Around the World: Starbucks Japan - New Chocolate Pretzel Mochas

Christmas just ended but over in Japan, Starbucks has already unveiled their Valentine's Day beverages with the new, limited-time Chocolate Pretzel Mochas and Frappuccinos set to arrive on January 15, 2014.

Frozen Friday: Banquet - Pepperoni Pizza Meal

Banquet's Pepperoni Pizza Meal consists of a reduced-fat pepperoni pizza and chocolate pudding.

A 5.75-ounce box was $1.

News: Wienerschnitzel - 99 Cent Corn Dogs Through End of January

Wienerschnitzel is offering 99-cent corn dogs through January 31, 2014 at participating location.

The corn dogs are made with chicken franks and are typically priced in the $1 to $1.50 range (varying with location).

Around the World: Pizza Hut India's Newest Pizza Might Be More Cheese Than Crust

Pizza Hut India's latest pizza, the "So Cheezy Pizza," features a combination that may be more cheese than crust. Besides having mozzarella cheese on top and jalapeno cheese stuffed into the end crust, the pizza also has "creamy cheese" instead of the typical tomato-based pizza sauce (the sauce appears to be a cream-cheese-based sauce).

Review: Earl of Sandwich - Holiday Turkey Sandwich

Earl of Sandwich's Holiday Turkey Sandwich features sliced turkey, stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce on fresh-baked bread.

I got one for $6.99.

Review: Candy Cane Hershey's White Chocolate Bar

Hershey's Candy Cane White Chocolate Bar is a mint-flavored white chocolate version of their classic chocolate bar with bits of candy in it.

I picked a 3.5-ounce bar up for $1.59.

Review: Holiday Mint M&M's Candies

Holiday Mint M&M's are basically a milk chocolate version of Dark Chocolate Mint M&M's. Being the holidays, they come in red, green, and white rather than many shades of green.

I picked up a 9.90-ounce bag for $1.98 on sale.

Around the World: McDonald's UK - 2013 Festive Menu

Over in the UK, a full-on holiday menu (not just dessert) is a regular thing for McDonald's. They call it the Festive Menu and it usually features a couple of sandwiches, a side, and a few desserts.

This year, they brought back something called Festive Pie, which is a turnover-style deep-fried pie filled with mince meat and custard. Here's what else you'll find on the Festive Menu for 2013:

Local Review: Grill 'Em All - Molly Hatchet Burger

Grill 'Em All's Molly Hatchet Burger is only available on Mondays ("Molly Hatchet Mondays") and features a half-pound, medium-rare burger with seared fennel sausage gravy, maple syrup, and bacon. Like a lot of their burgers, it carries a heavy metal reference.

I paid $9 for one.

Around the World: Krispy Kreme Offers Mince Pie and Truffle Donuts in UK

While Krispy Kreme's holiday donuts in the US are mostly decoration, over in the UK, they take on more traditional Christmas desserts with the new Mince Pie Donut and Festive Truffle Donut.

Review: Grandma's - Red Velvet Cookie

Grandma's brand's Red Velvet Cookie is a soft-baked red velvet flavored cookie frosted with sweet white icing.

I picked one up for 79 cents.

Around the World: Burger King Malaysia Offers Smaug Burgers

Like Denny's here in the US, Burger King Malaysia is running a cross-promotion with the latest The Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug. Instead of the Fire Burger that Denny's is offering, Burger King is going with the Angry Dragon Beef and Angry Dragon Chicken. The Angry Dragon in question being Smaug.

Around the World: KFC Arabia - New Jalapeno Popper Sandwiches

KFC restaurants in the Middle East (Arabia) recently introduced new Poppers to the menu. Each Popper features a cheese-stuffed spicy jalapeno. While they're available a la carte in 3-piece orders, they can also be had inside of two sandwiches: the Chicken Poppers sandwich and the KFC Royal Poppers sandwich.

Review: Gingerbread M&M's Candies

Gingerbread M&M's are a limited-time flavor for this holiday season featuring over-sized milk chocolate M&M's candies with some gingerbread flavor thrown in.

A 9.90-ounce bag was $2.88.

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.