Cold Stone & Baskin-Robbins Roll Out New Items

Locally headquartered in Scottsdale, Cold Stone Creamery is now offering five new yogurt based items for a limited time.  The first three are part of the Yogurt Creations line and the last two are Yogurt Shakes:

• Strawberry Crumble- Dreamy Vanilla Yogurt mixed with juicy Strawberries and Graham Cracker Pie Crust
• Chocolate Banana Indulgence- Gratifying Chocolate Yogurt mixed with fresh Bananas and rich Fudge
• Berries Upon Berries- Luscious Raspberry Yogurt mixed with sweet Strawberries and Blueberries
• Shake Them Berries- Divine Vanilla Yogurt blended with sweet, juicy Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries
• Powered By Chocolate- Enticing Chocolate Yogurt blended with rich Fudge

Meanwhile, Baskin-Robbins is celebrating March Madness with their 3-Point Chocolate Ice Cream which is made of "chocolate flavored ice cream with a salty caramel ribbon and orange-colored caramel pretzel balls."  Only around until the end of the month, the 3-Point Chocolate can be ordered in sundae form:

The 3-Point Chocolate Sundae is also available all month long as a decadent combination of 3-Point Chocolate ice cream, hot fudge, Reese’s® Peanut Butter Sauce, crushed Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and whipped cream.

Check the links for nutritional information at Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins.

Subway Café Concept Opens In Flagstaff

Hoping to dig into McDonald's and Starbucks particularly, Subway has begun testing a new type of restaurant. The Subway Café in Flagstaff is the first reported of its kind in the state. According to Subway, usually people feel like they need to eat and go in a Subway restaurant, but at the Subway Café, the hope is the customers will stick around a little bit longer. To encourage that, the Subway Café has an area with electrical outlets and Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV's and comfortable chairs.

Besides serving up Seattle's Best Coffee, if you are wondering what's on the menu, The East Valley Tribune has some of the items:

Blueberry crumb cake and chocolate chunk muffins are displayed along with marble pound cake and key lime Danishes at the Subway Cafe, while the menu advertises espresso drinks, Panini sandwiches and chicken Caesar salads, among other things.

Checking out this Subway Café brochure in PDF format, you can see some item specifics on the menu, including the fact that they also sell gelato, as well as some interior photos.

The restaurant just opened today and sadly the address is not readily available. Once I have it, I will update the story.

Update (8-25-11): The Flagstaff Business Review has listed the address as 1500 E. Cedar Ave. Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Wendy's New Berry Almond Chicken Salad

With a wide variety of 11 different greens, the new Berry Almond Chicken Salad is described this way in the Wendy's press release:

"The Berry Almond Chicken Salad features fresh, tangy, plump blueberries; fresh California strawberries; California almonds roasted with sea salt; shaved Asiago cheese; and a warm grilled chicken breast. Topping it off is delicious yet fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing, including the nutrient-rich juice of the acai berry." 

Coming in at 450 calories, including the 100 calories from the dressing, the Berry Almond Chicken Salad, with all of its fruit and grilled chicken, looks to be one of the more healthy items you can find on fast food menus.

99 Cent Iced Coffee or Iced Tea at Dunkin' Donuts 3pm-6pm

According to the latest Dunkin' Donuts advertising, you can go in between 3pm - 6pm and get any size iced coffee or iced tea for 99 cents.  Note there is a limit of 2 per person and like most deals, this is only for a limited time. Also, in case you missed it a couple days ago, the AZFoodDude posted a story about the new Dunkin' Donuts Blueberry Waffle Breakfast Sandwich going for $2.99.

Update (5-18-2011): This deal will expire on Sunday, May 29th.

Dunkin' Donuts Brings Back the Waffle Sandwich

The Waffle Sandwich was popular when Dunkin' Donuts debuted it in 2009 and this time, they've added something extra to it.  The new Blueberry Waffle Breakfast Sandwich is described in the press release as having:

"egg, maple sausage and American cheese served between two golden and toasty waffles with a sweet hint of blueberry...The Blueberry Waffle Breakfast Sandwich is available...at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide for a suggested retail price of $2.99."

You can see what it looks like at the Dunkin' Donuts website.

Also, if you're interested: Search Amazon.com for Dunkin' Donuts