Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day rule menus this week
Taste Tracker: Heart-shaped pizza at CPK and Mountain Mike’s; Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ spread doughnut love; Chick-fil-A fills hearts; Hard Rock does Super Bowl and Valentine’s specials; and football is the theme at BWW, Subway and Moe’s.Photographs courtesy of the brands
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