Fielding Buck

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Fielding Buck

Fielding Buck has reported throughout Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles. His beats have included, business, dining, entertainment, and Southern California theme parks. He's also been a section editor and copy editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. He has a master's degree from Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University.

Dining trends that Yelp predicts for 2025 include healthy mushrooms; Hawaiian foods such as chicken katsu; food and drink flights; value meals, such as Red Robin’s Gourmet Burger; mojito coffee, such mojito coffee, which can be found at Philz Coffee; and private dining rooms, such as the alcoves in the Panda Inn in Pasadena. (Photos by Brad A. Johnson and Fielding Buck, SCNG; and Photo by LiPo Ching, BANG)

Here are Yelp鈥檚 picks for top dining trends in 2025

December 28, 2024 at 7:20 a.m.

The crowd-sourced review website looked into what its users are searching for and came up with several predictions for the coming year.

Fontana’s In-N-Out Burger, which dates from 1979, is closed for renovation. (Photo by Fielding Buck, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

What抖阴ap happening with Fontana鈥檚 In-N-Out Burger

March 4, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.

The restaurant, one of the chain's oldest in the Inland Empire, is getting exterior improvements, according to offcials.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is offering free guacole on entr茅es or as a side on Thursday, Feb. 29. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How to get free guac or $2.29 cinnamon treats on Leap Day

February 29, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, BJ's Restaurant and Wendy's are among the chain's offering once-every-four-years promotions.

Taco Bell let social media influencers try a tostada made with a giant Cheez-It cracker in its Irvine test kitchen in 2023. (Photo by Fielding Buck, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Taco Bell shares secrets about its 2024 menu, Nacho Fries, chicken nuggets and much, much more

February 12, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.

The fast food giants leaders reveals what the chain has on its plate, including a Cheez-It Crunchwrap, in a one-hour, live-streamed fan event from Las Vegas.

The Cheesecake Factory will begin serving Cookie Dough Lover鈥檚 Cheesecake with Pecans on July 30, 2023. (Photo courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory)

Cheesecake Factory announces its 2023 flavor for National Cheesecake Day, July 30

July 10, 2023 at 12:08 p.m.

The restaurant chain is using the holiday to launch its new loyalty program, Cheesecake Rewards, and people who sign up before July 30 can qualify for a slice of any...

Chipotle Mexican Grill's limited new menu item, Chicken al Pastor. (Photo courtesy of Chipotle Mexican Grill)

Chipotle Mexican Grill introduces Chicken al Pastor

March 15, 2023 at 2:14 p.m.

The Newport Beach-based chain is offering free delivery on the new chicken flavor through its app or website.

Kentucky Fried Chicken frist introduced its Double Down sandwich in 2010. (2010 AP Photo/KFC, Dan Kremer)

KFC brings back Double Down, a sandwich with fried chicken replacing bread

March 3, 2023 at 12:03 p.m.

Kentucky Fried Chicken's inside-out sandwich features bacon and cheese between two white meat filets.

Chick’n & Waffles ice cream is flavor of the month at Baskin-Robbins. (Photo courtesy of Baskin-Robbins)

Baskin-Robbins debuts a fried chicken-flavored ice cream

March 3, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.

The ice cream chain's flavor of the month simulates the flavor of chicken and waffles with bourbon maple syrup.

Keith Lee and Alexis Frost are promoting Chipotle Mexican Grill quesadillas in TikTok videos. (Photo courtesy of Chipotle Mexican Grill)

Chipotle Mexican Grill adds a TikTok favorite to its digital-only menu

March 1, 2023 at 12:28 p.m.

The California -based chain will begin selling quesadillas with a new combination of ingredients online on March 2.

Art from Taco Bell celebrates fans that pushed for the chain to return Mexican Pizza to its menu. (Courtesy of Taco Bell)

Taco Bell fans get their way; Mexican Pizza returns May 19

April 18, 2022 at 12:19 p.m.

Taco Bell removed the item from its menu in 2020, launching a movement by as many as 200,000 fans to bring it back.

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