News: McDonald's Shamrock Shake Back for a Limited Time

McDonald's Shamrock Shake is back in time for St. Patty's Day at participating McDonald's restaurants.

The once-solid-but-now-swirled-green shake features reduced fat vanilla ice cream blended with green mint-flavored syrup, topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.

News: Taco Bell - Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco Coming March 7

For those of you wondering when the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco is coming out, you can stop. Taco Bell has set a date and the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco arrives Thursday, March 7, 2013.

News: Burger King - New Coffee Once Again

Burger King is changing up their coffee once again and also adding lattes to their menu. Little more than two years since they switched from BK Joe to Starbucks-owned Seattle's Best, they're still sticking with Seattle's Best, but switching to a different blend of coffee, "Smooth Roast."

The new blend is sourced from Latin American arabica beans and is a custom blend made for Burger King. The drinks remain much the same with iced or hot version along with optional vanilla, mocha, and caramel flavors.

News: Mountain Dew - New Kickstart Morning Soda

Mountain Dew is out with a new "sparkling juice beverage" dubbed "Kickstart" that contains 5% fruit juice to go with your morning hit of caffeine.

Mountain Dew Kickstart will come in two flavors, Orange Citrus and Fruit Punch, and will be available in stores starting February 25, 2013.

Review: Jack in the Box - Hot Mess Burger

Jack in the Box's new, limited-time Hot Mess Burger features a jumbo beef patty seasoned with salt and pepper, sliced jalapenos, onion rings, and melted white cheddar and pepper jack between two slices of grilled sourdough bread.

My local Jack in the Box offered it for $4.29. They also rang a little bell and did a shout when I ordered it; it was entertaining.

News: Denny's - Free Coffee on Valentine's Day, 6am to 2pm

Denny's offers a free cup of coffee to guests this Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, 2013, but only for breakfast and lunch (i.e. from 6am to 2pm)

The promotion serves to highlight the chain's new, improved coffee, which is brewed with new equipment and meant to provide a smoother, richer flavor over their previous coffee.

News: Qdoba Returns BOGO for a Kiss Promotion

Get ready to pucker up Qdoba fans. The fast casual Mexican chain returns their "buy one, get one free" Valentine's Day promotion where guests who purchase any entree on Valentine's Day and then kiss a significant other, friend, family member, or willing stranger at the cash register will receive a second entree of equal or lesser value for free.

News: Sonic - Limited-time Sweetheart Shake

Sonic offers the limited-time Sweetheart Shake in celebration of Valentine's Day.

The shake pairs chocolate pieces and cherries and blends them into an ice cream shake, finishing with whipped topping and a maraschino cherry.

News: Papa John's - Valentine's Special

If you feel like you're missing out on Domino's Japan's heart-shaped Valentine's Day Pizza, don't fret: Papa John's continues their tradition of offering a Heart Shaped Pizza for Valentine's Day in a Valentine's Special that pairs the pizza with a Cinnapie.

The pizza is a 1-topping, thin-crust pizza shaped like a heart.

Review: Jack in the Box - Hot Mess Potato Wedges

Jack in the Box's new Hot Mess Wedges feature lightly battered and fried potato wedges topped with melted white cheddar, pepper jack, and jalapenos.

An order was $2.79 at my local Jack in the Box.

Around the World: McDonald's Germany - New McCurrywurst

For a limited-time, starting February 14, 2013, McDonald's Germany is offering their own version of a favorite German fast food dish with new McCurrywurst.

Currywurst is a dish of steamed and then grilled pork sausages ("sausage" being "wurst' in German) cut into slices and covered with ketchup blended with curry powder (i.e. curry ketchup). It's often served as take-out food or street food, but can also be found at sit-down establishments.

News: Pizza Hut - Pizza Hut Cologne Up for Grabs

For a very limited time, Pizza Hut is offering a (very) few bottles of their Pizza Hut cologne, Eau de Pizza Hut here in the U.S.

Unfortunately for you Pizza Hut fans, the perfume cannot be bought. Instead, you'll have to take to Twitter for your chance to win a bottle by tweeting @PizzaHut with the hashtag #LastMinuteLovers with your plea for some last minute Valentine's assistance from The Hut.

News: Baskin-Robbins - February 2013 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins' Flavor of the Month for February 2013 is the Valentine's Day-themed Bundle of Love ice cream.

Bundle of Love features chocolate ice cream mixed with chocolate-flavored cups and raspberry-filled chocolate-flavored hearts. The flavor is available by the scoop (in a cup or cone) or as the base for a milkshake. You can also buy it to take home in a hand-packed pint, quart, or half-gallon.

Review: Starbucks - Reusable $1 Cup

At its most basic, Starbucks' Reusable $1 Cup is a cheap plastic cup resembling the chain's disposable paper cup.

The cup is fairly light but sturdy enough that you can't crush it without putting some real effort into it.

Around the World: Valentine's Day Heart Edition

While KFC and Domino's aren't offering anything here in the U.S. in celebration of Valentine's Day this year, there are a few items they've made specifically for the holiday in a couple other countries.

Domino's Japan offers the heart-shaped Valentine's Day Pizza, which serves two and is topped with pepperoni and fresh mozzarella.

News: Ben & Jerry's - New Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt

With NBC's 30 Rock having just recenty ended its run, Ben & Jerry's pays homage to the show's main character, Liz Lemon with new Liz Lemon Greek frozen yogurt.

The new flavor features a base of lemon Greek frozen yogurt with a blueberry lavender swirl in a combination they're describing as "lemon-y, blueberry-y."

Review: Nabisco - Birthday Cake Oreo Cookies

Last year, the Oreo cookie celebrated its 100th birthday and introduced Birthday Cake Oreos with a birthday cake flavored creme filling interspersed with rainbow cake sprinkles. The Oreo is now 101 years old and you can still get Birthday Cake Oreos, so I thought I'd give them a try.

A 15.25-ounce package sells for $2.99.

Frozen Friday - Lean Cuisine - Salad Additions - Southwest-Style Chicken

Lean Cuisine's Salad Additions is offered as a solution to help you prepare a single-serve salad as long as you bring the lettuce. The Southwest-Style Chicken Salad Additions comes with chipotle ranch dressing, grilled white chicken meat, black beans, sweet corn, roasted red peppers, poblano peppers, and crispy tortilla strips.

The retail price on a 7 1/8-ounce box is $3.99.

News: Boston Market - New Tuscan Herb Rotisserie Chicken

For a limited-time, Boston Market is offering a variation on their signature Rotisserie Chicken by debuting an herby version they're calling "Tuscan Herb Rotisserie Chicken."

The new menu item is described as "Our signature chicken seasoned with a blend of Tuscan-inspired herbs and spices."

News: IHOP Adds New Griddle Melts

IHOP will soon to offer new Griddle Melts on their menu. The made-to-order sandwiches feature artisan sourdough bread with a choice of three fluffy omelettes made from fresh ingredients.

The three available varieties include: