offers new Choco Covered Cheesecake as their September 2013 Blizzard of the Month.

The flavor features vanilla soft serve with cheesecake pieces, cocoa fudge, and choco chunks mixed in.

Around the World: KFC Japan to Offer Deep-Fried Soup Fritter

In something that sounds right at home at an American county fair, KFC Japan will offer up battered and deep-fried soup starting September 5.

Specifically, they'll be dropping some corn potage in the hot oil and calling it the "Corn Potage Fritter." Corn potage is a thick, creamy corn soup that garners a fair amount of popularity in Japan (you can even get it hot from a can dispensing vending machine), especially in the winter months.

The Corn Potage Fritter is only for a limited-time and is priced at 150 yen apiece (~$1.49 US).

Review: Dairy Queen - Chicken Strip $5 Buck Lunch

Dairy Queen's Chicken Strips $5 Buck Lunch is available daily from the hours of 11am to 4pm and features three chicken tenderloin strips with a choice of dipping sauce, a side of fries, a fountain drink, and a sundae for $5. The sundae can be upgraded to a mini-size Blizzard for an extra $1.

I went for the upgrade and chose ranch for sauce. The price tag came out to $6 plus tax.

Local News: Papa John's - $5 Cheese Pizzas in SoCal on 9/5

September 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day (seriously who makes these days up?) and Papa John's locations in Southern California are celebrating by offering large cheese pizzas for only $5 bucks each when ordered online.

You can get the deal by ordering online via the Papa John's website and entering the code: "CHEESE13."

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

Baskin-Robbins offers up German Chocolate Cake ice cream as their flavor of the month for September.

The flavor features Swiss chocolate ice cream with coconut, walnut pieces, milk chocolate brownie pieces, and a caramel ribbon.

Review: Del Taco - Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco

Del Taco's Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco features grilled marinated chicken, ranch sauce, bacon pieces, shredded lettuce, and hand-grated cheddar cheese folded in a soft flour tortilla.

I picked one up for $1.39.

News: Applebee's - New Honey Pepper Grill Menu

Because National Honey Month is September, Applebee's is offering a new Honey Pepper Grill Menu for a limited time. 

The menu features the sweet taste of honey paired with the slight heat of cracked black pepper with new Honey Pepper Sirloin, Honey Pepper Chicken & Shrimp, and 4-Cheese Mac & Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders.

News: Papa John's Brings Back Buffalo Chicken Pizza... Again

For the second time this year, Papa John's is offering the Buffalo Chicken Pizza for a limited-time just in time for the start of the NFL football season (a prime time for buffalo wings).

The pizza features ranch sauce, slices of breaded chicken strips, bacon, onions, mozzarella cheese, and a swirl of buffalo sauce.

Review: Arizona Beverages - Lemon-Lime Rickey

A lime rickey is typically a mixture of soda water and lots of lime that is often mixed with liquor. Arizona Beverages' Lemon-Lime Rickey is just an extra-tall can of lemon-lime soda, but not like Sprite and more like Squirt.

A 23.5-oz can is 99 cents wherever you find it (the standard for Arizona Beverage cans).

News: Subway - September 2013 Featured Footlong Sandwich

Subway's September 2013 Featured Footlong is actually their entire selection of regular subs. Like the previous "FebruAny" promotion, "Subtember" runs the entire month of September and offers any regular footlong sub sandwich for $5.

Around the World: McDonald's Canada - New Veggie Wraps

As Canadians look to eat more veggies (at least some of the time), McDonald's Canada has introduced two new meatless McWraps: the Mediterranean Veggie and Santa Fe Veggie.

The company had previously introduced a veggie burger back in 2002, but it didn't stick. But tastes and preferences have changed in the 11 or so odd years in between (well, that and veggie burger patties don't always have the best of flavors).