Food Network personality Alton Brown has announced his first-ever tour – dubbed “Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour” – and it includes a stop on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Mesa Art Center.
Brown, best-known for his show “Good Eats” and his commentary on “Iron Chef America,” won the James Beard Award for Best TV Food Personality in 2011.
His 90-minute tour show is described on its website as “a unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and, for the first time … live music.”
Tickets for his Mesa show are $35-$150. You can buy them here.
It’s Burger Monday!
It’s Monday, which means burger specials around the East Valley:
Today’s burger specials
- Lucky Break: $5 turkey & veggie burgers
- Coach & Willie’s: Cheeseburger & fries for $7
- Cogburn’s: Burger & fries for $5
- Cove Grill: Any burger & side for $6 with beverage purchase
- Devil’s Advocate: Buy one burger, get one free
- Fat Willy’s: Any burger for $5 with beverage purchase
- Fibber Magees: Any burger for $5
- Gallagher’s: Any burger & side for $6.99
Father’s Day brewery tour
Don’t know what to get Dad for Father’s Day? Arizona Brewery Tours is putting together a “Father’s Day Beer-cation Tour” featuring stops a three local breweries – North Mountain, OHSO, and Four Peaks. The tour, which will lasts 4-5 hours, will include brunch, beer samples, and behind-the-scenes tours for $89.
Monday Night Movie: ‘Gangster Squad’
“Gangster Squad,” a 2013 action-crime release starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Sean Penn, will be the Monday Night Movie at SanTan Brewing. Enjoy drink specials and free popcorn while watching on the brewery’s seven HD screens. Showtime is 10 p.m.
Groupon deals roundup
DC Steak House in downtown Chandler is offering a $70-for-$35 Groupon. Buy it here. You also can find a $20-for-$10 deal from Iguana Mack’s in Chandler here, and a $20-for-$10 deal at Flancer’s in Gilbert or Mesa here.
Desert Roots summer break
If you’re a fan of Desert Roots Kitchen, you might want to get your fix this week. Th downtown Tempe vegetarian eatery will be closed Saturday through July 14 for a “summer break.” It’ll re-open just in time for its one-year anniversary.
Wild Side wine special
Queen Creek’s Wild Side Grill, formerly known as Trophy’s Steakhouse, has summer wine special: 25% off all glasses and bottles. If you’re a member of its wine club, you’ll get 50% off.
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