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In this time where everywhere we look is another credit card pitfall waiting to grab us, I have one more for you. WATCH YOUR RESTAURANT RECEIPTS!!! My friend went to Roadhouse Grill on Rosedale last month. She had ordered a drive-up dinner for her family. You know, that deal where you order ahead...
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It seems that every year when the fair rolls around, people speculate that businesses and restaurants in town don't get as much traffic. Everyone's at the fair, or so the theory goes. I've always wondered if it's true.
But sometimes restaurants and businesses DO run ads with words such as...
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I wrote a short item about Elaine's Cafe and Market, a new business in downtown Bakersfield, catty-corner from Happy Jack's. It specializes in vegetarian and vegan fare.
Proprietors Tim and Tracy Thompson want to share their love of healthful food with the community. They sell sandwiches, salads...
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Have you heard? "Fresh Apple Fries" are the newest kid-menu offering from Burger King.
The "Fresh Apple Fries" are uncooked apple slices shaped like French fries, and they come with a low-fat caramel sauce for dipping, according to the Associated Press.
Why can't apples...
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The last time I said anything about IHOP, a bunch of bloggers protested, saying they don't like the food. Fair enough.
When you're looking for inexpensive breakfast — say with a large group or a family — it can be a great deal. And right now the Rosedale Highway location and the one...
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Hello out there,
I'm working on a story about nightlife locations in Bakersfield. Some of our city's most popular spots are in shopping centers or industrial areas, which I find a bit quirky, being a relative newbie.
Think Lengthwise and RJ's and newer options such as Randolph's Lounge and...
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Check out the $5 Outback Steakhouse coupon in today's Californian.
It's for $5 off a Summer Days Aussie Graves entree with a minimum purchase of $25.
It's good Mondays through Thursdays, through Aug. 19.
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The Sequoia Sandwich Co., a Bakersfield-based chain of delis, is opening a fourth location this month in the Clovis Commons Shopping Center in Fresno County as part of the company’s long-term growth plans in the Central Valley.
The new store, to open June 25, is company-owned.
“We...
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Here's an event post from reporter Courtenay Edelhart:
DoubleTree Hotel on Monday will stage a whimsical Bakersfield Hospitality Olympics to raise money for the Bakersfield Rescue Mission, and the public is invited to watch hotel and restaurant workers duke it out.
The event pits local hotels,...
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If all you have is pocket change, Taco Bell is launching its "Why Pay More?" value menu on Thursday. It's to include 10 products, including four new items (Triple Layer Nacho, Melted Three Cheese Roll-Ups, Cheesy Double Beef Burrito and the Big Taste Taco) with prices at 79 cents, 89...
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The sandwich wars are on!
I drove by a Subway last night, and it had a large sign saying foot-long subs were $5.
Less than half an hour later, I spotted a TV ad for Quizno's that clearly was battling against Subway, as it offered $5 Large Deli Favorite Subs.
They fight for customers, you...
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Do what you know. That's what business coaches always tell budding entrepreneurs. Don't, for example, try to start your own professional football franchise if you work as a ... a ... I don't know — a newspaper reporter.
Do like Arnie Bella, is what they'd say. She's a local medical biller,...
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Today in the BC in the Letters to the Editor, there is a letter written by someone who recently patronized a local restaurant and discovered at the conclusion of their meal that the place tacks on an 18% "service fee" to their customers' check. This fee has nothing to do with gratuity;...
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Restaurants and hotels are invited to get involved in the Bakersfield Hospitality Olympics, an event to show off workers’ skills, build friendly competition and raise funds for the Bakersfield Rescue Mission.
Teams will play timed games such as a tray run relay race and toy assembly,...
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Participating Carl's Jr. restaurants in Bakersfield will offer a free single Western Bacon Cheeseburger with the purchase of any version of the Western Bacon Cheeseburger on Thursday, April 17, according to a Carl's news release and its Web site.
No word on which Bakersfield locations are in on...
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It's been awhile since I have made a post, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot going on with the Inside Guide!
We are currently working on creating a new section for the Inside Guide- Shopping! It contains all of the local shops you know and love! We'll let you know as soon as we get it...
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Here's what Courtenay Edelhart reports today:
The Hide Out diner has opened at 1419 19th St., downtown, serving up traditional comfort food including steak, ribs and pork chops.
The diner occupies 3,000 square feet and seats about 100, said owner Lamberto Luna, 49. Dinner entrees range from...
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I've had occasion to dine out a lot lately.
Imagine my shock at what some local eateries are charging for soda.
$2.39? Yes, you read that correctly. $2.39 for soda. And yes, refills were included ... but nobody came by to offer one to me, so does that really count?
The day before I paid $1.99...
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A new bar is slated for northwest Bakersfield.
It's called the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery.
A fellow editor here was looking for some info on the Kern County Scottish Society’s 13th annual Gathering and Games at Stramler Park coming up in Bakersfield this weekend and stumbled on the...
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Working late on a recent night, I went through a fast-food drive-through in northeast Bakersfield.
It was taking quite a long time and no cars were moving. When I arrived at the window, I found out why: None of the cash registers worked for a few minutes.
The worker had given up, and after...
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On my mind this week: the 3rd place. What is the 3rd place, you say? The idea is that everyone has 3 places they "live:" their home, their work, & the THIRD place. What is your third place?
The term the 3rd place comes from a book I have not read called The Great Good Place by Ray...
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Dagny's never struck us as a particulary religious place. Some will tell you the quad espresso induces mystical visions, but beyond that, the place just seems too anarchic to attract the Wednesday night Bible study set.
Shows how much we know.
On Monday, Dagny's Coffee Co. took over...
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Mmmm, corporate franchise acquisitions...
News came this morning that 41 Arby's restaurants — including some in Bakersfield — have been acquired by the franchise owner, Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., a subsidiary of Triarc Cos. Inc., whose shares are traded on the New York Stock...
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The $8 minimum wage has profound impacts on business, columnist Marylee Shrider writes this week.
She's seeing it in higher prices on menus around town. And the business owners and managers she talked with say it's making them adjust hours down and hold off on hiring.
So was the $8 minimum...
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We shared earlier this week that some 7,100 Starbucks shops would be shuttered Tuesday night for barista retraining.
Is the coffee any different now? Service?
Or are you just as addicted as you always were?
— Christine Peterson
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In addition to the Chick-fil-A, two more businesses are planned for the northeast corner of Stockdale Highway and California Avenue.
They're a CVS and The Vitamin Shoppe, assistant editor John Cox found out.
Read the full story.
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David Pauling was kicking himself before. Now he's kicking himself harder.
The Bakersfield resident learned Monday (when we told him) that Chick-fil-A plans to open a restaurant in Bakersfield later this year. That hurts, he said, because his father offered not long ago to buy him a franchise....
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Just why are people who live here fascinated when new chain restaurants open? Is it that we want to feel like we're in the big city? Are we already big city? Are we bored, with nothing else to do? Or do we just love to eat?
Assistant editor John Cox spent the last few days (among other work!)...
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Driving home from work last night, I passed by two Jack in the Box locations (are they everywhere?) with big signs saying "under construction" but "drive-throughs open." They had colorful signs detailing what's to come, including new furniture, paint, music, decorations,...
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The amount of beef being recalled is staggering.
As In-N-Out Spokesman Robert Emmers said, "Once you read it (the list), you really won’t want a hamburger."
Roughly 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef products were recalled Sunday after footage of cattle being abused at...
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I've become a bit obsessed recently with a show on BBC America called "You are What You Eat." The show's host, Holistic nutritionist Gillian McKeith, works with unhealthy eaters to break a lifetime of bad habits in eight weeks. They really seem to be glowing and healthy even after 2...
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The company that runs Bakersfield’s HomeTown Buffet and Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse restaurants filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
But the Bakersfield locations are spared for now, according to reporter Vanessa Gregory's full report.
Eat up!
— Christine Peterson
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Valentine's Day isn't just for couples — or making a lot of money.
The Garden Spot Restaurant is offering a free dinner of chicken, salad, pasta, muffins, bread and dessert bars to singles Thursday night. Beer and wine will be sold.
It's from 6 to 9 p.m. and you need reservations. Call...
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Ordering hot & fresh Papa John's pizza easier than ever since you don't even need to call or go online to order. They have gone geeky. They now launched a text ordering feature that's made ordering Papa John's pizza as simple as sending a short text message from your cell phone....
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I stumbled across some blog posts about Bakersfield that kind of shocked me:
Bakersfield SkyWatch News Blog
Keeping an Eye on our Environment
(Huh? Someone here actually cares about the environment?)
Housewife in Bakersfield
Reflections on life in Bakersfield from a Swedish housewife. In...
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Norman Mailer's passing was reported today.
I met the writer in a restaurant around the corner of the Promenade Theatre Off Broadway in the west 70's of NYC when he came in and took a seat at our table. He talked with Geraldine Paige and Sam Shepard. Somebody told him that I...
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I love me some Italian food.
I lived at Fazoli's, a fast-food Italian restaurant back East, when I was in college. Frugatti's is my favorite place to eat in Bakersfield. Give me pasta, sauce, maybe some meatballs and bread sticks and I am a ragazza felice (happy girl).
But maybe this is why I...
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The following are my thoughts on places I have ate at and would like to have posted a review on, but can't since they don't appear in the Inside Guide. This blog will be edited/deleted if and when these places do appear in the Inside Guide. I've tried emailing the Californian/Inside...
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Has anyone been to the new place to eat in town, The Crest Bar & Grill, WOW. This place is great. The food is wonderful, if you like calamari then get it, this was recommended to me by a lady at the front desk and she didn't lie, it is some of the best calamari I have ever had. Being that I...
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How much do you know about the food you eat?
I bet not as much as you think you do. Take the quiz on today's front page of The Californian to test your food IQ.
When I was putting the quiz together yesterday I was surprised several times by food that looks healthy but isn't and visa versa....
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As Americans search for more healthy options and take less time for meals, fruit smoothie shops have gained in popularity both locally and nationwide.
Fruit smoothie sales in the United States have shot up more than 80 percent in the last five years, topping $2 billion last year, according to...
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Bakersfield explosive growth has again placed it on a list of the fastest growing economies in the nation. Bakersfield was ranked 11th in the nation among midsize cities and 47th overall among the nation's 393 largest metropolitan areas in a recent Inc. magazine listing of the best cities...
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A Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant is expected to open later this year at the site of the former Pizza Market on Rosedale Highway just east of Coffee Road.
Famous Dave’s has established a reputation as one of the better BBQ chains and has drawn good reviews from Californian food critic...
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What is your favorite coffee shop and why? Since I work downtown, I often visit Dagny's on breaks. My wife likes Starbucks, especially because of the convenience of its drive-thru windows. What do you prefer, small mom and pop store or corporate franchise?
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We’ve been diving into the world of mapping in recent months, and are getting favorable response from readers.
Our Pothole Map has drawn lots of activity locally as well as interest from far away (check out the post from Germany); it's even helped to prompt several potholes to get...
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How does customer service impact your shopping habits? Have you stopped shopping at a particular store or restaurant after a bad experience or hearing about somone else's bad experience? What's your best or worst shopping horror story? Check out a story on customer service in...
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At Bakersfield.com, we love to engage our visitors, whether it’s through news or advertising or through our growing online community.
Our People section and Inside Guide are the fastest-growing areas of our site, and to spotlight some of the great stuff our readers are posting, we’ve...
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So, being that Valentine's Day is a very hectic day for some restaurants around town, did anyone find the time to take that special someone out for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner they deserve? Or perhaps the whole family? If so, don't forget to Dine N' Dish by submitting a review to the...
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We have just launched Inside Guide to Dining, an interactive directory that lets you to rate and review local restaurants. As time goes on, we’ll be expanding Inside Guide into other categories by rolling out listings for more local businesses. Think of it as Yellow Pages on steroids.
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