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

Baskin-Robbins once again goes with a basketball theme for their March 2013 Flavor of the Month with Reese's Buzzer Beater ice cream.

The flavor features a blend of peanut butter and chocolate-flavored ice cream mixed with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

News: Dunkin' Donuts Offers Irish Creme Donuts and Coffee Leading Up to St. Patty's Day

Leading up to St. Patrick's Day, Dunkin' Donuts is offering a new, limited-time Irish Creme Donut as well as a full line-up of new Irish Creme coffee drinks.

The Irish Creme Donut is available at participating Dunkin' Donuts locations nationwide, and consists of a sugared yeast donut with an Irish Creme-flavored filling, dusted with powdered sugar.

Review: Kellogg's - Special K Southwest Ranch Cracker Chips

Kellogg's Special K Southwest Ranch flavored Cracker Chips are marketed as a tasty snack you can eat a good amount of without overdoing it on the caloric intake.

The trade off is they tend to get less of the product for the same price: a 4-ounce box carries a regular price of $3.69 at my local supermarket, which is the same as a 9-ounce box of Triscuits.

KFC Japan Offers All-You-Can-Eat Special Menu... at One Location

KFC Japan offers a permanent "All-You-Can-Eat" buffet in all of one location in all of Japan. It's located in Osaka and has become somewhat of a tourist destination, where some people travel from around the country to check it out. Why?

Because it has special items like this:

Review: Remington - Teriyaki Flavored Hunters Sausage

Remington's Teriyaki Flavored Hunters Sausage are basically teriyaki flavored pork jerky sausage.

A 6-ounce bag carries a suggested retail of $6.49, but I received these courtesy of Trail Steaks who licenses the Remington brand for jerky.

News: McDonald's Dropping Chicken Selects and Fruit & Walnut Salad

McDonald's is dropping Chicken Selects and the Fruit & Walnut Salad from their menu, according to this report by Reuters. Angus Third Pounders are also under consideration for the chopping block.

The move comes as the chain faces stiff competition from its top rivals, Burger King and Wendy's, as well as from the fast casual sector (Chipotle, Panera, etc.).

News: Ruffles Brings Back Beer-Battered Onion Ring Flavored Chips

Frito Lay brings back Ruffles Beer-Battered Onion Ring-flavored potato chips for a limited time, but under their Ruffles Max (stylized as "MAX") label (for "flavors inspired by real-foods guys love with the maximum taste guys want").

The flavor was first introduced in late 2011, but in limited distribution. This time around, Ruffles Max Beer Battered Onion Rings are available nationwide.

Around the World: Could Egg be McDonald's Next Value Play?

McDonald's has long struggled to offer two beef patties on their value menu (going from the Double Cheeseburger to the McDouble and now offering the Daily Double for better margins).

Now, with rising beef prices, it looks like a possible solution is eggs.

Out in Malaysia, McDonald's has started offering egg as a beef patty substitute on their value menu with the new Beef & Egg and McEgg Deluxe.

Frozen Friday: Lean Cuisine - Asian-Style Chicken Salad Additions

Lean Cuisine's Asian-Style Chicken Salad Additions is a frozen half-meal that you have to supply your own lettuce to complete. The package provides a sesame ginger vinaigrette, a microwaveable package of grilled chicken, edamame, pineapple, broccoli, and yellow and orange carrots, and a packet of crispy noodles.

A 7.25-ounce box goes for $3.99, which means you're looking at a sale price range of $2 to $3.

News: Dairy Queen - March 2013 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen's March 2013 Blizzard of the Month is suitably green for St. Patty's Day: the Mint Oreo Blizzard.

The flavor features Oreo cookie pieces blended with cool mint syrup and vanilla soft serve. Mint Oreo is also the featured Blizzard Cake of the Month.

News: Krispy Kreme - New White Chocolate Mocha and Hot Chocolate

Krispy Kreme now offers a White Chocolate Mocha and White Hot Chocolate for a limited time through April 21, 2013.

The new drinks are made using Ghiradelli's White Chocolate Sauce and are available at participating locations (although probably not in southern California, where Krispy Kreme shops tend to have a mini The Coffee Bean inside).

News: Subway - New $3 Six-Inch Select Subs

Subway is changing it up a bit this month. Instead of a Featured $5 Footlong, for March, Subway is offering a new $3 Six-Inch Select Sub and a Featured $6 Footlong Special in addition to a regular selection of $5 Footlong Subs.

Review: Burger King - New Smooth Roast Coffee

Burger King is offering their new Smooth Roast Coffee at 25 cents for a small cup for a limited time, so I popped in one morning to see if it was any good. The new coffee blend is custom-made for Burger King and features arabica coffee beans sourced from Latin America.

It's normally $1 for a small 12-ounce cup.

Around the World: Starbucks Japan - Sakura Season Menu

In an annual event similar to the Pumpkin Spice Latte here in the U.S., Sakura (meaning "cherry blossom") season is upon Starbucks Japan! Sakura season is when the cherry blossoms bloom in Japan (typically ranging from March to April) and droves of people in Japan stake out a spot at the park to view them (and picnic; drinking is usually involved).

News: Arby's Challenges Cities to Change Name to "Reubenville" Plus BOGO Offer

In a bit of a marketing stunt to promote their Classic Reuben sandwich, Arby's is issuing what they're calling the "Reubenville Challenge" to cities across the US. The challenge calls upon cities to rename themselves "Reubenville" for the month of March. The first city to do so will enjoy free Arby's Reuben sandwiches.

Review: Krispy Kreme - Oreo Donut Review

Krispy Kreme's Oreo Donut (or Cookies and Kreme Donut) is a yeast donut filled with Oreo-flavored creme, topped with dark chocolate icing and crushed Oreo pieces.

I picked one up for $1.19.

Around the World: Domino's India Offers the Cheesy Boloroni Pizza

Domino's India's latest crust option is the new Cheesy Boloroni Pizza, "boloroni" being a portmanteau of "bolognese" and "macaroni." Yes, it's a pizza with macaroni and a vegetarian bolognese sauce (I'm super curious as to what they put in a meatless version of a meat-based sauce...).

News: Dickey's Barbecue - $5 Westerner Sandwich on Mondays in March

Dickey's Barbecue offers their most popular sandwich, the Westerner, for a discounted price of $5 on every Monday in March.

The Westerner sandwich features two choices of meats (with nine different choices available, including beef, chicken, turkey, and pork options), cheese, pickles, onions, and barbecue sauce on a buttery roll. It's regularly priced around $7.75 (varying with location).

Giveaway Drawing: Champagne Glasses

Grey Poupon brand mustard has revived and updated their "Pardon Me" advertising campaign and are celebrating by giving me a set of two champagne glass flutes to give away.

To enter: Just leave a comment below declaring what you like to eat with mustard or say if you hate mustard (that's okay too). Only one comment per person please and the contest is only open to residents of the U.S. ages 18 and older. Please be sure to include your email address in the "email" field (and not in the comment section... you don't want spam!) as I will be contacting the winners via email.

News: Sonic - Half-Off Jumbo Popcorn Chicken on February 28

Sonic will be running a half-price promotion all day tomorrow, Thursday, February 28, 2013, on their regular or Spicy Jumbo Popcorn Chicken.

Sonic's Jumbo Popcorn Chicken are made of battered and deep-fried chunks of white meat chicken. Sauces available for dipping include Buttermilk Ranch, Honey Mustard, and Hickory BBQ, as well as new Smoked Chipotle and Berry Jalapeno.