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Several Southern California restaurant chains are staking their claims on the Inland Empire. John Plessel has a rundown of several new and soon-to-open eateries with menus ranging from burgers and Mexican food to soft-serve ice cream.
Craft Brewing Company, founded in Lake Elsinore in 2009, is moving its headquarters to Riverside but it’s not leaving its original hometown. It is opening a restaurant in the Outlets at Lake Elsinore.
If you’re looking for novelty foods, Knott’s Berry Farm is adding an extra week to its annual Boysenberry Festival and introducing such items as an open-faced chicken sandwich on a boysenberry doughnut and crab sushi with boysenberry aioli.
We have recipes for rapini, a vegetable like broccoli, and seafood.
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New and upcoming eateries include Septembers’ expansion in Redlands and The Hitch’s new location in Upland; Baker’s adds three breakfast items. Read more.

The 2022 Boysenberry Festival will run an extra week this year from March 18 through April 24 at Knott’s Berry Farm. Read more.

What snack do you love so much that it would cause you grief if a fast food chain took it off the menu? Read more.

Craft Brewing Company will open a restaurant in the Outlets at Lake Elsinore and share patio space with Wicks Brewing in its new Riverside home. Read more.

This recipe uses brown rice, caramelized onions and garlic to offset any bitterness in the vegetable’s taste. Read more.

Here’s how to make Grilled Shrimp, Sautéed Scallops with Cauliflower and Mussels, Chorizo and Tomatoes with Garlic Toasts. Read more.
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