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May 1, 2014

News: Dairy Queen - May 2014 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen's Blizzard of the Month for May 2014 is the new Strawberry Shortcake Blizzard.

Based on the classic dessert, the Strawberry Shortcake Blizzard features the chain's signature vanilla soft serve blended with strawberry topping and shortcake pieces. It's available at participating Dairy Queen locations throughout the month of May.

News: Church's Chicken - Spicier Spicy Chicken Returns

Church's Chicken's Spicier Spicy Chicken is back for a limited time. As the name suggests, it's a spicier version of their spicy fried chicken.

News: Jamba Juice - $2 Coconut Water Fruit Refreshers

Fruit Refreshers with coconut water are back at Jamba Juice as a spring-summer offering and to promote them the smoothie chain is offering them at $2 for a small-size cup at participating locations through Tuesday, May 6, 2014.

As with most Jamba Juice deals, you'll need a coupon to take advantage of it and you can find it on their website here.

News: Subway - May 2014 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's Featured $5 Footlong for May 2014 is the Italian B.M.T. "B.M.T." initially stood for "Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit," which the sub was named after, and it used to be the chain's flagship sub (it would make more sense if the chain had actual locations in NY at the time). It was later changed to stand for "Biggest. Meatiest. Tastiest."

Apr 30, 2014

Review: Papa John's - Sweet Chili Chicken Pizza

Papa John's new, limited-time Sweet Chili Chicken Pizza features pineapple, onions, red peppers, and breaded white meat chicken with a sweet chili sauce in lieu of pizza sauce.

It cost me $12 for a large.

News: Starbucks - Summer 2014 Drink Menu

With spring in full swing and summer just around the corner, Starbucks is trotting out a trio of Frappuccinos for a limited time, including the new Caffe Espresso Frappuccino and the return of the Caramel Ribbon Crunch (tried it) and Mocha Cookie Crumble (ditto) Frappuccinos.

News: Del Taco - New $1 Jacked Up Chicken Taco and Crunchtada

Del Taco adds to their Buck & Under value menu with the new Jacked Up Grilled Chicken Taco and Jacked Up Crunchtada Tostada. The term "Jacked Up" refers to the items' shredded pepper jack cheese and fire-roasted green chile sauce, which is also featured in the Jacked Up Value Bean, Rice, and Cheese Burrito.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - New Chicken Apple Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

Dunkin' Donuts' newest breakfast offering is the limited-time Chicken Apple Sausage Breakfast Sandwich.

Coming in at under 400 calories, the new sandwich features egg, reduced fat cheddar cheese, and a split chicken apple sausage on a toasted English muffin (technically the whole sandwich is toasted in an oven including the English muffin).

News: Arby's Pecan Chicken Salad Sandwich and Wrap Returns

The approach of summer means the annual return of the Pecan Chicken Salad sandwich and wrap at Arby's.

The Pecan Chicken Salad features chunks of grilled chicken, pecans, diced red apples, chopped celery, and sliced red grapes, tossed in mayonnaise and served with green leaf lettuce on nutty honey wheat bread or whole grain wrap.

Apr 29, 2014

Review: Wendy's - BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad

Wendy's new BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad features fire-roasted corn, diced tomatoes, applewood-smoked bacon, chopped grilled chicken breast drizzled with a honey barbecue sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, and a field green-lettuce blend, served with BBQ Ranch dressing.

I picked up a full-size salad (it's also offered in a half size) for $4.29 after a $2 off coupon.

Around the World: Burger King Japan's Revamped Breakfast Menu Looks Suspiciously Like Lunch

Burger King has revamped their BK Morning breakfast menu over in Japan and it looks suspiciously like lunch, eschewing (American) breakfast staples like eggs and sausage that is offered by rival McDonald's.

The new menu features 5 new items and totals 7 items in all.

News: Culver's Brings Back Pepper Grinder Pub Burger

The Pepper Grinder Pub Burger returns to the Culver's menu for a limited time.

Available through June 21, the burger features a choice of one, two, or three beef patties plus real Wisconsin cheddar and Swiss cheese, bacon, dill pickles, and a four-peppercorn mayo on a "Pub Bun."

News: Popeyes - New $3.99 Louisiana Trios and Raspberry 'N Cream Cheese Pie

Popeyes' new Louisiana Trios deal offers a slight twist on the previous Three of a Kind promotion by including fairly new Cajun Fish (a permanent menu item introduced in March) to the choices.

News: Starbucks - Half-Price Frappuccino Happy Hour on May 1 through 10

It's almost summer and that means Starbucks will be promoting their ice-blended Frappuccinos by holding a half-price Frappuccino Happy Hour starting this Thursday, May 1 through Saturday, May 10, from 3 to 5 pm.

Apr 28, 2014

Review: Carl's Jr. - Western X-Tra Bacon Cheeseburger

Carl's Jr.'s Western X-Tra Bacon Cheeseburger is basically a regular Western Bacon Cheeseburger with two extra (or X-Tra if you're going along with the X-Men theme) slices of bacon. It comes with a charbroiled beef patty, a slice of American cheese, onion rings, BBQ sauce, and four strips of bacon.

They normally go for $4.19 at my local Carl's Jr. (compared to $3.79 for the non-X-tra version) but I received this one courtesy of the company.

News: Papa John's - New Sweet Chili Chicken Pizza

Papa John's latest is the new Sweet Chili Chicken Pizza. It's only available for a limited time and features pineapple, onions, red peppers, and breaded white meat chicken with a sweet chili sauce rather than pizza sauce.

News: Einstein Bros. - "Buy One, Get One Free" Applewood Bacon & Cheddar Egg Sandwich on April 30

Einstein Bros. and Noah's Bagels will be hosting a Friend Appreciation Day this upcoming Wednesday, April 30 by offering a "buy one, get one free" deal on their Applewood Bacon & Cheddar Egg Sandwiches.

Around the World: McDonald's Romania Offers Romanian-Themed Menu with Meatballs!

Over in Romania, McDonald's is offering a Romanian-themed menu featuring deep-fried cheese and meatballs. The menu is available through the end of May and they're dubbing "Romanian Weeks."

There are four items to the menu and they all sound pretty delectable.

News: Wendy's Testing BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich

Wendy's is testing a BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich in several states across the U.S.

Spotted on The Impulsive Buy, the pulled pork is served on a brioche bun and is topped simply with a broccoli slaw made with broccoli, red cabbage, and carrots. There are three varieties of barbecue sauce to choose from: Spicy, Smoky, and Sweet with additional sauce available upon request (in case, you want a mix of all three or the like).

Apr 27, 2014

Review: Nabisco - Oatmeal Chewy Chips Ahoy Cookies

Nabisco's Oatmeal Chewy Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies are soft-baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

A 13-oz package was $2.50 on sale.