Taste Tracker

Pat Cobe

Every week, Senior Menu Editor Pat Cobe takes a look at the latest new menu news from major chains and menu trends. The column features extensive work from RB Art Director Nico Heins on a visual presentation.

Food

Restaurant chains share the love with Valentine specials

Taste Tracker: Maggiano's, MOD Pizza, Playa Bowls, Black Tap, Dutch Bros and Starbucks celebrate V-Day, but other brands make headlines with Super Bowl snacks and new flavors.

Food

January menus offer a mixed bag of limited-time items

Taste Tracker: Blaze Pizza, Popeyes, Portillo’s, Fuzzy’s, Sonic and Graeter’s make menu news with LTOs.

Taste Tracker: Taco Bell takes a dip; protein has more play at Peet’s, Oakberry and Juice It Up; Value gets a reboot at Subway and Farmer Boys; and more menu news of the week.

Taste Tracker: Poppers as toppers at &pizza and Your Pie; Krispy Kreme loves Pop Tarts; things get saucy for Cracker Barrel, Jimmy John’s and Walk-Ons; bagel time at Panera; and beverage news from Sonic, HTeaO and Ziggi’s.

Taste tracker: Dunkin’ shakes up espresso while Dutch Bros spoons up cereal milk; IHOP’s Pancake of the Month continues; dragon fruit comes to Del Taco; and more menu news of the week.

Taste Tracker: Sweet heat at Taco Cabana; winter comes to Honeygrow; last-minute holiday specials for Denny’s, Black Angus and Cinnaholic; and more menu news of the week.

Taste Tracker: Ice cream dreams from Bruster’s, Clementine’s and Handel’s; Golden Corral, BJ’s and Polly’s Pies cook up holiday dinners; liquid refreshment at Krak Boba and Juice It Up; and more menu news of the week.

Taste Tracker: Perkins and Tous les Jours have the (baked) goods; Christmas for breakfast at Snooze and Another Broken Egg; cool seasonal flavors for Jeremiah’s and Rita’s; and more menu news of the week.

Taste Tracker: Corner Bakery, Blank Street, Scooters and Biggby join the holiday coffee influx; Huddle House and IHOP invite indulgence; snacking is sweet at Burger King and Schlotzsky’s; and more menu news of the week.

Taste Tracker: Caribou, Philz and Ziggi’s pour holiday drinks; Krispy Kreme and Denny’s embrace Thanksgiving; a seasonal slider debuts at White Castle; and sweets and treats make menu news.

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