The Eat Index IE: What and where to feed the kids

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Lake Arrowhead is coming back from winter's debilitating weather condition. John Plessel has good news and problem from the mountains in his Dine 909 column.

Baker's Drive-Thru has actually refreshed its menu. Find out what you get in its first-ever kids meals.

Disneyland press reporter Brady MacDonald can tell you what to feed your kids, and yourself, in the park's revamped Toontown.

Looking ahead, we can inform you what will be occurring at Guy Fieri's food camping tent during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.

Looking method ahead, Redlands has actually begun down the long course of getting its own In-N-Out Burger. The fast food chain, by the way, doesn't have kids meals, however it has a brand-new cookout truck dedicated to serving kids occasions.

Lastly, we have a tater toddlers taste test and dishes for fish and chicken.

Banners hang on Las Cuatro Milpas at 856 N Mt Vernon Ave, San Bernardino, announcing that the Mexican restaurant is remaining open. (Photo by John Plessel).
The longtime Mexican restaurant had revealed its owners were retiring and it was closing its doors. Learn more.

Baker's Drive-Thru adds first-ever kids meals to its menu board.
Kids meals at Baker's Drive-Thru include a product such as a taco, fries, juice and colorful sticker labels in a bag. (Photo by Fielding Buck, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG).
The Inland fast food chain is serving kid's parts of some of its favorite items in a bag with colorful sticker labels created by a local artist. Read more.

Stagecoach 2023: See who will be grilling with Guy Fieri.
Members of the band Midland season a brisket with celeb chef Guy Fieri Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio Friday, April 29, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG).
Country music artists, television stars and the prospect of getting free ribs and charred ends draw in celebration goers to the star chef's food tent. Learn more.

I consumed whatever at Cafe Daisy in Disneyland's Toontown-- Here are my favorites from best to worst.
The Pepperoni Pizza Flop-Over is readily available at Cafe Daisy at Mickey's Toontown inside Disneyland Park in Anaheim, CA, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG).
The Cafe Daisy fast service dining establishment opened this week in Mickey's Toontown after a yearlong reimagination of the family-friendly themed land geared towards the grade-school crowd and their parents. Learn more.

Redlands is getting its own In-N-Out Burger.
Double Double Animal Style at In-N-Out is amongst the chain's the most asked for off-the-menu hamburgers. (File picture by Cindy Yamanaka, the Orange County Register/SCNG).
A plan for a two-lane drive-thru near Citrus Plaza has been authorized by the city's preparation commission. Read more.

In-N-Out truck serves ‘‘ cute' small burgers to assist kids.
The Esther Snyder Cookout Truck has joined In-N-Out Burger's fleet. (Photo thanks to In-N-Out).
The Irvine-based hamburger chain has actually added an unique truck to its fleet named after its owners grandmother and devoted to kids's occasions. Learn more.

Taste-Off: The finest tater kids in grocery store freezer cases-- and the ones to avoid.
Tater Tots have been around since 1953, however Ore-Ida has plenty of competitors in the freezer case nowadays. (Getty Images.
Tater Tots have actually been around since 1953, but Ore-Ida has plenty of competition these days. Check out more.

Dish: How to make sure-fire breaded fish fillets.
Fish fillets are shown served with capers and Meyer lemons. (Photo by Nick Koon).
Take fillets of mahi mahi, dust them with flour, dip them in eggs and milk and then coat them with panko crumbs. Read more.

Quick fix: Lemony chicken tenders are a tasty reward.
Lemony Chicken Tenders with Spinach Rice. (Linda Gassenheimer/TNS).
A bright lemon sauce flavors delicate chicken tenderloins in this fast dinner. White wine and capers add to the lemony sauce for a tasty reward that goes terrific with a side of spinach rice. Read more.