News: Sonic - Half-Price Cheeseburgers on St. Patrick's Day

Sonic will be offering their Cheeseburgers for half-price for St. Patrick's Day this upcoming Monday, March 17, 2014.

Around the World: KFC China Uses Egg as their Newest Wraps

KFC China takes a cue from local street food with their new Egg Pancake Wraps as a breakfast option. Rather than being made with mostly flour, the egg pancake shares more in common with an omelette and looks to be made with mostly egg, some green onions, water, and flour.

Review: Sonic - Sweet Potato Tots

Sonic's Sweet Potato Tots are little sweet potato versions of the chain's signature Tots.

A small serving goes for $2.50 but I received this courtesy of Sonic.

News: Wendy's - New Asian Cashew and BBQ Ranch Chicken Salads

Wendy's adds two new permanent salads to the menu with the introduction of the Asian Cashew Chicken Salad and the BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad.

The company has also revamped their Garden Side Salad.

News: Einstein Bros. / Noah's - New Honey Smoked Salmon Sandwich

Einstein Bros. and Noah's Bagels are featuring the new Honey Smoked Salmon sandwich as Lenten season kicks into gear, as well as a "buy one, get one free" offer to get you to try it.

News: Del Taco - New Epic Surf and Turf Burrito

Del Taco adds shrimp to their Epic Burritos with the new Epic Surf & Turf Burrito.

Available for a limited time, the Epic Surf & Turf Burrito features crispy-fried shrimp, grilled carne asada steak, lime rice, cabbage, creamy ancho sauce, pico de gallo salsa, and Del Taco's secret sauce wrapped up in a large flour tortilla.

Review: McDonald's - Raspberry and Cinnamon Cream Cheese Petite Pastries

McDonald's is testing mini fresh-baked pastries they're calling "Petite Pastries" out in San Diego County. They come in two varieties: Raspberry and Cinnamon Cream Cheese.

I got a box of two pastries for $1.99 (one of each variety).

Local News: Blaze Pizza - $3.14 Pizzas on Pi Day

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will be offering all pizzas for just $3.14 each this Friday, March 14 in honor of National Pi Day (since 3.14 is the first 3 digits of pi).

The deal is good on any in-restaurant order of any custom-built pizza at any Blaze location from open to close on Friday, March 14, 2014.

News: Au Bon Pain - New CroisBun

Because hybrid dessert are in vogue right now, Au Bon Pain has come up with the new CroisBun, available starting today through May, 4, 2014.

In case you haven't guess it, the new bakery item is a cross between a flaky croissant and a sweet buttery bun. It's available filled with either sweet cream or a combination of strawberry and sweet cheese, and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar. The buns are designed to easily split into three pieces for sharing.

Around the World: Starbucks Canada - New Maple Macchiato

While we in the US get the recently introduced Vanilla Macchiato, up north in Canada, Starbucks is offering the new Maple Macchiato as a nod to the country's maple production (and fixation).

Review: Nabisco - Mint Chocolate Chip Chewy Chips Ahoy Cookies

Mint Chocolate Chip Chewy Chips Ahoy cookies are one of four new Ice Cream Creations flavors for the popular chocolate chip cookie brand. It features a chewy chocolate cookie with chocolate chips and mint-flavored chunks.

A 9.5-ounce package was $2.50 on sale.

News: McDonald's Testing New Petite Pastries

McDonald's is testing new Petite Pastries at participating locations in San Diego County as part of their McCafe line.

The new pastries are available all day and come in two varieties: raspberry and cinnamon cream cheese. They're made with real butter and feature a layered, flaky pastry dough. Apparently, they're freshly baked through the day in each restaurant.