Restaurants debut new dishes to help consumer keep their New Year’s resolutions – or cheat on them.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is introducing the Chocolate Glaze Collection, featuring four of its filled donuts with a chocolate twist.
The Chocolate Glazed Cake Batter Doughnut is a chocolate donut filled with cake batter, glazed in chocolate, dipped in chocolate icing and topped with sprinkles.
The Chocolate Glazed Raspberry Filled Doughnut is a chocolate donut covered with chocolate glaze, filled with raspberry and topped with a red icing swirl.
The Double Chocolate Glazed Kreme Filled Doughnut features a chocolate donut covered in chocolate glaze, filled with the chain’s classic white crème and decorated with white icing.
The Chocolate Glazed Oreo Cookies & Kreme Doughnut features a chocolate donut glazed in chocolate, stuffed with cookies and crème filling, dipped in chocolate icing and topped with Oreo cookie pieces and chocolate icing.
Bacon is sizzling on three new offerings from McDonald’s.
The Big Mac Bacon features three pieces of thick-cut applewood smoked bacon atop two 100% beef patties, lettuce, cheese, pickles, Special Sauce and onions.
The Quarter Pounder Bacon contains a ¼-lb 100% beef patty topped with three pieces of thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, two slices of American cheese, slivered onions and pickles.
The Cheesy Bacon Fries feature smoked bacon bits and cheddar cheese sauce on a bed of McDonald’s fries.
Bruegger’s Bagels is debuting a duo of new sandwiches.
The Skinny Bacon, Avocado & Tomato Egg White Sandwich contains egg white, peppered bacon, avocado, tomato and sun-dried tomato spread on a skinny plain bagel.
The Supernova Sandwich incorporates smoked Nova lox salmon, smashed avocado, tomato, cucumber, red onion, capers and onion chive cream cheese on a sesame bagel.
B.GOOD is introducing its winter seasonal menu, featuring three new offerings.
The Citrus & Avocado Salad combines kale, blood orange, avocado, radish, sweet potato, red cabbage, beets, cilantro and pumpkin seeds with a honey-ginger vinaigrette.
The Maple Roasted Carrots dish features carrots, parsnips, pecans, maple syrup and coconut cream.
The Mocha Protein Smoothie blends almond butter, dates, chia, hemp, pumpkin seeds, oats, cocoa powder, skim milk and coffee.
Burger King is beefing up its burger offerings with the new Big King XL Sandwich. The hefty handheld features two flame-grilled beef patties that amount to more than ½ lb, two slices of American cheese, sliced onions, pickles, lettuce and the chain’s Stacker Sauce on a toasted bun.
Starbucks is now pouring the new Cinnamon Shortbread Latte, which combines espresso with milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and notes of brown butter and is topped with a dusting of cinnamon and nutmeg.
The beverage also may be ordered as a Cinnamon Shortbread Frappuccino Blended Coffee, which features layers of whipped cream and buttery vanilla shortbread sauce topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg and cinnamon.
Cold Stone Creamery is gearing up for Valentine’s Day with new Chocolate Cupcake Ice Cream, which tastes like “biting into a rich chocolate ganache cupcake,” the company said.
The new flavor is featured in the Life is all Cupcakes & Ice Cream creation, made with Chocolate Cupcake Ice Cream, Oreo cookies, fudge and whipped topping.
Denny’s is folding omelettes into its menu with the new Ooh là là Omelettes collection.
The Wild West Omelette is made with three eggs filled with diced ham, fire-roasted peppers and onions, jalapeños and American cheese.
The Greek Garden Omelette is a three-egg omelette stuffed with mushrooms, baby spinach, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, feta cheese and a blend of cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts and Kalamata olives marinated in oil, white balsamic vinegar, garlic and oregano.
The Sunny-Topped Omelette, made with three eggs, includes sausage crumbles, bacon and American cheese and is topped with an egg cooked to order.
The Big Cheese Omelette is a three-egg omelette filled with mozzarella, Parmesan, cheddar and American cheeses.
Manicotti is the main ingredient in three new baked pasta dishes at Fazoli’s.
New Pizza-Baked Manicotti features two manicotti topped with marinara sauce baked with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and provolone cheese.
Chicken Alfredo Manicotti features two manicotti topped with alfredo sauce, Parmesan-roasted broccoli and roasted chicken baked with mozzarella and Parmesan-panko breadcrumbs.
The Shrimp Alfredo Manicotti features shrimp simmered in black pepper alfredo sauce with spinach served on top of two manicotti baked with mozzarella and Parmesan-panko breadcrumbs.
MOD Pizza is adding a new pizza and a new salad to its lineup.
The Aretha Pizza features a red sauce base topped with spicy pepperoni, arugula, jalapeños, shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan. The pie is then topped with a drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey, a chili pepper-infused wildflower honey.
The new Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad combines mixed greens with rusted Brussels sprouts, roasted garlic, grated Parmesan and croutons all tossed with a lemon herb vinaigrette dressing.
Firehouse Subs is turning up the heat with its new Spicy Cajun Chicken Sub. The sandwich features Cajun-seasoned grilled chicken breast, cherry peppers, melted pepper jack cheese and Cajun mayo served on a toasted sub roll.
Two Japanese-inspired beverages have landed at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
The Rose Hazelnut Latte features a blend of hazelnut, rose and espresso and may be ordered hot, iced or as a blended beverage.
The Houjicha Hazelnut Tea Latte combines charcoal-roasted Japanese green tea with hazelnut.
A lower-carb rice alternative is now available at Pei Wei. New Cauliflower Rice and Cauliflower Fried Rice may be swapped in for traditional rice in any Pei Wei dish.
Additionally, Pei Wei is offering a new bowl to showcase its Cauliflower Rice. The Cauli FlowerPower Bowl features steamed white meat chicken, carrots, red bell peppers, snap peas, onions, scallions and ginger on a bed of Cauliflower Rice topped with a tamarind and chile soy glaze and Asian slaw.
La Madeleine French Bakery & Café is offering a trio of new menu items that feature French recipes with a twist.
The Beef & Parmesan Potatoes dish features beef cooked in a red wine sauce with sautéed mushrooms, red bell peppers and onions served in a ring of Parmesan mashed potatoes.
The Beef Crepe au Vin Rouge features beef cooked in red wine sauce with sautéed mushrooms, potato, red bell peppers and onions folded into an herb crepe.
The Jambon-Beurre is a baguette sandwich featuring ham, Swiss cheese and butter.
It’s a Grind Coffee House is introducing the Comasagua El Tranquilo Cold Brew, made with whole bean coffee sustainably sourced from Comasagua, La Libertad, El Salvador. The coffee offers flavor notes of honey and caramel with a hint of hazelnut and is accented with citrus and chocolate notes, the company said
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2024
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