News: Ben & Jerry's Celebrates 7 Years of Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream by Making it Non-GMO

Ben & Jerry's is celebrating 7 years of Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream ice cream this week and has been giving pints of the stuff to The Colbert Report's studio audience all week long.

Review: Jack in the Box - Bacon Ranch Monster Taco

Jack in the Box's new, limited-time Bacon Ranch Monster Taco features the meat and crunchy shell of their Monster Taco topped with lettuce, bacon slices, and ranch sauce.

I paid $1.79 for one.

News: Burger King - Big King Now with Quarter Pound of Beef

Burger King's Big Mac clone, the Big King, is now slightly bigger as the chain upgrades the burger to a full quarter pound of beef (pre-cooked weight), which is the same amount as their iconic Whopper and pulls ahead of McDonald's Big Mac.

News: Einstein Bros. - Heart-Shaped Bagels and Cookies for Valentine's Day

Einstein Bros. and Noah's Bagels are offering heart-shaped bagels in Cranberry and Chocolate Chip flavors in celebration of Valentine's Day. 

Like the rest of the chains' bagels, the heart-shaped bagels are baked fresh in store. The bagels are available through Friday, February 14th.

Review: Starbucks - La Boulange Morning Bun

With the addition of La Boulange bakery items, Starbucks stores carrying the La Boulange line (i.e. each and every store in my area) have replaced their old Morning Bun with a new version. The La Boulange Morning Bun is described as "a flaky, buttery pastry with notes of orange and cinnamon." The previous iteration was described as "a flaky croissant-like bun dusted with cinnamon and sugar."

I picked one up for $2.45.

News: Starbucks - Valentine's Day BOGO, 2 to 5 pm

Starbucks will be offering a "buy one, get one free" deal on lattes this Friday (i.e. Valentine's Day) from 2 to 5pm.

Going with the Valentines theme, they're using with the slogan: "Share the Love."

News: Wienerschnitzel - New $1.99 Daily Deals

Looks like Wienerschnitzel is trying out a value menu centered around the $1.99 price point with their new $1.99 Daily Deals.

Review: Papa John's - Double Cheeseburger Pizza

Papa John's new, limited-time Double Cheeseburger Pizza features a pizza with "zesty burger sauce," ground beef, diced Roma tomatoes, and dill pickles.

It cost me $12 for a large.

News: Wienerschnitzel - Two for $1 Corn Dogs on Valentine's Day

Wienerschnitzel will be offering a "Two for $1" deal on Corn Dogs in celebration of Valentine's Day this Friday, February 14, 2013.

The offer is only good on Friday and only at participating locations.

News: The Coffee Bean - BOGO for Any Drink on Valentine's Day

The Coffee Bean is offering a "buy one, get one free" deal on any drink on the menu, but only on Valentine's Day, this Friday, February 14, 2014.

Under the deal, you can buy any drink on the menu and get a second drink of equal or lesser value for free.

Review: Frito-Lay - Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos

Frito-Lay's Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos are the jalapeno-flavored version of the knotted, club-like (the hitting ones, not the dancing ones) cheese snacks.

I bought a  9.5-oz bag for $2.68.

News: Tyson - New Day Starts Breakfast Sandwiches

Tyson looks to muscle into Jimmy Dean territory with the launch of new Day Starts line of frozen breakfast sandwiches.

News: Frito-Lay - New Stacy's Pretzel Thins

Frito-Lay is branching their Stacy's brand into pretzels with new Stacy's Pretzel Thins. 

Offering the taste of a hard pretzel with the thin and crispy texture of a chip or cracker, the new snacks are available in two flavors: Simply Naked and Honey Dijon.

Review: Starbucks Via Latte Caffe Mocha

Starbucks Via Mocha is an instant coffee mix that purports to deliver the same experience as buying a handcrafted Mocha from a Starbucks store.

They sell them at  $6.95 per 4-pack, but I got this one during the Starbucks Via Latte Taste Challenge, where they just gave me a packet rather than doing any sort of sampling... (I went at 2pm too...)

News: TruMoo - New Chocolate Marshmallow Milk

In an apparent attempt at bringing the full hot chocolate experience to a cold milk, TruMoo offers new, limited-edition Chocolate Marshmallow Milk.

The selling point is that the new flavored milk contains all the nutritional benefits of a regular glass of milk and does not contain high fructose corn syrup nor artificial growth hormones (like regular chocolate milk, it does contain added sugar).

News: Snyder's of Hanover - Two New Gluten-Free Pretzel Flavors

Snyder's of Hanover seems to be launching all their new products all at once. The latest are two new varieties of gluten-free pretzel sticks: Honey Mustard & Onion and Hot Buffalo Wing

Snyder's of Hanover's gluten-free pretzels are certified by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization as containing less than 10 ppm gluten. Additionally, the pretzels are dairy-free, casein free, and egg-free.

Around the World: Starbucks Canada - New Blossoming Peach Tea Latte

While Starbucks' customers in the US only got a Year of the Horse Starbucks Card to buy in celebration of Chinese New Year, our neighbors up in Canada one-upped us by getting the new Blossoming Peach Tea Latte.

Actually, it's more like the cities of Vancouver and Toronto one-upped us (and the rest of Canada) as the new drink is only offered at select stores in those cities.

Frozen Friday: Ben & Jerry's - Karamel Sutra Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra ice cream features a core of soft caramel encircled on one half by caramel ice cream and on the other with chocolate ice cream with fudge chips (there's a nice little story about how the name came about from 2002).

A pint was $3.99.

Around the World: Lotteria Japan - New Chocolate and Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwich

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Lotteria Japan adds chocolate sauce to the chicken sandwich with their new, limited-time Chocolate and Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwich.

The chicken sandwich features a chicken thigh filet topped with lettuce, honey mustard, and chocolate sauce and is priced at 390 yen (~$3.81 US)

News: Little Caesars - New $5 Hot-N-Ready Lunch Combo

Little Caesars is making a value play for your lunch dollar with their new $5 Hot-N-Ready Lunch Combo.

Available from 11 am to 2 pm at participating locations, the combo features four slices of their Detroit-style Deep! Deep! Dish pizza plus a 20-ounce bottled drink for $5.