News: Sonic - New Honey Mustard & Swiss Chicken Sandwich

Sonic expands their chicken sandwich selection with the introduction of the new Honey Mustard & Swiss Chicken Sandwich as well as by bringing back the Asiago Caesar Chicken Club Sandwich.

The Honey Mustard & Swiss Chicken Sandwich features either a grilled or crispy chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, honey mustard sauce, and mild Swiss cheese on a whole-grain ciabatta bun.

News: Starbucks - New Sweet Receipt Promotion for $1 Baked Goods

Starbucks is trying a slightly different take on their occasional Treat Receipt promotion by offering it for baked goods instead of drinks.

Review: The Habit - Cheeseburger

The Habit is a fast food burger chain that started out in Santa Barbara, CA. Their Cheeseburger (or Charburger with Cheese) features a chargrilled beef patty, mayo, pickle, tomato, lettuce, and caramelized onions.

A Charburger goes for $2.95 and cheese costs an extra 50 cents for a grand total of $3.45.

News: Papa Murphy's - New Bake-at-Home Pan Pizza

Papa Murphy's now offers a new pan pizza for you to take-n-bake at home called "Fresh Pan Pizza."

The new crust is described as thick and buttery and is supposed to crisp up to a golden brown outside while remaining "light and airy" inside.

News: KFC - $3.99 Combo Meals

KFC is offering new $3.99 Combo Meals as the latest value play for your dollar.

There are four combos in all. Some come with a side and drink, while others just come with a drink. They are as follows:

Review: Subway - Flatizza

Subway's new Flatizza is a flatbread pizza offering from the sandwich chain. Each Flatizza features a square of flatbread, topped with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and a number of topping combos.

I went with a Veggie and a Spicy Italian to cover the bases. They sell at a limited-time introductory price of $3.00 to $3.50 each or two for $5.

News: Krispy Kreme - New Coffee-Inspired Donuts

Krispy Kreme's latest limited-time rotation features new coffee-inspired donuts that they're calling the "Lotta Latte" donuts.

Offered at participating Krispy Kreme locations in both Canada and the US, there's two donuts: the Mocha Kreme Donut and the Caramel Coffee Kreme Donut.

News: McDonald's - Shamrock Shakes and Strawberry & Creme Pies Back for a Limited Time

It looks like Shamrock Shakes and Strawberry & Creme Pies are back at McDonald's for a limited time.

There doesn't appear to be a national campaign this time around, so it's likely the items are available at participating locations in select markets (I've been able to verify that they're available in the Southern California and New York Tri-state markets).

Review: Keebler - Simply Made Butter Cookies

Keebler's Simply Made Butter Cookies are part of their Simply Made line of cookies made with (mostly) simple ingredients you'd find at home rather than the laundry list of ingredients we've used to seeing.

A 10-ounce package was on sale for $2.99.

News: Baskin-Robbins Coming to Grocery Stores This Spring

Baskin-Robbins has partnered up with Boardwalk Frozen Treats to bring Baskin-Robbins ice cream and frozen treats to grocery stores here in the US starting this spring.

Around the World: Dunkin' Donuts India - New Stirr'accino

Over in India, Dunkin' Donut recently introduced a brewed coffee-espresso hybrid drink they're calling the Stirr'accino.

The Stirr'accino is poured into four separated layers that you can "stir" together before drinking.

Review: Mackintosh's Mack Toffee

I got Mackintosh's Mack Toffee (made by Nestle) because my brother was going to Canada and I wanted to request some new foods to try. I did a quick search for quintessential Canadian foods and they turned up so here we are.

These are only sold in Canada and a 170g bag was $3.29 CAN (~$3.00 US).

Around the World: McDonald's Canada Shows How Chicken McNuggets are Made

McDonald's Canada recently put up video footage giving a inside look of the factory of one of their suppliers to show how Chicken McNuggets are made.

The video was posted in response to a question asking, "What are legitimately in mcnuggets is there pink goop?"

News: Krispy Kreme - New Bottled Iced Coffee at Walmart

It looks like Krispy Kreme is set to challenge Starbucks' bottled Frappuccinos at the grocery store... or at least at Walmart where bottled versions in two flavors, Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Iced Coffee and Krispy Kreme Mocha Iced Coffee, are now available.

The coffees come in ready-to-drink 9.5-oz bottles (same size as Starbucks' bottled Frappuccinos) with a price of $1.98 each.

Review: Dairy Queen - Red Velvet Cake Blizzard

Dairy Queen's new, limited-time Red Velvet Cake Blizzard features a blend of vanilla soft serve, red velvet cake pieces, and cream cheese frosting.

$3.39 for a mini-sized cup (the price is slightly inflated since it was from the mall).

Giveaway Drawing - $5 Del Taco Gift Cards

Happy Turkey Day! Okay, it's Valentine's Day but I have three $5 Del Taco gift cards (courtesy of Del Taco) to try some of their new Turkey Tacos or whatever else you might feel like, so we're doing a giveaway drawing.

News: Sonic - $1 Hot Dogs on Presidents Day, February 17th

Sonic will be celebrating this upcoming Presidents Day by offering their All-American Dog and Chili Cheese Coney for $1 a piece.

The deal is only good this Monday, February 17th and only at participating Sonic restaurants.

News: Chick-fil-A Testing New Grilled Chicken

Chick-fil-A is in the midst of testing new grilled chicken as well as a new Grilled Chicken Sandwich as replacements for their current grilled chicken menu items.

According to an employee at one of the test locations, the new chicken features a lemon herb flavor, while the previous version was marinated in a pickle juice-based mix.

Review: Sonic - Red Velvet Molten Cake Sundae

Sonic's Red Velvet Molten Cake Sundae is this year's nod to Valentine's Day and features a red velvet bundt cake with a warm fudge center sitting on a layer of cheesecake filling and topped with ice cream, whipped topping, chocolate sauce, and a maraschino cherry.

The price tag was $4.49 but I received this one courtesy of Sonic.

Around the World: McDonald's Switzerland Offering Rolls of Cheese in Burgers

McDonald's Switzerland is running a cheese-focused limited-time menu with a French name: Les Grandes Envies de Fromage, which translates to "large cheese cravings." There are three burgers on the menu.

One of the burgers, the McSbrinz, features Sbrinz cheese, an AOP (a protected term of origin) Swiss cheese that sometimes comes curled up into rolled flutes. The three rolls of the distinctive looking cheese is joined by a Sbrinz sauce, lettuce, and a beef patty in a bakery roll.