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Oct 29, 2013

News: Papa John's - New Italian Meats & Four Cheese Pizza

Papa John's latest limited-time pizza is the new Italian Meats & Four Cheese Pizza.

The new pizza comes topped with fire-roasted red peppers, Italian salami, pepperoni, Italian sausage plus mozzarella, provolone, Fontina, and Asiago cheeses. It's not too different in name or toppings from the Hearty Italian Meats Pizza offered back in 2011.

News: Popeyes - 5th Annual Crawfish Festival

Popeyes is celebrating their 5th Annual Crawfish Festival, which basically means that they're once again offering the Crawfish Tackle Box for $4.99.

The $4.99 Crawfish Tackle Box includes an order of hand-battered and breaded crawfish, regular Cajun fries (or any other individual side), a biscuit, and Creamy Horseradish Dipping Sauce.

News: P.F. Chang's - 2013 Fall Menu

P.F. Chang's 2013 fall menu looks to capture the flavor of autumn with seasonal ingredients like kale, quinoa, Brussel sprouts, butternut squash, and zucchini.

Savory entrees and appetizers on the menu include:

- Crispy Korean Chicken Wings - served "lollipop-style" (with the bone as the lollipop stick) with a house-made sweet red chili sauce and sprinkled with scallions and sesame seeds. They're priced at $10.95 for an order.

Oct 28, 2013

Review: Sonic - Cheesecake Bites

Sonic's Cheesecake Bites are a limited-time dessert that they trot out now and again. Each piece is made with a bite-sized piece of cheesecake rolled in graham cracker crust and deep-fried. Strawberry sauce comes on the side for dipping.

An order of three was $1.99 but I received it courtesy of Sonic.

Around the World: Pizza Hut's Crunchy Cheesy Bites Pizza Now in Canada

Pizza Hut Canada's latest new pizza is the Crunchy Cheesy Bites Pizza, which is basically a Cheesy Bites Pizza but with a topping of cornflakes on the Cheesy Bites for added crunch.

If you're unfamiliar with the Cheesy Bites Pizza, it's basically a Stuffed Crust Pizza with the end crust cut into bite-sized pieces and twisted so that the cheese is facing outward.

News: Outback Steakhouse - Free Kids Meal with Adult Entree on Halloween

Outback Steakhouse is offering a free kids meal with the purchase of any adult entree on Halloween.

The offer is only good this upcoming Halloween on Thursday, October 31, 2013. It can be redeemed for lunch or dinner, dine-in or to-go at participating Outback locations.

News: Jamba Juice - $2 Oatmeal Coupon

Jamba Juice is offering a online coupon good for any variety of their steel-cut oatmeal at $2 a pop.

The coupon is only good from Tuesday, October 29, 2013 through Sunday, November 3, 2013 at participating locations.

Oct 27, 2013

Review: Good Humor - Reese's Halloween Ice Cream Peanut Butter Cups

Good Humor's Reese's Halloween-themed Ice Cream Peanut Butter Cups are roughly shaped like pumpkins and feature peanut butter ice cream with a Reese's peanut butter swirl dipped in a milk chocolate-flavored coating.

An 18 fl oz box of six bars goes for about $3 to $4, but I received this box courtesy of Good Humor.

News: Coffee-mate - 2013 Holiday Line Up

Coffee-mate has gone all out for the holiday season with a full line-up of non-dairy creamers.

The holiday line-up includes: new Dark Chocolate Fudge, new Spice Latte, Peppermint Mocha, Pumpkin Spice, Eggnog Latte, Sugar-Free Pumpkin Spice, and Sugar-Free Peppermint Mocha.

Around the World: KFC Philippines Offers New Crispy Butter Chicken

Going with the adage "everything is better with butter," KFC Philippines offers new Crispy Butter Chicken. It's basically fried chicken that's been marinated in and breaded with butter. And, if that's not enough butter for you, it comes with new butter rice. Mmmmmm... butter.

Oct 26, 2013

Review: Drake's - Devil Dogs

Drake's Devil Dogs are basically two flat pieces of devil's food cake sandwiching a layer of creme. They're similar to Little Debbie's Devil Cremes.

They don't actually sell them on the West Coast, but the company was kind enough to send me a box to try. The suggested retail price is $2.99 for a 13.24-ounce box of 8 cakes. If you can't find a local supply however, they're available on Amazon for a much higher $6.73 plus shipping.

News: Pringles - 2013 Limited Edition Holiday Flavors

Pringles is offering two limited-edition holiday flavors for their signature potato chips: Cinnamon & Sugar and Pecan Pie.

Cinnamon & Sugar is a returning flavor from last year and Pecan Pie is new.

They're available nationwide starting early November, but I've already spotted them here in Southern California.