Dunkin Debuts New Chocolate Croissant and Tomato Mozzarella Supreme Bagel

To warm up the New Year, Dunkin' Donuts introduces two new menu items: the Chocolate Croissant and Tomato Mozzarella Supreme Bagel.

Free Appetizer at Outback on January 2, 2015

As a tie-in to their sponsorship of the 2015 Outback Bowl, Outback will be offering a free appetizer with any purchase at participating locations on Friday, January 2, 2015. Which appetizer you can get depends on which team wins the Outback Bowl.

Review: Barilla - Tomato & Basil Whole Grain Penne

Barilla's Tomato & Basil Whole Grain Penne is a shelf-stable meal of a tomato & basil sauce over whole grain penne pasta.

A 9-oz box was $2.

The Best New Fast Foods of 2014

Since I pretty much ate every new thing that came out of the major national fast food chains this year, here's a list of the best new fast food each chain put out in 2014:

Review: Corner Bakery Cafe - Pesto Cavatappi

Corner Bakery Cafe's Pesto Cavatappi features strips of grilled chicken and cavatappi pasta tossed in a pesto cream sauce and sprinkled with toasted bread crumbs. Crunchy garlic bread comes on the side.

An entree-size order was $8.99.

Popeyes Debuts New Ghost Pepper Wings

Popeyes goes for heavy heat with new Ghost Pepper Wings. Once regarded as the world's hottest pepper (it's now in third place), the ghost pepper measures over 1 million Scoville heat units, or a little over 900 times hotter than Tabasco sauce.

Pizza Hut Korea's Christmas Meal Looks Like a Stack of Presents

It's past Christmas but I just thought this was interesting: Pizza Hut Korea is offering new Christmas Tree Boxes as a 3-course meal in celebration of the holidays. The boxes look like green presents (complete with a red bow) and are stacked in a pyramid to resemble a Christmas tree.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Speculoos Cookie Butter Cheesecake

Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter Cheesecake features a vanilla cheesecake on a Speculoos Cookie crust, topped off with a layer of smooth Speculoos Cookie Butter.

A 22.5-oz cake was $6.99.

McDonald's Offering $2 Triple Cheeseburger in Select Markets

McDonald's is offering a $2 Triple Cheeseburger in at least some markets.

Like the name sounds, it's basically their standard Cheeseburger but with two extra patties and one extra slice of cheese (which really kinda makes it a McTriple since it doesn't have one slice of cheese per patty).

Taco Bell Working on a New "Quesalupa"

Taco Bell is working on a new dish called the "Quesalupa." Ostensibly a quesadilla crossed with a Chalupa, I haven't been able to pick up too much information regarding the possibly upcoming menu item but have reached out to Taco Bell for comment (I'll keep you guys updated if I hear anything back).

Here's what I've been able to put together so far:

Review: El Pollo Loco - Chocolate Churros

El Pollo Loco's Chocolate Churros are basically a chocolate version of their more traditional cinnamon churros.

An order of two 8-inch churros cost me $1.19.

Free Doritos Locos Taco with any Taco Bell Mobile App Order

Taco Bell looks to push the perks of their mobile ordering app by offering a free Doritos Locos Taco with any purchase made through the app for the entire month of January (update: the deal is ongoing for an indefinite amount of time with no set end date).

The deal is good until up to 1 million Doritos Locos Tacos are given out, or while supplies last, at participating Taco Bell locations.