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 the Scottsdale Waterfront.
- Taste more than 100 salsas at My Nana’s Best Tasting Salsa Challenge at Tempe Beach Park.
- Cadillac Ranch hosts the Hooked on Chili Cook Off at Tempe Marketplace.
- Spanish Fly Mexican Beach Club opens in Old Town Scottsdale.
Sunday
- Enjoy 95-cent PBR drafts at Yappy Hour, a benefit for animal rescues, at Chop and Wok.