Kentucky GRILLED Chicken??

It was only a matter of time until the Colonel would have to join other fast food chains in offering a low-fat, healthier menu option. According to Brand Republic, KFC are setting up to release a line in Kentucky Grilled Chicken, already being sampled in Australia. Under the name "Cayan Grill" the grilled chicken meal weighs in at less than half the fat and calorie content of the original recipe chicken. A spokeswoman from KFC UK reported that there were no plans to release the grilled variant in the UK, but this could just be until an official announcement is made.

Colonel's face disfigured, KFBloggers raging

Thanks to an anonymous tip off (and thedailywtf.com), it has come to my attention that Google Streetview is disfiguring the sweet face of our Lord Harland Sanders. Apparently the software recognises the faces of the general public and blurs them for privacy reasons, but will also do so to any signage featuring a distinguishable face. Surely this system should have some kind of built-in understanding that defacing the Colonle is the equivalent of defacing the Queen's face on say, a stamp or bank note?? Somebody should be severely punished for this outrage!

Boneless Banquet is fit for a king

There seems to have been somewhat of a lul in the amount of bloggin' we have been doing recently, this may be because we are too busy consuming chicken...or maybe because we are too lazy (I like to think a little of both). It's about time we delved into the colonel's ever changing menu, and this time it's the new (or not so new anymore) Boneless Banquet meal. Myself and good friend and colleague Steve took on what can only be described as a lunchtime feast for two hungry gents, some 2 or 3 weeks ago. Both opting for the Bonless Banquet, we eagerly tucked into lunch. It's great to finally see a box meal catering for the boneless meat/non-burger fan - the combination of popcorn chicken and crispy strips was a winning combination for me. Unfortunately Steve's opinions were considered blasphemous in the presence of our lord harland, so his comments have been stricken from the record...as I prefer to remember it, his opinion on the meal was mostly praising, although he showed some disappointment that the beans were not Heinz branded.

Until next time *drinks gravy*

New Hot Rods, Variety Bucket and Box Meal

And so it comes around again, another innovation from the Colonel...the new "Hot Rods" which appear to be some kind of boneless breast meat with a spicy fried coating (possibly similar to that found on the hot wings, or the now-defunct fiery pepper bonesless bites) impaled on a wooden skewer. They're also available as part of a new Variety Bucket, or in the standard box meal set-up with fillet burger, small side etc. The box meal sounds interesting as I am a fan of both the Fully Loaded and Wicked Zinger, but this seems to bring together my two favourtite elements - boneless meat, but with the hot wing zing. Although the connotations of sucking on a "hot rod" do concern me slightly, i'll be giving it a whirl this weekend. Oof.

UPDATE: after seeing the tv advert again, I had previously failed to mention that the 'Hot Rods' come with a cooling herb sauce. Looking forward to testing this out at the weekend!

KFC Takes 2nd Place in Fast-food Industry

It's been a long time coming, but finally the colonel's hard work has paid off as KFC slips greasefully past Burger King to take the 2nd place spot in the fast-food chain market sector. Surely with the launch of KFC AM the next stop is number 1??... click the image to read the full story.