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So I was watching Cliff Young's Out to Eat show on KVCR the other day, and one of the segments he had was on The Fat Greek in Yucaipa.

Looked like an interesting place...someplace I'd want to check out the next time I'm in that neck of the woods.

So imagine my surprise when I saw which restaurant Allan Borgen was reviewing in today's paper.

Yep, The Fat Greek!

Coincidence? Perhaps.

But guess who was the first to review it? Neither Cliff nor Allan, but Elaine "Lunch with 'Lanie" Lehman!

Back in April, Elaine stopped in for lunch at The Fat Greek and wrote a review.

Way to go, Elaine!

According to this blurb in today's Redlands Daily Facts, the Gourmet Pizza Shoppe (a Dine 909 Favorite) in Redlands and Yucaipa is paying your taxes in honor of the tax month of April.

Your sales taxes, that is.

For the month of April, the "shoppe" is helping out diners by taking care of the sales tax.

With California sales tax at an all-time high, that certainly helps.

In addition to not having to pay sales tax, after 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, pints of Hangar 24 beer will only be $3 and you can get $5 off a 16" pizza.

Wait a minute...today is Tuesday!

I guess that answers my question about what's for dinner tonight. Now comes the tough part...deciding which of their unique pizzas to order!

According the Redlands Daily Facts, the Gourmet Pizza Shoppe is having an anniversary special this Saturday, January 10.

From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., all 7-inch pizzas are $5 each. Wow!

Also, this month, any two 12-inch pizzas are $20.09. Double wow!

The specials are available at both their Redlands restaurant at 120 E. State St. and their Yucaipa restaurant at 13661 Calimesa Blvd.

Read the original blurb here.

If you've never been to the Gourmet Pizza Shoppe, you are truly missing out. Their unique (and I do mean unique...check out their menu on their Web site) pizzas are delicious and the folks that run it are very friendly. It's definitely a Dine 909 favorite, and probably the best pizza I've had in the Inland Empire.

Really, where else are you gonna find mashed potatoes and gravy and fried chicken on a pizza?

So it's Christmas Eve and I've got a few minutes squeezed in-between holiday preparations to play catch-up from the week's Inland Empire food news.

First of all, we've got a pair of food reviews, as usual, from the Bulletin and the Sun. David Cohen traveled to Temecula to dine at Creekside Grille, located at Wilson Creek Winery. Elaine Lehman traveled to Yucaipa to have lunch at the Beach Cafe. I don't get down to Temecula very often, but next time I'm in Yucaipa, I may seek out the Beach Cafe. It sounds right up my alley.

Read David's review here. Read Elaine's review here.

Next up, from David Allen's blog, we read that Connal's has replaced the old Mi Taco at 1226 W. 7th St. in Upland. The Connal's chain, which was established in Pasadena 50 years ago, has doubled in size with the new location.

That's right...after 50 years, they now have two locations to serve you!

David also notes that Connal's is very generous with its portions. In his column, David recounts a little bit of the history of Connal's, and hinted at the possiblility of adding Mi Taco's signature Matador Salad (of which David has the recipe) to their menu.

If you are a fan of Mi Taco's Matador Salad, David might even share that recipe with you if you ask politely. You can email him here.