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Another ersatz holiday brings another food giveaway.

Monday (February 6) is National Frozen Yogurt Day and Yogurtland will be celebrating by giving away free frozen yogurt and toppings at more than 160 stores across the U.S., including Inland Empire locations in Claremont, Chino Hills, Riverside and Corona.

The giveaway will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. while supplies last.

Yogurtland will even have special commemorative cups and spoons for the event.

The giveaway will take place at the following I.E. locations:

• Claremont: 101 N. Indiana Hill Blvd.
• Chino Hills: 4505 Chino Hills Parkway
• Riverside: 1242 University Ave.
• Corona: 135 E. Ontario Ave.

The Let's Dine Out Show's Grub Club events are traditionally special meals served at a local restaurant.

Next month's event is a break from tradition.

The February 26 Grub Club is in partnership with the American Culinary Federation Southern California Inland Empire Chefs & Cooks Association and will take place at the Riverside Culinary Academy.

The evening will feature a six-course meal designed and prepared by five of the Inland Empire's premiere chefs.

If you're interested in this unique experience, you better hurry.

About two-thirds three-fourths of the reservations for the $25 meal have already been filled.

Click here to see the menu and to register for the dinner.

Update: The event is now sold out! I hope you were able to register it did.

Today's LA.com Deal of the Day is $20 for $40 worth of food at Cafe Sevilla in Long Beach.

Not to worry, though.

The deal is also good at the chain's Inland Empire location in Riverside.

Click here for all the details.

For those of you who missed the Gingerbread Shop at this year's Los Angeles County Fair (myself included), you can catch it at Riverside's Festival of Lights.

Gingerbread Shop will be selling cookies, gingerbread cake and "the best hot cocoa on the planet" through January 8.

Prices appear to be unchanged since the 2010 L.A. County Fair.

Some of you may be old enough to remember when the pink A-frame had a permanent spot in the Inland Center.

Apparently, before that, they sold gingerbread at Santa's Village.

The current owners are from Yucaipa.

The Gingerbread Shop is on the Main Street pedestrian mall, just north of Mission Inn Avenue.

Who says you have to have turkey for Thanksgiving? Or even ham?

Some of my favorite holiday meals were homemade spaghetti or lasagne, made with love by Mom.

But how do you feel about pizza?

John's Incredible Pizza (no relation), which gave us a scary good $5 deal on Halloween, is offering a similar deal for Thanksgiving.

For $7 per person, you and the family can have all the pizza, salad, soup, pasta, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages you want.

In the Inland Empire, the deal is only good at the Riverside and Montclair locations, so you Victorvillains will have to trek down the hill if you want this deal.

The deal is good from noon to 9 p.m. Thanksgiving day. No coupon is necessary.

For more information, click here.

Market Broiler has partnered with Seafood for the Future and created a new sustainable seafood menu.

Order any item from the new sustainable seafood menu and you'll receive a free ticket to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

However, it's a limited time offer and will end at the end of the year, if supplies last.

Market Broiler has Inland Empire locations in Ontario and Riverside.

For more information, click here.

The Second Annual Adams Fast Track Chili Cook-off will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (November 5) at Adams Motorsports Park, 5292 24th St., Riverside.

The $5 admission fee includes your tasting kit, to sample all the chili you want.

In addition to the chili cook-off, the event will feature a motorcycle show, a vintage kart show, Miss Chili and Mr. Hot Sauce contests, a 50/50 raffle, and games for all ages.

The event is a fundraiser for three non-profit organizations: Karting to Live (Hand Control Kart Days at AMP), Act-So and the Children's Foundation of America.

Presale tickets are eligible for a special prize drawing.

For information or to purchase presale tickets, please email Timel Sebastian at Timel@adamsmotorsportspark.com or call 951-686-3826.

John's Incredible Pizza, with Inland Empire locations in Montclair, Riverside and Victorville, is offering an incredible Halloween deal.

On Monday (October 31) only, $5 will get you an all-you-can-eat buffet, unlimited fountain beverage, coffee or ICEE, and a free $5 Fun Card.

Wow!

To take advantage of the deal, first click here, then click the "Get Spooky Special" link and print out the coupon.

The coupon is good for up to six people. And yes, I've already printed mine out.

The Riverside Food Truck Festival is nearly here!

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (September 3) at Third and Market streets in downtown Riverside.

If you were lucky enough to score one of the 400 V.I.P. tickets, you'll be able to get in at 10 a.m.

General admission tickets are $8 ($9.27 with service fee) via this link, or just pay $10 at the door.

In addition to the gourmet food trucks, live entertainment, a sports zone and radio station participation are planned.

The festival is also a fundraiser for three Riverside-based charities: Riverside Arts Council, Asian Pacific Lunar Festival and Riverside County Prevent Child Abuse.

Follow the jump to see a list of scheduled trucks. See you there!

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).