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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Redlands' major fundraiser is Saturday night: Chocolate Fantasy.

In addition to chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, the event will include samplings from Two Guys Pasta & Pizza, ABTsolutely Gourmet Catering, Tess' Place, Michelle's, Mill Creek Cattle Company, Bon Appétit, Jose's, State Street Winery, Joe Greensleeves and Farm Artisan Foods.

The event will be held at the Mitten Building, 345A N. Fifth St. Doors open at 6:30.

Tickets are $75 and available at the Boys & Girls Clubs office, 1251 Clay St., Redlands.

For more information, click here to read Michel Nolan's article from the pages of the Redlands Daily Facts.

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery will release the first beer of its "Local Fields" series at 11 a.m. tomorrow (February 4).

The brew, Vinaceous, was created to combine the best characteristics of wine and beer. It was made by adding crushed Mourvedre grapes sourced from Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula.

For more information, click here.

Hangar 24 is at 1710 Sessums Drive in Redlands.

Mentone's Jacinto Farms, which sells fresh produce grown within a four-mile radius, will open an auxiliary location in Redlands tomorrow (January 27).

The 1,200-square-foot stand, in a former gas station at 1269 Brookside Ave., will open at 9 a.m., then will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Monday (January 30).

The Jacinto family has been growing in the area since the 1920s.

The original Jacinto Farms stand is at 2108 Mentone Blvd.

Redlands Daily Facts reporter Kristina Hernandez has written about the new location. You can read her story here.

It seems like we've been discussing the pending Highland In-N-Out Burger forever, but it's only been a little over two years.

The bone of contention at one point seemed to be signage (or lack thereof), since the location was not in the center next to the 210 Freeway, but in the center next to the center next to the 210 Freeway.

Eventually, the site got sold to the owners of the center next to the 210 Freeway, so a freeway-adjacent sign could be posted and everyone lived happily ever after.

Two years later, construction finally began on the restaurant, and it's been going great gangbusters, with an expected opening in March.

The Highland In-N-Out is at 28009 Greenspot Road.

We all know how Loma Linda feels about McDonald's, but how will food trucks affect their "Blue Zone" status?

We'll find out tomorrow (January 14) as Spreen Honda hosts three food trucks: Rancho Cucamonga's Suite 106 Cupcakery, Me So Hungry and Coolhaus.

The event will take place from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the auto dealership, 25050 Redlands Blvd.

Something tells me that cupcakes and ice cream sandwiches aren't so good for the "Blue Zone"...

After about three and a half years in business, Redlands craft brewery Hangar 24 has graduated from "microbrewery" to "regional craft brewery" by breaking the 15,000-barrel production mark on Dec. 31.

Also, last night, the Redlands Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit that would allow the craft brewery to construct a 4,596-square-foot addition.

Hangar 24 will also be releasing four new seasonal beers in 2012 and six beers that will be part of their "local field series," which will use ingredients from Southern California businesses.

The folks over at the Redlands Daily Facts have been keeping us apprised on all the changes going on over at Hangar 24. Click here to read Kristina Hernandez' article on the new classification. For more on the Planning Commission's decision, click here to read Molly Davis' report.

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery is at 1710 Sessums Drive in Redlands.

San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino has mixed things up in its Serrano Buffet.
 
The Mexican buffet night has moved to Friday night, replacing the typical seafood buffet, which is now on Wednesday.
 
Also, barbecue night has been moved to Tuesday.
 
But that's not the big news.
 
The big news is that they've also revamped the menu.
 
Dine 909 was one of a select group of media folks invited to a special tasting dinner hosted by Chef Joe Craighead and Food and Beverage Manager Bob Svonkin a few weeks back. I enjoyed pretty much everything I sampled that evening.
 
The changes are welcome, since while I've always thought that the Serrano Buffet was good, I've also thought that there was room for improvement.

Head over the jump to read on!

I can't believe it's been three years since the completion of the Loma Linda fresh & easy (at Redlands Boulevard and Mountain View Avenue), and it still isn't open.

But at least we're not the only ones waiting.

There are also two locations in Moreno Valley that were completed years ago and have yet to open.

And a third there that opened for a while and then closed.

But seriously, Loma Linda?

You would think that a market that prides itself on having no high fructose corn syrup, added trans fats, artificial colors or flavors and preservatives only when necessary in its own line of foods would do well in a city where the proposal of allowing a McDonald's within its borders caused wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Sigh.

Click here to read business reporter Andrew Edwards' update on the unopened market.

Downtown Rialto's Patio West Deli is a current deal of the day from Amazon Local.

The deal is $10 worth of food and drink for only $5.

At the time of this post, you've only got about 10 hours to take advantage of the deal.

You're allowed to purchase up to two vouchers, but can only use them one at a time, and you've got to use the entire $10 in one fell swoop.

Your purchase price ($5) will never expire, however the bonus $5 will expire on April 9, 2012. The vouchers will be valid beginning tomorrow.

To purchase, follow this link.

Construction went fast and furious on the new downtown San Bernardino In-N-Out Burger at 795 W. 5th St., at H Street.

So fast, in fact, that the old location at 190 Bungalow Court, off Second Street, will shut down tonight and the new location will open in the morning.

The new location, as the old one, will open at 10:30 a.m. daily, and close at 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 1:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The new location includes inside seating.