News: Wendy's Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger Slated for February

Wendy's bun experiments continue: Coming February, it looks like Wendy's plans to introduce the new, limited-time Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger.

The new burger features a quarter-pound beef patty, oven-roasted, chopped tomatoes, rosemary-garlic aioli, spring mix, natural Asiago cheese, and applewood-smoked bacon on a toasted Ciabatta bun.

News: El Pollo Loco - New $10 Loco Variety Pack

El Pollo Loco looks to cater to sport watchers and party-goers (or both) with the introduction of the new Loco Variety Pack.

For $10, you get 4 BRC (beans, rice, and cheese) burritos and 4 Tacos al Carbon (soft corn tortillas filled with chopped flame-grilled chicken, diced onions, and cilanto). along with all the salsa you want from their salsa bar.

News: KFC - New Extra Crispy Boneless Chicken

KFC welcomes the new year with new, limited-time Extra Crispy Boneless Chicken.

Available through February 2, 2014, the new chicken is crispier than Original Recipe Boneless and features a different spice mix.

Review: Hostess - Banana Twinkies

Hostess Banana Twinkies feature the classic golden sponge snack cake with a banana-flavored creme filling. According to the box, it's an "artificially flavored banana creamy filling." They're a limited-time Walmart-exclusive.

A 13.58-ounce box of 10 cakes was $3.99.

Around the World: McDonald's Japan Retro USA Menu Little Resembles Retro USA

McDonald's Japan starts a retro-styled "American Vintage" menu this Monday featuring six new burgers representing different time periods of the US. Specifically, the '50s, '70s, and '80s will be represented (or at least hearkened back to). Basically, they've moved on from regional "American" burgers to burgers from specific time periods.

Around the World: Frito Lay Japan - New Mountain Dew Cheetos

It looks like the latest crazy Frito Lay snack flavor to come out of Japan is a limited-edition Mountain Dew Cheetos snacks. Well, it's more like Cheeto-like as there's no cheese and the corn snacks are instead powdered with a fizzy Mountain Dew-flavor powders.

Apparently, they taste like "sweet lemon lime chips."

The move is probably not a huge surprise as Frito Lay is the same company that introduced Pepsi-flavored Cheetos last year.

Frozen Friday: Safeway Select - BBQ Pulled Pork

Safeway Select's Pulled Pork in BBQ Sauce frozen meal features shredded pork in a sweet barbecue sauce served with a side of macaroni and cheese.

An 8-ounce box was $1.99.

News: Jamba Juice - New Whole Food Nutrition Smoothies

Jamba Juice offers new Whole Food Nutrition smoothies as the new year begins and are promoting them with a coupon that discounts them to $2 a piece.

So named because of the whole fruits or veggies that go into making them, the new line up consists of the following smoothies:

News: Burger King - Free Coffee with Any Breakfast Sandwich Purchase

Burger King looks to keep their breakfast customers caffeinated with the offer of free coffee with any breakfast sandwich purchase.

The limited-time deal is only good for a small 12-ounce hot coffee and only during breakfast hours (which tends to run until 10:30 or 11:00 at most BK restaurants). A small cup of coffee typically goes for $1 at Burger King.

News: Baskin-Robbins - January 2014 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins goes with a cinema theme in introducing Movie Theater Popcorn ice cream as their January 2014 Flavor of the Month.

The flavor features butter popcorn-flavored ice cream with buttered popcorn-flavored rice crisps pieces and a salty caramel ribbon.

Review: Jack in the Box - New Southern Style Biscuit

Jack in the Box recently updated their biscuits with a new recipe and have taken to calling them "Southern Style" Biscuits.

They're currently promoting them with either bacon or sausage plus a fried egg and cheese at 2 for $3 (normally $2.99 each).

News: Starbucks - New Caramel Flan Latte

Starbucks is offering up the limited-time Caramel Flan Latte as their first new drink of the new year. It features espresso, steamed milk, and caramel flan-flavored syrup stirred together, topped with caramel-infused whipped cream and a caramel flan drizzle.

News: Dairy Queen - January 2014 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen ushers in the new year with the new Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Pie Blizzard as January's Blizzard of the Month.

The new Blizzard is basically Dairy Queen's standard Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard with the addition of graham cracker pie crust. Specifically, it's vanilla soft serve, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and pie crust blended together.

News: IHOP - All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes Back for January

All-You-Cat-Eat-Pancakes are back at IHOP for a limited time this January.

Available only on the chain's signature buttermilk pancakes, they can be ordered as either "just pancakes" or as part of a combo with the standard breakfast fixings (various combinations of egg, sausage, bacon, hash browns, etc.).

News: Krispy Kreme - New Cheesecake Donuts

Krispy Kreme rings in the new year with two new, limited-time Cheesecake Donuts at participating Krispy Kreme locations in the US and Canada.

Review: Carl's Jr. - Philly Cheesesteak Burger

Carl's Jr. Philly Cheesesteak Burger features thinly-sliced steak, grilled onions, green peppers, Swiss and American cheeses, mayo, and a beef patty (in various sizes and number) on a plain or fresh-baked bun (depending on which version you go with). It's also available at sister chain Hardee's.

The Six-Dollar version was $5.89 but I received this one courtesy of Carl's Jr.

News: Outback - Free Bloomin' Onion with Any Purchase on January 2, 2014

Outback Steakhouse will be celebrating LSU's (Lousiana State University) football game victory in this year's Outback Bowl by giving out free Bloomin' Onion appetizers with any purchase tomorrow, Thursday, January 2, 2014.

You can take advantage of the deal by uttering the words "Outback Bowl" to your server.

News: Papa John's - 30-cent Large 1-Topping Pizza with Any Regular Large Pizza Purchase

Papa John's is celebrating their 30th anniversary by a limited-time deal where you can buy a large 1-topping pizza for 30 cents when you buy any large pizza at regular price.

News: Pizza Hut - 50% Off Pizzas Online Through January 10th

Pizza Hut is celebrating 20 years of online ordering by offering 50% off large and medium pizzas ordered online but only if you sign up or are signed up to their Hut Lovers email list.

The deal is only good through Friday, January 10, 2014.

News: Subway - January 2014 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's $5 Featured Footlong to kick off 2014 this month is any regular sub. They're doing one of their "any" sub promotions and since it's January, they're calling it "JanuANY."