Around the World: Denny's Canada Invites Fans to Create Next New Dish

Denny's Canada recently launched their second annual "MyDenny's Dish" contest where they invite fans to submit original recipes with the winning recipe to be served in Denny's restaurants all over Canada.

News: Taco Bell's New Quesarito Coming June 9th

Taco Bell's quesadilla-burrito hybrid, the Quesarito, has made it out of test and will be launching this upcoming Monday, June 9, 2014 at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide.

Taco Bell's Quesarito features seasoned beef, Latin rice, chipotle sauce, and reduced-fat sour cream, rolled up in a grilled cheese quesadilla.

Review: Krispy Kreme - Birthday Cake Batter Donut

Krispy Kreme's Birthday Cake Batter Donut is a yeast shell donut filled with a blend of Kreme and birthday cake batter filling, topped with yellow icing and confetti sprinkles.

I bought one for $1.19.

News: Wendy's - New Strawberry Fields Chicken Salad

New this summer, Wendy's offers the Strawberry Fields Chicken Salad. It features hand-sliced California strawberries, applewood-smoked bacon, crumbled blue cheese, sliced red onion, sliced grilled (or crispy) chicken, and honey-roasted sunflower seed on a bed of spring mix greens. For dressing, there's Marzetti's Apple Balsamic Vinaigrette made with apple juice, bacon, balsamic vinegar, shallots, and Dijion mustard.

News: Carl's Jr. - New Bacon Ranch Fries

Carl's Jr. adds bacon crumbles and buttermilk ranch to their Natural-Cut French Fries for new Bacon Ranch Fries.

The new side is available at a suggested price of $2.49 (may vary) and may also be ordered as an upgrade side item to any combo meal.

News: Burger King - New Orange Freeze

Burger King is offering the new, limited-time Orange Freeze, an icy orange-flavored slush drink for the summer. It features ice, orange juice, and natural flavors that the company describes as "a refreshing blend of oranges to create a sweet and tasty frozen treat."

Review: Arby's - Auntie Anne's Cheddar Pretzel Nuggets

Arby's teamed up with Auntie Anne's to offer new Cheddar Pretzel Nuggets for a limited time. They're mini salted pretzel nuggets filled with a warm cheddar cheese sauce.

I picked up an order of 5 for $1.99.

Around the World: Starbucks Serves Up Frozen Dessert Dumplings this Summer... in China

Starbucks is offering a pretty interesting dessert for the summer over in China. They call them "Dragon Dumplings" and they are basically frozen dessert dumplings.

Specifically, they feature a filling of shaved ice mixed with coffee, tea, and fruit flavors wrapped in a translucent shell.

News: Wienerschnitzel - 2014 Summer Menu

Wienerschnitzel kicks off the summer with a line up featuring two new Angus Beef Hot Dogs: BBQ Bacon and Blue Cheese & Bacon.

News: White Castle - New Sriracha Chicken Sliders

White Castle goes with spicy for the summer with two new, limited-time Sriracha Chicken Sliders and Crispy Jalapeno Cheese Fries.

The two new sliders are the Sriracha Chicken Slider and the Ultimate Sriracha Chicken Slider.

News: Baskin-Robbins - June 2014 Flavor of the Month

New Triple Chocolate is the Flavor of the Month at Baskin-Robbins for June 2014. It features Swiss Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge, and Classic Chocolate ice cream swirled together.

For vanilla fans, there's Triple Vanilla. First introduced this time last year, it features a combination of Classic Vanilla, French Vanilla, and Vanilla Bean.

Review: Krispy Kreme - Brownie Batter Donut

Krispy Kreme's new Brownie Batter Donut features a chocolate yeast shell donut with a brownie batter filling, topped with chocolate icing and mini chocolate chips.

For whatever reason, they only had plain yeast shell donuts when I went so that's what I got. It cost $1.19.

Request a Review Voting - June 2014

It's a new month and a brand new slate to submit and vote for what item you'd like to see reviewed on Brand Eating with me going out and eating/drinking the top vote-getter(s).

Last month's Request a Review Voting ended with a fast food chocolate milkshake round up winning out so be on the look out for that sometime this month. I also have some Rally's/Checker's reviews coming up ("anything from Rally's" garnered the second most votes).

Here's how it works:

News: Dunkin' Donuts - New Grilled Chicken Flatbread Sandwich

Dunkin' Donuts debuts the new Grilled Chicken Flatbread Sandwich as a permanent addition to their sandwich line up.

The sandwich is made-to-order and features grilled chicken, ancho chipotle sauce, and reduced fat cheddar cheese on a multigrain flatbread. Coming in at 360 calories, the sandwich is part of Dunkin's DDSmart "better-for-you" menu.

News: Dairy Queen - June 2014 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen's Blizzard of the Month for June 2014 is the same as June of last year: the S'mores Blizzard.

The S'mores Blizzard features mini marshmallow-filled chocolate bars, toasted graham topping and Honey Maid graham cracker pieces, and marshmallow topping blended into vanilla soft serve.

News: Entenmann's - New Red Velvet Donuts

In the lead up to National Donut Day on Friday, June 6, 2014, Entenmann's Bakery introduces new Red Velvet Donuts.

According to Entenmann's Master Baker Kathleen Robbins, the new donut "combines the familiar taste of the fan favorite Red Velvet with the flavor of cream cheese in the glaze that we know will certainly delight our consumers."

Around the World: McDonald's Piles Thin, Square Beef Patties in New Burger... in Hong Kong

Continuing from last month's German Chicken Sausage Burger, McDonald's Hong Kong continues the World Cup theme with the limited-time Spicy Beef Burger as their nod to Spain.

Review: Nabisco - Birthday Frosting Filled Chips Ahoy Cookies

Birthday Frosting Filled Chewy Chips Ahoy cookies feature a white frosting with confetti nonpareils core inside of a soft-baked chocolate and confetti chip cookie.

A 9.6-oz package set me back $2.79.

News: Subway - June 2014 Featured $5 Footlong

It looks like Subway is shelving the Featured $5 Footlong for June 2014 and is instead going with the Tuna sub as the $6 Footlong Special.

News: McDonald's - New Yogurt Side Option for Happy Meals

In an ongoing effort to provide healthier options, McDonald's will begin offering strawberry yogurt as a side option for Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals starting July 4, 2014.

According to the chain, the yogurt in question will be Yoplait's Go-Gurt  Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt made exclusively for McDonald's.