News: Oscar Mayer Introduces New Bacon Hot Dogs

While you may have heard of bacon-wrapped hot dogs, Oscar Mayer is taking it a step further with new Bacon Hot Dogs.

According to the brand, the hot dogs are the first of their kind on the market and are made with a blend of turkey, chicken, pork, and hardwood-smoked bacon.

Review: Wendy's - Fresh Baked Oatmeal Bar

Wendy's Fresh Baked Oatmeal Bar is part of Wendy's currently-shelved (but still offered at select locations) breakfast test. It's a fairly sizable bar featuring oats, blueberries and cranberries.

The Wendy's breakfast location I went to has them on the menu for $1.29 each.

A Look at McDonald's New "Dual Point" Ordering System

Earlier in April, the Wallstreet Journal reported that McDonald's would soon be rolling out a new "dual point" ordering setup nationally, as part of a larger plan to improve customer service. Basically, instead of picking up your order at/next to the same register where you ordered it, everyone picks up their order from the same area.

I recently came across the new ordering setup and snapped some pictures to share. Here's how it works:

Review: Larabar - Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bar

Larabar is a brand of unprocessed energy bars that are gluten-free, non-GMO, and kosher according to the box. I recently tried Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabars, which are made with dates interspersed with dark chocolate chips and chunky peanut butter.

A box of eight 1.6-ounce bars is normally around $6.99.

News: Nestle Crunch Girl Scout Candy Bars Return and Available for Pre-Sale

Like the cookies they're inspired by, Nestle Crunch Girl Scout Candy Bars are back and available for pre-sale prior to their June launch. First introduced last year, the candy bars are offered in three varieties designed after the three most popular Girl Scout cookies: Thin Mints, Caramel & Coconut, and Peanut Butter Creme.

Frozen Friday: DiGiorno - Pizzeria Primo Pepperoni Pizza

Pizzeria (stylized as "pizzeria!") is DiGiorno's latest line of pizzas meant to offer a pizzeria-style crust that you can bake at home. The Primo Pepperoni is topped with "premium" pepperoni and promises a "crispy outside, soft & airy inside, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil" crust.

An 18.7-ounce pie cost $5.49 at Target. I was actually hoping to pick up a Supreme, but this is the only variety they had.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - Three New Coolattas To Usher in the Summer

As summer starts to bare its sunny head, Dunkin' Donuts is offering three new flavors of their ice-slush Coolatta beverages: Berry Blast, Raspberry Lime, and Minute Maid Orange.

They're also offering a deal where you can get any small-size Coolatta for $1.99 throughout this month.

Local Review: Grill 'Em All - Pig Champion

The Pig Champion is Grill 'Em All's version of a breakfast burger. It's like a whole breakfast plate, but on a burger and features a champagne hollandaise sauce, a round of Canadian bacon, a fried egg, and field greens on a half-pound medium-rare hamburger patty, sandwiched inside an egg bread bun.

One of these will run you an even $10.

Around the World: McDonald's Germany's Los Wochos is Back

Los Wochos is a Mexican-themed menu offered now and again by McDonald's in Germany. If you actually speak Spanish or like me, ran "wochos" through Google Translate, you realize that it is not a Spanish word. It's actually a bastardization of the German word "woche," which means week, although the promotion typically runs longer than that.

News: Taco Bell Testing a Waffle Taco

Photo credit: @sarah1ch5/Instagram

Taco Bell is currently testing a Waffle Taco as a possible First Meal breakfast item at at least one Southern California location as shown in this Instagram photo.

The menu item consists of a folded waffle filled with a sausage folded over some scrambled eggs. There's a packet of syrup on the side to sweeten the deal.

How's it taste? Sarah1ch5 was effusive in her praise, saying, "It was awesome!" and tagging it "#itsdelicious" and "#callitwafflebell."

Review: Nathan's Famous - Two Hot Dog Combo

Nathan's Famous restaurants aren't really found in Southern California, but there are a couple of them on the Strip in Vegas which is where I tried this Two Hot Dog Combo. It came with two hot dogs, topped with sauerkraut, and a side order of thick crinkle-cut fries.

Of course, since it was the Strip, there was a bit of a mark up and the combo cost me $9.95 (McDonald's was the only restaurant I found inside the casinos whose prices weren't marked up).

News: Burger King - Mix and Match Two for $5 Promo

Burger King's latest value play is a Mix and Match, Two for $5 promotion (last seen in March) valid on the Whopper, Original Chicken Sandwich, and Premium Alaskan Fish Sandwich. Under the promotion, you can order any combination of two of the three sandwiches/burgers for $5 at participating Burger King locations.

The Whopper normally sells for around $3.59, while the Original Chicken Sandwich is typically $3.99, and the Premium Alaskan Fish Sandwich is $3.19.

News: Green Burrito - New San Diego Burrito

Carl's Jr./Green Burrito co-branded stores are purporting to offer a Southern California flavor with the new San Diego Burrito.

The burrito features charbroiled steak and the brand's natural-cut French fries rolled up in a flour tortilla along with guacamole, salsa, and shredded Jack and cheddar.

Custom Order: Starbucks - Chocolate Strawberry Frappuccino

I decided a Chocolate Strawberry Frappuccino from Starbucks sounded like a good idea and ordered a Grande Strawberry and Creme Frappuccino with two pumps of mocha sauce.

The price came out to $4.25 (down to $2.12 with the Happy Hour promo), which is the standard price for a Grande Strawberry and Creme Frappuccino. I think they usually charge for the extra sauce, but I'm not sure.

Neat! 7-Up Vending Machine Melts to Vend 7-Up Cans

7-Up took to Buenos Aires to unleash this little gem of a vending machine on the populace in the middle of a hot summer's day in Argentina. This carefully constructed-of-ice "melting machine" came complete with cans of 7-Up that passerbys could grab as it melted.

Fans were asked to place bets on Twitter as to when the last can would be set free with the winner receiving a free 6-pack of 7-Up. Neat, right?

News: Del Taco - "Try It Free" Wednesdays in May

Del Taco is promoting their new Buck & Under Menu and New Tastes Menu on every Wednesday in May by offering a free item from one menu or the other (depending on which Wednesday) with any purchase.

On May 8 and May 15, from 3pm to 9pm, customers can visit any participating Del Taco location for a free item from the Buck & Under Menu when they make any purchase.

News: Baskin-Robbins - May 2013 Featured Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins is tapping new Blueberry Shortbread Ice Cream as their flavor of the month for this May. The spring-themed ice cream features shortbread and blueberry-flavored ice cream with a lemon shortbread cookie swirl.

The new flavor is available in a cup, cone, or shake, as well as hand-packed in pints and quarts.

Review: Starbucks - Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino

Starbucks' new Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino features Frappuccino roast coffee blended with milk, ice, and caramel sauce, topped with a layer of new dark caramel sauce, whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and a new "crunchy" caramel sugar topping.

A 16-ounce Grande was $2.22 during the Happy Hour promotion, down from $4.65.

News: Krispy Kreme - New Key Lime Donuts

Krispy Kreme is going with key lime to welcome summer this year with two new donuts: the Key Lime Cake and Key Lime Cheesecake. Key Lime tends to have a more tart and bitter flavor than your typical lime.

Key Lime Cake is a key lime cake donut topped with key lime cream cheese icing and finished with a dollop of Kreme over the donut's hole..

News: Dunkin' Donuts Keeps Turkey Sausage Breakfast Sandwich Around Permanently

The limited-time Turkey Sausage Breakfast Sandwich at Dunkin' Donuts was apparently so popular that they've made it a permanent menu item.

The sandwich was introduced earlier this year and features a fried egg, turkey sausage, and a slice of reduced fat cheddar cheese, served on a toasted English muffin.

Review: Fiber One - Coconut Almond Protein Chewy Bars

Fiber One Coconut Almond Protein Chewy Bars feature a coconut and almond filling and a chocolaty coating that's good for 20% of you daily fiber and 6 grams of protein according to the box.

A 5.85-ounce box comes with five 1.17-ounce bars and costs $2.50 on sale in my area.

Around the World: McDonald's UK - Great Tastes of America Menu Returns

While McDonald's doesn't offer any country-themed menus here in the U.S., they're a bit of a thing for McDonald's abroad and a popular theme is our very own USA. As such the "Great Tastes of America" menu has returned for a limited time in the UK and boasts five burgers, each drawing on a major U.S. city or state for inspiration, and each only available for a week(!).

News: Red Baron - Mexican Style Pizza Returns

Rejoice! If you've ever wanted tortilla chips on your frozen pizza, but didn't want to go through the hassle yourself, the folks at Schwan's aim to help you out by returning Red Baron Mexican Style Pizza.

The frozen pizza is a marked departure from your standard frozen pizza and comes with a salsa sauce with hints of cilantro, Mexican-style sausage, a blend of mozzarella and yellow cheddar cheeses, tomatoes, green chilies, green onions, red peppers, and tortilla chips.

News: Starbucks - New, Improved Bottled Caramel Frappuccino Coffee

If you've recently bought a bottle or pack of bottled Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino coffee, you might notice that the word "Caramel" on the bottle is now prefixed by "Caramelly Intense."

Starbucks recently boosted the caramel flavor and, according to the company, has revised the recipe to include "25 percent more caramel flavor." In short, it's now more "caramelly."

Review: Nabisco - Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream Oreo Cookies

Limited-edition Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream Oreos (stylized as "Shure, Bert!" as in Q: "Hey, Ernie want some sherbet?" A: "Shure, Bert!") purport the taste of rainbow sherbet in an creme filling sandwiched between two golden vanilla Oreo wafers.

A 15.25-oz package costs $2.79 on sale from my local Target.

News: McDonald's Tests Fruit Iced Tea Fusions

McDonald's is currently testing Fruit Iced Tea Fusions, which, much like it sounds, are iced teas blended with fruit juices and natural flavors. The two flavors being tested are Blackberry Raspberry and Peach Berry.

Blackberry Raspberry features iced black tea mixed with blackberry and tart raspberry flavor.

News: Haagen-Daz - Free Cone Day on May 14

On Tuesday, May 14, from 4pm to 8pm, Haagen-Daz is celebrating their annual Free Cone Day by giving away a free scoop of ice cream to each customer that drops by a participating scoop shop during the promotion.

If you're looking to try something new, Haagen-Daz started offering Gelato flavors this year.

Frozen Friday: Haagen-Daz - Sea Salt Caramel Gelato

Haagen-Daz's Sea Salt Caramel Gelato is definitely for the caramel lovers as it consists of caramel gelato with sea salt caramel ribbons.

I picked up a 14-ounce carton (I want to say pint, but it's not) on sale for $2.99 (regularly $4 to $5).

News: Sonic - Half-Price Shakes After 8pm Summer Promo

Sonic has expanded their selection of ice cream shakes to 25 different shakes this summer and are offering them for half price after 8pm for a limited time.

Like a lot of fast food restaurants these days, Sonic locations are open until midnight or later.

News: Burger King - 75 Cent Small Icees

Burger King is offering small size cups of Frozen Coke and Frozen Cherry Icee drinks for 75 cents each through May 23.

The move comes as rival restaurants are starting to trot out their summer menus and promos.

I would point out that it was only a couple summers ago that Burger King was offering a large Icee for $1.

News: Popeyes - New $3.99 "3 of a Kind" Combo; Peach Pie Returns

Popeyes' latest limited-time deal is the "3 of a Kind" combo for $3.99. It's three of a kind because you can choose from three "kinds" of chicken: whole wings, tenders, or a leg, wing, and thigh, and you get 3 pieces in total. In addition to the 3 pieces, a biscuit is include on the side.

Review: Raising Cane's - Chicken Fingers

Raising Cane's is a fast food chain that serves only one main dish: Chicken Fingers. The battered and deep-fried chicken strips are accompanied by crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, and Cane's Sauce for dipping. That pretty much covers the chain's menu.

When ordering all you're left to choose is how many chicken strips you want. I picked up The Box combo, which yields 4 strips, sides, and a 21-ounce drink. It's their most popular order and costs $6.79.

News: Wendy's - $5 Late Night Combo

Wendy's is looking to spur some late night visits with a promotional combo that's only available after 10pm, since most Wendy's restaurants are now open till midnight or later.

The $5 Moonlight Meal Deal includes a Double Stack burger, an order of Chili Cheese Fries, and a Large Drink.

News: Pizza Hut - Large Pizza for Medium Price Promo

For a limited time, Pizza Hut is offering any large pizza for the same price as a medium with the same toppings at participating locations. They're calling it the "Large for a Medium Charge" promotion.

The deal amounts to about a $2 or more discount at most locations since a medium pizza starts at $8, while a large starts at $10.

News: KFC Free Boneless Chicken on May 6, 2pm to 4pm

KFC will be running a promotion this upcoming Monday, May 6, from 2pm to 4pm where the first 100 customers who come to each participating KFC location can score a free piece of Original Recipe Boneless chicken by saying "I ate the bones."

They're calling it "Boneless Happy Hour," but it won't be a regular thing. It really should just be "Free Boneless Day" or something.

Around the World: Domino's Guatemala Offers Donut Pizza

In what is perhaps one of the more pointless gimmicks I've seen this year, Domino's Guatemala is currently offering the limited-time, new Donut Pizza. It's basically a pan pizza with a hole in the middle.

Review: Arby's - House Made Chips

Arby's House Made Chips are available for a limited time and features thick-cut, kettle-fried potato chips, sprinkled with Arby's Sauce seasoning, made daily in each Arby's restaurant.

My local Arby's offers them at $1.79 for an order.

News: Dairy Queen - 2013 May Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen continues the chocolate and peanut butter theme with May's Blizzard of the Month, Choco Peanut Butter Brownie.

News: Domino's Lets You Watch Pizza-Making Live

Perhaps in an effort to bring back the theater in pizza making, this month Domino's is offering all the online live pizza -making you could possibly want to watch from one of their locations in Salt Lake City. They've installed five cameras throughout the store so anyone can watch each pizza being made throughout the day from pizza forming through to the oven.

The live feeds runs for 12 hours each day throughout this month, from 11am MST to 11pm MST, at http://dominoslive.com/.

News: Subway - May 2013 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's Featured $5 Footlong for this May is their classic Meatball Marinara, which offers Italian-style meatballs in a marinara plus your choice of veggies, condiments, and bread.

Review: Jack in the Box - Pizza Bites

Jack in the Box's new Pizza Bites are deep-fried, breaded, and herb-seasoned pizza dough pockets filled with mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, and turkey pepperoni.

An order of three bites runs for $1.99 in my area.

News: Jones Soda Offers Poutine-Flavored Soda

Probably not a surprise from a company that's released Turkey & Gravy-flavored soda, but Jones Soda is offering a limited-edition Poutine-flavored soda exclusively to Canada.

Poutine is probably best known as the quintessential Canadian dish of French fries topped with brown gravy and cheese curd. The dish is so popular that it's regularly available at Wendy's and KFC restaurants in the country (and have been offered at McDonald's and Burger King in the past).

News: Del Taco - New Tastes Menu

Along with their new Buck & Under menu, Del Taco now offers a New Tastes menu with three new items: a Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco, a Chili Cheese Fry Burrito, and a Fiery 6 Layer Burrito.

The company plans to refresh the menu regularly based on customer demand.

News: Burger King Expands Delivery to Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

Burger King's BK Delivers delivery program has expanded to select locations in the Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas. Other areas where delivery is already offered include New York, Miami, Houston, and Washington, D.C.

Review: Arby's - King's Hawaiian Roast Beef and Swiss Sandwich

Arby's new, limited-time King's Hawaiian Roast Beef & Swiss sandwich features an extra 1/3 portion of thin-sliced roast beef, Swiss cheese, pickles, and a creamy Dijon sauce on a King's Hawaiian hamburger bun.

My local Arby's has them on the menu for $4.49 each.

News: Starbucks - Frappuccino Happy Hour May 3 to 12

As summer approaches, Starbucks is once again offering their Frappuccino Happy Hour promotion. Under the promotion, customers can get half-off the price of any Frappuccino from 3pm to 5pm, starting this Friday, May 3 and running through Sunday, May 12.

News: Arby's - New House Made Potato Chips

Arby's now offers new, limited-time House Made Chips. They're thick-cut, kettle-fried potato chips made daily in each Arby's restaurant (that serves them). The chips are sprinkled with a Zesty Arby's Sauce Seasoning for a signature Arby's flavor.

Prices for an order should be around $1.79.

News: Chick-fil-A - New Salads

Chick-fil-A launched three new salads today as well as revamping their Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap. As people look for more health-conscious fast food choices, companies are looking to improve or expand their offerings. As such, Chick-fil-A now offers a new Asian Salad, Cobb Salad, and Grilled Market Salad.

Review: Pepperidge Farm - Dark Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies

Pepperidge Farm's Dark Chocolate Cheesecake cookies are soft-baked cheesecake cookies with cream cheese drops and dark chocolate chunks.

An 8.6-ounce package costs around $2.69.

Review: Nestle - Pom Pom Marshmallow Cakes

Nestle Pom Pom Marshamallow Cakes feature a small ball of marshmallow covered with dried coconut flakes and set on a thin chocolaty disc.

If it sounds unfamiliar to you, it's because they come from Turkey and I found this particular 2.8-oz box at Big Lots for $1.