Monthly Archives: August 2011

Celebrate summer with Hangar 24 and Slow Food Redlands

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Slow Food Redlands and Hangar 24 Craft Brewery are getting together for an event that will celebrate summer with locally-sourced food and drinks.

The event will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow (August 13) at the brewery, 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands.

The evening begins with tours of the brewery, along with tastings. Hangar 24 will brew a special event brew and will also be brewing a non-alcoholic orange cream soda.

Dinner, featuring organic hot dogs and gourmet condiments, will begin at 5 p.m.

The evening will also include information booths, cooking and brewing demonstrations, beer pairing education and two cooking contests.

Tickets are $20 for adults, and $10 for children. Beer and soda is sold separately. Tickets are available at the door or in advance here.

For more information, visit the Facebook event page here.

The brewery’s tasting room will remain open for those not attending the event.

More V.I.P. tickets on way for Riverside Food Truck Festival

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The Riverside Food Truck Festival giveth and the Riverside Food Truck Festival taketh away.

And then the Riverside Food Truck Festival giveth again.

The limited number of 300 V.I.P. tickets sold out earlier this week, and the organizers have authorized the release of another hundred V.I.P. tickets for sale.

The tickets will go on sale at midnight next Friday (August 19).
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Enter to win a pair of I.E. Food Truck and Brew Fest tickets

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If you’re on Facebook, you can easily enter to win a pair of V.I.P. tickets to the upcoming I.E. Food Truck and Brew Fest at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.

All you need to do is head to to their Facebook page, and post “IE Food Truck and Brew Fest ’11” on their wall, as many have already done.

That’s it.

Just make sure you post that by midnight tonight (August 12).

The giveaway is in celebration of the fact that ticket sales for the event begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow (August 13) at Ticketmaster and at the arena box office.

A limited number of V.I.P. tickets, which will grant you early entry and access to a V.I.P. tent and other perks, will cost $25.

General admission tickets will be $8 in advance, $10 at the door and in the few days preceding the event.

Tthe event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. October 8.

For more information, visit the event’s website here, or follow on Twitter or Facebook.

Colton Food Connection now open

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We got so wrapped up in the flood of food truck news this week we almost forgot to let you all know that the Colton Food Connection has opened!

This is the fourth location for the family restaurant. The Grand Terrace and Riverside locations have been around for years, and a Norco location opened earlier this year.

Went there and had breakfast for dinner Sunday night, and had a great meal.

They’ve even added some decent deals to the mix, including a $3.99 two-egg breakfast and a $4.99 chicken-fried steak breakfast.

The restaurant, which has been open a couple of weeks, looks nicer than I ever remember it looking in its previous incarnation as Bob’s Big Boy.

Food Connection is at 201 E. Valley Blvd.

Buttermilk Truck in Upland tomorrow morning

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Start cleaning out your closets!

Bring your unwanted, but sellable, items and drop them off between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (August 12) to the Upland Goodwill, 1240 W. Seventh St.

In return, you’ll get two mouthwatering cake doughnuts from the Buttermilk Truck for free!

Yum!

For more information, click here.

Thank you, Buttermilk Truck!

fresh & easy coming to Claremont

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Even while its long-completed Loma Linda store has yet to open (and had its signs covered over to ensure that folks know the store is not open), fresh & easy has plans to open a store in Claremont.

The store will be built on the northwest corner of the Peppertree Square Shopping Center, replacing a former Wherehouse Music store.

The center is on the southeast corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Arrow Highway.

Demolition of the existing building is scheduled to take place in January, with construction to follow in the spring.

Click here to read Claremont reporter Wes Wood’s article on the forthcoming market.

Goodwin’s Organics debuts food truck

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Riverside’s Goodwin’s Organics has launched what’s being billed as California’s first all-organic food truck.

The truck will be on the road, delivering organic snacks and drinks to those hankering for healthier food truck fare.

The store is currently seeking suggestions as to what the truck should be stocked with and where the truck should appear.

Head to Goodwins’ Facebook page to chime in.

Goodwin’s Organic Foods & Drinks is at 191 West Big Springs Road.

Comedy and food trucks go together like, uh, …

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…well, comedy and food trucks!

In case you were wondering how you were going to get your food truck fix the weekend between the I.E. Auto Show and the Riverside Food Truck Festival, here’s your answer.

Four food trucks will be included as part of the LOL Comedy Festival from 4:30 to 10 p.m. August 26 and 27 at the California Theatre in downtown San Bernardino.

Here’s who’s scheduled to be there:

Access to the trucks during the festival is free.

The LOL Comedy Festival itself will be held from August 25 to 28. Admission to the festival is $25 per show (there are 11 separate shows), or $40 for V.I.P. seating per show. Single day admission can be purchased for $63, while a four-day festival pass is $140. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster and at the California Theatre’s box office.

The California Theatre is at 562 W. Fourth St.

Food trucks are autos, right?

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In addition to all the new and concept cars and alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles, food (and food trucks) will be part of the Inland Empire Auto Show, which will be held August 19, 20 and 21 at the Ontario Convention Center.

From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday (August 19) there will be a “Great
Taste” event with free samples from over 20 restaurants and wineries. For more information, click here.

Also, in case you work up an appetite while checking out all the cars, half a dozen food trucks will be parked outside the center each day to satisfy your hunger.
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V.I.P. tickets for Riverside Food Truck Festival are history

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Oh, you procrastinators.

You’ve waited too long.

The 300 V.I.P. tickets that were available for the Riverside Food Truck Festival have sold out.

You’ll have to make do with general admission tickets, which are $8 in advance, and will be $10 at the door.

The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, September 3, at Third and Market streets in downtown Riverside.

Proceeds will benefit Riverside Arts Council, Asian Pacific Lunar Festival and Riverside County Prevent Child Abuse.

Tickets are available by clicking here.

Update: Feeling lucky? On August 19, the I.E. Shine On blog will be giving away two V.I.P. tickets to the fest. Click here to find out how to enter.