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Oct 23, 2013

News: California Pizza Kitchen Now Offers Gluten-Free Pizzas for People with Celiac Disease

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) now offers new gluten-free pizzas that the chain claims is safe to be eaten by people who have celiac disease and have been approved by the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG).

The new gluten-free pizzas are only available with four varieties: the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, Pepperoni, Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage ("MuPeSa"), and Margherita.

Oct 22, 2013

Review: Bruxie - Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Waffle

Bruxie is a Southern California waffle sandwich chain that's been expanding fairly quickly. Their Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Waffle is a savory waffle sandwich with a breast of fried chicken and a chili honey and cider slaw.

The price for the sandwich was $6.95 with an additional charge of $2.50 for an order of waffle fries.

News: Krispy Kreme: Free Donut on Halloween for Costume-Wearers

Krispy Kreme is once again offering a free donut to every guest who shows up to a participating Krispy Kreme shop on Halloween in costume.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - 2013 Halloween Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts is once again offering the Boston Scream Donut leading up to Halloween.

The Boston Scream Donut is a seasonal variation on their Boston Kreme donut that adds an orange icing drizzle.

The rest of the donut is the same yeast donut filled with a vanilla-flavored custard and finished with chocolate frosting.

News: Ben & Jerry's - New Scotchy Scotch Scotch Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's latest "Limited Batch" flavor is new Scotchy Scotch Scotch ice cream. It features butterscotch ice cream with butterscotch swirls.

The flavor was inspired by the titular character of the movie The Anchorman and the upcoming Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Ron Burgundy, and his infamous love of scotch.

Oct 21, 2013

Review: Sonic - Super Crunch Chicken Strips

Sonic's Super Crunch Chicken Strips are the new "improved" version of their previous chicken strips featuring an extra crispy batter.

An order of three strips was $3.29, which is pretty standard as far as chicken strips go.

News: Jack in the Box - 2013 Holiday Drinks

This fall sees the return of Jack in the Box's duo of holiday milkshakes, Pumpkin Spice and Egg Nog, but in addition, they're also offering Pumpkin Spice iced and Pumpkin Spice hot coffee.

Pumpkin Spice is being touted as new, but it appears to a new name for the old Pumpkin Pie Shake (it's also possible they reformulated the flavor).

News: Papa Murphy's - Jack-O-Lantern Pizza Back for Halloween

It's nearly Halloween, and at take-and-bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's that means the Jack-O-Lantern Pizza is once again available for ordering.

The pumpkin-shaped pizza helps get you in the Halloween spirit (or, at least, entertains and feeds the kids) with a border and smiling face made of pepperonis and two olives for pupils.

Oct 20, 2013

Review: Trader Joe's - Pumpkin Macarons

Trader Joe's offers Pumpkin Macarons as part of their seasonal fall line-up. They're French-style small sandwich cookies made with two pumpkin-flavored cookies with a pumpkin custard filling.

A 4.6-ounce box of 12 macarons goes for $4.99 (which isn't bad if you have a macaron habit, since they're around $2 if you get them from a bakery or patisserie in LA).

News: Burger King - Two for $5 Mix and Match Deal Returns

Burger King is once again offering their Two for $5 Mix and Match Deal for a limited time at participating Burger King restaurants.

Under the deal, you can get any combination of two burger and sandwiches from a limited selection that includes the Whopper, Premium Alaskan Fish Sandwich, Original Chicken Sandwich, and the limited-time Pulled Pork Sandwich.

News: Hershey's Launches First New Brand in 30 Years

The Hershey Company will launch their first new brand in 30 years with a new line of caramel soft cremes under the 'Lancaster" name.

The name and line are inspired by Hershey founder Milton Hershey's first candy company, The Lancaster Caramel Company. Of course, he ended up selling the company and got into the chocolate making business instead, which worked out pretty well.

Oct 19, 2013

Review: Trader Joe's - Pumpkin Cereal Bars

Trader Joe's "This Pumpkin walks into a Bar..." Pumpkin Cereal Bars are a seasonal fall offering featuring a cereal bar with a pumpkin filling.

A 7.8-ounce box of six bars was $1.99.

News: Progresso Launches Artisan Soups

Following on the tail of Campbell's Soup's recent expansion of multiple soup lines, Progresso is offering a new line of "Artisan Soups."

News: Dunkin' Donuts - 2013 Fall-Winter Packaged Coffee

Dunkin' Donuts' limited-time, fall-and-winter packaged coffees this year include new Apple Pie and returning Pumpkin Spice and Mocha Mint flavors.

The seasonal coffees are pre-ground and come in 11-ounce bags. They can be found in the coffee aisle of grocery stores nationwide.

Oct 18, 2013

Frozen Friday: Stouffer's - Grandma's Chicken and Vegetable Rice Bake

Stouffer's Grandma's Chicken and Vegetable Rice Bake features chunks of white meat chicken, vegetables, and rice in a cheddar cheese sauce.

A 17-ounce box was $2 on sale.

News: Sonic - Cheesecake Bites Are Back

Sonic's Cheesecake Bites are back for a limited time this fall.

The mini desserts feature chunks of cheesecake rolled and fried in a warm graham cracker crust. They come with strawberry sauce for dipping.

You can find them in three- and five-piece orders for $1.99 and $2.99 respectively (price may vary).

News: The Angry Whopper is Back at Burger King

Burger King has brought back the Angry Whopper along with the Chicken Parmesan Sandwich for a limited time.

Last seen around this time last year, the Angry Whopper comes with  a beef patty, thick-cut hardwood-smoked bacon, Habanero cheese, jalapeno slices, spicy fried onion petals, tomatoes, lettuce, and a spicy "angry" sauce. You can expect to find it starting at $4.49 (may vary) and it is also available in a Whopper Jr. version (which I tried) starting at $2.19.

Oct 17, 2013

Review: Del Taco - Beef Crunchtada Pizza

Del Taco's Beef Crunchtada Pizza features a tostada shell topped with seasoned ground beef, nacho cheese, taco sauce, freshly-grated cheddar, diced tomatoes, and cilantro. They forgot the nacho cheese on the one I got however.

The Beef Crunchtada Pizza carries a price tag of $2.29 but I received this one courtesy of Del Taco.

News: New Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups in 2014

Nestle is getting into the peanut butter cups game in January of 2014 with the debut of new Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups.

The new peanut butter cups seek to compete against King Reese's by offering a Butterfinger twist to the standard peanut-butter filling by the inclusion of pieces of Butterfinger trademark filling to add some crunch. The tagline on the packaging is "Smooth & Crunchy."

News: Jack in the Box - The Monster Taco is Back

The Monster Taco is back for good at Jack in the Box.

Essentially an over-sized Jack in the Box Taco, you'll find the same ingredients inside: a blend of beef and soy protein topped with American cheese, shredded lettuce, and taco sauce.

The Monster Taco carries a suggested price of $1.29. Compared to the two for 99 cents price of their regular Tacos and it doesn't seem as much of a value.