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Fielding Buck

Fielding Buck has been a business reporter since 2014 with a focus on logistics, supply chain and GIS. Prior experience includes extensive entertainment reporting. He loves photography and dogs and lives in San Bernardino County.

McDonald’s will be serving a limited-time McDonaldland meal with a specialty shake. (Illustration courtesy of McDonalds)

McDonald’s will sell a nostalgic McDonaldland meal beginning Aug. 12

August 11, 2025 at 10:27 a.m.

The limited-time meal will feature a specialty shake and come with a collectible tin.

Taco Bell partners with Milk Bar on a Birthday Cake Churro

February 21, 2025 at 12:27 p.m.

The dessert is filled with birthday cake frosting and sells for $2.99 at participating locations.

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’s picks for top dining trends in 2025

December 28, 2024 at 6:20 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.

Chipotle Mexican Grill will introduce Chicken al Pastor on March 14. (Photo courtesy of Chipotle Mexican Grill)

Chipotle Mexican Grill introduces Chicken al Pastor

March 15, 2023 at 1:09 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 11:02 a.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 12:49 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 11:26 a.m.

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

Things to know when hiring a contractor. (iStock)

5 things to know before hiring a contractor to do home repairs

July 18, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

Despite a wealth of online screening services, homeowners can't cut corners before signing a contract for work.

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