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Day: April 27, 2012

La Fonda closes longtime north Tempe location today

Today is the final day for La Fonda Mexican restaurant at its longtime location on north Scottsdale Road in Tempe. The family-owned establishment, which opened in 1967, is moving into the former Chuy’s building on the southeast corner of McClintock

Just 7 East Valley eateries to participate in AZ Restaurant Week

Arizona Restaurant Week, which launched in 2008 and now occurs twice a year, has been trying to grow into a statewide promotion. It might need to work on becoming a Valley-wide promotion first. The list of participating restaurants for this

Meet master cicerone Nicole Erny tonight at Papago Brewing

Nicole Erny – one of only four master cicerones in the world, and the only female one – will be hanging out Papago Brewing tonight. Generally speaking, cicerones are beer experts – the equivalent of sommeliers in the wine world. The

Arizona lawmakers loosen growler restrictions, will allow bars to fill

The Beer PHXation blog noticed the Arizona legislature temporarily suspended its typical crazy-ass pursuits last week to actually pass something worthwhile. Almost unnoticed, lawmakers amended Arizona statutes to allow bars and liquor stores to fill and sell growlers. A growler,