IHOPis offering a Kids Eat Free promotion, every day from 4-10 p.m., through April 30.
Families who dine at IHOP will receive one free kid's meal with each adult entrée purchase (www.IHOP.com).
The Mandarin Restaurant in Bountiful is hosting its 2010 Spring Dumpling Festival through April 22, on week nights only.
Each order includes two dumplings, which range in price from $3-$4. Reservations will be accepted for parties of eight or more. Parties fewer than eight may call ahead and have their name placed on the waiting list at 801-298-2406.
The Blue Boar Inn & Restaurant in Midway will host a seven-course wine tasting dinner, presented by chef Eric May, on April 23 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $120; an overnight stay at the inn can be added for $100 (888-650-1400 or www.theblueboarinn.com).
Taco Del Mar is offering a free taco on Tax Day, April 15. The free taco can be claimed by signing up on www.tacodelmar.com for a Free Taco 1099 Coupon.
The Idaho Potato Commission is sponsoring a "Watching Waistlines & Wallets" Recipe Contest.
Potato lovers can submit original, healthful, affordable and easy-to-prepare potato recipes for a chance to win the $5,000 grand prize or more than $2,500 in other prizes. Enter online at www.idahopotato.com/wwaw_contest.
The national Got Milk? Tour is coming to Salt Lake City for free events April 17-18. Local residents can get free milk and milkshakes, pose for their own Milk Mustache photo, and meet Miss Utah and Miss Utah Outstanding Teen.
The tour also offers moms a chance to win a family dinner with celebrity chef Tyler Florence.
On April 17, the tour will be at the finish line of the Salt Lake City Marathon, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and at Hogle Zoo April 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.
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