News: Taco Bell Launches Online Apparel and Accessory Store

Playing along the lines of their latest slogan, "Live Mas," Taco Bell recently launched the Live Mas online store selling Live Mas branded apparel and accessories.

Beyond the standard T-shirts and caps, Taco Bell's Live Mas store seems more like a lifestyle brand for the Taco Bell super fan than anything.

Around the World: Wendy's Japan Serves Up Snow Crab Burger

Wendy's Japan is offering the "Wendy's Snowcrab Special' as a new, limited-time winter addition to their "Japan Premium" line of high-end burgers.

The burger's main feature is layers of snow crab in a bisque sauce made with a broth from crab and shrimp shells. Along for the ride are a spring mix, beef patty, cheese sauce, and a bun.

Frozen Friday: Ben & Jerry's - Pumpkin Cheesecake Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Pumpkin Cheesecake Ice Cream is a limited-time flavor featuring pumpkin cheesecake ice cream with a graham cracker swirl. It's a fall flavor (that took me a while to locate) but apparently still available in store while supplies last.

I bought a pint for $3.88.

News: New Pringles Tortilla Crisps

Pringles is branching out into corn tortilla chips with the introduction of new Pringles Tortilla Crisps. The chips are currently available at Walmart and will be available at retailers nationwide in January.

The new tortilla chips come in three flavors: Truly Original, Nacho Cheese, and Southwestern Ranch (Walmart also carries Zesty Salsa as an exclusive flavor).

Around the World: Domino's Offers $50 Wagyu Beef Pizza in Australia

Domino's is looking to try their hand at (super) high-end pizza by offering the new, limited-time $50 Wagyu Duet in Australia. comes topped with premium wagyu beef. Purporting to offer "restaurant-quality" ingredients, the Wagyu Duet is actually two pizzas: the Wagyu 3 Ways and Wagyu & Truffle Hollandaise.

Review: Chick-fil-A - Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chick-fil-A's Chicken Tortilla Soup features shredded boneless chicken breast, navy and black beans, a blend of vegetables (including onions, corn, bell peppers, celery), a variety of spices in a cream-based soup, topped with seasoned tortilla strips.

It's $3.99 for a good-sized cup but I received this courtesy of Chick-fil-A.

News: Wendy's - New Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger

Wendy's is poised to add some value-priced spice this winter with the upcoming release of the new, limited-time Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger and Spicy Chipotle Crispy Chicken Sandwich.

Priced at 99 cents a piece, the sandwiches feature a choice of either a beef patty or crispy chicken patty along with pepper jack cheese, sliced jalapenos, and a spicy chipotle sauce made with a mix of ancho and chipotle chillies.

Although some locations have already started to offering them, the official launch of the Spicy Chipotle sandwiches isn't until next week.

News: Sonic - Half-Price Shakes All Day on December 21

Sonic is continuing their annual tradition of offering half-price shakes all day on the Winter Solstice (i.e. the longest night of the year), which falls on December 21 this year (this upcoming Saturday).

Beyond their regular and fairly expansive shake menu, Sonic is currently offering Holiday Mint Shakes in chocolate or vanilla flavor.

Review: Sonic - Holiday Mint Shake

Sonic's Holiday Mint Shake features vanilla ice cream shake blended with crushed holiday mints and finished with whipped topping, more crushed mints, and a maraschino cherry. It's also available with chocolate ice cream.

A Mini-sized cup goes for $2.29 but I received this one courtesy of Sonic.

News: Taco Bell - New Grilled Stuft Nacho

Taco Bell will be serving up new, limited-time Grilled Stuft Nacho starting tomorrow, Thursday, December 19th.

Designed as a more portable version of classic nachos, the Grilled Stuft Nacho comes in a grilled flour tortilla that is folded to resemble a triangular giant tortilla chip. Inside the tortilla is a filling of seasoned beef, new zesty nacho sauce, reduced-fat sour cream, warm nacho cheese sauce, and red tortilla strips for crunch.

News: Carl's Jr. / Hardee's - Philly Cheesesteak Burger Returns

The Philly Cheesesteak Burger is back at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants. It comes with thinly-sliced steak, grilled onions, green peppers, Swiss and American cheeses, mayo, and a beef patty (single, double, or Six Dollar / 1/3 lb.). The Six Dollar / 1/3 lb. version comes on the chains' new fresh-baked buns (an available upgrade on the single and double).

News: Sonic Offers $3.99 Footlong Hotdog and Tots Combo

Sonic has brought back quarter pound Footlong versions of each variety of their hot dogs for a limited time and are pairing them with an order of tots and charging $3.99 for the combo.

The hot dogs are available in four varieties: Chicago, New York, All-American, and Chili Cheese Coney.