👨🍳 Sainte Victoire and Tortellini Gianni will be the entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The dinners, held in a private dining room, feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular menu.
This week’s courses
Broccoli Melts: Cheddar cheese and fresh broccoli, breaded and fried. Served with homemade ranch dressing.
Broiled Chicken Salad: Chicken breast, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper, black olives, green onions, and walnuts tossed in lemon mustard vinaigrette over mixed greens.
Sainte Victoire: Broiled chicken topped with kasseri cheese and a raspberry-honey-Dijon sauce. Served with sautéed vegetables.
Tortellini Gianni (pictured): Italian sausage, cheese filled tortellini, scallions, fresh garlic, mushrooms, and sun-dried tomatoes in Marsala cream sauce.
Chocolate Bread Pudding
Cost is $44 per person plus tax and tip. You can add five wine tastes for $10. RSVP: 480-962-4224.
🥖 It’s 4/20 Day on Saturday, and cannabis-themed Cheba Hut ‘‘Toasted’’ Subs, which has seven Valley locations, will be selling Nugs – its 4-inch subs, normally $6.99-$7.09 – for $4.20. (No actual cannabis is used in the food.) You also can get a free frisbee.
🚜 The Queen Creek Olive Mill’s annual Olive Blossom Festival, which runs 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, features olive oil educational classes, live music, special vendors, and tractor tours. Admission is free.
🍹 The fifth annual You’re Bacon Me Crazy Brunch Crawl takes place 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Chandler. Tickets ($20-$25) get you a $5 drink, a $6 small bite, or both for $10 at 14 participating restaurants and bars.
🍟 Check out creative french fries at the third annual Fried French Fry & Music Festival from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix. Admission is $16 and sold only online. Any fries are an extra cost.
💐 A celebration of life for Chompies co-founder Renee “Lovey” Borenstein, who died April 4 at age 89, will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the Chompies on the northwest corner of Cactus and the Piestewa Freeway in Phoenix.
🍕 Myke’s Pizza, the award-winning wood-fired pizzeria inside Cider Corps in downtown Mesa, hosts a Detroit-style pizza pop-up today with Brent Kille of Sonoran Pasta Co.
Fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated to 22 Jumps, a non-profit that works toward veteran suicide prevention and promoting traumatic brain injury research.
What’s on the menu
Three special pizzas will be available from 5 p.m. until sold out:
The Lola: House-made spicy sausage, peppadew pepper, ricotta, red auce, mozzarella, and hot honey ($21).
The Peppi: Cupping pepperoni, pepperoncini, red sauce, and mozzarella ($20).
Classic Cheese: Mozzarella, red sauce, and oregano ($17).
There also will be a special ‘‘Michigan-inspired’’ dessert.
🍪 Four Peaks Brewing offers its annual cookies and beer pairing (pictured) from 5-9 p.m. today at its Wilson Street Tasting Room in Tempe. For $35, you get four Girl Scout cookies, two house-made cookies, and seven beers. There also is live music.
🎤 Match Market & Bar in Phoenix celebrates Taylor Swift’s upcoming album with a five-course dinner inspired by her greatest hits at 6:30 p.m. today. The dinner includes a screening of her concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” Tickets are $89.
🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery celebrates its eight-year anniversary with specials – $8 steins, $4 Day Drinker light lagers, and $8 burgers and brats – and live music from noon-7 p.m. Saturday at its locations in Tempe, Chandler, and Phoenix.
🚚 Fifty food trucks will offer $5 samples, as well as full dishes, at Foodstock, which runs 4-10 p.m. Saturday at Peoria Sports Complex. There are bounce houses, face painting, and splash pads for the kids. Admission is $5 (free for 12 and under).
🍴 Sample dishes from more than 40 restaurants, as well as beers and wines, at The Original Taste from 7-11 p.m. Saturday at the Scottsdale Civic Center. Tickets for the 21-and-over event start at $150 for general admission and $350 for VIP.
🍺 Avondale craft brewery 8-Bit Aleworks hosts its nine-year anniversary party from 4-10 p.m. Saturday. There’ll be 35 8-Bit beers on tap, yard games, food trucks, and more. Admission to the 21-and-over event is free.
🧆 The Halal Guys recently reopened its Tempe location and is celebrating by giving away a free dessert with the purchase of a platter or sandwich (pictured) today and Saturday. You also could score some limited-edition merchandise.
🥙 Pita Jungle in downtown Phoenix is hosting chef Erick Pineda and his popular Mexican pop-up concept Requinto from 6-9 tonight. He will be offering a limited menu of collaborative dishes influenced by the Mexican state of Guerrero.
This weekend’s top food & drink events in Valley 🍷 Sample more than 100 wines from around the world at the fourth annual Uncorked: Arizona Wine Festival from 6-10 p.m. Saturday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Early admission ($75) to the 21-and-over event is at 6, and general admission ($60) is at 7.
🎟️ Nearly 200 vendors will participate in Foodieland, a multi-cultural food and entertainment event, from 3-10 p.m. today and 1-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale. Admission is $6 and must be purchased online.
🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing hosts Orval Day, a celebration of one of the world’s most iconic beers, from noon-5 p.m. Saturday at its Woodnotes Cellar in Gilbert. A tattoo artist will be doing free tattoos featuring the Orval or AZ Wilderness logo.
🍹 Old Town Scottsdale bar The Hot Chick will celebrate National Cocktail Day with 50% off its 11 specialty cocktails from 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday. You can reserve a table by calling 480-255-7733.
🇮🇳 Sample an array of Indian delicacies, street food, and beverages at Holi, the Festival of Colors, taking place 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at Eastmark Great Park in southeast Mesa.
👨🍳🍷 Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert will host its monthly ‘‘3rd Tuesday’’ food and wine pairing – featuring three new seasonal dishes paired with three wines – at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The food menu:
Pesto Lamb: Pesto encrusted lamb chops over creamy mashed potatoes and green beans in a rich red wine reduction.
Smoked Salmon Greek Salad: Tomato, cucumber salad with onion, green peppers, feta cheese. Garnished with Kalamata olives and pepperoncini. Olive oil and red wine vinegar, topped with smoked salmon.
Belgium Mousse: Chocolate sponge cake with a thick Belgium mousse layered on top.
Cost: $44 per person. RSVP: Email Romeo@EuroCafe.com or call 480-962-4224.
🌺 Celebrate Hawaiian and Polynesian food and culture at the 30th annual Arizona Aloha Festival from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tempe Town Lake. Admission is free.
🍽️ Sample many of the best dishes from Valley restaurants at Phoenix Magazine’s Dish Fest from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at The Clayton House in downtown Scottsdale. Tickets are $90-$100 for general admission and $135-$145 for VIP.
🏀 Do you fill out a March Madness bracket? Twin Peaks is offering a grand prize of a $5,000 gift card and a year of free food to the top finisher in its $2 Million Bracket Challenge. And if you get all 63 games correct, you win $2 million.
🏷️ Looking for pots, pans, dishes, or cookbooks? Tempe bakery Tracy Dempsey Originals is hosting a Culinary Rummage Sale to benefit the non-profit Blue Watermelon Profit from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
🎨 There will be a food court, food trucks, food vendors, and three beer and wine gardens at the 47th annual Tempe Festival of the Arts from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. today through Sunday in downtown Tempe.
🎡 More than two dozen food vendors will be peddling pizza, barbecue, tacos, and more at the 34th annual Ostrich Festival from 2 p.m.-midnight today, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler.
🎟️ Nearly 200 vendors will participate in Foodieland, a multi-cultural food and entertainment event, from 3-10 p.m. today and 1-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix.
🍖 Sample some barbecue and vote on your favorites in multiple categories at the inaugural Kilt Lifter BBQ Competition from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Four Peaks’ Wilson Tasting Room at its Tempe production brewery.
🌶️ Sample a variety of salsas from sweet to spicy and tequila cocktails at the inaugural Arizona Salsa Fest from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at The Great Lawn at Sportsman’s Park at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
🍺 Check out craft beers from 10 Arizona breweries at the inaugural Tomodochi Beer Festival from 2-8 p.m. Saturday in the back parking lot at Kitsune Brewing in north Phoenix.
