AP Spotlight With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine's diners DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press Feb 4, 2026 Feb 4, 2026 Updated Mar 17, 2026 0 In this March 4, 2015, file photo, an order of McDonald's Chicken McNuggets is displayed for a photo in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Mark Duncan, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar.kAm|4s@?2=5VD :D 6>3C24:?8 E96 EC6?5 E9:D '2=6?E:?6VD s2J H:E9 2 =:>:E65\E:>6 |4}F886E r2G:2C <:E] %96 7C66 <:E[ 2G2:=23=6 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^|4}F886Er2G:2C]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm|4}F886Er2G:2C]4@>k^2m u63] `_[ A2:CD 2 @?6\@F?46 E:? @7 !2C2>@F?EVD $:36C:2? DEFC86@? 42G:2C H:E9 2 Sad |4s@?2=5VD 8:7E 42C5 E@ 3FJ |4}F886ED] |4s@?2=5VD :D 6G6? E9C@H:?8 :? 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