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McDonald’s brings back Halloween Boo Buckets to Fresno featuring Disney Villains
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — McDonald’s is bringing back its popular Halloween Boo Buckets, this time featuring some of Disney’s most famous villains. Beginning October 20, participating McDonald’s restaurants in Fresno will offer five collectible Boo Bucket designs inspired by Jafar, Ursula, Scar, Cruella and Maleficent. Each...
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Cafe at Dosan brews up community vibes inside Dosan Social Eatery in Clovis
CLOVIS, Calif. (FOX26) — A new café is brewing in Clovis and hopes to be more than just a place to grab your morning latte. “The Cafe at Dosan” is a family-owned business built around good food, unique drinks, and a whole lot of love for the community.
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California Barbecue Fans Pull Off Highway 99 In Tiny Traver For Real Texas-Style Brisket
Highway 99 runs straight through the heart of California farm country, and most drivers never slow down in Traver. That habit is starting to change. A small barbecue counter in this tiny Tulare County town has people from Texas, Alabama, and North Carolina claiming it holds its own against the barbecue they grew up on. The brisket comes with real bark, the menu has a bacon-wrapped surprise called the Texas Twinkie, and the doors close by mid-afternoon, so timing matters.
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See the new coffee shops opening in Clovis
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A California Pizzeria Hides One of the Last Traces of a Town-Wide Tunnel Network
Pizza and hidden tunnels do not usually share the same address, but California has a way of surprising you. This pizzeria looks like any other friendly hometown spot, with palm trees outside and the smell of fresh dough drifting through the door. Beneath the floor, however, sits something most towns...
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From beef bowls to flaming cups: Exploring food at the Big Fresno Fair
With the Big Fresno Fair ending Sunday, Oct. 18, three food vendors offer a few options for anyone making one last visit. Oriental Express, Calipso Enterprises and Chicken Charlie’s serve up bold flavors and creative combinations that give fairgoers something new to bite into. From award winning beef bowls...
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High-speed rail forced La Tapatia to move its Fresno store. Customers still can't find it
For decades, La Tapatia Tortilleria ran a little store on Belmont Avenue. It was a place to sell the tortillas, chips and other products it makes in its downtown factories to the public, instead of shipping them directly off to grocery stores, restaurants and school cafeterias. In recent months, the store was bombarded by the rubble and noise of the construction of California’s high-speed rail and related work, leading to an “extreme loss in business,” said Yvette Cuellar, director of public relations and marketing for the company and daughter of the founder. So in late September, it moved the store, with some financial help from the High-Speed Rail Authority. But its troubles aren’t over. Some customers still can’t find it. The old store and the new La Tapatia store Today, the new La Tapatia Retail Outlet is in a bright orange building at 403 N. H St. It’s not on a major thoroughfare. It’s on a stretch of H Street — north of the intersection of H and Palm Avenue, moving away from downtown — that most people don’t drive unless they’re pulling a milk truck into the Producers Dairy plant. “It’s really difficult to find us,” Cuellar said. “It’s
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Valentino’s reopens in Reedley under new leadership, keeping Italian-American tradition
REEDLEY, Calif. (FOX26) — A longtime Reedley dining tradition entered a new chapter today as Valentino’s held its grand opening and ribbon cutting under new leadership, while keeping the Italian-American flavors that generations of customers have come to know. Valentino’s has served the Central Valley since 1963.
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Local Bites: Big Fresno Fair
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) – We’re in the final days of this year’s Big Fresno Fair and you are running out of time for a taste of some classic treats and new ones that are full of flavor and fun. The Big Fresno Fair has nearly 50 different options when it comes to food and drinks […]
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Zamora’s Carnitas fires up for Fowler location
FOWLER – An upcoming business is aiming to bring the community unique flavors built on generations of tradition. With a soft opening planned for Oct. 20 and a grand opening set for Oct. 24, Zamora’s Carnitas will soon be serving up fresh-cooked pork and other Mexican classics to the community of Fowler. The business has been a years-long favorite in Fresno, and owner Humberto Gomez is excited to endeavor into a new city.
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Libelula is taking over Tokyo Garden. Why that feels personal for many Fresnans
Among all the restaurant news that broke over the last few weeks (and there’s been some fairly big announcements ) one piece should stand out for those who are into downtown Fresno. Libelula is taking over Tokyo Garden. This had been rumored as a possibility since the restaurant announced it would be leaving its current space next to the Crest Theatre (and in the path of High Speed Rail Construction). It was confirmed by owners in a video last week. The news should be met with excitement ... and relief. “In a time when so much of the past in Fresno gets knocked down or paved over, we couldn’t stand by and let a piece of Fresno’s history disappear,” chef/owner Ian Cookson said. “We didn’t come here to erase what Tokyo Garden built. We came here to save it.” There was a span of time during the late 2000s into 2010s, when the progress of downtown revitalization could be measured by a visit to Tokyo Garden (that’s singular, no S). The Japanese restaurant and bar (and possibly Fresno’s original karaoke joint) opened in 1956 and was already a known quantity amongst downtown dwellers and denizens (seen as pioneers in the