Subway's December $5 Featured Footlong - Western Egg & Cheese

This month, the Chicken Marinara Melt will give way to the Western Egg & Cheese as Subway's $5 featured footlong.  As far as the AZFoodDude can tell, the "Western" Egg & Cheese is the same as the Black Forest Ham, Egg & Cheese.  That sandwich comes with ham, cheese, veggies (green peppers and red onions recommended), your choice of egg or egg whites and is shown on flatbread or an English muffin.

In terms of nutrition, you can check out this Subway site and calculate how many calories, fat, protein, etc. will be in the sandwich based on how you want the sandwich made, egg or egg whites, for example.

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

Today: French Cuisine Offers for Bastille Day

Looking to eat something French for dinner in honor of Bastille Day? AZCentral has put together a quick list of three Valley restaurants that are serving pre-fixe meals tonight. Those restaurants are:

• Sophie's Bistro Bar Creperie - 2320 E. Osborn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85016
• Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar - 1326 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
• Petite Maison - 7216 E. Shoeman Ln. Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Check out the AZCentral article for more information on pricing and menu options. 

Also of note, Mimi's Cafe is offering two free muffins today with any purchase. Print this Mimi's Cafe coupon in order to receive your free muffins. Here is a list of Arizona locations.

A little background on Bastille Day from about.com:

Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a prison and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis the 16th's Ancient Regime. By capturing this symbol, the people signaled that the king's power was no longer absolute: power should be based on the Nation and be limited by a separation of powers.