{"id":17994,"date":"2015-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17994"},"modified":"2020-12-28T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T05:20:23","slug":"fast-food-news-wendys-bacon-and-blue-on-brioche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/27\/fast-food-news-wendys-bacon-and-blue-on-brioche\/","title":{"rendered":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Wendy&#8217;s Bacon and Blue on Brioche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Wendys-Bacon-and-Blue-on-Brioche.jpg?resize=640%2C418\" alt=\"Wendy s Bacon and Blue on Brioche\" title=\"Wendy's Bacon and Blue on Brioche.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of you are probably looking at Wendy&#8217;s Bacon and Blue on Brioche and thinking to yourself, &#8220;Hey! Didn&#8217;t Wendy&#8217;s already have a Bacon and Blue Burger?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, knowledgeable fast food fan, you are correct.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Wendy&#8217;s offered their <a href=http:\/\/www.grubgrade.com\/2010\/02\/22\/food-news-new-bacon-and-blue-burger-from-wendys><\/a>Bacon and Blue Burger that featured a beef patty topped with blue cheese crumbles, Applewood-smoked bacon, saut\u00e9ed onions, and a creamy steakhouse sauce on a standard bun. <\/p>\n<p>Wendy&#8217;s Bacon and Blue on Brioche is a bit different. It has a beef patty that&#8217;s topped with Wisconsin blue cheese crumbles, a blue cheese herb aioli, spring mix, and three strips of thick-cut Applewood-smoked bacon on a toasted brioche bun. <a href=http:\/\/www.grubgrade.com\/reviews\/review-bacon-and-blue-on-brioche-from-wendys><\/a>Grub Grade has a review. <\/p>\n<p>The Wendy&#8217;s Bacon and Blue on Brioche has 650 calories, 39 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 7 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 14 grams of monounsaturated fat, 125 milligrams of cholesterol, 1290 milligrams of sodium, 37 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of sugar, 2 grams of fiber, and 34 grams of protein.<\/p>\n<p>The burger is available for a limited time only at participating Wendy&#8217;s. It has a recommended price of $4.99.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Image via Wendy&#8217;s.)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you are probably looking at Wendy&#8217;s Bacon and Blue on Brioche and thinking to yourself, &#8220;Hey! Didn&#8217;t Wendy&#8217;s already have a Bacon and Blue Burger?&#8221; Yes, knowledgeable fast food fan, you are correct. In 2010, Wendy&#8217;s offered their Bacon and Blue Burger that featured a beef patty topped with blue cheese crumbles, Applewood-smoked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1429],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fast-food-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18075,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/17\/review-wendys-bacon-blue-on-brioche\/","url_meta":{"origin":17994,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Wendy&#8217;s Bacon &#038; Blue on Brioche","author":"Kevin","date":"February 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Wendy\u2019s Bacon & Blue on Brioche boasts big B-word buzz by bundling bankable blends between boring bread and beef. 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