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Mar 6, 2017

Target's 2017 Easter-Exclusive Candies Include New Vanilla Cupcake M&M's

Target has quite a number of exclusive candies for the 2017 Easter season but probably the most notable are new Vanilla Cupcake M&M's.

Dairy Queen $5 Buck Lunch Special Now Available All Day

Dairy Queen has expanded the availability of their $5 Buck Lunch deal so that it is now available all day long at participating locations. The deal was previously only available from 11 AM to 4 PM.

Mar 5, 2017

Baskin-Robbins Debuts New Reese's 3-Pointer Ice Cream

Baskin-Robbins goes with a basketball theme in introducing new Reese's 3-Pointer ice cream as the March 2017 Flavor of the Month.

Pizza Hut Singapore's New Cheese Lover's Pan Pizza Might Be More Cheese Than Crust

Pizza Hut's latest pizza out in Singapore might be more cheese than crust. The new Cheese Lover's Pan Pizza comes topped with seven types of cheese with a crust that's dotted with small cubes of cheddar.

Mar 4, 2017

2017 Fast Food Seafood Lent Round Up

The 2017 Lenten / seafood season officially kicks off in March, which means a lot of seafood specials and menu items and some of your favorite fast food chains.

For your reference, here's a handy list of what's out there from the ocean in fast food land (I'll update if and when more deals become available):

Taco Bell Testing $1 Folded Quesadilla "Stackers"

Taco Bell is trying out a new value menu item called a "$1 Stacker" that's basically quesadilla folded up for portability and to create multiple layers or "stacks."

Mar 3, 2017

Burger King Introduces New Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Burger King went back to the drawing board with their Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwich and came up with the new Crispy Chicken Sandwich.

Mint Oreo Blizzard is Dairy Queen's Blizzard of the Month for March 2017

The Mint Oreo Blizzard returns to Dairy Queen as the Blizzard of the Month for March 2017.

Dunkin' Donuts Launches New Sweet & Salted Cold Brew Coffee

Dunkin' Donuts follows up their Cold Brew coffee launch from last year by adding a new variation to the line: Sweet & Salted Cold Brew.

Free Pancakes at IHOP on March 7, 2017

IHOP will celebrate 2017's National Pancake Day on March 7, 2017 in their traditional fashion by once again offering a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to any that stop by to eat.

Mar 2, 2017

The Triple Double Crunchwrap is Back at Taco Bell

Taco Bell brings back the Triple Double Crunchwrap, the meatier, cheesier version of the Crunchwrap Supreme, for a limited time.

Arby's Deer Meat Sandwiches Making a Brief Stop in NYC

In celebration of the opening Arby's second New York City restaurant this week, the location will be serving up a limited quantity of their elusive Venison Sandwiches.

Buy One Starbucks Macchiato, Get One Free from 2 to 5 PM Through March 6, 2017

To push their new varieties of Macchiatos and their Macchiatos in general, Starbucks is running a buy one, get one free deal on all Macchiato drinks through March 6, 2017, from 2 PM to 5 PM.

Starbucks Debuts New Iced Cinnamon Almondmilk Macchiato

Starbucks looks to warmer days with the release of the new Iced Cinnamon Almondmilk Macchiato. They're also offering a hot version of their Iced Coconutmilk Mocha Macchiato (i.e. a Coconutmilk Mocha Macchiato).

Taste Test: Taco Bell Doritos Quesalupa Crunch, Chicken Enchilada Burrito, and Caesar Crunchwrap Test Items

On a recent visit to Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine, CA, I was able to try a number of new items that they will be testing out in the wild starting today. The items I sampled included the Doritos Quesalupa Crunch, Chicken Enchilada Burrito, and Caesar Crunchwrap.

I also got a sneak peek at a few other test items but I'm not yet able those (look forward to it in April though!). Here's my thoughts on the three items that I can talk about:

Panda Express Launches New Five Flavor Shrimp

Panda Express introduces a new, limited-time dish for the Lenten season: Five Flavor Shrimp.

Mar 1, 2017

Review: Little Caesars - Smokehouse Pizza

Little Caesars' Smokehouse Pizza features a large, hand-tossed round pizza covered in the chain's signature blend of mozzarella and Muenster cheeses, topped with beef brisket, pulled pork, applewood-smoked bacon and barbecue sauce. The crust is sprinkled with smokehouse seasoning.

Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets are Gone... Mostly.

Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets have been discontinued by the chain nationally but that doesn't mean you can find them if you're lucky.

$5 Butterfly Shrimp Tackle Box Returns at Popeyes

The $5 Butterfly Shrimp Tackle Box is once again available at Popeyes for the Lenten season. They're also offering the $5 Cajun Surf & Turf in case, you want both shrimp and chicken.

Papa John's Testing $2.99 Faster-Pizza Fee

Papa John's is testing an extra fee that lets customers push their pizza order to the front of the pizza-making line similar to what you might pay for from an airline, a delivery service, or at an amusement park.