West Valley: February 2012 Archives
Been curious about the the upscale Ra Pour Restaurant and Lounge, but have been hesitant to give it a try because you were afraid to splurge a little?
Now's your chance!
You've got a little less than 12 hours left to take advantage of a pretty amazing Groupon deal.
The best part? Two can save, but four save more.
There's three options:
Needless to say, I've already taken advantage of the deal.
Now's your chance!
You've got a little less than 12 hours left to take advantage of a pretty amazing Groupon deal.
The best part? Two can save, but four save more.
There's three options:
- Lunch for two, with an appetizer and two entrées, is only $25.
- Dinner for two, with an appetizer and two entrées, is only $45.
- Dinner for four, with two appetizers and four entrées, is only $75.
Needless to say, I've already taken advantage of the deal.
Continue reading Go upscale at Ra Pour...and save.
Our friends over at I.E. Shine On alerted us to this deal, posted on Facebook by the Chino Hills Chick-fil-A.
From 6:30 to 10 a.m. tomorrow (February 17), order a medium beverage and get a free order of Chick-n-Minis.
Obviously, the deal is only good at the Chino Hills location, 3640 Grand Ave.
From 6:30 to 10 a.m. tomorrow (February 17), order a medium beverage and get a free order of Chick-n-Minis.
Obviously, the deal is only good at the Chino Hills location, 3640 Grand Ave.
Today's Inland Empire Living Social deal is from the delightful folks over at De "Bite" Ful Cake Pops.
The deal is a two-hour basic cake pop-making class, normally an $80 value, for only $37.
You'll spend a Sunday morning (either 8 or 10 a.m.) in their Chino kitchen learning how to decorate cake pops -- drizzling, dunking and designing.
You'll be able to decorate your yellow or chocolate cake pops with a rainbow of frosting, and take home a dozen pops to share with family and friends.
Who knows? You may end up with a new vocation!
You'll also receive $5 off your next class or cake pop order.
And if you want to see what the hoopla is all about, you can sample for yourself at our pals' Redlands Market Night booth on Thursdays...hey, that's tonight! They are delicious!
To purchase, click here.
The deal is a two-hour basic cake pop-making class, normally an $80 value, for only $37.
You'll spend a Sunday morning (either 8 or 10 a.m.) in their Chino kitchen learning how to decorate cake pops -- drizzling, dunking and designing.
You'll be able to decorate your yellow or chocolate cake pops with a rainbow of frosting, and take home a dozen pops to share with family and friends.
Who knows? You may end up with a new vocation!
You'll also receive $5 off your next class or cake pop order.
And if you want to see what the hoopla is all about, you can sample for yourself at our pals' Redlands Market Night booth on Thursdays...hey, that's tonight! They are delicious!
To purchase, click here.
Good news for ice cream lovers...there's now twice as much Handel's Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt to love in the Inland Empire!
According to Wendy Leung over at RC Now, the new location of the Dine 909 favorite is now open. A grand opening will happen in a few weeks.
Upland's $1 scoop day is Wednesday, while Rancho's is on Thursday.
Hey...today is Thursday! Guess where I'm going!
The Rancho Cucamonga Handel's is at 6403 Haven Ave., just north of the 210 Freeway.
According to Wendy Leung over at RC Now, the new location of the Dine 909 favorite is now open. A grand opening will happen in a few weeks.
Upland's $1 scoop day is Wednesday, while Rancho's is on Thursday.
Hey...today is Thursday! Guess where I'm going!
The Rancho Cucamonga Handel's is at 6403 Haven Ave., just north of the 210 Freeway.
It seems like just about every week there's another food truck festival rolling into the Inland Empire, at least according to this blog.
Well, this week, there is another food truck festival rolling into the Inland Empire.
It happens to be in support of the Upland High School Regiment Band.
The UHRB Food Truck Frenzy will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (February 18) at Cable Airport, 1749 W. 13th St. in Upland.
Admission is only $5 and kids under five are free.
It's a medium-sized event, so if you're new to this sort of thing, it's a great opportunity to give it a try without biting off more than you can chew.
Heh.
Follow the jump for a list of trucks, according to the event's flier.
Well, this week, there is another food truck festival rolling into the Inland Empire.
It happens to be in support of the Upland High School Regiment Band.
The UHRB Food Truck Frenzy will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (February 18) at Cable Airport, 1749 W. 13th St. in Upland.
Admission is only $5 and kids under five are free.
It's a medium-sized event, so if you're new to this sort of thing, it's a great opportunity to give it a try without biting off more than you can chew.
Heh.
Follow the jump for a list of trucks, according to the event's flier.
Continue reading UHRB Food Truck Frenzy is Saturday in Upland.
In celebration of the flavor's fifth anniversary, from 5 to 8 p.m. today (February 14), you can get a free scoop of Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream at participating Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops.
Unfortunately, here in the Inland Empire, those shops are few and far between.
There's one in Victoria Gardens, 12513 North Main St., Space 3655, Rancho Cucamonga, and two in the low desert -- 110 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, and at The River at Rancho Mirage, 71800 Highway 111.
Unfortunately, here in the Inland Empire, those shops are few and far between.
There's one in Victoria Gardens, 12513 North Main St., Space 3655, Rancho Cucamonga, and two in the low desert -- 110 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, and at The River at Rancho Mirage, 71800 Highway 111.
While we were at Dripp a couple of weeks back for a Turkish coffee tasting (more on that later), we were privy to news of a new hot beverage that the coffee/dessert bar was introducing for Valentine's Day: The White Knight.
The White Knight was inspired by a premium chocolate (or more specifically, ChocoLate) bar, white chocolate with lemon and pink peppercorn, that is sold at Dripp.
The White Knight is a white chocolate macchiato made by melting pieces of the chocolate with hot espresso, then spiced up with pink peppercorns and brightened with freshly-grated lemon zest.
The new drink will be available today (February 14) after 7 p.m. at an introductory Valentine's Day only price of two for $14.
To further entice you to stop by Dripp on your way to (or from) a romantic dinner, every couple that orders two White Knights will be entered into a drawing for a fantastic coffee package valued at over $200:
Click here for more information.
Dripp is at 13855 City Center Drive #3015, Chino Hills, in the Shoppes at Chino Hills.
The White Knight was inspired by a premium chocolate (or more specifically, ChocoLate) bar, white chocolate with lemon and pink peppercorn, that is sold at Dripp.
The White Knight is a white chocolate macchiato made by melting pieces of the chocolate with hot espresso, then spiced up with pink peppercorns and brightened with freshly-grated lemon zest.
The new drink will be available today (February 14) after 7 p.m. at an introductory Valentine's Day only price of two for $14.
To further entice you to stop by Dripp on your way to (or from) a romantic dinner, every couple that orders two White Knights will be entered into a drawing for a fantastic coffee package valued at over $200:
- Two Hario V60 Drippers
- Two 12 oz Bags of Intelligentsia's Black Cat or Dripp's Espresso Republic
- One Buono Kettle
- Two Kone Filters
Click here for more information.
Dripp is at 13855 City Center Drive #3015, Chino Hills, in the Shoppes at Chino Hills.
Congratulations go out to Ontario's My Delight Cupcakery, which captured the top spot for an amazing third consecutive year at Saturday's (February 4) L.A. Cupcake Challenge.
My Delight introduced a new breakfast cupcake at the challenge: Western Breakfast Cupcake.
How's this sound? Cornbread cake with bacon, sweet corn and a sprinkling of black pepper, honey butter frosting with bacon, a drizzle of honey and a pinch of black pepper on top.
Savory-sweet breakfast not your thing? The bakery also brought Red Velvet Raspberry Cheesecake cupcakes to the competition.
To celebrate, the cupcakery will give away mini cupcakes of either variety to the first 50 customers beginning at 1 p.m tomorrow (February 9).
My Delight Cupcakery is at 1520 N. Mountain Ave., Suite B-108.
Update: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ontario reporter Liset Márquez has also written about the bakery's win, and included a passel of videos. Read her story here.
My Delight introduced a new breakfast cupcake at the challenge: Western Breakfast Cupcake.
How's this sound? Cornbread cake with bacon, sweet corn and a sprinkling of black pepper, honey butter frosting with bacon, a drizzle of honey and a pinch of black pepper on top.
Savory-sweet breakfast not your thing? The bakery also brought Red Velvet Raspberry Cheesecake cupcakes to the competition.
To celebrate, the cupcakery will give away mini cupcakes of either variety to the first 50 customers beginning at 1 p.m tomorrow (February 9).
My Delight Cupcakery is at 1520 N. Mountain Ave., Suite B-108.
Update: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ontario reporter Liset Márquez has also written about the bakery's win, and included a passel of videos. Read her story here.
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.
Rancho Cucamonga reporter (and Dine 909 contributor) Wendy Leung has written about the lengthy transformation of the former West Elm at Victoria Gardens into Toby Keith's I ♥ This Bar & Grill.
Her story details some of the reasons for the delays in the restaurant/bar's opening, originally scheduled for January 2011, now pegged for mid-March.
The story will appear in tomorrow's Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
You can read it now by clicking here.
Her story details some of the reasons for the delays in the restaurant/bar's opening, originally scheduled for January 2011, now pegged for mid-March.
The story will appear in tomorrow's Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
You can read it now by clicking here.
The Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville and Apple Valley Sonic Drive-Ins are participating in a Super Bowl Double Play this Sunday (February 5).The concept is simple. Just place an order at any of the above locations on Sunday and hang on to your receipt. (The receipts will be pink).
Bring your pink receipt back to the location before the end of February and receive your order again...for free!
Restrictions: You have to have your original pink receipt. The offer is valid at participating Sonic Drive-Ins only. You have to redeem your entire receipt in full. Gift card purchases are excluded. The offer expires February 29, 2012.
Followers of this blog might remember back in October of last year when La Verne restaurant Charlie's Italian Cafe was overhauled as part of the Chef Gordon Ramsay's Fox reality show, Kitchen Nightmares.
Ramsay and his crew worked with restaurant staff for a week (and beyond) to root out any problems in the restaurant's operations in an attempt to revive it.
The intensive week culminated in a dinner service featuring a trimmed-down menu and a remodeled dining area. Dine 909 was invited to be a part of this special dinner.
The transformation process was captured on tape for airing at a later date.
We now have that date: 8 p.m., February 17 on Fox.
The restaurant will be closed that day so that the staff can enjoy the premiere with a private event.
Explains Charlie's owner Tatiana Leiva, "I'm excited for the episode to air and to finally relive the experience I went through. I want people to see the passion I have for my restaurant and understand why I have been able to fall in love with the food and ambiance all over again. It was a necessary journey I will never regret and I hope I can make Chef Ramsay proud!"
If you want to prepare for the episode, you can experience Charlie's for yourself.
The restaurant, 2445 Foothill Blvd., is open from 5 to 9 p.m. nightly except Mondays. Call the restaurant at 909-392-3734 for reservations.
You can watch previous episodes of Fox's Kitchen Nightmares by clicking here.
Update: The episode is available here for Hulu Plus subscribers and will available for all later this week. It'll also be available on Fox's website here (although you can unlock it now by entering your cable/satellite subscription info).
Ramsay and his crew worked with restaurant staff for a week (and beyond) to root out any problems in the restaurant's operations in an attempt to revive it.
The intensive week culminated in a dinner service featuring a trimmed-down menu and a remodeled dining area. Dine 909 was invited to be a part of this special dinner.
The transformation process was captured on tape for airing at a later date.
We now have that date: 8 p.m., February 17 on Fox.
The restaurant will be closed that day so that the staff can enjoy the premiere with a private event.
Explains Charlie's owner Tatiana Leiva, "I'm excited for the episode to air and to finally relive the experience I went through. I want people to see the passion I have for my restaurant and understand why I have been able to fall in love with the food and ambiance all over again. It was a necessary journey I will never regret and I hope I can make Chef Ramsay proud!"
If you want to prepare for the episode, you can experience Charlie's for yourself.
The restaurant, 2445 Foothill Blvd., is open from 5 to 9 p.m. nightly except Mondays. Call the restaurant at 909-392-3734 for reservations.
You can watch previous episodes of Fox's Kitchen Nightmares by clicking here.
Update: The episode is available here for Hulu Plus subscribers and will available for all later this week. It'll also be available on Fox's website here (although you can unlock it now by entering your cable/satellite subscription info).
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