Day: April 1, 2011

In honor of college basketball’s Final Four this weekend, Eddie’s House in Scottsdale is offering some four-related specials: Friday: East Coast Clams “4 Ways”: Steamed Ipswich Clams, Baked Stuffed Quahog Clams, Cioppino Style Littlenecks and Fried Belly Clams ($25) Saturday: Dover Sole “4 Ways”:

The owner of ASU hangout Barney’s Boathouse plans to open a second location of the restaurant and bar in Old Town Scottsdale this summer. Chris Barnett has signed a 10-year lease for the two-story building with a rooftop patio that

Friday Chef Payton Curry unveils his temporary restaurant at Welcome Diner during downtown Phoenix’s First Friday. Cycle, a three-month series of “pop-up” restaurants, launches at the Lexington Hotel in Phoenix. Saturday The newly rechristened Original Taste makes its debut at

April Fool’s Day hoaxes have been around for more than a century. Here are five of the best involving food or drink: Swiss Spaghetti Harvest (1957): The BBC reports Swiss farmers are enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop, showing footage of Swiss

Heart Attack Grill spokesman dead at 29 Los Dos Molinos opens in Ahwatukee This Saturday: Chandler’s Great American BBQ fest vs. Scottsdale’s AZ BBQ fest Michele Laudig leaves New Times Silvana Salcido Esparza: ‘I’m not opening a Barrio Cafe in

D’vine Bistro and Wine Bar in Chandler is offering three-month memberships in its Wine Club for half-price through Sunday. For just $15 (normally $30) per month, members get two bottles of wine each month from a selection of two reds

Payton Curry, who starts a three-month gig at downtown Phoenix’s Welcome Diner tonight while he looks for a permanent space for his new restaurant, has unveiled his menu: White truffle oil popcorn, $4 Fresh pulled mozzarella, oven-dried tomato, pesto, $12

Tempe Marketplace’s Cadillac Ranch hosts a Hooked on Chili Cook Off on Saturday. The event is free to the public, but it costs $10 to sample the chili. The day’s schedule: 10 a.m.: Live music begins 11 a.m.: The “All

Bad news for shopping mall diners: Pizza chain Sbarro is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as next week, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sbarro has more than 1,000 locations in 40 countries, including eight