85°C Bakery Cafe coming to the Inland Empire

We’ve mentioned before that the Taiwanese chain 85°C Bakery Cafe was inching closer to the Inland Empire, with locations in Hacienda Heights and then West Covina.

Well, it didn’t take long for them to get here.

I visited the West Covina location tonight and saw a sticker in the window advertising that the beverage/pastry/bread shop was hiring for its Chino Hills location.

Hooray!

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Get your free cone at Häagen-Dazs on Tuesday

Haagen-Dazs Free Cone DayThey’re few and far between here in the Inland Empire, but Häagen-Dazs shops are celebrating spring and warmer days ahead with Free Cone Day on Tuesday (May 14).

From 4 to 8 p.m. participating shops will be doling out scoops of delicious Häagen-Dazs ice cream and gelato for free!

Participating Inland Empire locations include:

  • Ontario: 1 Mills Circle
  • Riverside: 1201 University Ave.
  • Cabazon: 48400 Seminole Drive, Space 436

You can help Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday

Stamp Out Hunger 2013It’s that time again…you can help feed hungry folks without even leaving your property line.

Here’s all you need to do:

  • Root through your pantry
  • Pick out a few (or a lot of) non-perishable items
  • Put them in a bag
  • Leave them out by your mailbox late Friday or early Saturday

That’s all you need to do.

You see, Saturday (May 11) is the National Association of Letter Carriers annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.

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Arby’s goes Hawaiian

Arby’s has said “aloha” to King’s Hawaiian for its two new sandwiches.

Both the King’s Hawaiian roast beef and roast beef and Swiss sandwiches have a third more roast beef than the chain’s classic roast beef sandwiches, served in a King’s Hawaiian bun.

The roast beef and Swiss sandwich adds Swiss cheese, pickles and a creamy Dijon spread.

Click here for more information on the new, limited-time sandwiches.

The chain is promoting the limited-time items by giving away a four-night Hawaiian vacation, complete with a surfing lesson.

Click here to enter the contest.

Inland Empire Arby’s locations include San Bernardino, Ontario, Fontana, Redlands, Chino Hills, Upland, Hesperia, Victorville and Apple Valley.

Tesco selling off fresh & easy

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a decision.

U.K.-based Tesco PLC is divesting itself of its American grocery chain, fresh & easy.

Back in December, Tesco fired fresh & easy CEO Tim Mason and began conducting a strategic review of the chain.

The plan is for the El Segundo-based chain to remain in operation. Tesco has been apparently been fielding offers from buyers looking to keep the chain alive. There are no plans to close stores.

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Panda Express doling out free Samurai Surf and Turf on Wednesday

As they are wont to do from time to time, Panda Express is offering guests a free single serving entrée with a coupon.

This go-round, the coupon — good Wednesday (April 17) only — is for Samurai Surf and Turf.

Samurai Surf and Turf is made with Angus top sirloin steak, marinated shrimp, red bell pepper, string beans and diced potatoes.

Wonder if the dish is so named because the potatoes are diced with a samurai sword. We’d like to think so.

The coupon, which can be found here, can be printed out or shown on your mobile device.

Panda Express locations can be found throughout the Inland Empire.