I still can’t understand why it’s so hard to find flavored Lay’s chips in grocery stores in Madison. Thus, when I saw those new chips–Kettle Cooked Greek Town Gyro, Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries, New York Reuben and Southern Biscuits and Gravy–at Subway at a recent visit, I had to grab a few.
For reference, these chips are part of Lay’s Do Us a Flavor competition. The chips were available starting on July 28, and you can buy them (if you can find them) until Oct. 18.
Both the Truffle Fries and Biscuits and Gravy mostly matched their names in terms of flavor. I really liked the former, but that’s probably because they resemble sour cream and onion, my favorite type of Lay’s. Meanwhile, I was impressed with the taste of gravy in the latter, and I could see myself eating an entire bag of these while watching football.
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It’s been about two years since McDonald’s added the Buffalo Ranch McChicken sandwich ($1.29) to its “Dollar Menu & More” list. I usually stick with burgers at McDonald’s, but I could see this sandwich making it into the rotation. Basically, the plain, boring McChicken now has buffalo sauce on it, and that alone significantly improves its flavor.
It’s just too bad that chopped lettuce on the sandwich is always so soggy, and now it’s soggier since it’s mixed with mayonnaise and buffalo sauce.
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A typical weekday breakfast for me is two cups of coffee and a protein shake. As a result, you can imagine my excitement when Starbucks rolled out 11-oz cans of Doubleshot Coffee & Protein ($2.78) a few months ago.
They taste like any of Starbucks’ iced coffee, with the only difference is the added 20g of protein (FYI: it also has 32g of carbs).
You can buy these at grocery stores, and they come in regular, dark chocolate and vanilla bean.
The Madison Area Chefs Network will feature 24 area restaurants at this end-of-summer celebration taking place 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 at Central Park. Admission is $10, and food and drink tickets are $5 each.
Last year’s inaugural event was so popular (it sold out) that this year’s version takes place over three days, Aug. 24-26 at Goodman Community Center. Registration for the first day is $35-$39; all three days costs $100.
