The Eat Index IE: Festivals celebrate tamales, barbecue and more

April 28, 2023

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It’s going to be warm and sunny this weekend, and the Riverside Tamale Festival provides a great excuse to get out of the house on Saturday.

John Plessel has some other ideas in his Dine 909 column, including BBQ, Boots & Brews at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris and King Brewing Company’s seventh anniversary bash in Rancho Cucamonga.

New dining experiences include Kennedy’s Meat Company in Temecula. This is the second location for an Escondido shop that specializes in carne asada.

In theme park dining news, Downtown Disney has lost another eatery.

Finally we have a recipe for a quick veggie dinner and a look at how the European Union feels about Miller beer.

Riverside Tamale Festival returning to mark 10th anniversary

Nancy Herring, of The Tamale Fiesta, handles a tamale order at the 8th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park on Sept. 18, 2021. (File photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)

The event at the city’s White Park will feature music, art and food. Read more.

Dine 909: Kings Brewing Company celebrating 7 years in Rancho Cucamonga

Kings Brewing Company is marking its anniversary. (Photo by John Valenzuela/ Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

The brewery is going all-out Saturday, April 29, with seven beer releases, live music, a DJ and food vendors. Read more.

Kennedy’s Meat Company opens a Temecula location

Business partners John Mayberry and Mark Soto Mendoza have opened Kennedy's Meat Company in Temecula. (Photo courtesy of KKPR Agency) — Business partners John Mayberry and Mark Soto Mendoza have opened Kennedy’s Meat Company in Temecula. (Photo courtesy of KKPR Agency)

The shop, expanding from its Escondido location, is known for its carne asada and marinated meats. Read more.

Sprinkles Cupcakes closes at Downtown Disney to make room for new restaurant

Restaurants and food stands at Downtown Disney are rolling out spooky, spicy and pumpkiny treats for the Halloween season. Seen here, Pumpkin Cupcake from Sprinkles. (Courtesy of Downtown Disney) — A Pumpkin Cupcake from Sprinkles. (Courtesy of Downtown Disney)

The former Sprinkles space will be used for the new Paseo restaurant and Centrico bar locations. Read more.

Quick Fix: Pappardelle with Artichoke Hearts and Mushrooms is a quick veggie dinner with taste of Italy

Pappardelle with Artichoke Hearts and Mushrooms. (Linda Gassenheimer/TNS)

Pappardelle are large, very broad, flat pasta noodles, similar to wide fettuccine, that originated from the region of Tuscany. Read more.

The ‘Champagne of Beers’? France would like a word

In this image provided by Comite Champagne, cans of Miller High Life beer sit in a container after being crushed at the Westlandia plant in Ypres, Belgium, Monday, April 17, 2023. Belgian customs have destroyed more than 2,000 cans of Miller High Life advertised as the ″Champagne of beers

No matter how popular the slogan is in the United States, it is incompatible with European Union rules which make clear that goods infringing a protected designation of origin can be treated as counterfeit. Read more.

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